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A to Z Countdown To MidPoint: Okkervil River

nate — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:51:49 +0000

Okkervil River Austin, Texas Indie Rock Friday, September 23 9:30 pm Grammer’s Through the thick of it all, just one of the founding members of Okkervil River still remains with the band today. That sole remaining member, lead singer Will Sheff, initially formed the band in New Hampshire circa 1998 with some old high school buddies, Zach Thomas …

Bonnaroo 2009 Artist: Okkervil River

nate — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:10:00 +0000

For the past ten years, Austin’s Okkervil River is finally climbing the latter, to becoming an integral part of a new breed of indie-folk bands like the Decemberists, Conor Oberst and the National. In 2006, they signed with Virgin/EMI Records. It wasn’t until their fourth album, 2007′s The Stage Names, where Okkervil River started earning …