Featured on the limited edition 'Offspring Are Blank' white label 7", pressed for the band's January 2013 Carnegie Hall show. Only 250 hand numbered copies were made.
Brooklyn-via-Cincinnati indie rockers The National will be stopping by The Mann Center on Friday, June 7th. The Non-COMM alums released their much-loved fifth studio album High Violet in 2010 and are still going strong with tours supporting the anthemic record. They will be joined by Dirty Projectors, the experimental rock project of David Longstreth. The ... Continue reading

Oh boy. If you're fans of either Dirty Projectors or The National , we have some pretty fantastic news for you. The two bands have announced a handful of joint tour dates in June, during which they'll make several stops together until both of their sets at Bonnaroo. Take a look at the dates below. The National: 06-05 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center * 06-06 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion ^ 06-07 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts ^ 06-10 Raleigh, NC - [...]

It's always good news when there's new music from Dirty Projectors involved. Luckily for us, that means there's good news today, because the band have just released a new song! Well, it's not really new - "There's A Fire" is actually the b-side to the limited run of "Offspring Are Blank" 73s pressed for the band's 2013 January 2013 show at Carnegie Hall. There were only 250 hand-numbered copies made, and if you're itching to get one, there are still a few available from the Domino website . Additionally, the band have announced [...]
Last month, Dirty Projectors played Carnegie Hall, and you want to make sure you've got something special for the merch table when you do a thing like that. So for the occasion, the band made a special 73 single version of the excellent Swing Lo Magellan opener " Offspring Are Blank ," limiting it to 250 hand-numbered copies. The single's B-side was a beautifully skittery and intricate song called "There's A Fire," which they have now graciously allowed the rest of the universe to hear. Listen to it below. Read More... [...]
Last month, Dirty Projectors played Carnegie Hall, and you want to make sure you've got something special for the merch table when you do a thing like that. So for the occasion, the band made a special 73 single version of the excellent Swing Lo Magellan opener " Offspring Are Blank ," limiting it to 250 hand-numbered copies. The single's B-side was a beautifully skittery and intricate song called "There's A Fire," which they have now graciously allowed the rest of the universe to hear. Listen to it below. Read More...

Enjoy 'There's A Fire' via SoundCloud. Dirty Projectors recently dropped by WNYC. Purchase Dirty Projectors items via Insound. MP3: Dirty Projectors - Buckle Up

The National and Dirty Projectors are both headed to Bonnaroo this June, so they've decided to cut down on gas money and tour together in the days leading up to the festival. Their joint tour begins June 6th in Columbia, MD and also includes shows in Philadelphia, Raleigh, and Pittsburgh. Check out both bands' full tour dockets below. While it hasn't yet been announced, The National will presumably have a new album out sometime this summer and will probably play some of those new songs while on the road. The Projectors, on [...]

The National are set to embark on a co-headline mini tour with Dirty Projectors this summer. The North American dates will take place in early June, leading up to both bands' performances at Bonnaroo festival. They'll play Columbia, Philadelphia, Raleigh and Pittsburgh. Check the full details below: June 6 - Columbia, MD, Merriweather Post Pavilion 7 - Philadelphia, PA, Mann Center for the Performing Arts 10 - Raleigh, NC, Red Hat Amphitheatre 11 [...]
Today's the day that Bonnaroo tickets officially go on sale. Now although you'd have been a fool to miss previous Bonnaroo's, this one exemplifies why you can't not be there. So get your tickets early (ie now) before they're sold out. So do as you're told, trust us, we've done it many times before, it's good for you. Pre-book your flight to Nashville, or set up some sort of epic road trip and grab your Bonnaroo 2013 tickets right now. The Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup includes: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, [...]

Bonnaroo 2013 (June 13-16, 2013 | Manchester, TN) Tickets for this year's festival go on sale this Saturday, February 23 at Noon EST on Bonnaroo.com . Purchase tickets in full, or opt for one of our special payment plans, available for both General Admission or VIP tickets. Full Bonnaroo 2013 lineup in words after the jump. Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup Paul Mccartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & [...]
The Bonnaroo 2013 lineup is here. Headlining are Paul McCartney, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Björk, Mumford & Sons, and Wilco. You also get, The National, R. Kelly, the Wu-Tang Clan, and Pretty Lights. Other acts of interest for me are Passion Pit, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Billy Idol, The xx, Kendrick Lamar, Grizzly Bear, Animal collective, Of Monsters and Men, Jim James, Nas, Beach House, ZZ Top, Cat Power, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, A$AP Rocky, Tame Impala, Gaslight Anthem, Portugal. The Man, Foals, Local Natives, Dirty Projectors, Matt & Kim, Amadou & Mariam, Alt-J, [...]

View the full roster here. Catch Grizzly Bear on their North American tour. Purchase Grizzly Bear items via Insound. MP3: Grizzly Bear - Gun Shy (Lindstrom Mix)
Cougar writer Thom offers his top ten albums for our Top albums of 2012 feature. Chairlift -'Something' Included in the Cougar Microbes albums of 2012 here. WHY? -'Mumps, ETC' Included in the Cougar Microbes albums of 2012 here. Passion Pit - 'Gossamer' Included in the Cougar Microbes albums of 2012 here. Django Django -'Django Django' Included in the Cougar Microbes albums of 2012 here. Jack White - 'Blunderpuss' Included [...] The post Cougar Microbes Writer Picks 2012: Thom appeared first on Cougar Microbes .

Hangout Music Festival' s 2013 lineup is here: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Kings of Leon, and an as-yet-announced third headliner top the bill, appearing alongside Trey Anastasio Band, The Shins, Kendrick Lamar, Passion Pit, The Black Crowes, Bassnectar, Jim James, The Roots, Bloc Party, Ellie Goulding, Public Enemy, Dirty Projectors, The Breeders, Best Coast, and Twin Sister. Also playing are moe., Gov't Mule, Slightly Stoopid. Galactic, Steve Aoki, Porter Robinson, Ryan Bingham, Grouplove, Toots and the Maytals, Jason Isbell & 400 Unit, The Sheepdogs, Shovel and Rope, Moon Taxi, Zion I, and Anders Osborne, among others. [...]
It's quite unmistakably en vogue to go reworking contemporary R'n'B tracks at the minute and whether that be David Longstreth's Dirty Projectors giving Usher's heady Climax a mildly radical once-over or AlunaGeorge redoing Frank Ocean's Thinkin Bout You, the results can prove somewhat inconclusive. So when 4AD's Montréal duo Purity Ring took to Soulja Boy's Grammy in the wake of the awards of the same name, the jury was bound to take its sweet time about it. Of course elements of hip hop, post-R'n'B , and so forth all factored into the making of Megan James and [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Ava Luna, Talking Heads, Dirty Projectors Song: Body Parts - Rest While You Sleep [download here ] What's so good? [...]

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Dirty Projectors played "Offspring Are Blank" live on Conan last night, still keeping their momentum strong well into 2013.

Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Oh those Dirty Projectors. Having only caught them at Coachella a few years ago, I was highly curious about the intimate, sold-out gig at The Troubadour as there had been some recent internet traffic regarding the experimentally structured Brooklyn band. But before DP took the stage, those in attendance early were in for a treat as comedian Nick Kroll (FX's "The League") opened in lieu of an opening band. Laughing through Kroll's very personal stories was indeed hysterical. Can we please do this [...]