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Reader track premiere: Willis Earl Beal connects with Sharkula for the spooky “Sad Sam”

by Leor Galil August 14, 2013August 19, 2021

We’re not only premiering the one-off tune featuring two idiosyncratic local musicians, we’re also giving it away for free!

Posted inBlogs

The Flipside: a party for audiophiles

by Leor Galil November 30, 2012August 19, 2021

This Saturday bring your favorite record to Town Hall Pub, play it for the masses, and maybe exchange numbers with a fellow music fanatic

Posted inBlogs

Exclusive: Watch Willis Earl Beal on From the Basement

by Leor Galil November 14, 2012August 19, 2021

We’ve got an exclusive stream of Willis Earl Beal’s performance on Nigel Godrich’s acclaimed TV show

Posted inBlogs

Best shows to see: Divine Fits, Double Negative, Cat Power, and more

by Miles Raymer October 25, 2012August 19, 2021

Indie legends with a new group and a new sound, plus off-the-rails punk and synapse-searing Nintendo rock

Posted inBlogs

Two more CMJ standouts: Mac DeMarco and Ratking

by Miles Raymer October 22, 2012August 19, 2021

Easygoing garage pop and something quite the opposite

Posted inBlogs

Grab Willis Earl Beal’s new free EP, Principles of a Protagonist

by Leor Galil October 4, 2012August 19, 2021

Formerly local singer-songwriter Willis Earl Beal rolls out an EP that shows a different side of his eccentric style

Cult-comedy figure David Liebe Hart
Posted inMusic

Please don’t stare

by Miles Raymer October 3, 2012August 19, 2021

Outsider musicians like David Liebe Hart are a sort of litmus test for fans of the bizarre

Posted inBlogs

Today in outsider antifolk: Breatherholes

by Leor Galil September 14, 2012August 19, 2021

This Austin-based antifolk artist recorded in an RV and shares the spirit of Willis Earl Beal

Posted inBlogs

Last week on the Bleader, part two: loud, quiet, loud

by Tal Rosenberg April 2, 2012August 19, 2021

Silence! Noise! All last week on the Bleader

Posted inBlogs

North American exclusive: Album stream of Willis Earl Beal’s Acousmatic Sorcery

by Leor Galil March 29, 2012August 19, 2021

Listen to all of Willis Earl Beal’s forthcoming XL debut, Acousmatic Sorcery.

The Promise Ring
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Pitchfork predictions, round two

by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson February 29, 2012August 19, 2021

More Pitchfork picks, emo people watching at the Promise Ring, and new orch-pop from Panoramic & True

Posted inBlogs

And the Pitchfork lineup announcements begin

by Kevin Warwick February 28, 2012August 19, 2021

So far the Pitchfork Music Festival’s lineup features Feist, Liturgy, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Willis Earl Beal, and more.

Posted inMusic

The Boss taps Willis Earl Beal

by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson February 16, 2012August 19, 2021

The latest on Willis Earl Beal, Thirds, Stripped & Chewed Music, and Bare Mutants

Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Pitchfork predictions, round one

by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson January 19, 2012August 19, 2021

Pitchfork predictions, a fund-raiser for DJ Jonathan Toubin, and a new album from Bobby Conn

Posted inBlogs

Willis Earl Beal at Tomorrow Never Knows

by Leor Galil January 15, 2012August 19, 2021

Willis Earl Beal looked cool and comfortable in his first live performance since signing to XL imprint Hot Charity.

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