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Justin Vernon

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Bon Iver erotic fan fiction hits Tumblr

    This won't be the first or last time that pictures of a famous man are paired with funny captions simulating fantasy situations. Ryan Gosling certainly got his due recently. But is the world really ready for Bon Iver erotic fan fiction on Tumblr?

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2012

    Bon Iver at Coachella, 4/21/12

    By Molly BergenBon Iver Coachella April 21, 2012 See also: *Our Complete Coachella Coverage *Bon Iver - The Shrine Auditorium - 9-19-11 Better than...trying to dance off your sunburn. Flickering strands of glowing balloons swayed gently over the polo fields as the crowd drew in for Bon Iver's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Ellen DeGeneres: Bon Iver is one of the most brilliant bands

    Related:Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Astronautalis form band, record albumBon Iver wins two Grammys, and "Bonny Bear" is bornThe rise of our folk-rock neighbor Bon Iver continues with a milestone that many of the most successful bands never touch: Daytime television. Yes, today marks Justin Vernon a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 11, 2012

    Critics' Picks: Seun Kuti, Perfume Genius, Cults, and more

    Related:Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Astronautalis form band, record albumBon Iver wins two Grammys, and "Bonny Bear" is bornThe rise of our folk-rock neighbor Bon Iver continues with a milestone that many of the most successful bands never touch: Daytime television. Yes, today marks Justin Vernon a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Astronautalis form band, record album

    Related:Astronautalis makes the move to MinneapolisBon Iver wins two Grammys, and "Bonny Bear" is bornNot everyone can turn a whiskey-fueled weekend in Wisconsin into a conceptual piece of art, but that's exactly what Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon and Minneapolis rapper Astronautalis are shooting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2012

    Prince & Bon Iver visit Blue Ivy Carter on Saturday Night Live

    Justin "Vernon" Timberlake.​Call this the skit from this weekend's Saturday Night Live that they expected would end up on the blogs. In it, the power couple of Beyonce and Jay-Z are receiving guests to visit their newborn Blue Ivy Carter. Portrayed by various members of the cast, LL Cool J, Nicki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Did Bon Iver back out of Grammys' Etta James tribute?

    ​The painful Grammy Awards press releases would be reason enough not to take part in the yearly award show, but Bon Iver's Justin Vernon decided to opt his band out of performing at the event because a collaborative effort wouldn't cut it. One of our readers responded by advising Vernon to get&nbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Bon Iver "kind of said 'f*ck you' a little bit" to the Grammys

    ​The real reason that Bon Iver won't be performing during the Grammy Awards on February 12 has nothing to do with an ugly poster and a dusty promotional commercial. According to newly announced Sasquatch headliner and this weekend's Saturday Night Live musical guest Justin Vernon, the communicatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    The Bon Iver Grammys commercial is not in Kansas anymore

    ​Add another annoying item to the list of things Justin Vernon had nothing to do with leading up to the February 12 Grammy Awards. First, there was this treacherous ice sculpture of a poster, and now there's a 30-second ad trumpeting Bon Iver's involvement the We Are Music campaign yet again, feat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Bon Iver's Grammys poster is far worse than Skrillex's

    A small portion of the ugliness.​The past 24 hours have been admittedly strange for the cult of Justin Vernon. As has already been discussed in detail, Bon Iver's self-titled, pastoral folk album is up for four Grammys at the February 12 show, and these are in major categories that seem to be with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Bon Iver set to play SNL, Justin Vernon starts his own record label

    ​Justin Vernon and Bon Iver had one hell of a year in 2011. Bon Iver's sophomore album is widely considered the best album of the year, the group played well-received, sold-out shows all over the world (including a memorable two-night stand at the Orpheum Theatre), and capped it all off with f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 7, 2011

    Solid Gold

    ​Justin Vernon and Bon Iver had one hell of a year in 2011. Bon Iver's sophomore album is widely considered the best album of the year, the group played well-received, sold-out shows all over the world (including a memorable two-night stand at the Orpheum Theatre), and capped it all off with f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Bon Iver will play first Eau Claire shows since 2008 this December

    Photo by Ben Clark​Though he still calls Eau Claire home, Justin Vernon has been reluctant to perform many shows in his much-written-about hometown since his band Bon Iver achieved worldwide recognition. It turns out he was just waiting for the right time: On December 12 and 13, as somewhat of a h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    The Daredevil Christopher Wright releases new EP in advance of First Ave. show Friday

