RSS Builder by B!Soft Down The Oubliette http://www.downtheoubliette.com/ Welcome to Down The Oubliette, a place for Okkervil River fans to find all manner of interesting items and information on the band. We have audio and video, tour dates and set lists, photos and concert reports, news, reviews and interviews and more. This site is not part of Okkervil River's official web site. It is meant to augment, and complement, Okkervil's official online presence, and to pick up postscript and preserve performances that might otherwise be lost as the band presses onward and upward. We intend Down The Oubliette to be a record, a repository and a resource. en-us Will solo in Brooklyn & Music from Justin Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:23:14 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Tickets are on sale now.

There are no announcements yet on the band's plans for 2012. We'll post news as it becomes available. In the meantime, we recommend you check out original material from band member Justin Sherburn. When not engaged with Okkervil River, Justin stays busy composing his own music. His website is currently offering free downloads of scores he wrote and recorded for theater productions: North Country Soundtrack, Music for Puppets and The Red Balloon Soundtrack. Lauren and Michael play on the North Country Soundtrack and Music for Puppets recordings. Travis, Scott and Patrick also contribute to Music for Puppets.

]]> More tour news: Australia in October Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:38:26 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News
In case you missed it: NPR broadcasted an interview with Will and Patrick on World Cafe last week. ]]> Shows in four more states Wed, 6 Jul 2011 09:05:30 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Overdue Okkervil River update Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:48:51 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News
Since the last post, Okkervil River completed a European and a U.S. tour and is now gearing up for the festival season. So far, we've gathered that they will be playing 8 festivals across the U.S. and Europe: 80/35 (Iowa), Oyafestivalen (Norway), Haldern Festival (Germany), La Route Du Rock Festival (France), End Of The Road Festival (UK), Truck America Festival (New York), Midpoint Music Festival (Ohio), and Nor'Easter Festival (Vermont). The band will also open for the Decemberists on the West Coast at the end of August. Dates are listed on the DTO Concerts page.

In album news, I Am Very Far charted at #31 on The Billboard 200 for the week of May 14, 2011 and entered the U.K. Charts at #66. This was the first time Okkervil River cracked the Top 40 in the U.S. and the first time they registered on the U.K. Charts.

Mark your calendar to swing by your record store on August 2, to pick up the final I Am Very Far 7" - "Your Past Life As A Blast" b/w "Gold Faces". It is also available for pre-order on Amazon. The current single - "Rider" - was released on June 7 with "I Guess We Lost" as its B-side. All covers for this collection of 7" records feature the artwork of Will Schaff.

In addition to the cross country/continent jaunts, the band has also been busy with appearances on various television and radio broadcasts to promote the album. Listen to in-studio performances and interviews on Minnesota Public Radio and WNYC Soundcheck and an eight-song concert on NPR's World Cafe Live. Watch their performance of "Rider" on Late Show with David Letterman, "We Need A Myth" from the First Listen Live NPR/KUT show at the Cactus Cafe and a short acoustic set on MTV Hive.]]> David Letterman and a deal on the new album Tue, 10 May 2011 20:55:25 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News
This may be a one-day deal, but right now you can buy a download of I Am Very Far from Amazon for only $3.99. Though with the care that Okkervil has put into the packaging of this album, we highly recommend you purchase the cd or lp instead.]]> I Am Very Far now streaming Mon, 2 May 2011 10:18:57 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News I Am Very Far isn't released until May 10, you don't have to wait that long to hear it. The full album is now being streamed on several websites, including NPR and Luisterpaal.]]> Show tonight in New Orleans Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:44:36 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News One Eyed Jacks tonight in New Orleans. Tickets are still available.]]> Watch/listen to Okkervil River at the Cactus Cafe tomorrow night Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:09:28 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News KUT and NPR. KUT is giving away tickets to the show on-air and through the station's Facebook and Twitter accounts. After the show, video of the set will be available at KUT.org as part of NPR Music's "First Listen Live" series.]]> Surprise show this Monday Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:37:54 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News The Scoot Inn (formerly Red's Scoot Inn) on Monday, April 25. The only place to get tickets is at Waterloo Records today at noon. Get there early as we don't expect them to last long]]> Video from Will's solo European appearances Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:48:53 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Gigs in Paris - an indispensable resource for Parisian concert-goers. Watch the three-song session, which included: "No Key, No Plan," "Wake And Be Fine" and "Weave Room Blues" and read the accompanying blog.

