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Sasquatch!: Of Montreal Amazes

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By Alyssa Noel (CHARTattack) May 29, 2009 3:05 pm
May 23 I'd prefer to start my day with a Rolling Rock than Starbucks. Cracking the former before noon indicates you're going to spend a day in the blistering heat enjoying a magical spread of the biggest buzz bands of the year. Pouring the latter into your mug means you're back at your desk cranking out doomsday copy in the moderately warm...
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Kings Of Leon Are Stadium Rockers

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By Stephanie Joudrey (CHARTattack) April 22, 2009 4:43 pm
If you were anywhere near Union Station, it was impossible not to notice the frat boys all heading in the same direction, and there were lineups of people hoping to get a last minute ticket to this sold-out show. Or maybe everyone milling around just didn't want to witness opening band The Walkmen. It may have been for the best because The...
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Walkmen Play Sold-Out T.O. Show

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) September 11, 2008 10:56 am
While The Horseshoe was sold-out on Wednesday night, there were only a handful of people standing in front of the stage when openers Golem started their set. The New York sextet didn't really belong on the bill, as they're a klezmer band who sing in both English and Yiddish. They had great energy and tried desperately to get the crowd into it....
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By David Hilson (CHARTattack) November 28, 2006 7:45 pm
It's not difficult to understand why The Walkmen wanted to cover eccentric pop troubadour Harry Nilsson and John Lennon's booze-fuelled 1974 cult classic, Pussy Cats. The New York indie rockers, vocal fans of Nilsson, wanted to blow off a little steam while completing their third album, A Hundred Miles Off, and couldn't think of a better way to do...
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The Walkmen Incite Slap Fight

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By Leah Collins (CHARTattack) June 28, 2006 3:30 pm
On paper, The Walkmen are your prototypical early 21st century rock band. Their songs sell family sedans, their friends are of the MySpace variety and they've rubbed shoulders with young Hollywood on The O.C. Listen to their music — particularly 2002's Bows And Arrows and this year's A Hundred Miles Off — and "modern" isn't the first...
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By Bryan Borzykowski (CHARTattack) May 30, 2006 10:00 am
Writing a memorable song is not always a good thing. On The Walkmen's last album, "The Rat" — a powerful, gut-wrenching and brilliant track — almost overshadowed the rest of the disc. That huge song still looms over the band's latest, A Hundred Miles Off, as no one number is quite as strong. However, as a whole, the band's new record is...
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The Walkmen — Bows + Arrows

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By Joanne Huffa (CHARTattack) March 23, 2004 3:09 pm
If I wasn’t already spoken for, I would wanna marry Walkmen singer Hamilton Leithauser. Not only because he sounds like a straining Ray Davies, but also because on Bows And Arrows’ single "The Rat," he sings about how he used to know people when he went out, but now he goes out alone, if he goes out at all. It’s a world-weary sentiment...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 2, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 2, 2011 4:42 pm
The Sadies have just announced some eastern Canadian dates that'll take place in March and April. The Toronto alt.country band head back out on the road next week and will play some western Canadian dates from Feb. 11 to 18 before taking a break and starting to tour again in March. —MySpace The Foo Fighters have confirmed their upcoming new album...
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Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays' Top Albums Of 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 10, 2010 5:00 pm
We asked a pile of our favourite musicians about their top albums of 2010. Here's what Steve Bays from Hot Hot Heat said:1) The Walkmen — LisbonThese guys have stuck to their guns on the sound of their band — unfazed by electronic music and home recorded experimental albums.2) Chromeo — Business Casual3) Spoon — Transference4) Das Racist — Sit...
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I Read The News Today... For June 16, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 16, 2010 3:21 pm
The Walkmen's sixth studio album, Lisbon, is out Sept. 14. What, are they pulling for Portugal in the World Cup or something? Pitchfork Foo Fighters are suing an Australian advertising agency for copyright violation, saying they used part of the Foos' "Learn To Fly" without permission. World Entertainment News Network Mogwai's...
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The Walkmen — "On The Water"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 20, 2009 4:47 pm
The Walkmen's clip for You & Me's "On The Water" follows two animated rabbits on a farm where, unfortunately, danger lurks everywhere, whether it's hawks in the sky or a farmer wielding a shotgun (even if it's full of confetti).
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Year-End Honourable Mentions

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) January 15, 2009 2:00 pm
Year-end lists are always fun to read, but I find can be a total pain to make. Why, you ask? I'm indecisive as all hell. So after I racked my brains and finally handed in my list, there were some things that should've been on there that there just wasn't room for. Also, hindsight can be a real bitch, and when I listened more intently to some...
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The Most Awkward Interview Ever

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) August 25, 2008 2:54 pm
As all you music journalists out there know, interviewing bands can sometimes be awkward... and they can get even more awkward while on camera. I thought I'd had some flubs in the past, but this interview with The Walkmen on Fox News (yeah, I know, totally wtf) talking about their new album, You & Me, really takes the cake. It's like watching...
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You & Me And The Walkmen

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By Zack Vitiello (CHARTattack) July 7, 2008 11:33 am
New York City indie rockers The Walkmen will release You & Me on Aug. 19 through Gigantic Music. You & Me is the product of long and frequent bus rides that the band made as they split their time between Philadelphia and New York, often commuting five days a week between their two rehearsal spaces. The album was recorded in two parts,...
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Black Mountain, The Walkmen To Play Rifflandia Festival

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 19, 2008 3:00 pm
Rifflandia isn't a trendy vodka brand or a newly created Scandinavian country. Black Mountain, Final Fantasy, The Walkmen, Pride Tiger and Man Man are among those confirmed to play the Rifflandia Music Festival that will take place at several venues in Victoria, B.C. from Aug. 29 to 31. More acts will be announced in the coming weeks, but...
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New Ottawa Music Festival Is A Capital Idea!

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By Caitlin Crockard (CHARTattack) May 2, 2007 4:30 pm
OTTAWA — Make room, Ottawans, there's another summer festival in the already crowded event schedule for the capital. A partial lineup for Capital Idea! has just been announced, and it's a direct appeal to indie-rock lovers. From June 21 to 30, bands such as The Walkmen, Destroyer and Fiery Furnaces are set to play a series of venues across the...
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Spoon, Cat Power And The Walkmen To Play Calgary's Sled Island Festival

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By CHARTattack Staff May 1, 2007 4:00 pm
Calgary will dip its toe into the alternative music festival pool this summer by staging the Sled Island Festival from June 27 to 29.While no schedule has been posted yet, headlining acts will include Spoon, Cat Power, The Walkmen, The Dears, Les Savy Fav, Destroyer, Boredoms and Mates Of State. The event is being put together by: Shawn Petsche...
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The Walkmen Say Goodbye To Studio With Pussy Cats

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) August 17, 2006 5:00 pm
The Walkmen have completed work on their latest effort, Pussy Cats Starring The Walkmen, which was recorded as a send-off for their New York City-based Macarta Studios before it was evicted by an expanding Columbia University. Pussy Cats, a complete recreation of a 1974 album by Harry Nilsson, follows closely on the heels of this past spring's...
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