Blitzen Trapper, the alt-country quintet out of Portland, Ore., has released yet another video from its sixth album, American Goldwing (Sub Pop). The band's drummer, Brian Adrian Koch, directed the clip for "Taking It Easy Too Long," which does exactly that. It has beer, sunshine, trucks and a harmonica-filled Americana sound. Blitzen Trapper starts its West Coast tour [...]
The lineup for the Sasquatch! Music Festival has been announced. The music festival will be going into its 11th year Memorial Day Weekend (5/25-5/28) at The Gorge in George, WA featuring headliners Jack White, Beck, and Bon Iver along with the Shins, Girl Talk, Portlandia Live, Feist, St. Vincent, the Walkmen, Spiritualized, Shabazz Palaces, and dozens more. Tickets go on sale to the general public Saturday 2/11 at 10 AM PST. A two-day Live Nation pre-sale begins a few days earlier, Wednesday 2/8 at 10 AM PST. More ticket information, with VIP and camping options, is available [...]

Los festivales siguen y siguen alrededor del mundo y ahora es turno del Sasquatch! Music Festival . Este festival, creado en el 2002 por el promotor Adam Zacks, se caracteriza por su enfoque en bandas de indie rock, aunque también presenta una infinidad de propuestas alternativas que dan para todos los gustos, entre ellos varios actos de rock alternativo, hip-hop, e incluso comediantes. La onceava edición de Sasquatch! nos presenta un lineup muy ecléctico de alto (altísimo) calibre. Encabezando la lista tenemos a Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Beirut, Zola Jesus, pasando por The Roots, Explosions In [...]
The Sasquatch Music Festival has released their 2012 lineup, and as usual, it's a doozy....
We have high video expectations from Blitzen Trapper, seeing as the music video for "Black River Killer" is probably one of the most brilliant works of the last decade. So hesitation abounded whe... Continue reading "Blitzen Trapper Takes It a Bit Too Easy in New Video" >

Brooklyn experimental pop outfit Dinosaur Feathers released its debut LP, Fantasy Memorial , in 2009. At the time, the album's tropical vibe and sunny instrumentation were right at home amongst similar-sounding acts also on the rise. Since then, the group has toured relentlessly and reconfigured their own sensibilities for their latest LP, Whistle Tips , due out April 10th via Ernest Jenning. According to press for the LP, the band haven't left the beach-esque sound behind entirely. Rather, they've infused it with influences from The Soft Boys, The Olivia Tremor Control, XTC, and Paul [...]

Download link is in the original post Sounds like: Fleet Foxes, Braids, Blitzen Trapper, The Shins Song: Yukon Blonde - Stairway [download here ] What's so good? [...]

Over the last few years M. Ward has been spending a good majority of his time concentrating on collaborative projects, with both the indie-folk super-group Monsters Of Folk, who released their debut in 2009; and She & Him, his vintage-pop collaboration with doe-eyed actress Zooey Deschanel, putting out their sophomore album, as well as a holiday record. For 2012, the singer-songwriter will go back to being a solo act, as Ward will release his seventh studio album A Wasteland Companion on April 10 via his longtime label Merge Records. The day following [...]
In case you missed it, the lineup for this year's Wakarusa Music Festival was finalized late last week. Topping the bill is a solid eclectic mix with Pretty Lights, The Avett Brothers and Primus all set to headline the festival, with LMB favorites Umphrey's Mcgee, Girl Talk, Ghostland Observatory, Big Gigantic, EOTO, Orgone, Blitzen Trapper [...]

In the next few days, when I gather up too many $100 dollar bills, I will spend them all on a fucking ticket. A ticket, my friends, to a motherfucking festival. Pardon the language but I tell you what, my ass is jazzed. After a 2011 spent purchasing tickets (Cotton Jones, The Sheepdogs, Iron & Wine, and GAYNGS) and then realizing as dates approached that holy shit dude, I'm a single mom with a job, there's NO WAY I'm making that gig, I had to bail. All that money down the drain, all those good times enjoyed by [...]

Blitzen Trapper have announced Spring 2012 tour dates in support of their 2011 album (one of our favorites of the year!), American Goldwing , and they've also released a new video for their song "Taking It Easy Too Long". Check out the video and tour dates below. Read more »

As we get set for the final episode for the popular NBC show, Chuck airing on January 27, I mournfully compile a list of some of my favorite songs from the most recent season. We've watched Chuck (played by Zachery Levi) grow from a dorky nobody working for the "Nerd Herd," into a full blown kick-butt spy. Meanwhile, the producers of the show have given us great snippets of independent music that we could only imagine Chuck, Sarah (played by Yvonne Strahovski), and Morgan (played by Joshua Gomez) listening to in their free time. [...]
We last saw Blitzen Trapper team up with Dawes no play last November at the Music Box. Now Blitzen Trapper has their own headlining date in support of their release, American Goldwing. You can see Blitzen Trapper live at the...

Blitzen Trapper is all set to embark on a spring tour with Parson Redheads starting in March. In the meantime, the band's also offering a free download of their latest single 'Might Find It Cheap', and a track from Parson Redheads, 'Burning Up The Sky,' available here . Tour dates below: Arcata, CA, Humboldt Brews, 3/4 Sacramento, CA, Harlow's, 3/5 Visalia, CA, The Cellar Door, 3/6 Los Angeles, CA, Troubadour, 3/7 Santa Barbara, CA, SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, 3/9 Long [...]
Flannel-wearing alt-country Northwestern rockers Blitzen Trapper are returning to the road soon. The Portland, Oregon outfit took a brief holiday ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ blitzen-trapper-announce-new-t our-dates-release-vi/60542/
Vacation, it would seem, is finally over. For the first time in a few weeks, it was actually a bit of a chore to narrow this list down to five videos, since a lot of people are finally letting some good work out into the world. And I'm a bit surprised that two of them are animated. Animated music videos often seem like lame, boring cop-outs, but at least a couple of directors have really sunk their teeth into the form's possibilities this week. Check out this weeks' five videos below. Read More...
Check out the new video from the Portland band.

Portland flagbearers Blitzen Trapper just posted their latest video for American Goldwing cut "Taking It Easy Too Long;" are you surprised that the vibe is "rootsy"? Watch it down below. Read More...