Chris Funk of Black Prairie (and The Decemberists) at RCMH Photo: Jon Klemm Download: Black Prairie – “Red Rocking Chair”, “Blackest Crow” It all started when Decemberists guitarist Chris Funk wanteed to spend more time playing the square necked Dobro guitar. While on tour with the Decemberists, he and bassist Nate Query hatched the idea…
Tag: The Acorn
The Acorn Playing Littlefield Tonight w/ Ola Podrida and Takka Takka
The Acorn Download: The Acorn – “Restoration” (Four Tet Remix) I literally spent all day listening to No Ghost which is The Acorn‘s brilliant follow-up to their gorgeous and irresistible 2007 LP Glory Hope Mountain. The band is playing the last of their three NYC record release shows tonight (July 15) at Littlefield with Austin’s…
The Acorn Release Heron Act, Touring with Fleet Foxes, Elbow
The Acorn – Heron Act On Tuesday (Feb 17) The Acorn released a new record called Heron Act which is a collection of B-sides, rarities, and live takes. (If you were a fan of Glory Hope Mountain, you’ll probably enjoy Heron Act as it has alternate versions of a lot of GHM tracks on it.)…
The Acorn Played Union Hall
The Acorn at Union Hall (05/03/08) Since The Acorn play their final New York date tonight (05/06) at The Mercury Lounge I thought I would post these pics from their Saturday night gig Union Hall before they leave town. What can I say about the show? Let me be short and sweet: I was blown…
The Acorn Are Back
Ottawa’s favourite sons (The Acorn) return to NYC tomorrow night (May 3) for four dates spread out over two boroughs. My advice, catch these guys while they are still playing small rooms— mark my words, it won’t be long before these kids make the jump to the big time). Glory Hope Mountain is dedicated to…
The Dew Line (aka My Canadian Radar)
So, I’ve been wanting start this feature for a while, problem is, I knew it would take time, and that was a little daunting to me. But, here we are, (or at least here I am), so let’s get going shall we? The focus of “The Dew Line” is Canadian artists, typically emerging artists, but…