While on that same brief trip overseas, Will, with some accompaniment by Patrick, performed a solo show in Amsterdam. You can watch that performance at the 3voor12 website]]> Setlists and video from SXSW Tue, 5 Apr 2011 11:54:30 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html DTO News setlists from all five of the SXSW shows and video from four of them. The videos include five of the six new songs they played during the festival. Watch: "Wake And Be Fine" and "Lay Of The Last Survivor" at Red 7, "Rider" at Flamingo Cantina, "The Valley" at The Mohawk, and "Mermaid" at Lustre Pearl, as well as Will covering Roky Erickson's "Birds'd Crash" for the first time at Threadgill's.]]> Win a copy of Overboard & Down Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:57:57 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html DTO News
The next DTO prize is a copy of the out-of-print 2006 Australian tour EP, "Overboard & Down." ]]> I Am Very Far pre-order & "Wake And Be Fine" single and video released Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:54:45 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News video for the first single off of I Am Very Far, "Wake And Be Fine." The 7" of the single landed in stores on Tuesday and can be purchased through Okkervil River's online store. Also this week, it was announced that the band will play The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, England on May 14 and I Am Very Far became available for pre-order. Between now and May 17, you can immediately download the lyrics for all the songs from the I Am Very Far sessions when you order the Limited Edition Deluxe Box, 2xLP or CD. And finally, for one more day you can listen to Will and Patrick play "Weave Room Blues" on this past Saturday's episode of the BBC Radio 4 program - Loose Ends.]]> Mississippi festival in April Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:22:13 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Double Decker Arts Festival on April 29. Tickets (only $10) go on sale Friday.]]> 2011 European tour dates Tue, 8 Mar 2011 21:12:45 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Get MP3 of "Wake And Be Fine" Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:06:04 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News "Get free MP3 and updates" and enter your email address on their website.

]]> Two videos and Will interview up on Rolling Stone Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:03:57 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Rolling Stone office. There is also a short interview with Will. ]]> Fifth SXSW show: MOG day party Mon, 7 Mar 2011 15:40:32 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News MOG Unofficial SXSW Party on March 19 at The Mohawk. We'll announce the time once the schedule is posted. ]]> Full June tour announced Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:11:17 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News I Am Very Far is settled. Our Concerts page lists all stops on the June tour. Opening acts will be Titus Andronicus, Future Islands, Julianna Barwick and NewVillager. Check your local venue for that show's lineup.]]> Will solo at the Roky Erickson Psychedelic Ice Cream Social Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:30:27 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Threadgill's South Store on Thursday, March 17 at 1:30. ]]> Tickets on sale for Atlanta Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:41:27 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Tickets for a May 31 Atlanta show went on sale this morning. They are also playing Carrboro, NC on June 1 and Denver, CO on June 15.]]> Live at Schubas available on Amazon Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:54:06 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Okkervil River Live at Schubas 05/09/2004 and Okkervil River Live at Schubas 05/13/2005 can be purchased on Amazon.com.]]> MP3s from Will's SXSW solo in 2009 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:58:07 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html DTO News Halcyon Coffee|Bar|Lounge.]]> "Wake And Be Fine" out 3/29/11 and Will solo in London Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:58:08 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html OR News Okkervil opening for Arcade Fire in Dallas Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:06:34 GMT http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1298084794 OR News Another SXSW party announced Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:07:53 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1297991273 OR news Under the Radar SXSW day party at the Flamingo Cantina on Friday at 5:00 p.m. No RSVP required.

