Artist: Chris Knox

tall dwarfs: the brain that wouldn't die

Oct 25, 2011, 12:31pm cowsarejustfood

#5 in their pdf reprints of the garage zine (with podcast) also up now on flying nun Filed under: music stuff , video Tagged: alec bathgate , chris knox , flying nun , garage , music , music video , tall dwarfs , the brain that wouldn't die

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Remembering Jay Reatard

Jan 13, 2011, 11:30am Cover Me

On the anniversary of his death, covers of Beck, Chris Knox, and Nirvana.

• Jay Reatard - Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Nirvana cover)
• Jay Reatard - Gamma Ray (Beck cover)
• Jay Reatard - Pull Down the Shades

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Artist:	Jay Reatard
Title:	Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Nirvana cover)
Link Text:	Jay Reatard – Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Nirvana cover)
File Name:	13FrancesFarmer.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Jay Reatard
Title:	Gamma Ray (Beck cover)
Link Text:	Jay Reatard – Gamma Ray (Beck cover)
File Name:	13GammaRay.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Jay Reatard
Title:	Pull Down the Shades
Link Text:	Jay Reatard – Pull Down the Shades (Chris Knox cover)
File Name:	13PullDowntheShades.mp3
Year:	2009

FTC: Tall Dwarfs

Dec 16, 2010, 2:25pm Austin Town Hall

It's been some time since we've broken out a band for our From the Closet feature, so I figured it was high time to do a little bit of revisiting. It seems like the last few runs were all about emo, so I thought I bring back a thing or two that illustrated the higher brow interests of my musical tastes. Here you go gang: Tall Dwarfs . Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate formed the gang in 1981 in some place called New Zealand, and for the [...]

• Tall Dwarfs - Nothing's Going to Happen

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Artist:	Tall Dwarfs
Title:	Nothing's Going to Happen
Link Text:	Tall Dwarfs - Nothings Going to Happen
File Name:	tall-dwarfs-.-01-.-nothings-go ing-to-happen.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1987

Jeff Mangum, the Chris Knox Benefit

May 15, 2010, 7:58pm Girlpants

This is a shorty post, but I wanted to bring your attention to this video — last week, loads of brilliant musical acts got together for the purposes of fundraising for Chris Knox. Overall, it seemed that Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel was the draw of the evening, but the fundraiser itself was a huge success. Now, I know that this video is somewhat awful, but the audio is decent, and on it you can hear how beautifully excited the audience was — holding back an electric hum for what seemed like the entire time. It was [...]

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Jeff Mangum, the Chris Knox Benefit

May 15, 2010, 7:57pm Girlpants

This is a shorty post, but I wanted to bring your attention to this video — last week, loads of brilliant musical acts got together for the purposes of fundraising for Chris Knox. Now, I know that this video is somewhat awful, but the audio is decent, and on it you can hear how beautifully excited the audience was — holding back an electric hum for what seemed like the entire time. It was the sweetest audience I've seen in a long time. Click here to view the embedded video. [...]

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Jeff Mangum resurfaces at NYC benefit

May 10, 2010, 1:29pm Crib Notes

Mangum's back! Well, maybe (see video)

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Jeff Mangum performs at Chris Knox benefit May 6th 2010 (with videos)

May 7, 2010, 9:33am One Thirty BPM

Last night in New York City, Neutral Milk Hotel singer Jeff Mangum made an extremely rare public performance. It was for a benefit for Chris Knox, the legendary musician from New Zealand who is currently in rehab after suffering a stroke last year. Mangum performed songs from the now-classic second Neutral Milk Hotel album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - the first time he has done so in over a decade - as well as other Neutral Milk Hotel songs. The full five song set was: "In The Aeroplane Over [...]

