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Band Lineup
Will Sheff: Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Harmonica (1998 - present)

Scott Brackett: Coronet, Keyboards (2005 - present)

Patrick Pestorius: Bass, Back-up Vocals (2005 - present)

Justin Sherburn: Keyboards, Accordion, Electric Guitar (2007 - present)

Lauren Gurgiolo: Electric Guitar, Mandolin (2008 - present)

Cully Symington: Drums (2010 - present)

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The source of Okkervil River originally springs from Meriden, New Hampshire. It later trickled down to Texas, and carved out its course from the rock bed of Austin. Drift over to the band's site for a full biography: www.okkervilriver.com/band.php

Original Lineup
Former Members
Will Sheff: Vocals, Guitar (1998 - present) Travis Nelsen: Drums (2003 - 2010)
Zachary Thomas: Bass, Mandolin (1998 - 2005) Jonathan Meiburg: Keyboards, Accordion, Banjo, Electric Guitar, Vocals (1999 - 2008)
Seth Warren : Drums (1998 - 2000) Brian Cassidy: Electric & Pedal Steel Guitar, Mandolin (2005 - 2008)
Howard Draper: Bass, Lap Steel Guitar, Keyboards (2004)
Mark Pedini: Drums (2000 - 2003)
Charles Bissell: Electric Guitar, Mandolin (2008 touring)
Chris Heinrich: Electric Guitar (2005 touring)

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Creations
ALBUMS

  • The Stand Ins (CD/LP released September 9, 2008) BUY
  • Golden Opportunities mixtape (MP3s released December 12, 2007) FREE DOWNLOAD
  • The Stage Names Deluxe Edition (2xCD released August 7, 2007) BUY
    Disk One: The Stage Names
    Disk Two: Demo versions of each album track on TSN
  • The Stage Names (CD/LP released August 7, 2007) BUY
  • Black Sheep Boy Definitive Edition (2xCD released March 6, 2007/2xLP released December 8, 2009) BUY
    Disk One: The original Black Sheep Boy recording
    Disk Two: Black Sheep Boy Appendix with the insertion of "The Next Four Months" plus the "For Real" video & an alternate take "No Key, No Plan" video
  • Black Sheep Boy (CD/LP released April 5, 2005) BUY
  • Down the River of Golden Dreams(CD/LP released September 2, 2003) BUY
  • Don’t Fall in Love With Everyone You See (CD released January 22, 2002/LP released September 7, 2004) BUY
  • Stars Too Small to Use (CD released March 21, 2000)

    EPs

  • Overboard and Down (CD released September 5, 2006) BUY
  • Black Sheep Boy Appendix (CD/LP released November 22, 2005) BUY
  • Bedroom EP (1998 home-recorded demos)

    SPLITS

  • Julie Doiron/Okkervil River (CD released June 17, 2003) BUY
  • Sham Wedding/Hoax Funeral (Okkervil River/Shearwater CD sold on 2004 joint tour)

    SINGLES

  • "Pop Lie" (CD released April 21, 2009) BUY
    B-Sides: "Millionnaire" and "Pop Lie" (one-man band version)
  • “The President’s Dead” (LP released December 5, 2006) BUY
    B-Side: "The Room I'm Hiding In"
  • “For Real (There's Nothing Like the Blinding Light)” (CD released March 1, 2005) BUY
    B-Sides: "The Next Four Months" and "For The Enemy" (Live)
  • “Satisfy You” (Okkervil River/South San Gabriel split 7" released 2002)
  • “Kansas City” (CD released 2000)
  • “The Velocity of Saul at the Time of His Conversion” (CD released 1999)
    B-Side: Omie Wise

    COMPILATIONS

  • "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe" (album version) (released March 2010 on Uncut sampler CD)
  • "Lost Coastlines" (live) (released December 2009 on Live at the World Cafe, Volume 27 CD)
  • "All You Little Suckers" (released April 7, 2009 on SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: THE COVERS! CD) BUY
  • "Lost Coastlines" (released January 2009 on Starbucks Coffee Company Winter 2009 CD)
  • "The Blonde In The Bleachers" (released October 2008 on Before The Goldrush digital-download)
  • "John Allyn Smith Sails" (album version) (released September 2008 on Uncut sampler CD)
  • "Lines" & "Mermaid" (released August 30, 2008 on In Search Of A Midnight Kiss MP3 collection)
  • "Unless It's Kicks" (live) (released 2008 on Live at the World Cafe, Volume 25: Quarter Notes CD)
  • "Unless It's Kicks" (album version) (released March 2008 on Uncut sampler CD)
  • "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe" (album version) (released August 2006 on Willamette Week Musicfest NW CD)
  • "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe" (album version) (released August 2006 on Paste Sampler CD)
  • "Listening to Otis Redding At Home During Christmas" (album version) (released January 2006 on Music To Listen To When You Drive Home For Christmas CD)
  • "Lines" (released 2006 on Yeti #4 CD)
  • "Westfall (Live)" (released 2006 on WorkPlay Live CD by the Young Lawyers’ Section of the Birmingham Bar Foundation to support the charity AMSTEC)
  • "Your Other Man" (released 2005 on A Second Tribute To Jandek: Down In A Mirror CD)
  • "Nancy" (released 2005 on Appetizers & Leftovers CD) BUY
  • "My Bad Days (Live)" (released 2004 on Comes With A Smile CD)
  • "See See Rider" (released November 2004 on Demons and Rare Meat CD)
  • "Westfall" (album version) (released April 2004 on Another Country, Vol. 2 CD & LP)
  • "Riot Act" (released 2003 on Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello CD)
  • "Disfigured Cowboy" (released 2002 on Comes With A Smile CD)
  • "Omie Wise (Live)" (released 1999 on Aural Fixation: KVRX Local Live Vol. 5 CD)

