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Photo by Drew KatchenTuba-voiced depressive Bill Callahan used to call himself Smog, but he's been going by his given name ever since 2007's Woke on a Whaleheart. That change in moniker was supposed to signal a transition to happier music (or, at least, to less cripplingly bitter music), but in the time since Whaleheart, he broke up with Joanna Newsom, and now she's going out with fucking Andy Samberg. So we'll see just how committed to positivity Callahan still is on April 14, when his longtime label Drag City releases Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle, Callahan's second album under his government name. That grammatically convoluted title makes its own kind of sense. Eagles, after all, don't generally have to worry about losing their girlfriends to sketch comics.
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It spans three weeks, about as many performing arts genres as you can muster, and all kinds of venues in the most populous city in Australia. And as you might imagine, the lineup for the Sydney Festival-- going down all over Sydney, Australia January 10-31, 2009-- is quite a thing to behold. Santogold, Bon Iver, Bill Callahan, Sharon Jones and t...
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On this 3xCD anthology Christian Kiefer, Jefferson Pitcher, and J. Matthew Gerken write songs for each of the 43 U.S. presidents. Among the many guests are Bill Callahan, Califone, and Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart.read more
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SCORE!? You can say that again. The brass at Merge Records have revealed quite a few more of the folks laying covers and remixes of their favorite Merge catalog classics on subscribers to the label's 20th anniversary SCORE! box set series-- which, to recap, is due to include 14 celeb-curated comps of Merge favorites, a covers disc, a remix colle...
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Sam Fogarino of Interpol favors selflessness! Sam Prekop of the Sea and Cake appreciates his own autonomy! Dan Snaith of Caribou loves math! Torquil Campbell of Stars likes love! Lambchop's Kurt Wagner likes eggs with his breakfast! These revelations from some of indie rock's bigger names come from 99Matters, a German website centered around ask...
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Bill Callahan: Maps North American tour
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Bill Callahan has unveiled a string of dates to support the release of his new album 'Woke On A Whaleheart'. The US indie hero will play 11 dates, including a stop at New York's Highline Ballroom on September 7.
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