Devendra Banhart

[bleuFunk]

^ i think i agree. "Cripple Crow" is more polished in a lot of ways, and it's probably a better album but i would definitely recommend anyone curious to start with "Rejoicing Of The Hands" - i think it's more representative of him as an artist.

 

[ednafrau]

hey everyone! on wednesday night i finally got to see devendra live here in buenos aires, and it was amazing!!!! i love his music so much, but sometimes the person who makes the music you enjoy isn't that nice, really. well, that's not the case with devendra...after the show, he was so warm and open and accesible! and - since the local promoters(organizers) charged so much for tickets - a couple of hours later he played a free, smaller show at a nearby bar (i found out through word of mouth that same night and later through devendra himself, a little before this pic was taken!)

i look awful and maniacally happy (which i was ) but i'm so glad to have a visual reminder of that wonderful moment!
*happy sigh*

 

[laney55]

I love the song "Little Yellow Spider"..it makes me really happy to listen to!

 

[tifa]

lucky!!

 

[ednafrau]

i know! things like that never happen to me, hehe!
by the way, i love your avatar, tifa

 

[ednafrau]

i just discovered a really old live video of devendra back when he didn't have a beard...he looks really different! here are some screencaps i made:

source: (so you can watch the video as well youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2AerHut_8M&feature=PlayList&p=D61B544446CC8E60&index=8

 

[tifa]

wow...hes really pretty without the beard. so odd.

 

[Fabulyss]

He's a folky musician and admittedly I've never heard a tune of his but he's got a very interesting sense of style.

(chrisbuck)

(zeitgeistgallery)

 

[niki03]

Thanks for starting a thread on him! I love his music...and he seems like a very unique individual..I also like his style

 

[northern_song]

love him...

 

[chachacha]

hes very cool he has cool tattoos and his music is real chiller.

 

[Katyb]

aww hurray! he does have a really lovely unique style. i saw him live last autumn and it was AMAZING. He is a wonderful performer, he was funny and friendly, not like most of the 'rock star' types of today!

 

[La bordélique]

Psst... there's another thread on him!
We need a thread merge.

 

[MulletProof]

SMOKEY ROLLS THROUGH THUNDER CANYON.
out September 25th.


TRACKLIST:

01 Cristobal
02 So Long Old Bean
03 Samba Vexillographica
04 Seahorse
05 Bad Girl
06 Seaside
07 Shabop Shalom
08 Tonada Yanomaminista
09 Rosa
10 Saved
11 Lover
12 Carmencita
13 The Other Woman
14 Freely
15 Remember
16 My Dearest Friend

I haven't listened to any of his records in MONTHS but I can't say I'm not looking forward to this.

 

[La bordélique]

pitchforkmedia.com

Then there's Black Crowe Chris Robinson (who plays the uke-like charango on "Samba Vexillographica"), Motorcycle Diaries/Babel/Y Tu Mamá También actor/heartthrob Gael García Bernal (vocals on "Cristobal"), Banhart BFF Matteah Baim (vocals on "Loneliness"), and string contributors the Section Quartet.

 

[La bordélique]

He'll perform on Conan tonight.

 

[strawberry daiquiri]

i haven't heard this yet. it's only 12 euro on play.com though so hopefully I will soon.

 

[MulletProof]

yeah, neither have I. the enthusiasm faded for some reason.
but I think I'll get it.. right now.


Bordélique, thanks for the heads up!, I'll see if I can tune in..

 

[La bordélique]

Bordélique, thanks for the heads up!, I'll see if I can tune in..

I think it's too late. I posted that last night... maybe you'll be able to catch a rerun? He performed "Lover"... the pop-iest tune on his new album I think.

 

[MulletProof]

oh it's okay!. they'll probably do a rerun in a few months, but I'm sure it'll be up on youtube before I know it.
I got a quarter of the new album earlier and I liked what I heard, Samba Vexillographica in particular..