Villagers

Villagers and San Fermin @ Bowery Ballroom (pics, setlist)

Conor J O’Brien, the brains behind indie folk collective Villagers, came to NYC for a solo show this past April, and this past Tuesday (6/11) he came back, this time with the whole crew, for a full band show at Bowery Ballr…

NXNE is kicking off in Toronto this week: The National, Bruise Cruise, Sloan 'murderecords' party & more

While Bonnaroo is happening in Tennessee and Northside is going down here in Brooklyn, up in Toronto, ON it’s time again for NXNE. Much like SXSW, the festival spans film, interactive, comedy and art, but the music portion runs tonight (6/12) and runs through Sunday (6/16) at various venues all over city…

Villagers played a solo show at Manhattan Inn (pics)

Irish indie folkies Villagers (the project led by Conor O’Brien) will be in NYC on June 11 at Bowery Ballroom (tickets go on sale today at noon)…

see Villagers for free tonight, or at Bowery Ballroom in June

Villagers @ Pop Montreal 2010 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) As mentioned, BrooklynVegan is presenting a free Villagers show tonight (4/11) at Greenpoint’s intimate Manhattan Inn…

Villagers releasing '{Awayland}' and playing free BV-presents record release show in NYC (dates & album stream)

Villagers @ Knitting Factory, 2010 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) On previous records, Villagers have been primarily Irish singer-songwriter Conor O’Brien…

Sasquatch 2011 lineup announced (Archers of Loaf, Guided By Voices, Wolf Parade, DFA 1979 & "The Soft Bulletin" included)

Big names and regulars aside, there are a few bands I want to highlight on the just-announced Sasquatch lineup: Wolf Parade (“indefinite hiatus” rumors be damned), The Flaming Lips (performing “The Soft Bulletin”), Death From Above 1979 (now three reunion shows total), Guided By Voices (they’re not done yet), and…

Villagers & Erland and the Carnival played Knitting Factory & Mercury Lounge (pics & setlist)

“The great thing about Conor and his crew, playing for as a full band on this tour, is the variety of styles and feelings. On the low end of the spectrum you have Conor and his guitar singing about a girl named Cecilia, who got killed and dismembered…

Pop Montreal 2010 - Day 1 in pics & review

kicked off Wednesday (9/29) with a relatively small lineup of shows. But those lineups included bands like Menomena, The Dears, Murder By Death and Lost In The Trees among others…

Villagers played Pop Montreal (pics & video), touring (dates)

Ireland’s Villagers completed a North American tour in Montreal on Wednesday night, but will head back over to the US again to play a string of select dates that will include a pair in NYC…

updated Ra Ra Riot dates, an in-store, DJ event, NYC openers

Ra Ra Riot at BAM (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Ra Ra Riot will be making even more appearances in NYC in the coming month. The Syracuse band’s onslaught begins on August 24th (Tuesday) when the band celebrates the release of it’s new LP The Orchard (via Barsuk) with a FREE acoustic set at Soundfix Records at 6PM…
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