    • MISCELLANEOUS

  • An Okkervil River Primer (promotional CD given with purchase of The Stage Names, August 2007)

    MUSIC VIDEOS

  • "Lost Coastlines" directed by Seth and Bobby (YouTube, DTO)
  • "A Girl In Port" directed by Mike Angelo Torres (YouTube, DTO)
  • "A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene" directed by Steven Drypolcher (video)
  • "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe" directed by Margaret Brown (YouTube, DTO)
  • "No Key, No Plan" (alternate version) filmed by Will Sheff (YouTube)
  • "For Real" animated by Zak Margolis (YouTube, DTO)
  • "It Ends With A Fall" directed by Will Sheff (YouTube, DTO)

  • The Stand Ins Trailer directed by David Lowery (Vimeo)
  • For Real - Behind the Scenes of Black Sheep Boy filmed and edited by Zachary Thomas (DTO)

    COVER SONGS
    (Okkervil River known to have performed)

  • "Does Your Mother Know" by Abba
  • "Big Black Car" by Big Star
  • "O, Dana" by Big Star
  • "Unravel" by Bjork
  • "Cracked Actor" by David Bowie
  • "Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down" by Big Bill Broonzy
  • "Antarctica Starts Here" by John Cale
  • "Take This Waltz" by Leonard Cohen
  • "Riot Act" by Elvis Costello
  • "Solo" by Sandy Denny
  • "All You Little Suckers" by East River Pipe
  • "Ain't Blues Too Sad" by Roky Erickson
  • "Think Of As One" by Roky Erickson
  • "You're Gonna Miss Me" by Roky Erickson
  • "Pictures Of Adolph Again" by Bill Fay
  • "Plan D" by Bill Fay
  • "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac
  • "What Makes You Think You're The One" by Fleetwood Mac
  • "I Want To Know" by The Fugs
  • "I Have Come To Tell You I'm Leaving (Je Suis Venu Te Dire Que Je M'en Vais)" by Serge Gainsbourg
  • "Black Sheep Boy" by Tim Hardin
  • "Your Other Man" by Jandek
  • "No Easy Way Down" by Carole King [Dusty Springfield's version is Will's influence]
  • "Unreal Reality" by The Kinks
  • "Jealous Guy" by John Lennon
  • "Remember" by John Lennon
  • "Satan Is Real" by The Louvin Brothers
  • "Open The Door, Richard" by Jack McVea [Dylan/The Band version is Will's influence]
  • "A Damn Good Disguise" by The Mendoza Line
  • "Blonde In The Bleachers" by Joni Mitchell
  • "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" by Randy Newman
  • "Nancy" by Orange Mothers
  • "April Anne" by John Phillips
  • "Some Weird Sin" by Iggy Pop
  • "I'm On Fire" by Bruce Springsteen
  • "Italian Girls" by Rod Stewart
  • "Hometown Farewell Kiss" by The Triffids
  • "Motel Blues" by Loudon Wainwright III
  • "Do What You Gotta Do"by Jimmy Webb [Nina Simone's version is Will's influence]
  • "I Can't Escape From You" by Hank Williams
  • "Ex-Girl Collection" by The Wrens
  • "Mellow My Mind" by Neil Young
  • "Pardon My Heart" by Neil Young
  • "Roll Another Number For The Road" by Neil Young

    • Traditional
  • "Dreadful Wind and Rain"
  • "Moonshiner"
  • "Omie Wise"
  • "See See Rider"
  • "Willow Tree"

    • TABLATURE

    For tabs and chords to Okkervil River songs visit TaCoWiki.

    ORNAG

    The Okkervil River Navigational Auxiliary Guild, originally conceived as a channel through which fans could assist the band in promoting their tours, grants fans a glimpse into the secret world of Okkervil River and bestows orphic treasures. Shadow the band in their touring exploits by reading Will’s tour journals. Delight in exclusive ORNAG MP3s by becoming a member.

    The current benefit of being a member is that you will receive the ORNAG update via email (the same update that is posted on the website). ORNAG updates, while infrequent, provide the latest news on the band at the given time and include a new ‘MP3 Blog by Will Sheff’ entry. With some updates, the band posts a previously unreleased MP3 on the site.

    Reka Okkervil

    Okkervil River "Down by Okkervil River slow silent thick and black, I stared into the water, and the water it stared back..."



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