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okkervil river

  • 25-09-2008 7:20pm
    #1
    leiwand
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    howya,

    there is a small festival taking place in vienna called bluebird in november.maria doyle kennedy,wallis bird and the hollows are performing but a band called okkervil river are headlining.anyone got their albums or seen them live? are they worth seeing? their new album got rave reviews on pitchforkmedia.

    cheers,

    b


Comments

  • #2
    Danco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 153 ✭✭Danco


    Okkervil River are totally awesome! They're playing the Academy in November and I can't wait to see them again. If you're buying an album to see what they're like I'd recommend starting with Black Sheep Boy, it's their 3rd last album and it's incredible. The album before the new one, The Stage Names is also amazing and the new album is sort of a sequel to it, hence the name The Stand Ins.

    I really can't recommend them highly enough, once you hear them I'd say you'll be sold pretty quickly. I've been listening to them a few mornings a week for more or less a year and a half, they're that kind of band. Hope you like them.


  • #3
    padraig_f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭padraig_f


    I'd echo what danco said, definitely worth seeing.


  • #4
    flyswatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭flyswatter


    Plus Fours is a great tune by them.


  • #5
    Jim
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    Great band, only started listening recently. Can't wait to see them in Dublin.


  • #6
    padraig_f
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    Incidentally the lead singer, Will Sheff, is guest DJ on NPR's All Songs Considered podcast this week.


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  • #7
    thebionn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭thebionn


    Anyone know what time, roughly, they will be on stage in Roisins tomorrow? Just wondering if I need to skip tarining tomorrow night to go see them!


  • #8
    Amazotheamazing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭Amazotheamazing


    thebionn wrote: »
    Anyone know what time, roughly, they will be on stage in Roisins tomorrow? Just wondering if I need to skip tarining tomorrow night to go see them!

    Read they'll be on at ten past nine tomorrow evening.


  • #9
    palethinboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭palethinboy


    I can't get enough of this band!

    **** Yeah!


  • #10
    Andy-Pandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,848 ✭✭✭Andy-Pandy


    They are pretty brilliant alright. Always wondered why i dont know anyone else thats heard of them. I went to that gig mentioned above and they were brilliant. Aint managed to get them again, but i will someday.



  • #11
    Jim
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    Saw them in Dublin last year (I think...) and they were excellent (venue was awful though, Academy 2). I then booked tickets to see them in Galway last year as well (they weren't playing in Dublin), but got the day wrong and missed them.

    I was very upset.


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