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Okkervil River

band website myspace label: Jagjaguwar [http://www.jagjaguwar.com] label type: Indie

Okkervil River began as a mutual project of Will Sheff (vocals, guitar), and Seth Warren (guitar). They met and collaborated together when both were still in high school in Meriden, NH. After relocating to Austin, TX in the late 90's, the duo decided to re-assemble the band with the addition of Zachary Thomas (vocals, bass), Jonathan Meiburg (vocals, banjo), and drummer Mark Pedini. In 1998, the group self-released their first disc, the "Bedroom" (EP), followed a year later with their debut album "Stars too Small to Use". During the succeeding years, the band regularly played live on numerous occasions, including an appearance at the South by Southwest festival in 2000. The group's second album, Don't Fall in Love With Everyone You See, showed up in 2002, re-affirming the band's cult following all over the Texas music scene. Since that time, Okkervil River has released a few more full-length albums and several EPs. On April 17, 2006, Okkervil River signed with Vi...


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Okkervil River's upcoming shows

Fri, Jul 10, 2009 7:00 PM Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa, Canada
Sat, Jul 11, 2009 7:00 PM Birds Hill Park Winnipeg, Canada
Fri, Sep 04, 2009 7:30 PM manchester university Manchester, United Kingdom
Sat, Sep 05, 2009 6:30 PM O2 Academy 3 Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
Wed, Sep 09, 2009 7:30 PM Oran Mor Glasgow, United Kingdom
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 7:30 PM Nottingham Rescue Rooms Nottingham, United Kingdom
Fri, Sep 11, 2009 7:00 PM O2 Academy 2 Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Mon, Sep 14, 2009 7:30 PM Scala London, United Kingdom
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