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One of the preeminent bands of the indie rock explosion and post-punk revival of the ’00s (even if their fame never quite reached the heights of some of their peers of the era), New York by way of DC rockers The Walkmen had an incredible run from their formation in 2000 to eventual hiatus…
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Broken Bells w/ Hamilton Leithauser The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, TN September 29, 2014 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Jake Giles Netter. One of the most high-profile pairings in modern rock, with two acclaimed LPs and even a Grammy nomination under their belt, it is, on one hand, somewhat surprising that superband Broken Bells had…
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We are pretty damn excited about the upcoming Marathon Music Works date for The War On Drugs on October 13th, and Peter Matthew Bauer was recently announced as support for that show. Bauer was a founding member of the indefinitely-haitus-ing indie rock mainstays, The Walkmen. While the hiatus was definitely sad news in the…
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Everyone else is doing it, so I guess that means that we need to do it too. Yes, mom, we would jump off a bridge with everyone else if they were doing it.. because, that’s how we roll. So, we’ve broken down our lists into our favorite “national releases of 2012” and our “Nashville…
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I can’t tell you how excited I was when I first heard The Walkmen. Someone introduced me to A Hundred Miles Off after it’s release in 2006. Specifically, it was the first track “Louisiana” off that record that had me singing out loud in my cubicle. It was after hearing that song when I used…
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NPR is offering a first listen to the new record Heaven by The Walkmen. I’m a pretty big fan, and can’t wear to wear out the internet over this one. Have a listen for yourself here, and let me know what you think. We’ve got some cover art below.