Well, the Desdemona Festival here in Cincinnati grows ever closer. This will probably be the last band feature between now and the fest, but I hope to be able to give you all a great view of the festival if you cant make it. Expect interview, photos, and maybe some live mp3s as they come in.

Today I take a look at one of the bands im most excited about seeing this weekend, The Walkmen.

- The Walkmen, some of whom had gigged in the City under the moniker Today Okay, formed in 2000 and consisted of Fire Eaters Walter Martin (vocals, organ, etc.), Paul Maroon (guitars), and Matt Barrick (drums), and ex-Recoys Hamilton Leithauser and Peter Bauer.

- The Walkmen released a self-titled, four-song EP in 1999 through the small Brooklyn label Startime International and completed a vinyl-only release to be made available at concerts.

- In 2002 The Walkmen released “Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone”, their first full length. This leveraged a signing with Warner Brothers.

Sounds Like – Bob Dylan you can dance to

MySpace - The Walkmen

Quoteable – “On such a triumphant album, The Walkmen don’t succumb to filler. Each of these songs displays a mastery of craft rarely heard, and while not all strike with the same immediacy of its two unbreakable watersheds, each quickly reveals itself as equally forcible and infectious.” Pitchfork on Bows and Arrows

Listen –
The Walkmen- Louisiana
The Walkmen- Brandy Alexander

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