    Courtesy of the Daredevil Christopher Wright​There must be something in the water out there in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Justin Vernon has seen his popularity skyrocket recently coming off the release of his sophomore effort Bon Iver, Bon Iver, an album chock full of layered falsetto and choirboy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Bon Iver at the Orpheum, 9/6/11

    Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Bon Iver September 6, 2011 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis At this point, anything I might be able to say about Justin Vernon and his music, known as Bon Iver, might seem redundant. With the notorious local success story--Vernon released his first album, For Emma, back i ... More >>

  • News

    August 31, 2011

    Bon Iver isn't afraid to be beautiful

    Justin Vernon is headed for the mainstream with his new LP

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    What are Bon Iver and James Blake going to do in Fall Creek?

    Visionquest​The [insert]sphere was alight with excitement yesterday at the news -- the tweet, really -- that Bon Iver and James Blake will be collaborating together within Justin Vernon's casual affair he calls the Fall Creek Boys Choir. Our Music Editor Andrea Swensson said yesterday: "It's uncle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Fall Creek Boys Choir: James Blake and Bon Iver's mysterious new collaboration

    ​Perhaps following in the footsteps of Tom Waits, who took to his Twitter account to proclaim that rumors of him releasing new music will be "set straight" next Tuesday, August 23, and is causing his fans to fly into a tizzy, James Blake and Bon Iver have revealed a very cryptic new collaboration ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Bon Iver at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, 7/22/11 and 7/23/11

    Bon Iver with the RosebudsJuly 22 and 23, 2011Riverside Theater, MilwaukeeWith Bon Iver's sophomore album, Bon Iver, Bon Iver, sitting at #2 on the Billboard charts and the band receiving heaps of positive press and selling out venues across the country, it seems a tad unnecessary to jump to their d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Mint Condition perform "Walk On" for Jimmy Fallon

    ​Bon Iver may be invading every inch of our Twitter feed right now, but Justin Vernon and his band weren't the only area artists to appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this week. On Monday night, Minneapolis-based R&B group Mint Condition brought their smooth jams and dapper fashion sense t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Justin Vernon covers Bonnie Raitt, gets interviewed by Jimmy Fallon

    Photo by D.L. Anderson​It's not often that Jimmy Fallon invites his musical guest to sit down for an interview prior to their performance on his late-night show, but the fact that he brought on Bon Iver's Justin Vernon to do just that is even more proof of how massive the release of his sophomore ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Watch Justin Vernon, Sharon Van Etten, and Megafaun play some gorgeous Americana

    ​Alan Lomax was the principal documentarian of of southern roots music, culminating in the release, fifty years ago, of Sounds of the South, a keystone in American musical history. Last fall, an improbably good band played some selections from his defining collection and...wow.

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Bon Iver's "Calgary" finds Justin Vernon living in a post-Auto-Tune world

    Photo by D.L. Anderson​Bon Iver offered up the first taste of Bon Iver, Bon Iver today with "Calgary," available as a download on their website and streaming in a shareable widget below. In this day and age, it's a feat in and of itself that the band has managed to get this close to their album re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Bon Iver announce release date, track listing for new album

    Photo by D. L. Anderson​Bon Iver's page on the Jagjaguwar site is down this morning, which can only mean one thing: Today's the day when the Indiana indie label is unveiling the details for the band's sophomore album. Last month, bandleader Justin Vernon conducted an interview with Rolling Stone t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Volcano Choir at the Cedar Cultural Center, 3/25/11

    Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Volcano ChoirMarch 25, 2011Cedar Cultural CenterIn the occasionally hyper-competitive climate of the indie rock world, claiming that you were the first of your friends to discover a band, or that you saw them way back when at some small, impossibly intimate venue, has beco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Bon Iver set to release new record in June

    Photo by Ben ClarkJustin Vernon performing with DeYarmond Edison at SXSW​Justin Vernon has kept mostly quiet about his next Bon Iver record until this week, focusing his energy on his side projects (Gayngs, the recent DeYarmond Edison reunion), and -- oh yeah, collaborating with one of the most fa ... More >>

  • Music

    March 23, 2011

    SXSW 2011: Five nights in Austin

    Highlights from Gimme Noise's recent trek to the festival

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2011

    Volcano Choir

    Highlights from Gimme Noise's recent trek to the festival

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2011

    SXSW: DeYarmond Edison reunites members of Bon Iver and Megafaun at the Fader Fort

    Photos by Ben Clark​"Hi, this is our college band," Justin Vernon said after DeYarmond Edison finished their first song. "We haven't played a show in seven years until right now."