]]> Second Jimmy Fallon song released Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:24:30 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1297877070 OR News "Wear Room Blues" - is not scheduled to be on the upcoming album.]]> RSVP for the Dickies SXSW party Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:46:52 GMT http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1297795612 OR News FILTER.]]> SXSW Showcases announced Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:51:29 GMT http://www.downtheoubliette.com/ 1297194689 OR News Show Announcements: SXSW and New York Sun, 6 Feb 2011 17:28:07 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1297034887 OR News


One year and five months to the day after first playing at Terminal 5 in New York City, the band will return to the venue - this time to headline. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 11 at noon for the June 7 show. ]]> Watch Okkervil perform new song on Jimmy Fallon Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:44:56 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1294782296 OR News "Wake and Be Fine" from their upcoming album I Am Very Far. The album, with its William Schaff designed cover art, is scheduled to be released on May 10. More album details will be posted as they become available. ]]> Okkervil on Jimmy Fallon and releasing new single Thu, 6 Jan 2011 20:41:56 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1294368116 OR News here.



Then, on February 8, the band will release a 12" and digital single called "Mermaid" (a different song than the one on the soundtrack for In Search Of A Midnight Kiss) with a b-side of "Walked Out On A Line." You can see Will perform a solo version of "Walked Out on A Line," as well as two other songs on the DTO page for his show at The Living Room.]]> Will Sheff Nominated for Grammy Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:14:00 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1291270440 OR News True Love Cast Out All Evil. He certainly made a great case for physical product over digital downloads.


