Vetiver
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Lauren Dukoff...photographed Devendra Banhart, Adele, Kim Gordon, Beck, Mary J Blige, Sheryl Crow, Morrissey, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Joanna Newsom, Vetiver, Cobra Starship, Fabrizio Moretti, Dido, Mila Kunis, Ryan Kwanten, Milo Ventimiglia, Zooey Deschanel... In this article: Lauren Dukoff, Devendra Banhart, Los Angeles, Vetiver, Joanna Newsom, Brooks Institute of Photography, Chronicle Books, Autumn de Wilde, Bert Jansch, and Espers |
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New Yorker: Arts & Culture | July 27, 2008
Night Life: Night Life: The New Yorker
...of Oxford Collapse open. Aug. 2: The rootsy San Francisco band Vetiver often gets thrown in with the freak-folk movement, since its front man, Andy Cabic, is a friend of Devendra Banhart's. But, while Banhart is interested in...
In this article: Ariel Pink, Brooklyn, Ezra Jack Keats, Andy Cabic, Vetiver, Supergrass, San Francisco, E mail, and Electric Avenue
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Wikipedia | October 22, 2009
The Milk-Eyed Mender
...is by Emily Prince and photographs are by Alissa Anderson. Newsom thanks former touring partners Will Oldham, Devendra Banhart, and Vetiver , along with many others. In 2009, Pitchfork named The Milk-Eyed Mender the 47th greatest...
In this article: The Milk-Eyed Mender, Joanna Newsom, Pitchfork, Tiny Mix Tapes, Rate Your Music, Stylus Magazine, Lyon & Healy, The AV Club, Noah Georgeson, and Drag City
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Wikipedia | September 30, 2009
Jana Hunter
...is a Baltimore based songwriter and musician. She was born in Texas. She is signed to Gnomonsong, a new record label run by Devendra Banhart and Vetiver's Andy Cabic. Her solo debut album Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom was the label's debut...
In this article: Jana Hunter, Gnomonsong, Devendra Banhart, Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom, Castanets, CocoRosie, KSPC, Phosphorescent, and Deer Tick
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National Public Radio | May 12, 2009
Vetiver: A 'Tight Knit' Folk Sound
...Devendra Banhart and other likeminded experimental folk musicians. Since then, Vetiver has been at work, touring the world and entrancing audiences with its rootsy style. With changes in its lineup and tweaks to the band's sound, each of...
In this article: Vetiver, Andy Cabic, San Francisco, and Devendra Banhart
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Wikipedia | September 23, 2009
Vetiver (band)
...Biggers, guitarists Kevin Barker and Sanders Trippe, and bassist Brent Dunn. Vetiver released their debut album in 2004 on the small indie folk label DiCristina. Since the album's release Vetiver has toured extensively, opening for and...
In this article: Vetiver, The Raymond Brake, Andy Cabic, Vetiver, Vashti Bunyan, FatCat Records, V2 Records, and Joanna Newsom
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The Fader | March 24, 2009
Video: The Family Jams Trailer
...you want to call it scene. Now that we've got a little distance, filmmaker Kevin Barker is releasing The Family Jams, a documentary that follows Banhart, Newsom and Vetiver on their Summer 2004 tour. Our hope is that this will be part...
In this article: The Family Jams, Joanna Newsom, East Village Radio, Beirut, Vetiver, and Devendra Banhart
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Wikipedia | September 16, 2009
Griff Williams
...Fletcher ISBN 097774423X, Bill Berkson, Colter Jacobsen and "Good Times:Bad Trips" with artist Scott Hewicker and Cliff Hengst ISBN 9780977744244. "Good Times:Bad Trips" includes text by Devendra Banhart, Vetiver and Drew Daniel of Matmos.
In this article: Griff Williams, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, Montana, New Langton Arts, University of Montana, Art in America, Michelle Grabner, and Margaret Kilgallen
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San Francisco Chronicle | February 26, 2009
Juana Molina brings her dreamy folktronic music to S.F., plus a farewell
In 1996, Molina launched the recording and touring career that has yielded five increasingly acclaimed albums and has included tours with Jose Gonzalez and Feist, as well as recording sessions with Andy Cabic (Vetiver) and Devendra Banhart.
In this article: Juana Molina, Argentina, Paris, Great American Music Hall, Stage fright, James Talley, Amish, and Rumination
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SFGate: Entertainment | April 07, 2009
Local band Vetiver finally feeling the love
...and the United Kingdom and will spend the next few weeks doing the same in the States. Before that, however, Vetiver will play a homecoming gig Wednesday at the Great American Music Hall - with a second local show opening for the Fleet Foxes...
In this article: Vetiver, Andy Cabic, San Francisco, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco Chronicle, South by Southwest, Fleet Foxes, Black Crowes, Gary Louris, and Devendra Banhart
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Vetiver is an American folk band headed by songwriter Andy Cabic and often joined by Devendra Banhart, cellist Alissa Anderson, drummer Otto Hauser, violin Carmen Biggers, guitarists Kevin Barker and Sanders Trippe, bassist Brent Dunn.
Vetiver released their debut album in 2004 on the small indie folk label DiCristina. Since the album's release Vetiver has toured extensively, opening for and collaborating with Banhart and Joanna Newsom. Before moving to San Francisco, Cabic was a member of the Greensboro, North Carolina indie rock band The Raymond Brake who released some records on the now defunct Simple Machines label. The band shared the bill with Vashti Bunyan on her US tour in early 2007.
The band is named after the grass, vetiver. Their music has been described as 'surreal', 'lullingly pleasant', 'tender and accessible' and 'quirky and warm'.
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