Grizzly Bear & Final Fantasy To Perform With BK Philharmonic

Deets are as follows:

Brooklyn Academy Of Music
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
February 28, 2009 (8PM)

Tix are on sale 10/20.

Further info can be found here.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - On A Neck...

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Grizzly Bear & Beirut Announce Intimate Obama Benefit Gig

Friday 10/17 @ NYC's Horticultural Society (8PM).

Entry fee is $100 a head.

Nico Muhly will also be appearing on the bill.

For further info, head here.

UPDATE: This is a private invite only event!

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Shift (Acoustic)

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Grizzly Bear Frontman Picks 'Gayest LPs Of All Time'

In response to last week's list...

Here's what Ed Droste selected:

10. Edie Brickell - Shooting...
9. Hole - Live Through This
8. Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
7. The Breeders - Pod
6. Janet Jackson - Rhythm...
5. Madonna - Like A Prayer
4. Deee Lite - World Clique
3. Jeff Buckley - Grace
2. Pixies - Doolittle
1. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville

View more individual faves here.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Shift (Acoustic)

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Jonny Greenwood: Grizzly Bear Is My Fave Band

It's nice to know that the love is mutual.

Read J's full declaration at The Quietus.

Visit Grizzly Bear on MySpace.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

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Grizzly Bear Frontman Chats Radiohead Tour With Vindy

Here's what Ed Droste had to say in this week's interview: *It's always been kind of a joke with our band like 'Yeah, we're going to go on tour with Radiohead someday'. And everyone would laugh, like that's the most unrealistic thing ever. And then they released In Rainbows and our booking agent submitted us for it. We didn't hear anything for a long time. Then the next thing we heard they chose us. I guess they don't even take submissions and they pick whomever they want. I still can't believe it. Like I have a weird fear and there's going to be a last minute cancellation. It's surreal.*

Read the full piece here.

Ed recently shared his summer playlist.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Live On KEXP

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #736

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

A brand new tune performed last night on Letterman!

Visit Grizzly Bear on MySpace.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

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Grizzly Bear Announces Brooklyn Benefit Gig

Deets are as follows:

Saturday, August 9th @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg

Part of the proceeds will benefit The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation flood relief. Bowery Presents will also be donating $1 per ticket sold in addition to the band's donation to the foundation. Tix are on sale this Thursday.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Shift (Acoustic)

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Grizzly Bear Frontman Gardens, Shares Summer Playlist

Ed Droste hearts the following tunes:

The Chap - Carlos Walter Wendy Stanley
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
The Embassy - Some Indulgence
Sparks - When I'm With You
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
Atlas Sound - Activation
Bel Biv Devoe - Gangsta

Read his latest blog entry here.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - On A Neck...

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Grizzly Bear Adds Non-Radiohead Dates To Summer Trek

Catch the Brooklyn-based band at:

Jul 31 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
Aug 2 - Louisville, KY - 930 Listening Room
Aug 7 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theater
Aug 11 - Washington, DC - 6th & I Synagogue
Aug 14 - Boston, MA - Museum Of Fine Arts

For ticket info, head here.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Shift (Acoustic)

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #649

Grizzly Bear - While You Wait... (Live On KCRW)

Watch Monday's performance of the tune on Conan here.

Visit Grizzly Bear at the band's official site.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - While You... (Live On KCRW)

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Grizzly Bear Visits Conan

Enjoy last night's outstanding performance of 'While You Wait For The Others' below.


MP3: Grizzly Bear - Shift (Acoustic)

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Grizzly Bear Visits Craig Ferguson

Enjoy last night's performance of Yellow House's 'Knife' below. MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Grizzly Bear - Knife (Girl Talk Remix)

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Grizzly Bear To Perform With Paul Simon

The pair will duet on Simon's 'greatest American tunes'.

Apr 27 @ Brooklyn's BAM Howard Gilman Opera House.

Tickets on sale 2/11 (2/4 for BAM members).

Further info can be found here.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - On A Neck, On A Spit

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #276

DNTEL - To A Fault [James Rutledge Mix]

Many thanks to Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste.

He posted the following reworking on his blog last week.

Learn more about James Rutledge here.

MP3: DNTEL - To A Fault (feat. Grizzly Bear) [JR Mix]

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #214

Grizzly Bear - Live On KEXP

Setlist:

Plans

Little Brother

Knife

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Live On KEXP

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Grizzly Bear's Conan Appearance Canceled

The band shares the news in a MySpace bulletin:

*well,... it happened. CONAN OFFICIALLY CANCELED... thanks to the writer's strike. oh well. hopefully we'll get another date. We were really looking forward to it! Only time will tell... in the meantime, I sure do hope Tina Fey gets the extra residuals on her online sales of 30rock!*

MP3: Grizzly Bear - On A Neck, On A Spit

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #196

Grizzly Bear vs. The Knife, by PARRKA - Heartbeats/Knife

Learn more about PARRKA here.

Enjoy a fabulous mash-up below.

Split image courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan.

MP3: PARRKA - Heartbeats/Knife

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Grizzly Bear: Conan, Final Show Of The Year & The Future

Here's the dirt courtesy of the band's MySpace blog: *Hey all. We are excited to announce we will be playing on Conan O'Brien the night of our EP release, nov 6th. Also, our last show for a while on Nov 3rd is an EARLY ONE - doors at 6:3o, Michael Harrison at 7:30, Us at 8:30, of course this could change but I just wanted to make sure you all knew. It will be our first headlined sit down NYC show, which we are really excited about. After that it'll be a long time of writing and recording and maybe a bit of relaxation.*

Read more on GB's official site here.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Reprise (acoustic)

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #126

Grizzly Bear - Shift (acoustic)

The original version can be found on Horn Of Plenty.

I happen to prefer this arrangement.

More GB remixes and live sessions can be downloaded here.

MP3: Grizzly Bear - Shift (acoustic)

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Feist Visits Letterman With A Little Help From Her Friends

See below to catch '1, 2, 3, 4' as performed by Feist on last night's taping of Letterman with some additional support from an indie all-star chorus featuring: Grizzly Bear, A.C. Newman (of The New Pornographers), Mates Of State, Broken Social Scene (including Kevin Drew), and various members of The National. Is Feist the new Polyphonic Spree?


MP3: Feist - 1, 2, 3, 4

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