Here's a short playlist of Okkervil River songs for first-time listeners. I recommend #4 - The President's Dead.

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1. Okkervil River - "Black" (Wikipedia) (MySpace)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K7RokHjYd4

2. Okkervil River - "Calling And Not Calling My Ex"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV8VaNbZ5io

3. Okkervil River - "Another Radio Song"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3DAp63pEO4

4. Okkervil River - "The President's Dead"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQaBxJiAjPE

5. Okkervil River - "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROlCPlnCIfo

6. Okkervil River - "For Real"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydQfqqqQrD4

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indie rock
folk rock…

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A clear winner for a simple theme this month then. So before the end of May please post a mix for the group featuring male or female names. If you want, make it even more interesting and only feature one name, or group members' names, or songs with full names (first name and surname) in the titles, etc.

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This week's theme: "Geek" is this month's theme. You have free reign to make as geeky a mix as you like, e.g. songs in the key of B flat minor, and/or by bands with the same initials, and/or at a similar BPM, etc. Or you could widen the theme and mix together songs about geeks, computers or trains.

Name your top 10 artists on last.fm.
Last 12 months

1. Joe Purdy
2. Okkervil River
3. Radiohead
4. Blue October
5. The National
6. Bruce Springsteen
7. The Killers
8. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
9. Elliott Smith
10. Editors

What was the first song you ever heard by 6? (Bruce Springsteen)
I'm sure I heard some other song without knowing it was him, but the first Springsteen song I first heard was either The River or Born to Run.

What is your favorite album of 3? (Radiohead)
OK Computer, by a landslide.

What is your favorite lyric that 5 has…

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions.

Most of the songs actually fit pretty well as answers to the questions.

Pick Your Artist: Okkervil River

1. Are you male or female: "Black Sheep Boy #4"

2. Describe yourself: "For Real"

3. How do you feel about yourself: "A Stone" (cover song)

4. Describe where you currently live: "Westfall"

5. If you could go anywhere, where would you go: "Kansas City"

6. Your favorite form of transportation: "Starry Stairs"

7. Your best friends are: "…

One of the artists I discovered in the past year is a folk singer-songwriter named Joe Purdy. I, like many other fans, learned of his music through the popular Kia commercial in which Purdy's "Can't Get it Right Today" is played in the background. It was as popular as any iPod commercial ditty. I got the song and the wonderful thing about his music is that all his albums (all 8 of them) are available online on his website for free steaming. He's his own record label and has managed to become a relatively popular singer online. His music…

My favorite lines from Okkervil River . Will Sheff is a lyrical genius.

Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See

Red
She said, "I know that it's easy to have me.
But I have seen some things
That I cannot even tell to my family pictures
And I'm full of fictions and fucking addictions
And I miss my mother"

Lady Liberty
You can wash out your lying eyes in the bathroom down the hall.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
I guess I didn't know you at all.

And I can picture you the first time you decide to…

It's nearly impossible to rank my favorite bands because it all depends on what mood I am and also when I listened to the bands. For example, I don't listen to Live that often anymore, but they were my favorite band of the 1990s.

1. Okkervil River
2. Elliott Smith

*Unordered for now*
Bruce Springsteen
Joe Purdy
The Killers
Blue October
Ray LaMontagne
The Beatles
Live
Rise Against
Rage Against the Machine
Jens Lekman
Johnny Cash
Modest Mouse
Pink Floyd

*On the cusp*
Rush
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Wolf Parade
The National
Animal Collective
Radiohead
Xiu Xiu
Bright Eyes
Queen

nevermind

I wish I could've seen a few others but I didn't have anyone to go with… :( I would've loved to see Shearwater when they came to Denton. Dammit, I should've gone. Ah well.

I've been meaning to go to some of the festivals here in Dallas and Austin, like SXSW, Austin City Limits and Edgefest.

Okkervil River (3x)
An Horse
Bishop Allen
Tokyo Police Club
Damien Jurado
Ra Ra Riot
The Ataris
System of a Down
Evanescence
Black Joe Lewis
Tom Gabel (of Against Me)
Wolf Parade
Andrew Bird
Fuel
Blue October
Jens Lekman
Sarah Jaffe (2x)
Chuck Ragan…