Bishop Allen

It's been five years since Brooklyn pop outfit Bishop Allen released their last album, Grrr..., and you'd be forgiven if you assumed they broke up...

Set in the makeshift Market Hotel, the headliner was preceded by the Surprisers, McDonalds, German Measles and Bishop Allen. The Surprisers were surprisingly good, McDonalds were spastic and loud, the German Measles had a lot of problems and Bishop Allen were top notch...

The Yummy Fur kick off a 5-date North American tour on January 14th. More info on the January 15th Brooklyn show, below...

Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here's some of that lost material...

Day 1, Day 2, and the rest of the pictures from this year's festival...

These Arms Are Snakes / Thao / Daniel Johnston & Hymns

Thirteen bands were scheduled to play the BrooklynVegan / Agency Group day party in Austin on Thursday, March 19, 2009...

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DOWNLOAD: Bishop Allen - Dimmer (MP3)
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BISHOP ALLEN: TUESDAY, MARCH 10th @ 8PM
A record release party celebrating Bishop Allen's great new full-length, , which comes out the same day as their in-store performance...

Bishop Allen's new album, hits stores tomorrow, and is another dose of pitch-perfect indie pop goodness from the band.

This week is filled with releases worth your time (and ears)...