Tag Archives: Okkervil River

Rankstravaganza: My 15 favorite albums of 2011

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

The album is dead. Long live the album. Increasingly, my listening habits tend to revolve around individual tracks, so I tried to adjust my year-end list-making accordingly by making My 30 Favorite Tracks of 2011 the primary entry in this … Continue reading →

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Rankstravaganza: My 30 favorite tracks of 2011

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I don’t know about you, but for me, 2011 was not a year of discovery. Most of the songs that bubbled their way to the top of my most-played tracks from last year were by bands I already knew and … Continue reading →

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Halftime Report: My favorite 15 tracks of 2011 thus far

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

I realize I may need to turn in my official Snobby Blogger membership card, but the iTunes play-count function doesn’t lie. Continue reading →

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Report From the Show (with photos): Okkervil River, Titus Andronicus and Julianna Barwick at the Fox Theater in Oakland, 06.22.11

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

I can never quite figure out whether I love Okkervil River or just like Okkervil River. I always think the Austin, Texas, indie rock band’s albums are great on first listen, but after a year or so, there are usually … Continue reading →

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Amazon MP3 Store begs the question: How much Gregorian chant is too much?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

Ninety-nine essential Gregorian chants??? I would argue that the number of Gregorian chants any music collection requires is one at most. Any more than that is inessential. Continue reading →

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Going On Sale: System of a Down, Josh Groban and other major Bay Area concerts

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

Oh, your mom is going to looooove this edition of Going On Sale (the bestest, most comprehensivest, easiestest-to-use listing of recently announced Bay Area concerts). How will she ever choose between seeing Josh Groban or Rod Stewart croon his way … Continue reading →

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