a hi-definition up close and personal performance of k dev rockin’ “another bag of bones” on a…pink couch. brother’s blood is in constant rotation and will probably see a top 10 spot at the end of 2009.
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kevin devine – another bag of bones
-grizzly
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k dev drops his clever, low-budget and highly entertaining music video for the first single off of brother’s blood.
if anyone hasn’t heard this album yet, you are greatly missing out. currently my aoty. i think.
-grizzly
a lot of kevin devine love this month. it’s all good. brother’s blood is incredible and this man doesn’t get enough credit.
hop to the link to check out paste’s session with kevin devine as he performs cuts off brother’s blood. tracks include: all of everything, erased, another bag of bones, i could be with anyone and tomorrow’s just too late.
kevin devine’s paste sessions.
and since i didn’t post it at the time, be sure to check out his second session with daytrotter. tracks include carnival, another bag of bones, i could be with anyone and yr husband, all accompanied by the goddamn band.
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-grizzly devine
photo credit: emily driskill.
kevin devine’s always a pleasure to see live. he mingles with the crowd very well (cough, as mentioned in our interview cough cough) and i’ve yet to see him frown. he dropped into houston on sunday, which also happened to be mothers day, as well as the night the celtics grabbed game 4 from right underneath the magic’s feet.
anyway, i got there pretty late due to previous mother’s day commitments and i slept on brian bonz and the dot hongs set, as well as miniature tigers. maybe next time, fellas. and for the record, i should probably get into miniature tigers ASAP because for one, i love the band name and for two, one of their t-shirts features the logo from the dharma initiative, and you all [should] recognize my undying love for lost by now. i was unfortunately on a recession venture that night, so the aforementioned shirt was not purchased.
i did catch sarah jaffe, though. although it’s not really my cup of tea, jaffe and her on-stage compadre put on a solid show. i can’t really give you a RIYL, so just head to her myspace and check it out for yourself.
kevin devine came out after a celtics clutch victory and a very short set-up time. his set comprised mostly of songs off of the incredible new album, brother’s blood. all of you are probably too busy being an asshole and haven’t listened to the album quite yet, so i’d recommend doing so very quickly.
even if you aren’t familiar with the newer stuff, kevin’s guaranteed to touch base on a good amount of his past discography. he played an ample amount of material from all of his previous albums, and even treated the crowd to a few gems (see: a cover of elliott smith’s “the biggest lie”)
all in all, it was a great show and a huge redeemer for the weekend after the shitty experience at sneaker pimps.
there’s still a huge chunk of the tour left, so be sure to support kevin when he comes through.
hit the jump for the setlist and a download of kevin devine’s set from ACL in 2007.
-grizzly devine
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in light of the upcoming houston stop for the kevin devine (and the goddamn band) tour this sunday, i’ve stumbled upon a shit load of videos from his set the other night at the social in orlando, FL. the videos are courtesy of andrew bates at vocal shutter photos, so huge thanks to him for letting me post em up. be sure to check out the rest of his photography on his web site.
vocal shutter photos on the web.
kevin devine on myspace.
hit the jump for 9 more, yes — a total of 10 full videos from his set. notable is the fact that there is a cover of sweet child o mine.
-grizzly
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photo credit: emily driskill.
kevin devine has been one of the more prolific writers of our generation. it’s just a shame more people haven’t gotten into him yet. he’s currently on the promo run for his freshly released fifth-studio album, brother’s blood. the album just dropped on april 28, 2009, and comes off of a very, very early leak.
if you’ve ever been a fan of his previous work, you’d hardly be disappointed with the new stuff, despite a small departure from his older material. there are a few more rock songs than you may be used to, but it all comes together on brother’s blood.
he’s currently out on tour with the goddamn band, sarah jaffe and miniature tigers, which will be hitting texas very soon. may 10th cannot come quick enough.
in his interview, kev dev touched base on the leak, response on the album and the intimacy of his live shows. be sure to peep his myspace for tour dates and check him out when he’s in your city.
hit the jump for the interview.
-grizzly
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great epk for kevdev’s new album, brother’s blood, which is out april 28, 2009. album will be fantastic, and is up for preorder for only $7.99, so cop that here. kevin devine remains as one of the most endearing and genuine musicians of our time, and brother’s blood is pretty much recommended for fans of anything this man has ever done.
be sure to catch his upcoming tour with sarah jaffe, brian bonz and miniature tigers.
all the dates can be found here.
-grizzly