]]> Roky Okkervil on World Cafe Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:47:44 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1277646464 OR News Will opens for The New Pornographers tonight Thu, 6 May 2010 12:27:55 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1273163275 OR News New Uploads on DTO Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:30:15 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/DTOnews.html 1271820615 DTO News True Love Cast Out All Evil Release Day Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:26:20 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1271766380 OR News Grandfather Sings EP Record Store Day Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:27:17 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1269559637 OR News "Goodbye Sweet Dreams" video Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:42:50 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/DTOnews.html 1266903770 DTO news Roky Okkervil album update tour dates Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:40:50 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1266903650 OR News Okkervil to back up Roky Erickson at the Paste party during SXSW Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:21:21 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1266470481 OR News Details on the upcoming Roky Erickson/Okkervil River album Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:20:42 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1266470442 OR News Roky Erickson/Okkervil River album to be released April 20 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:51:51 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1263347511 OR News Videos from Terminal 5 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:38:14 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/video/010710/newyork.html 1263274694 DTO News Audio from Terminal 5 Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:24:28 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/audio/010710/newyork.html 1263075868 DTO News DTO's Next Prize Thu, 7 Jan 2010 06:48:49 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/donations/donate.html 1262868529 DTO News Tel Aviv videos Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:08:12 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/video/091509/telaviv.htm 1262300892 DTO News Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" video Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:07:08 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/will/video/120309/brooklyn.html 1262300828 DTO News Merchandise Sale Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:28:29 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1261535309 OR News Brackett Co. at Mohawk on 11/27/09 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:13:39 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1258942419 OR News Okkervil to Open for Levon Helm Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:55:41 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1257303341 OR News Black Sheep Boy On Vinyl Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:54:28 -0600 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1257303268 OR News Tel Aviv Show to be Re-broadcast Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:02:25 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1254409345 OR News New Audio Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:00:58 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/2009.html 1254409258 DTO News Julie Doiron/Okkervil River split album reissued Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:50:33 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1254009033 OR News Will on new Lee Barber album Sat, 5 Sep 2009 03:33:46 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1252139626 OR News The 2009 UK/Ireland tour begins Fri, 4 Sep 2009 21:11:33 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/2009setlists.html#Manchester 1252116693 DTO News DTO Is Two Years Old Today Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:01:52 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/video/private08/crystalsnifters.html 1251666112 DTO News Galway Advertiser Interview Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:54:18 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/articles/interviews.html 1250816058 DTO News Norah Jones Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:52:52 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1250815972 OR News Austin City Limits Broadcast Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:09:44 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1250449784 OR News Okkervil to play Tel Aviv Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:02:27 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/2009.html 1249603347 OR News Okkervil on Morning Becomes Eclectic Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:42:40 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1245886960 OR News Okkervil announced for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:02:18 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/2009.html 1245758538 OR News Video from Sydney Sun, 24 May 2009 07:59:24 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/2009.html 1243169964 DTO News Some new(ish) articles Fri, 22 May 2009 00:44:46 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/DTOnews.html 1242971086 DTO news Will Sheff to play MusicfestNW Wed, 20 May 2009 00:27:49 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/will/willshows.html 1242797269 OR News Okkervil to perform at SLC's Twilight Concert Series Mon, 18 May 2009 22:05:04 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/2009.html 1242702304 OR News Sydney MP3s corrected for iTunes Sat, 16 May 2009 18:01:27 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/2009.html 1242514887 DTO News Sheff fiction in McSweeney's Issue 31 Sat, 16 May 2009 17:55:44 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1242514544 OR News New Audio out of Australia Wed, 13 May 2009 07:29:03 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/2009.html 1242217743 DTO News Saturday Morning with Kim Hill Sun, 10 May 2009 17:40:21 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1241995221 OR News Austin City Limits Wed, 6 May 2009 00:41:21 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1241588481 OR News New posters Sat, 2 May 2009 17:02:39 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/posters/posters.html 1241301759 DTO News Okkervil to play Ottawa Bluesfest Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:06:33 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1240459593 OR News Okkervil River at Arizona State University this Friday Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:07:42 -0400 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/events/okkervil-river-1219736/ 1240250862 OR News Broken Audio Links Fixed Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:28:23 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1240234103 DTO News Another newly archived show Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:43:07 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/audio/092407/burlington.html 1240159387 DTO News Still more older audio Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:15:54 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/audio/040205/austin.html 1240154154 DTO News Newly archived audio Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:09:08 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/audio/042905/austin.html 1239991748 DTO News Okkervil's Coachella set to be webcast Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:20:16 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/news/news.html 1239927616 OR News Overboard Down Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:10:25 -0400 http://www.inertia-music.com/catalogue/40773/Okkervil_River/Overboard_And_Down/?addtotrolley=LTID042 1239711025 OR News Will Sheff at the 9:30 Club Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:10:02 -0500 1239282602 OR News Pop Lie single available Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:23:31 -0400 http://www.scdistribution.com/cat/scd_catalog.php?usersearch=okkervilpagerequest=label=Jagjaguwar 1239222211 OR News 2009 UK Tour Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:45:15 -0500 1238809515 OR News SXSW 2009 video Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:22:07 -0500 1238376127 DTO News Willl at SXSW Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:40:44 -0400 1237556444 OR News Okkervil in Ireland Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:51:52 -0400 http://www.electricpicnic.ie 1237470712 OR news Winnipeg Folk Festival Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:07:37 -0400 http://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/wp/festival/performers/ 1237212457 OR News OR video from New Orleans Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:28:53 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/video/093008/neworleans.html 1236803333 DTO News OR video of Roky Erickson's "Think Of As One" Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:27:17 -0400 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/video/030209/austin.html 1236803237 DTO News Will Sheff SXSW solo Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:25:08 -0400 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.viewfriendId=26682004blogId=475532608 1236803108 OR News Okkervil River at End of the Road Festival Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:21:40 -0400 http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com/ 1236802900 OR News Okkervil on Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers! Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:32:31 -0500 http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=601 1236382351 OR News Okkervil at the SXSW RE Ice Cream Social Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:12:41 -0500 http://www.threadgills.com/showinfo.cfm?location=2showid=1729da=19mo=3ye=2009 1236028361 Free show featuring Okkervil River at St. Edward's University tonight--March 2. Mon, 2 Mar 2009 13:17:45 -0500 http://www.stedwards.edu/market/calendar/events/2009/march.html 1236017865 OR News Another SXSW date for Okkervil River Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:45:10 -0500 http://www.threadgills.com/showinfo.cfm?location=2showid=1729da=19mo=3ye=2009 1235774710 OR News Okkervil River playing Vanderbilt University's Rites of Spring Festival Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:42:07 -0500 http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ros/ 1235774527 OR News Okkervil River teaches songwriting in Austin Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:37:52 -0500 http://www.austinbatcave.org/Home.html 1235774272 OR News Okkervil River at The Blue Note, Columbia, MO Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:34:03 -0500 http://www.downtheoubliette.com/shows/audio/100406/columbia.html 1235774043 DTO News Interview with Travis (SomaFM) Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:24:30 -0500 http://somafm.com/articles/ti-okkervil.html 1235773470 DTO News