 Birdie Busch 2007-02-05Birdie's 2nd album for Bar/None Penny Arcade is out now. You can order the album direct from us or at any fine retailer. Click here to see Birdie on Philly's ABC-TV and footage from a recent North Star Bar performance where she performs 3 songs from her upcoming Bar/None release Penny Arcade. Go to www.myspace.com/birdiebusch and dig her rendition of the Steve Miller's Wild Mountain Honey while you're there. Click here to listen to a May 2006 interview and live performance by Birdie on World Cafe. |
 Oppenheimer 2007-02-05The first video from Oppenheimer's sophomore release is now up at our Media page. Take the Whole Midrange and Boost It Bar/None is truly stoked for the release of Oppenheimer's second album, Take the Whole Midrange and Boost It. Alarm Press says that Oppenheimer "continues their disarming fascination with synthesizer fuzz and boisterous, bright pop. The album combines the admitted influences of Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, and My Bloody Valentine with the spirited harmonies and concise compositions of Brian Wilson." Twelve new songs including a guest appearance from Matt Caughtran from thrash punk god-heads, The Bronx. Available everywhere June 3, 2008. Visit the Shows page to see all of their dates opening for They Might Be Giants! Click here to listen to the band's recent set on the great WOXY. Click here to view a Fuji Film tv commercial using an Oppenheimer song that airs in Europe. This is not a Test was used in the closing minutes of the hit ABC-TV show Ugly Betty ("Secretaries Day") Recent press can be found at BBC America and Spin Go to www.myspace.com/oppenheimer for more info and all of the goings-on with them including their winter 08 tour with TMBG. Don't forget to view their video for Saturday Looks Bad To Me over at our Media page. |
 The Sharp Things 2007-05-17Head over to TheSharpThings.com to hear A Moveable Feast in its entirety, complete with lyrics! Click here to listen to the entire WOXY/Lounge Acts session with The Sharp Things where they performed 5 songs with an interview in between. Click here to read a glowing review of A Moveable Feast over at Spin.com and click here for a review at Weehawken's finest, Jersey Beat. Brian LaRue over at the New Haven Advocate gave a glowing review of the record. The Sharp Things new album A Moveable Feast will be released on June 26th. You can catch a recent article on them at The Deli Magazine and vote for the band as artists of the month while you're there. Also tune into WBZC on Sunday June 17th to hear a live radio session and interview. And a great review of A Moveable Feastover at Berkeley Place. Head over to our Media section to see live performances of The Sharp Things including a live version of Cruel Thing as heard on our player. |
 Architecture In Helsinki 2007-02-05Click here to watch the Sprint commercial featuring Souvenirs from AIH's debut album Fingers Crossed. Also for the increasingly curious, click here to see the behind the scenes on the making of the "Dreams" Sprint commercial. We Died, They Remixed, They're (Almost) Gone Architecture in Helsinki's limited edition We Died, They Remixed, re-imagined renditions of every song from AIH's second Bar/None disc, In Case We Die...–is almost gone. We've been watching supplies dwindle every day, so order directly at www.bar-none.com or from your favorite independent CD purveyor. For those of you over the whole “bricks and mortar“ thing, you can order We Died, They Remixed as a digital download via iTunes. Among the highlights of the disc are a dance-floor-ready remix of Do The Whirlwind from Hot Chip, a rap version of Need To Shout from Mocky and a dreamy pop take on Maybe You Can Owe Me from Qua. Head over to our Media page to see videos of It'5!, Wishbone, and Do the Whirlwind from In Case We Die For the latest info on AIH, go to www.architectureinhelsinki.com or www.myspace.com/aihmusic |
