#35: The Head and the Heart @ Forecastle [Original Post] I’d heard a song or two by Head and the Heart going into their show at Forecastle, but I’ll admit that I was really just seeing them because there wasn’t a lot of competition for their time slot at Forecastle. But just like what happens [...]

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I arrived at Cosmic Charlies at 8:40pm to hear from a friend that Will Oldham had been playing for quite some time. In fact, when I walked in he announced “we have two songs left.” My jaw dropped and my blood began to boil. How on Earth could this have been allowed to happen? Since [...]

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I hadn’t read the details on Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s Now Here’s My Plan album, but WLFY had a lot of the details. It’s got reworkings of classic Will Oldham tunes including this classic track, “I See a Darkness.” Watch the video at the New York Times

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Here’s the music video for “Quail and Dumplings” off Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s upcoming album Wolfroy Goes to Town (out Oct 2011 on Drag City). Even though we’ve come to expect great things from him, this song really blew me away. This might be my favorite release of his in a while if the rest of [...]

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OK. I hate running rumors, but this one seems pretty legit. LEO Weekly just ran a blog post announcing that a new Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy album would be out in October. I find this very easy to believe because BPB is exceptionally prolific, LEO is based in his hometown and the art they selected for [...]

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LEO has the heads up on an upcoming Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy show. Will Oldham is going to be at the Clifton Center on Sunday Oct 9 at 8pm. More details on the way, but you can go ahead and ask off work now.

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Maybe it’s the crazy side of me, but I just love that Will Oldham is putting out a single called “There Is No God” to benefit some charities. Sure, he’s pairing it with the b-side “God Is Love,” but it still makes me laugh inside. “There Is No God” / “God Is Love” will be [...]

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How cool is it that beyond-established veteran Will Oldham is teaming up with the fresh faces of Phantom Family Halo to put out a four-song EP this month? “Very cool” is the answer. Very cool. MP3: Bonnie Prince Billy + Phantom Family Halo – The Mindeater I’m not going to lie to you good people: [...]

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