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Justin Vernon and Megafaun reuniting as DeYarmond Edison at SXSW

    ​A handful of Eau Claire natives are making headlines today because of a reunion show that might possibly blow minds this year at SXSW. Justin Vernon -- who famously retreated into a cabin in the Wisconsin woods to recover from a breakup with his girlfriend and his band and came out with a breatht ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on Kanye West

    ​Quite a few revelations abound in this fascinating in-depth report on the vibe in Kanye West's Hawaii studio during the creation of his just-released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Seriously. We can't stop chuckling about the rules Ye tacked up on the studio walls, including "No Tweeting" and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Horse Feathers and Anaïs Mitchell at the Cedar, 11/3/10

    Photos by Cindal Lee Heart​Horse Feathers with Anaïs MitchellNovember 3, 2010Cedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisOn a seemingly quiet Wednesday evening in Minneapolis, there was a lot of noise going on down at the Cedar. A subdued and simple kind of noise, but enrapturing nonetheless. Horse Feathe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Gayngs and Glasser rehearse for tour in Justin Vernon's studio

    Photos by Kevin O'Meara​Twin Cities-based conglomeration Gayngs is preparing to embark on their first tour this week, which will find them in New York City this weekend for a pair of shows and an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and wraps up at the Austin City Limits festival on October ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Whose kitten is this?

    ​Here's a little Friday fun for our readers: We've noticed that folks in the Twin Cities music scene have some pretty goddamn adorable pets. Thanks to Facebook and Twitter, we now have the opportunity to get an up close and personal view of a musician's life, right down to the animals who share th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Gayngs drop video from First Avenue prom show

    Here's your chance to re-live the glory of the "Last Prom on Earth" at First Avenue this past May (or, perhaps, get a clearer view of what the show was like if your memory is a bit hazy): Gayngs just debuted a new video on Pitchfork of the band performing "Gaudy Side of Town" in Minneapolis, and it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Justin Vernon sings the blues in the Shouting Matches

    Ever since going on hiatus from touring his Bon Iver project, Justin Vernon has gotten himself wrapped up in all kinds of crazy projects. Between recording albums in his house and singing on and mixing the Gayngs record, Vernon found time to reignite a side project with Peter Wolf Crier drummer Bria ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Q&A: Megafaun's Brad Cook

    Eau Claire transplant discusses band's Minneapolis "homecoming"

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Gayngs CD-release show details announced

    The supergroup, featuring members of Bon Iver, the Rosebuds, Megafaun, Solid Gold, P.O.S, and many more will take over First Ave on May 14.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    St. Vincent and Justin Vernon sing "Jolene"

    The pair collaborated last weekend at a Haiti benefit in Brooklyn.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Stream Bon Iver's finale concert (ever?)

    Stream audio from what could prove to be Bon Iver's final performance ever.

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    Bowerbirds, Megafaun

    Stream audio from what could prove to be Bon Iver's final performance ever.

  • Music

    May 13, 2009

    The Daredevil Christopher Wright make Christian rock listenable again

    The Eau Claire natives get spiritual on their indie pop debut

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Bon Iver's Justin Vernon joins Sarah Siskind at the Cedar

    Vernon was a surprise guest last Saturday night at the Cedar.

  • Music

    August 20, 2008

    Jeff Hanson's third album keeps him moving forward

    The low-profile local is prepared to make a splash nationally

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Bon Iver at First Avenue

    The low-profile local is prepared to make a splash nationally

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2008

    Bon Iver

    The low-profile local is prepared to make a splash nationally

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Lightning on the Green: Rock the Garden marries music and art

    The low-profile local is prepared to make a splash nationally

  • Music

    May 14, 2008

    Mr. Iver, a Moment of Your Time

    Scoring an interview with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon is so simple a child could do it

  • Music

    January 16, 2008

    Into the Wild

    How Justin Vernon ditched his life, isolated himself in a cabin, and produced an unexpected masterpiece as Bon Iver

  • Feature

    January 2, 2008

    Artists of the Year

    Bon Iver

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