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Blitzen Trapper Play Like Two Bands

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) February 24, 2009 3:13 pm
It may have been cold and snowy on the streets of Toronto, but the heat inside the Horseshoe Tavern felt like a blistering sirocco off the Sahara Desert. The small club was sold-out for the return performance of Blitzen Trapper, fresh off the late 2008 release of Furr. The night began with the at-times maudlin sound of Alela Diane, a Nevada...
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WATCH: Blitzen Trapper - "Taking It Easy Too Long" official music video

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) January 13, 2012 3:12 pm
Crack a beer and enjoy the latest music video from Portland folk-rockers Blitzen Trapper. This new clip for the relaxed American Goldwing tune "Taking It Easy Too Long" takes us out of the city and in to rural America, a magical place where one can shoot guns and light fireworks and grow a spectacular moustache. God bless the American Dream....
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Song Of The Day: Blitzen Trapper's "American Goldwing"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 15, 2011 3:08 pm
Whoa, it's The Band!...Wait. No. No, it's not.But the new Blitzen Trapper sure sounds like them, doesn't it? "American Goldwing" is the title track to the band's album that's out this September, and it sounds like it could fit very nicely on Music From Big Pink or The Band's self-titled. You almost wonder if Robbie Robertson's handling the guitar...
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I Read The News Today... For March 24, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 24, 2011 4:21 pm
Quick! Start practicing your falsetto! Bon Iver's long-awaited sophomore album is coming out sometime in June. —Rolling Stone Rufus Wainwright is releasing a box set later this year for all your Judy Garland-inspired needs. —rufuswainwright.com MUTEK's annual Avant_MUTEK series is coming to Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago and New York. International...
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Blitzen Trapper — Destroyer Of The Void

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) June 16, 2010 11:37 am
It would really be an uphill battle for the Portland, Ore. sextet Blitzen Trapper to follow up their brilliant career-making gem Furr with something equal. That album not only had the breakthrough title track but the pure, wistful charm that infused Eric Earley's vocals that began on "Sleepytime In The Western World" and built from there...
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Blitzen Trapper Had A Good Year

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) November 11, 2009 11:14 am
I must state this right off the bat, I'e never been one for enjoying the live musical experience. I've been at my share of great musical moments like Mogwai's musical blast out at the Horseshoe in the fall of 1999, Royal City's sonic bliss during CMW 2003 as part of ChartAttack's Horseshoe showcase that was broadcast live on CBC Radio 2 and The...
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Blitzen Trapper — Black River Killer EP

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) August 24, 2009 10:33 am
This quickie EP of seven songs consists of the six tracks from a tour-only CD from Blitzen Trapper’s recent live gigs. Their label, Sub Pop, adds the title track from their label debut, 2008’s Furr. Marketed by the band’s new label as a way that BT’s fans could all get the exclusive tracks. Thanks but Furr was a big step forward for a band...
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Blitzen Trapper - "Black River Killer"

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By CHARTattack Staff July 7, 2009 4:17 pm
Blitzen Trapper's "Black River Killer" is a good ol' fashioned murder ballad, so it's no wonder so much murder abounds in its video. Freaky masks and gospel television shows abound in a video that's a little bit literal, but still a good watch nonetheless. "Black River Killer" can be found on Furr, which is in stores now.
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Blitzen Trapper Like Foxes

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By Alyssa Noel (CHARTattack) December 8, 2008 4:07 pm
I have a new car that came with a free six-month subscription to satellite radio. From what I can gather, this radio has one channel devoted exclusively to playing the title track from Blitzen Trapper's new album, Furr. They fucking love it. Thankfully, so do I. It's a perfect example of the new brand of folk music that's currently being...
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Blitzen Trapper Are Animals

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By Alyssa Noel (CHARTattack) December 3, 2008 5:00 pm
To conserve the purity of Blitzen Trapper's title track first single off their latest album, Furr, let's assume the love interest is a wolf-woman and not human. "Furr" tells the fantastic tale of a man who wanders into the woods, morphs into a kind of lupine creature and winds up falling in love. The outdoorsy scene in which the...
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Blitzen Trapper Show Their Furr

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 29, 2008 3:36 pm
Reindeer are pretty furry creatures, and that might be the inspiration behind the title of Blitzen Trapper's fourth album, Furr. It's due on CD and vinyl on Sept. 23 through Sub Pop. The album was produced by singer/songwriter/guitarist Eric Earley and mostly recorded in the group's studio at Sally Mack's School Of Dance, which is housed in an...
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