Posts Tagged ‘Vampire Weekend’

Even as singles gain increasing traction in the fast-paced scene that has developed in the age of the internet, there is something special—maybe even more so now—about spending time with full-length records. In the first half... Read more »

Vampire Weekend have premiered the video for “Diane Young” and the visuals live up to the peppy and quirky nature of the track. Of course a song cleverly titled as a homophone for the concept of... Read more »

In support of their most recent album, Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend is making the late-night rounds. Last night, the band paid Jimmy Fallon a visit and played “Ya Hey” during the broadcast, and... Read more »

With Modern Vampires of the City coming May 14, Vampire Weekend hit Saturday Night Live to show off a couple of new tracks: “Diane Young” and ”Unbelievers.” It was the third time the band has been on SNL,... Read more »

Last November, Vampire Weekend took to the stage on late night program Jimmy Kimmel Live to debut a new song called “Unbelievers.” The band were coming due for a new album, but at the time there... Read more »

Vampire Weekend have been steadily unveiling songs from their latest project, Modern Vampires of the City, out on May 14. This latest offering is a strangely American number, as the vocals come in an almost haunting,... Read more »

We’re starting to get a feel for Vampire Weekend‘s upcoming album Modern Vampires of the City (out May 14) with live performances of new songs, and now we’ve got the studio version of “Ya Hey” thanks... Read more »

Vampire Weekend and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were both guests on the latest episode of BBC’s “Later… With Jools Holland,” where they performed tracks in support of their most recent projects. Led by Karen O in another... Read more »

Last night New York City natives Vampire Weekend returned home for their Amex Unstaged show, which took place at the quirky Roseland Ballroom in the city’s theatre district. The performance was also webcast live online, a... Read more »

In the latest installment of the Steve Buscemi-featuring Vampire Weekend promo videos, Buscemi has a rather awkward encounter with Claire Boucher aka Grimes. Bumping into the singer at the park, Buscemi invites Grimes over for Easter... Read more »

Steven Buscemi will be directing the live stream of Vampire Weekend‘s upcoming show as a part of the American Express Unstaged series in New York City this Sunday. Last week, the band shared a painfully awkward... Read more »

Vampire Weekend‘s Chris Baio realized that his maternal great grandmother was cousin to actor Steve Buscemi’s paternal great aunt. Contact was made, and that led to this meeting between Buscemi and the band. It is incredibly... Read more »

Last night Vampire Weekend made a stop at Canadian Broadcast Channel’s QTV where they performed three new cuts off their upcoming record, Modern Vampires of the City. Before a chat with host Jian Ghomeshi, the band... Read more »

According to the Chicago Tribune, Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, and the Killers will be among the headliners at this year’s Lollapalooza, held in Grant Park on August 2 to 4. Also set to perform... Read more »

Vampire Weekend are back with two new singles. Shortly after performing the tracks “Step” and “Diane Young” live at SXSW, last week, the band has officially released the two singles. The New York band also revealed... Read more »