Tagged: the national
The National, Solange, Icona Pop to Play Laneway Festival Detroit
Sigur Ros, The National, Solange, Icona Pop, Chvrches and Run the Jewels (Killer Mike and El-P) will play The Laneway Festival Detroit. Taking place at Meadow Brook in Rochester Hills, MI on September 14th, it’s … read more »
Live: The National Play “Sorrow” for Six Hours at MoMA PS1
Sheltered in the big top of MoMA PS1’s VW Dome on Sunday afternoon, The National played for six hours. While that’s a fairly long gig even by Bruce Springsteen standards, the event was made especially … read more »
Hear A New Song from The National: "You Were A Kindness" or :(((((
If you were feeling bummed out today for any reason—we hear that Mercury just went into retrograde or something—this song will make you feel ten times worse. The National must have an extensive catalog of … read more »
Tent Posts: Lollapalooza Day 3
There must be some implicit contract between festival promoters and Mother Nature saying that a festival is not complete without just a touch of mud. And sure enough Sunday morning, the final day of Lollapalooza, … read more »
Members of The National To Release Recording Of BAM Art Show
The Long Count, a multimedia performance that took place last fall at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, was pretty much the Moby Dick of multimedia shows. The central theme? The origins of time. The show … read more »
Tent Posts: Bonnaroo, Day 2
The second day of Bonnaroo is the day you feel the most insane. The first day it’s all awe and wonder, and by the third day you have your bearings. But on the second day, … read more »
Sufjan Stevens Working On New Record With The National
Yesterday, we saw actual proof The Strokes were playing live shows as a seemingly functional band. Today, The National’s Bryce Dessner brings promises Sufjan is working on his new album in their studio. While Sufjan … read more »
Watch The National Bug Out at BAM
Over the weekend, The National played a show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music —an old venue appropriate for a band whose most recent album, High Violet, plumbs the depths of adult romance under murky … read more »
The National Play Letterman, Take Sufjan Along for the Ride
Wow. And to think that people find this band boring
The National's Matt Berninger Does His Best Blue Steel For New Video
The National’s rise has brought with it some pretty interesting side effects, most notably Matt Berninger morphing from stubbled Brooklynite to GQ model, as he is in this “Bloodbuzz Ohio” clip. Lots of great product.
