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Includes Dates with Arcade Fire
Aug 16, 2010
By Brie Savard
Devendra Banhart and his backing band The Grogs have announced some fall tour dates celebrating the release of What Will We Be, Banhart's sixth full-length release (which came out last year). More
Contributors Also Include: Fleet Foxes, M. Ward, Feist, Conor Obest, Aziz Ansari, Devendra Banhart, and many others
Mar 10, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Haiti is still recovering from January's devastating earthquake. Aiding the recovery efforts is a group of musicians and artists who are auctioning off exclusive items to benefit the nation. The project, called Crafts For a Cause, is spearheaded by Binki Shapiro of Little Joy and will go live on March 15th. Among the items up for bidding, an original song by Mark Ronson, a camera painted by Drew Barrymore, and a shirt designed by M. Ward. Other artists involved include: Jenny Lewis, Tegan & Sara, Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Feist, Conor Obest, Aziz Ansari, Devendra Banhart, Cat Power, Daft Punk, Natalie Portman, The Strokes, and many others. More
Notable Versions by Thom Yorke, Atlas Sound, and Devendra Banhart
Feb 04, 2010
By Laura Studarus
On March 9, Liars (currently based in Los Angeles) will release a 2-CD version of their new album, Sisterworld. The track list for second disc has been announced and it includes remixes and re-imaginings by a host of notables, including Thom Yorke, Atlas Sound, Blonde Redhead, and Devendra Banhart. We have the track list and tour dates. More
Feb 03, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Under the Radar Best of the Decade cover artist Devandra Banhart is hitting the road in March, performing material from his sixth release, What Will We Be. We have the dates. More
The Final Cover is Revealed, As is the Rest of the Issue's Content
Dec 11, 2009
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we have been revealing a different cover artist building up to today's reveal of the final cover. More
One of the Five Cover Artists to Be Revealed Each Day This Week
Dec 10, 2009
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More
One of the Five Cover Artists to Be Revealed Each Day This Week
Dec 09, 2009
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More
One of the Five Cover Artists to Be Revealed Each Day This Week
Dec 08, 2009
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores in a couple of weeks. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More
Album Set for a Fall Release
Jun 25, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
Set for a Fall 2009 release, Devendra Banhart's sixth full-length release is now complete. More
Under the Radar articles on Those Performing This Weekend
Apr 16, 2009
By Mark Redfern
We have posted to our website select previous Under the Radar interviews with some of the great artists playing the Coachella festival this weekend. If you're heading out to the festival, then check out these interviews at the links below to either give you a primer on an unfamiliar artist or remind you why they are one of your favorites whose set you will definitely be catching. Even if you're not hitting the desert festival, this is a great collection of back issue content newly posted to the site. More
Start Weeping About Set Time Clashes Now
Apr 14, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
The set times for Coachella have finally been posted to the festival website. With a nerve-shattering 3 days to go, festival goers can finally agonize over conflicts, geography and meal times. More
Interviews
Oct 01, 2007
By Matt Fink
“I'm under the impression that it isn't nearly as eclectic as it could have been if we had included the Arabic song, the Yiddish song, the other Portuguese song, and another song..." Devendra Banhart pauses as he searches his mental rolodex for the Native American tribe whose language he adopted for another of the songs that was left off his fifth full-length release, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon. Sitting backstage at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz, CA, Banhart acknowledges no grand design in the sprawling mix of Spanish folk variants, acoustic ballads, '50s pop, and hairy rockers that compose his latest opus. Add in a little French and Portuguese, and you have an album that reflects the citizen of the world status Banhart has cultivated through years of travels. He has little concern that the album won't communicate with English-only speakers. More
Reviews
Apr 23, 2009
By Mark Redfern
On day three of Coachella My Bloody Valentine threatened to burst a thousand eardrums. As we entered the festival site around 12:30 PM they were handing out complimentary earplugs in anticipation for the aural attack. Other highlights included a blood-splattered Fucked Up, an energetic Friendly Fires, and the incredibly strange Throbbing Gristle. More
