Britt Daniel
HiFi Bar, RIP: Carl Newman, Craig Finn, Ted Leo, Okkervil River & more offered tributes
“It was a haven for working NYC musicians who just wanted to hang out in a non-careerist environment. It was previously Brownies, where all of your favorite bands played before anyone had heard of them. It feels like the heart of what was New York for me has been cut out.” – Will Sheff
Sleater-Kinney releasing 'Live in Paris' LP, covered George Michael & Bowie in SF with Britt Daniel & Thermals (video)
You can listen to “Surface Envy” from ‘Live in Paris’ now.
Spoon played new song as a duo, covered Bowie & Prince in Mexico (video, setlist)
Watch Britt and Alex play a new song and some covers,
Arcade Fire, Deerhunter, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Madonna, Debbie Harry & more write tributes to David Bowie
Yesterday, tons of artists shared tributes to the late David Bowie, and there are more still coming in today.
Arcade Fire, who have collaborated with Bowie more than once, wrote:David Bowie was one of the band’s earliest supporters and cha…
Tweedy, Spoon's Britt Daniel, Blitzen Trapper & more cover songs from Coen Brothers films on 'Fargo' S2 soundtrack
The first season of FX series Fargo, loosely based on the Coen Brothers 1996 film of the same name, defied expectations by being really good…
Split Single (mems of Verbow, Spoon, etc) streaming new LP, 'Fragmented World' (listen)
Split Single in Chicago in January (more by Jeff Ryan)
As previously discussed, Split Single — the band led by Jason Narducy (of Bob Mould’s band and formerly of Verbow) that also features Britt Daniel (Spoon, Divine FIts) and Jon Wurster (Bob Mould, Superchunk, Mountain Goats) — will release their debut album, Fragmented World, next week (4/1)…
Split Single (Jason Narducy, Britt Daniel & Jon Wurster) announce debut album, 'Fragmented World,' playing SXSW
Split Single in Chicago in January (more by Jeff Ryan)
Back in 2012, after Spoon’s Britt Daniel formed the “supergroup” Divine Fits, he joined another new band, Split Single, which is the project of Jason Narducy (of Bob Mould’s band and formerly of Verbow) and also features fellow Bob Mould collaborator Jon Wurster (also of Superchunk, Mountain Goats, etc) on dr…
Coachella 2013 Day 1 pics (How to Destroy Angels, Metric, Justin Vernon, Lee Perry, Stone Roses, Karen O, Blur more)
(more at BrooklynVegan)
Right now, hundreds–maybe thousands–of teenagers are enjoying their successful pilgrimage to the desert of Indio, California, some hundred miles East of Los Angeles, for the first of two weekends of sweat, music, drugs, and Lindsay Lohan at the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival…
Coachella 2013 Day 1 photos (Stone Roses, Blur, Trent Reznor, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Divine Fits, Sparks, Johnny Marr, more)
(more at BV Chicago)
Coachella 2013 is underway and streaming live. if I had to choose a theme musically for day one (Friday), it would have to be new, solo and side projects…
Jason Narducy's Split Single playing Schubas in July, prepping debut LP (song streams)
Split Single is the project of Evanston, IL native Jason Narducy (of the Bob Mould Band, Verbow, ex-Telekinesis, etc.). Narducy entered the studio in the summer of 2012 to track a full-length LP with Britt Daniel (Spoon, Divine Fits) on bass and Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Mountain Goats, Bob Mould Band) on drums…