the swell season

Bloggy Goodness: Great GoogaMooga Schedule

Jeffrey Greenblatt May 10, 2012 No Comments

Two big stories from Bonnaroo / Great GoogaMooga organizers Superfly Presents.

Tour Dates: Down And Dirty

Jeffrey Greenblatt April 10, 2012 No Comments

Brooklyn’s Dirty Projectors have lined up a two-month tour.

Bloggy Goodness: Glen Hansard Goes Solo

Jeffrey Greenblatt April 5, 2012 No Comments

Glen Hansard reveals the details behind his solo debut, Rhythm and Repose.

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Marketa Goes Back to NYC

Jeffrey Greenblatt October 3, 2011 No Comments

Marketa Irglova storybook rise to fame began at the age of 17 with her starring role as “Girl”, alongside Glen Hansard, front man of Irish folk-rockers The Frames, in the

Bloggy Goodness: Vomitgate Update

Jeffrey Greenblatt August 4, 2011 2 Comments

The fallout from this past weekend’s Vomitgate continues to bring some more less then wanted attention on the Kings Of Leon. First came the news that the cancellation of the

Coachella 2011: The Lineup

Scott Bernstein January 19, 2011 No Comments

The lineup for this year’s Coachella dropped early this morning and it’s no joke. Goldenvoice put together a well-rounded bill that starts with headliners Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon, The Strokes and Kanye West and includes HT faves The Felice Brothers, Tame Impala and Trampled By Turtles.

Here’s a look at the lineup in poster form…

Coachella 2011 takes place at Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA on April 15 – 17. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 AM PST.

READ ON for an A to Z (or ! to Z) rundown of the bill…

Bloggy Goodness: Once The Musical

Jeffrey Greenblatt January 13, 2011 No Comments

With the runaway success of the film Once, it’s really no surprise that it would eventually be adapted for the Great White Way. The stage version of the 2006 flick,

Pullin’ ‘Tubes: The Frames Turn 20

Jeffrey Greenblatt November 29, 2010 No Comments

Over the last few years Glen Hansard has been riding the tidal wave of success that followed in the footsteps of the 2007 movie Once. The unexpected popularity of the

Bloggy Goodness: The Avetts Go Live

Jeffrey Greenblatt September 2, 2010 No Comments

The Avett Brothers have been on a seemingly non-stop tour ever since releasing the critically acclaimed I And Love And You last September. So it really should come as no

Vid: The Swell Season – Two-Headed Boy

Jeffrey Greenblatt August 16, 2010 No Comments

For the last six months The Onion’s A.V. Club has invited 25 bands to stop by their Chicago office to take part in their A.V. Undercover series, where 25 different songs were chosen and once a song was performed it was crossed off the list till they were all done. With just four songs remaining The Swell Season took on the tall task of covering Neutral Milk Hotel’s Two-Headed Boy. READ ON to check out the results…