The Walkmen Visit The Take Away Show

Enjoy their intimate performance of 'I Lost You' below. MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: The Walkmen - The Rat

Efterklang Visits The Take Away Show

Enjoy their stunning take on 'Mirador' below. Watch more at La Blogotheque.


MP3: Efterklang - Jojo (Live)

Richard Swift Visits The Take Away Show

Enjoy his recent performance of 'Lovely Night' below. Visit Richard Swift on MySpace.


MP3: Richard Swift - The Bully

Pattern Is Movement Visits The Take Away Show

Enjoy a lovely rendition of 'Right Away' (as performed during CMJ 2007) below.


MP3: Pattern Is Movement & Scott Solter - Blanched...

Bon Iver Visits The Take Away Show

Enjoy a lovely rendition of 'Lump Sum' below. View 2 more clips here. MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Bon Iver - Skinny Love

Port O'Brien Visits The Take Away Show

Enjoy their NYC performance of 'I Woke Up Today' below. Visit Port O'Brien on MySpace.


MP3: Port O'Brien - Five & Dime

The Thermals Visit 'The Take Away Show'

Enjoy 'I Know It's Too Late' (in Seattle) below. Watch the complete set here.


MP3: The Thermals - A Stare Like Yours

Bowerbirds Visit 'The Take Away Show'

Watch this week's performance of 'Bur Oak' below. Visit Bowerbirds on MySpace.


MP3: Bowerbirds - In Our Talons

Yeasayer Visits 'The Take Away Show'

Enjoy '2080' below. Learn more about Yeasayer at the band's MySpace page.


MP3: Yeasayer - 2080

Throw Me The Statue Visits 'The Take Away Show'

On Tuesday, we introduced you to Seattle's TMTS. Watch 'About To Walk' below.


MP3: Throw Me The Statue - About To Walk

Sidi Toure Visits 'The Take Away Show'

The longtime Animal Collective cohort performed a truly mesmerizing set. Enjoy Part 1 (of 3) below. View all the rest at La Blogotheque. Greet Sidi on his MySpace page.

Animal Collective Visits 'The Take Away Show'

Those rascals at La Blogotheque have struck again! Enjoy 'Taste' below. MP3 at bottom.

MP3: Animal Collective - Did You See The Words? (Live)

O'Death Visits 'The Take Away Show'

Enjoy their stellar take on 'Only Daughter' in the clip below. Thanks, La Blogotheque!

MP3: O'Death - Down To Rest [alt link]

Jens Lekman Visits 'The Take Away Show'

La Blogotheque strikes again! Enjoy 'Radio NRJ' in the clip below. MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Jens Lekman - A Sweet Summer's Night On Hammer Hill

Playing Catch-Up With 'The Take Away Shows'

Over the course of the last few weeks, there have been some truly stunning 'Take Away' performances, organized by the fine folks at La Blogotheque. Enjoy 3 of my faves below. Learn more about 'The Take Away' shows via this link. Download various MP3s at bottom.

Beirut - Nantes

Jose Gonzales - How Low

Final Fantasy - Horsetail Feathers

MP3s: Final Fantasy - Peach Plum Pear (Joanna Newsom cover) + Beirut - A Sunday Smile

Benni Hemm Hemm Performs For The Take Away Show

Keeping up with La Blogotheque's tradition of featuring breakthrough & up-and-coming artists performing in a series of random locations, check out the clip below to see the Icelandic troupe, Benni Hemm Hemm, tackle 'Brekkan' in a vacant Paris plaza in the wee hours of the morning. Learn more about the special performance, filmed earlier this year, and catch another video here at La Blogotheque's Take Away Show. Benni Hemm Hemm will wrap up their premiere North American tour on July 28th at Union Hall. Read my review of their first-ever US gig at Mercury Lounge here.

MP3: Benni Hemm Hemm - Brekkan

Sufjan Plays Cincinnati Rooftop

The fine folks over at La Blogotheque somehow convinced Sufjan Stevens to perform atop Cincy's Memorial Hall immediately following completion of the city's MusicNOW festival a few short weeks ago. While at first, Suf attemps Seven Swans fave, 'He Woke Me Up Again', after a line or two he ends the song pleading with La Blogotheque to head back indoors because of the cold, windy weather. Eventually though, Sufjan gets coaxed into staying on the roof and performing a brilliant cover of The Innocence Mission's 'Lakes Of Canada'. Suf declared it 'the perfect song' during a visit to NPR three years back. Check out the full clip below.

MP3: The Innocence Mission - Lakes Of Canada