 Michael Hearst 2007-06-05Head over here to read Wired's interview and take on Michael's SFICT. Believe it or not, here's George Stephanopoulos from ABC News introducing Michael's album here. Video is over in the upper right hand corner. Michael was recently featured on NBC's Today Show along with clips of his record release party at the Housing Works Used Book Cafe. Watch it here: Click here to listen to Michael being interviewed by Terry Gross for her nationally syndicated radio program, Fresh Air. Check out the New York Times article on him. Click here to listen to Michael interviewed by WNYC/Soundcheck's John Schaefer from his May 17th radio program. Click here to listen to NPR's piece on the album. Recent article including Michael's favorite ice cream can be found at Venuszine.com. Gothamist article here. Watch Michael Hearst build his own ice cream pushcart, and then wheel it over to Barbes in Park Slope, Brooklyn for his debut show. This video features the songs One For Doran and What's Your Favorite Flavor For more info on the album please visit Michael's site at www.songsforicecreamtrucks.com or at MySpace.com/SongsForIceCreamTrucks. |
 The Slip 2007-03-28Live videos over at our Media page of The SLIP performing in Canada for MTV Live. Head over to Spinner.com to see some exclusive live footage of The Slip at Barrymore's (Ottawa, Ontario) performing Airplane/Primitive, Even Rats, and If One of Us Should Fall. Hear five exclusive live tracks on Daytrotter including a cover of The Who's Baba O'Riley. Don't forget to swing by Vanity Fair Online and check out The Slipping Point, a feature article about the band's recent successes and the new record that they describe as "a complex, compelling opus". And for those of you who missed the episode of Grey's Anatomy where The Slip's Life In Disguise was used in the background... |
 Hotel Lights 2007-10-05Head over to the Media section to see the new video for A.M. Slow Golden Hit directed by Myke Adams. |
 Of Montreal 2007-02-05Given their recent release (Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?) and the unanimous praise this remarkable album has received, we thought we should point out our fabulous early albums by the esteemed Of Montreal. All three albums are available at our store atwww.bar-none.com, at any fine independent retailer or digitally through iTunes: iTunes/Cherry Peel iTunes/The Gay Parade iTunes/Horse and Elephant Eatery |
 The Spinto Band 2007-04-30Click here to listen to the Daytrotter session, including previously unreleased songs like Ain't That The Truth, Needlepoint, Cat's Pajamas, as well as a version of Oh Mandy. Check it out!  recently filmed The Spinto Band at a March 31st gig at Luna Lounge in Brooklyn. You can watch the whole concert by visiting the Baeble site - click here. You can even buy it to keep forever either as a DVD or high-quality download.
NPR Piece Click here to hear the band weigh in on music used in TV commercials on NPR's Morning Edition. Click here to hear WC's David Dye interview the band and four World Cafe live tracks. Videos for Oh Mandy, Brown Boxes, and Mountains can now all be found in our Media section. And click here to see the band play Oh Mandy at a French Cafe. |
Saturday, September 29, 2007 Joe's Pub in the Park David Driver sings the songs of Scott Walker, easily the most respected and least known artist of his generation. Walker, the enigmatic and influential subject of the soon-to-be-released documentary film 30 Century Man, is ripe for re-discovery and downtown chanteur David Driver (seen alongside Deborah Harry and Elvis Costello in Roy Nathanson's Fire at Keaton's Bar and Grill and as a regular vocalist with the Losers' Lounge) is the singer for the job. Walker's gritty glam lyrics, passionate crooning and Dada arrangements are late-twentieth-century music's road not taken; the streetwise luster and gravity of Driver's voice make him uniquely qualified to resurrect these urban songs. The songbook includes the classics "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore," "Montague Terrace (In Blue)," "It's Raining Today," and the inimitable "Thanks for Chicago, Mr. James." For more info please visit www.joespub.com/pubinthepark or call 212-967-7555 |
 El Ten Eleven 2007-12-07Click here to listen to PRI's Studio 360 radio show on the recent documentary Helvetica which also features the music of El Ten Eleven. |
 Esquivel 2007-07-16After a brief absence, the classic first compilation of Juan Garcia Esquivel is back up for sale at our store. Space Age Bachelor Pad Music is a mandatory requirement for your music collection, no excuses. |
