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Submitted by: jaah lahmacun
Beirut
It was during one of these evenings that he was first exposed to Balkan music (notably including the Boban Markovic Orkestar), blasting from the upstairs apartment. Condon ended up with the Serbian artists all night, going through albums country by country, note for note.
The EPs and the albums by Beirut are largely the work of Zach Condon, a young Santa Fe, New Mexico native.
Condon has recorded before: when he was fifteen and under the name of Realpeople, he made an electronic record, fashioned after his love for The Magnetic Fields. Condon was a straight-A student until he dropped out at the age of 16 to travel Europe in a drunken haze, cavorting and partying with the locals wherever he ended up.
The first album under the Beirut moniker, Gulag Orkestar (2006), was the direct result of what he learned that night. While it may sound like an entire Balkan orchestra playing modern songs as mournful ballads and upbeat marches, the album was performed and recorded almost entirely by Condon alone. He did so on Pro Tools while skipping school in Albuquerque and at Sea Side Studios in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Jeremy Barnes added percussion and some violin overlays.
It was during one of these evenings that he was first exposed to Balkan music (notably including the Boban Markovic Orkestar), blasting from the upstairs apartment. Condon ended up with the Serbian artists all night, going through albums country by country, note for note.
The EPs and the albums by Beirut are largely the work of Zach Condon, a young Santa Fe, New Mexico native.
Condon has recorded before: when he was fifteen and under the name of Realpeople, he made an electronic record, fashioned after his love for The Magnetic Fields. Condon was a straight-A student until he dropped out at the age of 16 to travel Europe in a drunken haze, cavorting and partying with the locals wherever he ended up.
The first album under the Beirut moniker, Gulag Orkestar (2006), was the direct result of what he learned that night. While it may sound like an entire Balkan orchestra playing modern songs as mournful ballads and upbeat marches, the album was performed and recorded almost entirely by Condon alone. He did so on Pro Tools while skipping school in Albuquerque and at Sea Side Studios in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Jeremy Barnes added percussion and some violin overlays.
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2012
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:34:01
VENUE: Empire Polo Club 81-800 Avenue 5, Indio, United States 92201
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2012
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:08:01
VENUE: Empire Polo Club 81-800 Avenue 5, Indio, United States 92201
Sasquatch! Music Festival 2012
Fri, 25 May 2012 22:12:01
VENUE: Gorge Amphitheatre 754 Silica Road NW, George, United States 98824
Primavera Sound 2012
Wed, 30 May 2012 15:49:01
VENUE: Parc del Fòrum Plaça de Llevant, Barcelona, Spain 08019
Field Day 2012
Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:53:01
VENUE: Victoria Park Victoria Park, London, United Kingdom E9
Hurricane Festival 2012
Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:11:01
VENUE: Eichenring Eichenring, Scheeßel, Germany 27383
The Hurricane Festival
Hurricane is a rockfestival which takes place annually since 1997. The festival ground is near Scheeßel on a motorcycle speedway
The Hurricane Festival means three days of music on two separate stages. Bungy-jump, Basaar, international food, games and a party tent on the camping ground.
The camping grounds are close to the festival ground, which closes during the night. Breakfast stands are at the camping grounds. The distance between train station, camping ground and festival ground are quite short - about one two kilometers.
You can reach cash counters and drugstores by foot in Scheeßel.
Camping grounds and parking lots are separated, you cannot park your car next to your tent. If you travel with a campingmobile or motorcycle, you will be guided to separate camping grounds.
Hurricane is a rockfestival which takes place annually since 1997. The festival ground is near Scheeßel on a motorcycle speedway
The Hurricane Festival means three days of music on two separate stages. Bungy-jump, Basaar, international food, games and a party tent on the camping ground.
The camping grounds are close to the festival ground, which closes during the night. Breakfast stands are at the camping grounds. The distance between train station, camping ground and festival ground are quite short - about one two kilometers.
You can reach cash counters and drugstores by foot in Scheeßel.
Camping grounds and parking lots are separated, you cannot park your car next to your tent. If you travel with a campingmobile or motorcycle, you will be guided to separate camping grounds.
Southside Festival 2012
Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:21:01
VENUE: Flugplatz (Neuhausen ob Eck) , Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
Rock Werchter 2012
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:59:01
VENUE: Werchter Haachtsesteenweg, Werchter, Belgium 3118
Tickets are now on sale, buy them at http://www.proximusgoformusic.be/live/en/fest/rockwerchter .
Day Ticket: €79.00
4-day pass (combi ticket): €195.00
Campsite Ticket: €18.00
Day Ticket: €79.00
4-day pass (combi ticket): €195.00
Campsite Ticket: €18.00
Open Source Festival
Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:33:01
VENUE: Galopprennbahn Grafenberg , Düsseldorf, Germany
Open Source Festival 30.06.2012
DAY: Horse Race Course Düsseldorf (14:00h - 22:00h)
NIGHT: Clubs around Düsseldorf (22:00h - 05:00h)
…more updates soon!
DAY: Horse Race Course Düsseldorf (14:00h - 22:00h)
NIGHT: Clubs around Düsseldorf (22:00h - 05:00h)
…more updates soon!
Beirut
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:00:00
VENUE: Métropolis 59 Sainte-Catherine Street E, Montréal, Canada H2X 1K5
CA $40.02 (CA $35.07 Ticket + CA $4.95 Fees)
Onsale to General Public
Start: Tue, 01/17/12 12:00 PM EST
Onsale to General Public
Start: Tue, 01/17/12 12:00 PM EST
Beirut
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:00:00
VENUE: Sound Academy 11 Polson Street, Toronto, Canada M5A 1A4
BEIRUT @ TBD
Doors: 8:00
Tickets: $35.00 advance
$40.00 @ the door
All-Ages/Licensed
Tickets available at RT/SS/TM
On sale: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:00AM
*Tickets are $35.00 Adv GA & $50.00 Adv VIP
VIP is 19+
Doors: 8:00
Tickets: $35.00 advance
$40.00 @ the door
All-Ages/Licensed
Tickets available at RT/SS/TM
On sale: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:00AM
*Tickets are $35.00 Adv GA & $50.00 Adv VIP
VIP is 19+
Beirut
Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:00:00
VENUE: Burton Cummings Theatre 364 Smith Street, Winnipeg, Canada
CA $41.00 (CA $35.00 Ticket + CA $6.00 Fees)
Beirut
Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:40:01
VENUE: The Starlite Room 10030 102 Street NW, Edmonton, Canada T5J 0V6
Beirut
Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:40:01
VENUE: Orpheum Theatre Smithe at Seymour, Vancouver, Canada V6B 3L4
Beirut
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:00:00
VENUE: House of Blues 15 Lansdowne Street, Boston MA, United States 02215
Beirut
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:00:00
VENUE: Central Park , New York, United States
Doors 6pm / Show 7pm
$32 advance / $35 day of show
All Ages
$32 advance / $35 day of show
All Ages
- folk
- indie
- indie folk
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