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Beirut/Realpeople — March Of The Zapotec/Holland

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) February 17, 2009 2:49 pm
Not many people can say that they once accidentally found themselves in the company of a 19-piece Mexican marching band. But if you're talking about Zach Condon, it's not that outlandish a claim. The man behind Beirut was in Oaxaca, Mexico to score a film soundtrack, but the project fell through. Condon wasn't content to write off the trip as...
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Sasquatch 2008 Day One

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By Quinn Omori (CHARTattack) May 28, 2008 2:00 pm
For the first time in it's seven-year history, the Sasquatch Music Festival stretched over a full three days. Memorial Day might not sound like an appropriate excuse to party, but with nearly 100 artists and comedians sharing three stages, our American neighbours and hosts did a fine job of demonstrating how to properly celebrate a long weekend...
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Beirut A Real Live Blast From The Past

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) October 3, 2007 12:30 pm
Some things just fit together naturally, like salt and pepper, Pete Doherty and crack rocks, or hipsters and something that passes for irony. Tuesday night yielded one of those intrinsic pairings. I couldn't possibly imagine a better setting to see Beirut, the greatest 19th century indie pop artists of the 21st century, than the historic Danforth...
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Beirut — The Flying Club Cup

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) October 2, 2007 1:34 pm
Beirut have managed to faithfully capture the endless romanticism of the most romanticized country on the face of the planet in 13 tracks and 38 minutes. After the widespread embrace of last year's eastern European gypsy-folk inspired opus, Gulag Orkestar, Zach Condon cast a large shadow. By shifting focus west to the bustling metropolises and...
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Beirut — Lon Gisland EP

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By Angela Kozak (CHARTattack) February 6, 2007 1:46 pm
The last thing Zach Condon needed to do was work harder. Condon travelled in eastern Europe before putting his memories to music in Beirut's debut LP, Gulag Orkestar, a record best described as Balkan indie pop. Lon Gisland is the first Beirut recording made with Condon's staggering seven-piece band, whose influence results in an even fuller set...
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Beirut — Gulag Orkestar

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By Angela Kozak (CHARTattack) December 19, 2006 11:10 am
Gulag Orkestar would be a standout record if judged on instrumentation alone.Inspired by frontman Zach Condon's travels in eastern Europe, it's a safe haven for anyone craving more ukuleles, a big brass quarter, and a complete lack of guitars in their indie collection. Like a Balkan version of Neutral Milk Hotel, Beirut's first album is an...
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I Read The News Today... For June 7, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 7, 2011 4:24 pm
The Jimmy Swift Band have broken up. But don't cry! Vocalist Craig Mercer and keyboardist Aaron Collier are still making music as Scientists Of Sound and are touring in support of their new Wealth & Hellness album. M83's next album is going to be a double LP. It's going to be about dreams. Makes sense, since I fall asleep while listening to...
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Song Of The Day: Beirut's "East Harlem"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 7, 2011 4:08 pm
Beirut's making his long-awaited return on Aug. 30 with a new album called The Rip Tide. Like 2007's The Flying Club Cup, it features more European influences than Gulag Orkestar."East Harlem" will appear on it, and it's probably one of the most "rock n' roll" (if you can even call Beirut that) tracks Zach Condon's done. It might just be me, but...
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I Read The News Today... For May 19, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 19, 2011 3:49 pm
People! The Sheepdogs made the final round of Rolling Stone's choose the cover contest! Clear your fucking cookies like crazy and go vote like crazy over here! Hey! Apparently the world is ending on Saturday (what a damper on your long weekend)! So CHARTattack contributor Steve McLean has made the perfect playlist for you. Montreal singer/...
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I Read The News Today... For May 6, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 6, 2011 4:03 pm
The Vaccines are touring North America with Arctic Monkeys this month. Lazarus A.D.'s show with Baptized In Blood and Modern Miniatures that was to take place in Toronto this Monday has been cancelled. Beirut's new album will probably come out this summer. Cue hipsters everywhere peeing themselves. Chromeo, Tiga and MSTRKRFT are among those...
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Beirut/Arcade Fire Associates Team B Release Free EP

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By Valentina D'Aliesio (CHARTattack) January 11, 2010 5:11 pm
Consider it a belated holiday gift: Indie rockers Team B have released a free EP online. The EP, The Lost Son, has been in the works for the past four years, according to Beirut trumpeter/Arcade Fire live member and Team B bandleader Kelly Pratt. It's good news for poetry and music enthusiasts alike as Pratt has set the music to various poems by...
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Pitchfork Fest Adds Bands

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By Craig Clark (CHARTattack) May 1, 2009 1:09 pm
The fourth annual Pitchfork Music Festival has added another batch of new performers to play in Chicago's Union Park from July 17 to 19. Beirut, DOOM, Lindstrom and Ponytail will play on the Saturday bill, while Frightened Rabbit, The Mae Shi, DJ/Rupture and Dianogah have been added to Sunday's lineup. Three-day festival passes are going for...
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Arcade Fire And Beirut Members Busy

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) November 6, 2008 12:57 pm
Arcade Fire and Beirut aren't going anywhere, but a number of related projects featuring members and ex-members of those groups are sprouting up these days. Let's start with Team B, whose self-titled album was largely written and recorded by Kelly Pratt while he was on tour with Arcade Fire and Beirut over the past two years. It features...
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Owen Pallett Helps Beirut's Zach Condon Gain Perspective

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) October 1, 2007 5:00 pm
After more than a year of ubiquitous blog and print approval, heavy touring and soundtracking a Dove soap commercial, Beirut are poised to release their The Flying Club Cup sophomore effort via Ba Da Bing on Oct. 9. Zach Condon, the artist behind the moniker, has crafted another record of orchestral pop, but with a shift in focus from eastern...
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Beirut's The Flying Club Cup Finds Inspiration In France

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By Moya Dillon (CHARTattack) September 24, 2007 4:30 pm
Inspired by an obscure photo from the early 1900s and intended as an homage to the music, culture, history and fashion of France, Beirut's The Flying Club Cup will be available on Oct. 9 from Ba Da Bing Records. Led by 21-year-old Santa Fe, New Mexico native Zach Condon, Beirut caused a sensation in 2006 with the release of the gypsy-influenced...
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