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Watch: Jeff Mangum makes rare public appearance

May 7, 2010, 8:34am Consequence Of Sound

Charity often brings the best out of people. It also has the ability to introduce individuals to the unknown and make them engage in activities that would otherwise be uncomfortable. Take Jeff Mangum for example. Last night, the reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel frontman chose to deliver his first public performance in nine years (not counting the guest spot back in '08) because of charity. Appearing at a New York's Le Poisson Rouge for a concert benefiting New Zealand punk pioneer Chris Knox (if you don't remember, he suffered a stroke last June), [...]

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Jeff Mangum Live Review

May 7, 2010, 1:02am Radio Exile

A Jeff Mangum live review. Did I really just write those words? To review a live show generally implies you SAW said show, which means I SAW Jeff Mangum play live. Wow. I'm not going to lie - I'm a Jeff Mangum fanboy. I'm the sort of person who, when you think of the worst of the overly passionate Neutral Milk Hotel lovers, you picture me. I have my reasons. I think that Neutral Milk Hotel is one of the most important and influential bands of the past [...]

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Live: Sharon Van Etten plays two shows this week

May 2, 2010, 4:58pm THE CULTURE OF ME

(photo by Victoria Jacob) Fans of exceptionally-written and composed folk-inspired confessional acoustic pop music no doubt know the name of Brooklyn's honey-sweet voiced and emotive Sharon Van Etten. The singer-songwriter is among the fresh faces of young female indie folk...

• Sharon Van Etten - Love More

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Artist:	Sharon Van Etten
Title:	Love More
Link Text:	Sharon Van Etten - Love More
File Name:	sharon-van-etten_love-more.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Chris Knox benefit show, Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo etc

Apr 2, 2010, 11:51am Girlpants

Last year, New Zealand musician Chris Knox (of Tall Dwarfs fame) suffered a series of debilitating strokes. You have doubtless heard about the benefit album , which features an wide catalogue of artists like Will Oldham, Jay Reatard, and Girlpants favorites the Mountain Goats, all covering songs from Knox's impressive back catalogue. When Pitchfork announced there would be a benefit show on May 6th at Manhattan's strangest-named venue (Le) Poisson Rouge, it included one particularly thrilling bit of news. The elusive Jeff Mangum will do an acoustic set alongside Yo La Tengo, The Clean, Portastatic, Kyp Malone, John Mulaney, [...]

• The Finn Family - It's Love

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Artist:	The Finn Family
Title:	It's Love
Link Text:	Finn Family — "It's Love"
File Name:	Stroke-ItsLove.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2010

Jeff Mangum to crawl out of hole, perform

Apr 2, 2010, 11:35am Crib Notes

Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox , a collection of all-star covers for ailing Tall Dwarfs frontman Knox, has now spawned a benefit show in New York, May 6

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Jeff Mangum to play at Benefit Concert for Chris Knox

Mar 29, 2010, 6:00am One Thirty BPM

Downtown Manhattan concert hall, Le Poisson Rouge will be hosting a benefit show on May 6th., for New Zealand's father of punk Chris Knox, who suffered a series of strokes last year. Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel will be one of the performances at the show, and will be playing a "very short acoustic set." As stated by the show's publicist Mangum "is doing the show specifically to help raise money for his close friend and it's not the start of a comeback." Jeff Mangum playing a live set anywhere is an extremely rare event in [...]

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JEFF MAGNUM Announces New York Show + MP3

Mar 26, 2010, 9:26pm TWENTYSEVEN VIEWS

Product Shop NYC announces that Jeff Magnum (of Neutral Milk Hotel) will be performing at Le Poisson Rouge on May 6, 2010. The show will be a benefit show for Chris Knox who suffered from a stroke last year. Chris Knox happens to be in iconic punk rock New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs. It's been years [...]

• Two-Headed Boy » 04 two-headed boy.mp3

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Link Text:	Two-Headed Boy
File Name:	04 two-headed boy.mp3

We Hope Jeff Mangum Doesn't Read Too Many Blogs

Mar 26, 2010, 3:25pm The Tripwire

If you're reading this blog (or really any music blog for that matter), you probably know revered Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum doesn't play a lot of gigs these days. And as his band's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea would probably (rightfully so) be regarded as one of the handful of albums with a guaranteed spot in an indie rock bible, it's kind of a big deal when he does. Well, it was announced today that he is doing just that, and quite soon actually. Needless to say, people are talking about it. [...]

