Recent blog posts about David Bazan from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/davidbazan/ 2013-06-19T04:28:11+01:00 text/html 2013-06-17T14:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/5009643/hear-hear-barsuk-records/
Congratulations to Barsuk Records on their 15th Anniversary! The independent record label based in Seattle, WA is celebrating this incredible milestone by holding a four-day party at some of the best music venues thoughout the city: Showbox at the Market, Neptune Theatre, Neumos/Barboza and The Tractor Tavern. From November 7-10, ...]]> text/html 2013-05-31T11:32:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4980353/the-case-against-supergroups-even-if-they-feature-will-johnson/
Late last month, indie-loving fans of the globe, and especially here in Texas, finally received a single, but major, piece of news regarding the project that's surely to be slapped with the ubiq... Continue reading "The Case Against Supergroups, Even if They Feature Will Johnson and David Bazan" >]]> text/html 2013-04-12T20:14:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4889283/overseas-ft-david-bazan-announce-new-album/
Overseas is a new band featuring David Bazan, Will Johnson, Matt and Bubba Kadane. They've announced their self-titled debut which is slated for release on June 11th. I'll take any excuse to listen to new Bazan material so this comes as a welcome opportunity. Below you'll fine two new tracks from the album, the Bazan-led "Down Below" and the tidal Johnson-sung "Ghost to Be" . Preorder here]]> text/html 2013-04-10T17:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4883938/david-bazan-will-johnson-and-matt-and-bubba-kadane-are/
Based on name brand alone, you'd have to figure Overseas has the making of something incredible. And then all you have to do is listen to "Down Below" for confirmation that, yes, this will probably be just that. There's David Bazan (Pedro the Lion, Headphones, solo career). And then there's Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel), who trades singing duties with Bazan. And, oh, yeah, there's Matt and Bubba Kadane (Bedhead and the New Year, who are freaking great). Pretty soon, people will start throwing around that "supergroup" word, though [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-09T16:48:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4881190/pure-indie-rock-from-overseas/
I know Ryan will agree with this, as Overseas are pretty much our favorite super group. As Texas kids of the 90s, we grew into our own listening to the music of Centro-matic , Pedro the Lion and Bedhead , all who have components that are playing key roles here. That's right, you've got the Kadane's, Will Johnson and Mr. Bazan. I don't think that anyone who was around that the very thought of that combination alone gets chills going. I don't need to say much, but I'll share a [...]]]> text/html 2013-04-01T15:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4863467/live-around-town-this-week/
Nick Cave returns to Seattle with The Bad Seeds... but without the mustache photo by Kyle Johnson What a fantastic time of the year for shows in Seattle! As the weather heats up, so does the frequency of shows it seems. With just about something for everyone this week, we start off on Monday night with yet another great evening with Mudhoney , this time atEasy Street Records. Jamie Lidell, Empress Of, and Ludwig Persik are at Neumos and Talib Kweli and The Physics are performing at [...]]]> text/html 2013-02-20T23:25:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4791393/that-sound-111-matt-pond-sallie-ford-low-thermals/
Hi! Hello! How are you? Do you remember me? Do you remember this website? Do you remember a time when people visited websites that weren't owned by some social conglomerate or were simply collections of content originally posted by other websites that also posted collections of content? Do you remember accessing these websites on actual computers, instead of sentient telephones? Well, anyway, I'm here now again, and I'm really glad you are too. I started doing this show over 11 years ago, before podcasting was even a thing. It's been six months since my last show, which is [...]]]> text/html 2013-02-11T07:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4771524/wochenvorschau-fr-bessere-musik/
Tipps fr eine Woche voller besserer Musik. Diese Woche mit kanadischem Herzblut und einem Fluchtplan. Montag, 11. Februar 2013 Wenn Genrebezeichnungen noch zu begeistern vermgen: Elliott Brood kommen aus Toronto und machen Deathcountry Musik. Wer eine Hrprobe davon mchte, galoppiert am Montag ins Zrcher El Lokal. Dienstag, 12. Februar 2013 Auf einem weiteren Sechssaiter aus Kanada wird am Dienstag in der St. Galler Grabenhalle rumgeschrammelt. Julie Doiron , Ex-Frontfrau der Indieband [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-17T21:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4726728/live-video-david-bazan-performs-pedro-the-lion/
photo by Morgen Schuler ( view set ) David Bazan has a knack for writing dark pop songs. Control , an album he released ten years ago with his former band, Pedro the Lion , is filled with lies, adultery, murder, and some melodies that you'll want to hear over and over again, even while the lyrics give you chills. Bazan and his band performed the album in its entirety at a series of tour dates last year, and they stopped at KEXP to chat with DJ Shannon before playing their [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-17T03:27:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4728767/the-good-half-live-in-arrogance/
