Vampire Weekend Archive
Jack White, Vampire Weekend, Lauryn Hill Descend on Houston for FPSF 2014
February 12, 2014
Held at Houston’s Eleanor Tinsley Park over the long weekend of May 31st to June 1st, the Free Press Summer Festival has just unveiled its 2014 lineup to the world. Among the larger acts performing at this year’s FPSF are Jack White, Lauryn Hill, Vampire Weekend and the Wu-Tang Clan. As an aside, am I
Vampire Weekend’s Afro-Pop Influence
January 5, 2014
As their eponymous debut shot up the indie charts upon release in 2008, Vampire Weekend became the mainstream face of indie-pop. Understandably, most music fans are not keenly aware of current and fading stylistic trends in independent music. Most have no clue about the likes of chillwave, jangle-pop revivalism, or the plethora of other movements
Vampire Weekend ‘Modern Vampires of the City’ Album Review
May 14, 2013
On their third album, Vampire Weekend continue to progress from the collegiate prep-friendly Afro-pop revivalism of their 2008 eponymous debut into something more expansive. The Paul Simon influence is still there, but gone is the constant comparing to specific tracks of the Graceland ilk. This is no longer a band whose success is contingent on
SXSW Review: Vampire Weekend, Haim, Small Black @ Stubb’s
March 17, 2013
[slideshow gallery_id=”10″] So we’ve reached the end of our SXSW experience. And I do mean experience. SXSW is like no other festival that we’ve covered, primarily because it’s not really a festival. South by Southwest is an industry event that takes the city of Austin hostage for the week and every hole-in-the-wall that can serve
