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9 Best Moments of Virgin Mobile FreeFest
Sep 12, 2011Black Keys, TVOTR, Patti Smith, Cut Copy, and more -- SPIN rates the highlights from the Maryland fest!Read More
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EXCLUSIVE: Steve Earle, Will Sheff Unplugged
May 31, 2011Watch the songwriters perform at their SPIN photo shoot — and chat about their craft.Read More
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Will Sheff Meets Steve Earle
May 17, 2011The Okkervil River leader and the outlaw country legend trade notes on tradition, storytelling, and just plain pissing people off.Read More
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May 10, 2011Rough Cut: Songsmith twists and turns to avoid being typecastRead More
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So Many New Albums! Okkervil River + 14 More
May 10, 2011Check out our critics' take on the best and worst releases of the week.Read More
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First Listen: Okkervil River's Complex New LP
May 2, 2011Hear Will Sheff and Co.'s excellent sixth album I Am Very Far, and watch the band perform it live.Read More
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Okkervil River Debuts Dylan-Inspired Dream
Mar 30, 2011"Wake and Be Fine" boldly displays the poetic prowess of frontman Will Sheff.Read More
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SPIN's 23 Spring Albums That Matter Most
Mar 29, 2011Get the scoop on the season's big releases, including Gorillaz, My Morning Jacket, the Kills, Gaga and more.Read More
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DOWNLOAD: New Single from Okkervil River
Mar 9, 2011The Austin band releases MP3 of "Wake and Be Fine."Read More
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EXCLUSIVE: New Okkervil River, Track-By-Track
Feb 9, 2011The Austin band's new opus, I Am Very Far, isn't out until May, but frontman Will Sheff takes us behind the scenes.Read More
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WATCH: Okkervil River Debut Song on 'Fallon'
Jan 11, 2011Will Sheff & Co. are joined by New Pornographer A.C. Newman on "Wake and Be Fine."Read More
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Norah Jones & Ryan Adams Cowrite on New Album
Aug 21, 2009Her fourth studio effort also includes a collaboration with Okkervil River's Will Sheff. Click here for details!Read More
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Video: Okkervil's Will Sheff Explains New Tune
Oct 16, 2008The Austin, TX, band's bespectacled frontman talks about "Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed on the Roof of the Chelsea Hotel, 1979."Read More
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Raconteurs, TV on the Radio, and Vampire Weekend Headline Treasure Island Festival
Sep 25, 2008Check out SPIN.com’s live concert video of nine different bands from the weekend-long San Francisco music event. Read More
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New Albums From Calexico, Gym Class Heroes, Kimya Dawson, and 9 More
Sep 9, 2008Get SPIN's take on the best and worst releases of the week -- and hear a few new songs, too!Read More
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