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David Bazan recently sat down with Nervous Energies to do a 3-song acoustic session ranging from 982s PTL full-length It's Hard to Find a Friend all the way up to his most recent solo effort. It's no coincidence that I've been falling deep into this man's rich catalog. I suggest you do the same]]> text/html 2012-12-10T20:27:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4664041/david-bazan-the-troubadour/
Photos and words by Kate Rentz Its been ten years since Pedro the Lion released Control , a concept album known for addressing issues such as infidelity, greed, death, and inner struggle. And after ten years, David Bazan has remastered the album and set out for a nationwide tour to promote it. Bazan came through LA, selling out The Troubadour. Fans filled the venue, eager to hear the beloved album. When Bazan walked on, the crowd cheered, expressing their love for the man dressed in his normal fashion [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-07T13:07:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4659441/tonight-in-la-bloc-party-chris-robinson-brotherhood-david-bazan/
Here's your Friday fun: Bloc Party rolls into the Palladium behind their latest album "Four," with Dum Dum Girls supporting. In September, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood released the second of its two albums this year, "The Magic Door," which followed June's "Big Moon Ritual." Expect some serious jamming when they hit the stage at the El Rey Theatre. David Bazan plays a sold-out show at the Troubadour marking the 10th anniversary of his fine Pedro the Lion album "Control," which he and his band will [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-05T12:40:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4655325/daily-downloads-david-bazan-plays-pedro-the-lions-control-the/
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Longwalls : "Kowloon" [mp3] from Kowloon The Longwalls : "Big MT" [mp3] from Kowloon search for more Longwalls posts at Largehearted Boy Lucius [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-05T04:14:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4654228/my-overlooked-album-of-2004/
My overlooked album of 2004: Achilles Heel by Pedro The Lion . "Pedro the Lion was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, comprising David Bazan and TW Walsh ." Overlooked. Overlooked like landscape, looked over, photoed. What the photo didn't capture. The artists we loved were but are a fragment of the creative world they inhabited; the camera captured a fragment of the landscape it faced. In this world of blog, of listen, of share, of post, the human ear pioneers its object, its song, yet it inevitably neglects something. It [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-05T01:23:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4654171/david-bazan-playing-pedro-the-lions-control-november-15-2012/
[Photos courtesy of flvio oota ] David Bazan's 2002 album Control marked what became his second concept album as a recording artist. His first full-length effort as Pedro the Lion, 20002s Winners Never Quit, told the story of the corruption and redemption of a politician, and was a favorite of mine at the time. Despite its intensely personal lyrics, capable songwriting and obvious ambivalence toward Christianity, a particularly agenda-laden Pitchfork review savaged the record and derisively called Bazan a "Christian rocker". Control is a dark, brooding album that tells the tale [...]]]> text/html 2012-12-03T17:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4651207/shows-of-interest-december-3-december-9-2012/
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David Bazan Fitzgerald's November 30, 2012 I must have been absent the day we began celebrating albums' "birthdays"; nevertheless, when it serves as the reason for an artist to play one of his ... Continue reading "Friday Night: David Bazan at Fitzgerald's" >]]> text/html 2012-12-03T10:16:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4650560/the-week-ahead-dec-3-9/
Incoming: Aerosmith, Justin Bieber, Islands, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Bruce Springsteen, Sufjan Stevens, No Doubt, Carole King, ZZ Top, Flogging Molly, Monsters Calling Home, How to Dress Well, the Starvations, Shuggie Otis, Paul Banks, Tom Morello, Seven Saturdays, Streetlight Manifesto, Donnie and Marie Osmond, the Polyphonic Spree, the Lonely Wild, Bloc Party, David Bazan, Kopecky Family Band, Kinky Friedman, Yacht Above: The footage for "Inspiration Information" was cobbled together by somebody assembling videos for an album nearing its 40th birthday, but we take what we can get when we want [...]]]> text/html 2012-11-30T15:15:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4647412/show-preview-david-bazan-the-parish-121/
Date 12/1/12 Location The Parish Doors 9pm Tickets SOLD OUT! If only I was in town Saturday night, I'd surely be at the Parish on Saturday night for a nostalgic show featuring David Bazan playing the Pedro the Lion classic Control. Now I don't see any word of an opener on the website, so attendees are all [...]]]>