Picture of Pecknold (Oh, And New Fleet Foxes)

As I reported on fork/knife a week or so ago, Robin Pecknold has chopped off his flowing locks, and we now have proof!

In other news, Mr. Pecknold has been unknowingly (to me at least) using the solo moniker White Antelope and slowly releasing some covers. At the moment White Antelope's myspace has two songs: A Steeleye Stan cover, "False Knight On The Road", and what seems to be an original called "Guitar Duet".

Apparently, the White Antelope myspace page was a place where Fleet Foxes posted some demos before their record came out, and will be a place that everybody should check once in a while because Pecknold says he will be posting some new cover songs in the near future.

2009 Bonnaroo Line-Up

One of the, if not the biggest music festival of the year, has announced their 2009 line-up. The headliners (besides Phish, of course) are iffy at best, but if you dig a little deeper you will find some great acts like TV On The Radio, Band Of Horses, Yeasayer, Animal Collective and many others. So, check out Bonnaroo's line-up video at their website, and if you think you missed something I've included the full line-up below.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Phish (2 Shows)
Beastie Boys
Nine Inch Nails
David Byrne
Wilco
Al Green
Snoop Dogg
Elvis Costello (Solo)
Erykah Badu
Paul Oakenfold
Ben Harper and Relentless7
The Mars Volta
TV on the Radio
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Gov't Mule
Andrew Bird
Merle Haggard
MGMT
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The Decemberists
Girl Talk
Bon Iver
Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Galactic
Band of Horses
The Del McCoury Band
of Montreal
Allen Toussaint
Coheed and Cambria
Booker T & the DBTs
David Grisman Quintet
Lucinda Williams
Animal Collective
Gomez
Neko Case
Down
Jenny Lewis
Santogold
Robert Earl Keen
Citizen Cope
Femi Kuti and the Positive Force
The Ting Tings
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Kaki King
Grizzly Bear
King Sunny Adé
Okkervil River
St. Vincent
Zac Brown Band
Raphael Saadiq
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Crystal Castles
Tift Merritt
Brett Dennen
Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue
Toubab Krewe
People Under the Stairs
Alejandro Escovedo
Vieux Farka Touré
Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Cherryholmes
Yeasayer
Todd Snider
Chairlift
Portugal. The Man.
The SteelDrivers
Midnite
The Knux
The Low Anthem
Delta Spirit
A.A. Bondy
The Lovell Sisters
Alberta Cross

I'm Not Sure Anything Will Make Up For "Sec Walkin", But They Can Try...

Dark Was The Night's track for today - February 2nd - is a new My Morning Jacket track, "El Caporal". For us at f/k, their 2008 album Evil Urges was a disappointment, although we thoroughly enjoy the Touch Me's and a few other tracks. The new track from the boys from Louisville doesn't do it for me either, but maybe a few of you out there will like it. Listen to it at Dark Was The Night's myspace.

Decemberists To Unveil Hazards Of Love at SXSW

The Decemberists' new album, Hazards of Love, is set to be released on March 24th, but those attending SXSW are going to get a sneak peek at the album in its entirety a week early. The band is headlining NPR's SXSW showcase at Stubbs on March 18th, and those of you who can't afford the $600+ tickets NPR will be broadcasting and webcasting the show.


Decemberists - The Rakes Song

Tweedy Lays Down A Classic

Last night Mr. Tweedy did a sweet little cover of Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" in Champaign, IL. Check it out.