Vampire Weekend
West Coast Music Festivals: An Update For 2021
This avalanche of acts is almost overwhelming after a year of nothin
Paul Simon Has Sold His Entire Catalog, NBC News Tries To Pick Him Apart
‘He’ll still end up a historical footnote to Dylan.’
Is Ivanka Listening To Music? Do We Even Care?
she had a punk phase in the ‘90s
Planet Earth Is Blue: My Quarantine Playlist
we are lucky: the Swedish streaming platform Spotify does exist
All Concerts In Order Of Preference For 2019
Imagine “Avatar” as a plant based human mash up
Best Of 2019: All Concerts In Order Of Preference Through November 30th, 2019
the greatest rock and roll band in the world
Best Of 2019: All Concerts In Order Of Preference Through October 31st, 2019
For all its strangeness and weaknesses, it is very, very real
Best Of 2019: All Concerts In Chronological Order Through September 30th, 2019
a relentless rock transcendence of both tightness and looseness
L.A. Burning, West Coast Picks, September 30th To October 6th
Vampire Weekend are at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday
Vampire Weekend’s “Father Of The Bride” Tour At Madison Square Garden, Friday, September 6th, 2019, Review
if they are the Vampires of any city it is New York City
Live Through This: rock nyc Top Concert Picks For The Week Of September 2nd, 2019
Donna is dead, Rostam has left the band, Ezra is rock and roll royalty through marriage
UK Top 10 Albums 5-17-19 – 5-23-19
Pushed up by the chart topping Sheeran-Bieber single
US Top 10 Albums For The Week Of May 18th, 2019
Vampire Weekend still sold a fair amount of tickets
UK Top 10 Albums 5-10-19 – 5-16-19
They all stink…
Five Songs For The Week, January 25th 2019
Brandon Blaine’s visceral shriek bends the song into Refused territory and punk fury
Shooting Concerts In 2018: Some Of My Best Photos
Shooting concerts has become a passion
My Top Ten Musical Events Of 2018
An exceptional, restless, badass performance of a man at the top of his form
Vampire Weekend At Libbey Bowl In Ojai, Sunday June 17th 2018
If joyful music had ever a name, it would be one of these bouncy Vampire Weekend songs
A Few Concerts Not To Be Missed This Summer In Los Angeles
I will have to get there very early I guess.
Rostam At Amoeba, Thursday September 14th 2017
Each song had its own unfolding beauty
Music On The Campaign Trail
As for Bernie Sanders, does it even matter what kind of music he likes?
Vampire Weekend's Private Gig At New York’s General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen On PBS 13 Sunday
I kissed Donna’s hand and spoke briefly, there was something beatific in her visage, she looked lovelier than I had ever seen her. Then I went left and went home and so did the couple. Joseph tells me that towards the end of the concert you can see Donna on the balcony looking down!
Television Lite: January 20st – January 24th, 2014
Hey hey its Vampire Weekend! Those crazy New York hipbags are big time cool now! Making the rounds on the late night circuit after playing intimate venues theyre all over the place and hitting the big festivals too. Ah, watching the kids grow up
Rolling Stone And Pitchfork Have The Same # 1 And # 2 Albums Of 2013: The Word Of The Day IS Consensus Opinion
It is not that I don’t agree that Kanye West and Vampire Weekend released great albums, I agree and both albums made my top 20 albums of 2014, it is that…
My Top 18 Albums Of 2013: # 13 – Modern Vampires Of the City – Vampire Weekend
This isn’t subtext on Modern Vampires Of The City, with its strange echo of “The Elders Of Zion”title? I still don’t see why more isn’t being made of Ezra being Jewish when it reverberates through Rolling Stones album of the year
That Was The Week Of 12-9-13 That Was
The surprise release of Beyonce couldn’t have been better timed, new albums have slowed to a crawl and the only knock out punch last week was Claptons ’74 – ’75. The new Beyonce may be as great as 4, certainly it is the best r&b album of the year.
The Best 5 Albums of 2013 According to Mary Magpie
“This album is reminiscent of their first, and that’s a great thing. They were losing momentum with Ryan Ross and Jon Walker in the band, and by them splitting, it allowed P!ATD to grow into a superband that’s gonna continue releasing fantastic music and making teen girls melt.”
Vampire Weekend At The General Society Library "The Artist Den" Taping, December 10th, 2013 Reviewed
They are reserved and smart, they are like the great surgeon with lousy bedside manner. You need both, Vampire Weekend need to give more. I remember Liam Gallagher’s quote about Oasis on stage. “We’re standing there, we’re singing our songs. What do you want us to do?” Vampire Weekend should rent “Stop Making Sense”.
Active Viewin': rock nyc's concert picks w-o 12-9-13
Vampire Weekend’s performance on PBS concert and interview “Live From The Artist Den” performance on Tuesday, in one of the best acoustic room in the city, should be absolutely great and that’s a relief. Because Vampire Weekend, who can be inconsistent on stage, weren’t all the good at Barclay Center earlier this year
The Annotated Rolling Stone Magazine Top 50 Albums Of 2013
Not that anybody asked me, and not that I am in major major contradiction, but Rolling Stone spend another year being relentless average, whiich is better I guess than being relentlessly average and avant garde a la Pitchfork.
Hear Ye: what rock nyc is listening to 12-6-13
Glitter And Gold – Rebecca Ferguson – If you don’t include 1D, Rebecca is the best chance at an artistically valid TV song contest celebrity since Kelly Clarkson, and if that seems gerrymandering for the singer, give this ballad a listen – B+
Vampire Weekend "A-Punk" Live Reviewed
“This performance in particular, the connection him and the bassist Chris make is stunning- the two share a name, and obviously a flawless sense of rhythm. “
Best Songs Through September 30th, 2013
Reflektor – Arcade Fire – It sounds like Holy Ghost plus LCD Soundsystem hit with gamma rays and turned into the incredible Hulk till it is a monster of pop awesomeness
Vampire Weekend, Solange, Sky Ferreira. At Barclay Center, Friday, September 20th, 2013
Friday night was a professional and pleasant 90 minutes by a band who can’t figure quite how to merge their concepts of God and men into a full bloodied rock show.