The Rural Alberta Advantage

BrooklynVegan Thurs Austin day party pics (Mellowhype, Yuck, Menomena, Obits, Beans, Rural Alberta Advantage & more)

and Timothy Griffin After 14 hours of BrooklynVegan shows on Wednesday with barely a break (Emo’s and then Swan Dive), and while BBG was holding down a stage at Emo’s again, we returned to Swan Dive on Thursday, but this time with the addition of the two connecting stages at Barbarella for another full day BrooklynVegan Day Party…

Colin Stetson, Twin Shadow, Odd Future, James Blake, JEFF the Brotherhood, Yelawolf, more (Andrew F's week @ SXSW)

words & Wednesday Twin Shadow @ Fader Fort A crowded backyard tent filled with cigarette smoke, free open-faced tacos (pork, chicken, brisket or veggie), a man carting a dolly of Lone Star cases through the crowd, and a pair of middle-aged guys picking a fight with each other on a Wednesday afternoon…

!!!, Trail of Dead, Misteur Valaire, Sharon Van Etten, TRAA, Corndawg, Atlas Sound & more (Chris G' SXSW recap & pics)

words & !!! @ the BrooklynVegan/MFM Day Party Saturday By the time Saturday rolled around in Austin, I was admittedly starting to tire of the massive crowd that had been occupying 6th Street since I arrived on Tuesday…

The Rural Alberta Advantage, Pepper Rabbit & the Loom played Knitting Factory (pics)

Back before they played SXSW, but after Bowery Ballrooom, TRAA, Pepper Rabbit and The Loom played a Brooklyn show at Knitting Factory. Pictures from that show are in this post and they continue below…

BrooklynVegan Free Thursday Austin Day Party lineup ----------- (3 stages @ Barbarella & Swan Dive)

We’ve lost our mind and are doing nine BrooklynVegan shows at SXSW this year. It all starts Wednesday during the day on two stages at Emo’s, and continues Wednesday night at Swan Dive where we might as well stay overnight because Thursday at noon is when we start the first of three day parties in a row at the same place (Swan Dive) and Barbarella (they connect)…

The Rural Alberta Advantage, Pepper Rabbit & the Loom played Bowery Ballroom (pics)

The Quad: I have to say, I’ve been to a bunch of shows here, and this is definitely one of the most engaged crowds I’ve seen. Nils: That’s definitely good to hear…

Lord Huron video, EP stream, tour dates & SXSW shows

Lord Huron has a slew of SXSW shows next week, as you can see in the list of dates below. Not long after that the Lord will hit the road with The Rural Alberta Advantage in April, but will then continue off on his/their own, eventually hitting Mercury Lounge on April 28th…

The Rural Alberta Advantage played Mercury Lounge in NYC (pics & setlist)

The Rural Alberta Advantage played to a sold-out crowd at the Mercury Lounge on Wednesday January 13th. The band previewed their upcoming album, Departing in its entirety (out March 1st on Saddle-Creek Records), playing each side of the new album as a mini-set with songs from ‘Hometown’ at the beginning, middle and end of the performance…

the Rural Alberta Advantage announce new album, tour dates

the Rural Alberta Advantage at a BV day party @ Emo’s (more by Tim Griffin) The Rural Alberta Advantage‘s 1/12 Mercury Lounge show is sold out, but luckily it won’t be that long before they’re back in town as part of a tour that will kick off on March 9th and will include a pair of NYC stops: March 10th at Bowery Ballroom (ticket info forthcoming) and March 12th at Knitting Factory (ditto)…

Peter Gabriel, Randy Newman, Ray Davies, Josh Ritter, DJ Shadow, Interpol, Girl Talk, Fistful of Mercy, Lia Ices & other tickets

Tickets are still on sale for DJ Shadow‘s upcoming show at Irving Plaza. And I have a couple of pairs you can win. Details below. Tickets are still on sale for the Shearwater/Damien Jurado/Anni Rossi show at Music Hall of Williamsburg…
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