Tuesday, June 29, 2010 1:50PM - By Seraphina L.
GBV! GBV! Yes, you read that headline correct. Guided By Voices are reuniting and they’re playing Matador‘s 21st birthday bash in Las Vegas on October 1- 3. One of the most charismatic indie rock bands from the 90s who knew how to throw down on stage when it came to performing (and drinking) is back after their abrupt end to their endless (but great) stream of releases. Now, the only question is: Does this mean they’ll be releasing a new album?
If you thought this reunion was the greatest news you could have read all day, just wait until you put it in its entire context. Yes, GBV is reuniting and they will actually be playing a live show again (with the original ’93 – ’96 lineup) but this show of theirs also includes Pavement, Sonic Youth, Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, Yo La Tengo, and PLENTY MORE. Check the entire line up out after the jump!
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:09AM - By rossjames
Concert goers got their money’s worth at Seattle’s Moore Theatre show featuring Spoon with openers Micachu & the Shapes and Deerhunter. Britt Daniels, the lead singer and guitar player, swept up the audience the moment he walked on stage. He came out solo and began playing an acoustic version of “Me and the Bean,” from their first album with Merge Records, Girls can Tell. The lighting on the stage, for the moment, comprised of twinkle lights wrapped around and built into their gear. It was beautiful and unexpected.
Daniels followed the opener with a low-key version of “Mystery Zone,” from their newest album Transference with Eric Harvey on piano. The excitement could be felt as the crowd waited for more. Their gentle crescendo into a rock experience was genius. Their third song satisfied cravings for rock when the rest of the band-mates, Jim Eno on drums and Rob pope on Bass, joined the stage for “Written in Reverse.”
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Monday, April 19, 2010 3:10PM - By Travis Woods
Turning in a slowly-building set of their rollicking and minimalist indie rock cross-bred with a Kinks-styled rock classicism, Spoon turned in an engaging performance early Sunday evening on the Coachella Main Stage, manically bouncing from the stripped and skeletal tracks from their new album Transference (the roiling “Written in Reverse”; the pulsing “Who Makes Your Money,” which featured Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox on guitar) to the full-bodied and horn-lined closer, “The Underdog,” from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 7:30AM - By Anet Hovhanesian
Another week, another list of cheap MP3s we have found for all of you who are looking for the bargain deal on your favorite music. Most of the bands on the list below have been featured on BeatCrave (hurray!) and have albums that can be purchased for a low price on sites such as Amazon. Instead of digging around, we’ve done all the work for you and found the best bargain deals.
Check out the cheap MP3′s from Amazon this week:
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:51AM - By Seraphina L.
Spoon stopped by The Late Night Show with Conan O’Brien last night and performed their song, “Written In Reverse,” to close out the show. With all the drama happening among Leno, NBC,and O’Brien lately, the band couldn’t have picked a better song with lyrics to send a message out on life’s unexpected occurrences.
Check the performance out below!
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:46PM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
We have assembled quite the line-up of terrific artists to feature in today’s tour roundup; Spoon (above), Of Montreal, Vampire Weekend, Kings of Convenience, Beach House, The Fiery Furnaces and Xiu Xiu have all announced tour dates for 2010. Get out the calendar and start circling cities and dates, because 2010 is shaping up to be one helluva year for live music.
We’ve got all the tour dates and information below!
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Monday, November 30, 2009 9:04PM - By Seraphina L.
January 19 may be in the new year, but but Spoon is not slowing down before their release for new album Transference. They’ve dipped into new tunes earlier this year, added on a few tour dates, unveiled the tracklist, and now they are revealing the cover art and new single.
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Friday, November 20, 2009 12:02PM - By Seraphina L.
Austin, Texas-based band, Spoon, has been hard at work this year as they put the finishing touches on upcoming album, Transference. Although they had tested out a few of the new songs out on the road earlier this year in May, the band has just announced that they will begin a tour in support of the album which is slated for release on January 26, 2010.
They’ll most likely be playing “Got Nuffin” which you may have already heard through their EP released after their 2007 album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, among the rest of the other Transference tunes. Check the first batch of tour dates out below!
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009 2:00PM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
Indie-rockers Spoon will premiere new material from their forthcoming seventh album during a return to their native Austin, TX, in July for a three-night festival dubbed SpoonX3.
The SpoonX3 performances, set for July 9-11, will take place at the outdoor venue Stubb’s Amphitheater; each night will feature Spoon’s hand-picked guests, including …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Low, Dale Watson, Atlas Sound and the Strange Boys.
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