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YO LA TENGO & SHARON VAN ETTEN SET FOR CHRIS KNOX NYC BENEFIT GIG

Mar 26, 2010, 2:00pm the music slut

It'll take place on 5/6 @ Le Poisson Rouge. The full roster is as follows: Yo La Tengo Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) Portastatic Kyp Malone (TV On The Radio) Claudia Gonson (The Magnetic Fields) John Mulaney Sharon Van Etten Tickets are available on 3/30. All proceeds go directly to Chris and his recovery. MP3: Yo La Tengo - Here To Fall

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Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo to play Chris Knox benefit

Mar 26, 2010, 11:26am Consequence Of Sound

Get ready for the latest and perhaps rarest benefit concert in recent history. As Pitchfork reports , the likes of Yo La Tengo, TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone, Portastatic, Sharon Van Etten, and the uber reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum will come together for a concert this May in benefit of New Zealand punk pioneer Chris Knox! Yes, the inclusion of Jeff Mangum in the previous sentence was intentional. Mangum is actually playing(!) in what will be his first live appearance since he unexpectedly surfaced at an Elephant 6 concert in October [...]

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We Hope Jeff Mangum Doesn't Read Too Many Blogs

Mar 26, 2010, 5:25am The Tripwire

If you're reading this blog (or really any music blog for that matter), you probably know revered Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum doesn't play a lot of gigs these days. And as his band's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea would probably (rightfully so) be regarded as one of the handful of albums with a guaranteed spot in an indie rock bible, it's kind of a big deal when he does. Well, it was announced today that he is doing just that, and quite soon actually. Needless to say, people are talking about it. [...]

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Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox out on CD now

Feb 24, 2010, 4:06pm Things I'd Rather Be Doing

Having had the pleasure of listening to the digital version of Merge Records' Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox for the past two months, I was pleasantly surprised to see the 2-CD set show up in the mailbox this week. I had forgotten that it was coming. For those who have missed the boat thus far, pick this up. If you're a fan of Kiwi rock or American indie rock, you'll find much to like here. If you're a Knox fan, it's a no-brainer. Even if the music wasn't great, it's for a [...]

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MP3: Friday Five 02.19.10

Feb 19, 2010, 2:16pm Unnecessary Umlaut

Caught Sean Hayes for the first time last night at the Mystic in Petaluma. We were pretty damn impressed. Highly recommend the trek up when he returns April 11 . For now, hear his latest below. Along with other tasty tunes that've been circling the Ümlaut this week. Thanks for the Local Natives tip, Dylan ! • • • • Sean Hayes "When We Fall In" from Run Wolves Run The Morning Benders "Excuses" from Big Echo [...]

• The Morning Benders “Excuses” » morningbenders_excuses.mp3
• Broken Social Scene - Superconnected (acoustic)
• Local Natives - Airplanes
• Sean Hayes - When We Fall In
• The Mint Chicks - Crush

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Link Text:	The Morning Benders "Excuses"
File Name:	morningbenders_excuses.mp3

Artist:	Broken Social Scene
Title:	Superconnected (acoustic)
Link Text:	Broken Social Scene "Superconnected" (Acoustic)
File Name:	BSS_Superconnected_acoustic.mp 3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Local Natives
Title:	Airplanes
Link Text:	Local Natives "Airplanes"
File Name:	localnatives_airplanes.mp3
Bitrate:	164 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Sean Hayes
Title:	When We Fall In
Link Text:	Sean Hayes "When We Fall In"
File Name:	seanhayes_whenwefall.mp3
Year:	2010

Artist:	The Mint Chicks
Title:	Crush
Link Text:	The Mint Chicks "Crush"
File Name:	mintchicks_crush.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2010