 Burnside Project 2007-04-17Click here to view Jacob Hensberry's video for Cue The Pulse To Begin at his website Here to see And So It Goes And here to see Only Ordinary All three videos can also be seen in our Media section. |
Head over to the Media page to see Bar/None's very own Glenn Morrow in action in Rage to Live's "Enough is Never Enough" from their self-titled debut album. The video also has on drums Hoboken's Chris Butler. |
 Petra Haden 2006-11-22Click here to listen to an archived interview with Petra Haden on World Cafe Petra Haden conducts a female chorus in an a cappella version of The Who's I Can See For Miles recorded at the Ford Theatre at YouTube Head over to our Media page to see a live version of "Mary Anne with the Shakey Hand" recorded at NYC's Joe's Pub. Petra's take on Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" from the "Guilt By Association" compilation: |
 Langley Schools Music Project 2007-03-14Langley Schools Music Project item in The Onion ("14 cover songs that are better than the originals"). Click here www.avclub.com. Check out this great interview with Hans Fenger and what life brought to the girl who sang Desperado. Click here NPR. |
Tindersticks video for City Sickness now up in our Media section. The Tindersticks 1st album and Nenette Et Boni are no longer on Bar/None Records. For further info please visit www.tindersticks.co.uk |
The video for Jimmy Carter Says Yes! is up in our Media section. Also two other politically slanted videos Brian did over at YouTube well worth watching. Buckle Down with Nixon Vote for Newman |
 Evan Dando 2007-06-11Check out Evan's video for Stop My Head over at our Media page . |
 Mosquitos 2003-08-16The Mosquitos -- a group made up of New Yorkers and one Brazilian -- are making their mark with a combination of indie pop and bossa nova. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports. Click here NPR And don't forget to check the Media section for Mosquitos videos. |
 Puffy Amiyumi 2007-07-31 |
 Yo La Tengo 2007-06-05At long last you can all see the rarely seen music video for Yo La Tengo's The Summer from Bar/None's Fakebook album over in our Media section. |
At long last you can finally view the video for Hypnotist from their 2nd album, "I Never Even Asked For Light" featuring Mike Mogis, Ted Stevens and the rest of the boys over in our Media section. |
Head over to our Media page to see some great rare videos of The Embarrassment including Beautiful Day, Don't Choose The Wrong Song, Celebrity Art Party and I'm a Don Juan. |
 Va-american Song-Poem 2003-06-28NPR's Scott Simon reports that "these unassuming ads hint at a rung in the music business that may often be overlooked on the climb to the top. People that put their heart, souls, and often their savings into recordings they hope would change their lives." Click here NPR And click here for the PBS/Independent Lens feature on the Song-Poem story PBS |
 Drink Me 2005-11-08Drink Me: 'The Quietest Rock 'n' Roll Ever Made' by Trey Kay Day to Day November 8, 2005 The unique sound of the band Drink Me consists of guitars, ukuleles and the rhythmic rubbing of a Fanta soda bottle. Its songs explore topics from singing clams and sleeping accordions to heart attacks and Grant's Tomb. Producer Trey Kay reports on the quirky, poetic duo that plays music billed as "the quietest rock 'n' roll ever made." Click here to listen. And at long last you can finally view the video for Ines from their debut album over in our Media section. |
 Hannah Marcus 2004-06-18Click here to listen to an archived interview with host David Garland on WNYC's Spinning on Air |
 Kathy McCarty 2007-07-31 |
 Swimming Pool Qs 2003-08-13Click here for an archived review of The Swimming Pool Qs by Richard Gehr in the Village Voice |
 Vinicius Cantuaria 2004-07-25Vinicius Cantuaria Freshens Brazil's Tropicalia Weekend Edition Sunday, July 25, 2004 NPR's Liane Hansen spoke with singer-songwriter Vinicius Cantuaria, who puts a fresh spin on Brazilian music with his new CD, Horse and Fish. Click here to listen NPR |
 Eszter Balint 2004-07-11Eszter Balint, Actress and Musician Weekend Edition Sunday July 11, 2004 Eszter Balint has had roles in a number of films, including director Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise. These days, Balint sings and writes songs more than she acts. Her new CD is called Mud. Karen Michel has this profile. Click here to listen. |