The past fifteen years have seen a lot of changes in the music world. Napster, iTunes, the resurgence of vinyl (and for some reason cassettes). One of the few constants has been the quality of Okkervil River. Will Sheff and the rest of his Austin crew have put out hit after hit since ’98, and Silver Gymnasium is no exception. Their consistency in this era … Continue reading Okkervil River-The Silver Gymnasium
Where has Bill Fay been all my life? It’s a serious question that I hope one day to have all the answers to. For now, I’m stuck with this amazing album that seems to have come out of nowhere with nothing to do but smile and be grateful. From 1967 to 1971, Fay was a working singer/songwriter in England who put out two records that … Continue reading Bill Fay-Life Is People
Okkervil River is one of those bands that I would see just about anywhere for just about any price. When we went down to SxSw in March, we stood in line for over an hour to get into an afternoon show they were headlining, and the bands before them all went long so they could only play for 20 minutes or so. It was disappointing, … Continue reading Felice Brothers And Okkervil River, The Vic 9/22/11
This album has me all torn up. Upon the first listen, my only feeling was one of disappointment. I caught Okkervil River at SXSW and they played a couple songs off of this record, and I thought they were great. Hearing them through my iPod, the songs seemed to have lost a lot of their power. But, in more recent spins, I find that the … Continue reading Okkervil River-I Am Very Far
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