Alela Diane, Marissa Nadler, + Bosque Brown all descend upon Fort Worth for what should be a pretty special evening at the Modern Art Museum this coming Wednesday night (November 4), and we've got 2 pairs of tickets to give away for free. To enter, email us at gorillavsbearcontests@gmail...
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The tremendously underrated (not in France though, she's huge there) Alela Diane is accompanied by Alina Hardin on this cover of old traditional folk ballad "Bowling Green," taken from their forthcoming limited Alela & Alina 10" tour EP, out next week on Rough Trade.
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We are are proud to co-present (along with Spune Productions) what promises to be one of the most hauntingly beautiful shows of the year: Portland's Alela Diane, Brooklyn's Marissa Nadler, and TX's own Bosque Brown, live at the Fort Worth Modern on November 4...
Alela Diane performs To Be Still standout "Dry Grass & Shadows" (accompanied by her father on mandolin) in this new "Dumbo West" session. Shot at the Funky Church, in Alela's hometown of Portland, Oregon. Directed by Mark Hoffman.
Alela's "Dry Grass & Shadows" is iTunes' free single of the week...
Our love for this song (and just for Alela Diane in general, really) is well-documented, so it's nice to see it receive a fitting video treatment. Directed by Ryan Jeffery, via pitchfork.tv:
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Alela Diane's To Be Still is out February 17 on Rough Trade...
As I mentioned last month, the lovely Alela Diane has signed to Rough Trade, and will release her new LP To Be Still in February '09. The first song to surface from the follow-up to Alela's vastly underrated (but apparently huge in France) Pirate's Gospel is the starkly haunting "White as Diamonds...
Rough Trade Records has announced the signing of Portland/Nevada City's Alela Diane, one of the most absurdly overlooked and underappreciated folk singers of the last few years (and, a gorilla vs. booze 07 alum). Her new LP, To Be Still, is set to be released on February 17 of next year...