Grizzly Bear

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About Grizzly Bear


Grizzly Bear began as a home recording project for Boston-bred experimentalist Edward Droste, the son of an elementary school teacher, who laid the groundwork for the band's otherworldly debut album on a small hand-held tape recorder while holed up for 15 months in his Greenpoint, Brooklyn, apartment. His homespun D.I.Y. effort took on new life with the help of multi-instrumentalist Christopher Bear, a Chicago native who had worked in a diverse range of musical projects ranging from laptop electronica to free jazz, who added additional instrumentation and vocals to Droste's stripped-down sonic blueprints.

The resulting album, Horn of Plenty -- a pet project originally meant only for Droste's friends -- eventually circulated through New York's underground music scene, with its unique blend of acoustic instruments, layered vocals, and found sounds earning comparisons to alt-rock heavy-hitters such as Sigur Rós, Sufjan Stevens, and Animal Collective. Originally released to little fanfare in 2004, the album gained momentum thanks to copious touring, with Chris Taylor joining the band on reeds and electronics, and Daniel Rossen providing additional guitar and vocals. It was reissued in 2005 as a two-CD set featuring remixes by Dntel (of the Postal Service), Final Fantasy, Solex, and the Soft Pink Truth (aka Drew Daniel of Matmos). An album of Droste's early demo recordings, Sorry for the Delay, was released in 2006 as the band finished up recording Yellow House, its second proper full-length album. Warp signed the band that spring and released Yellow House that fall. A year later, the Friend EP, which featured cameos from Beirut, CSS, and Band of Horses, arrived.

For 2009's elaborate Veckatimest, the band collaborated with contemporary classical composer/conductor Nico Muhly, Beach House vocalist Victoria LeGrand, the Acme String Quartet, and the Brooklyn Youth Choir. The album would be a resounding success for the band, debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 and making the band a ubiquitous entry on critical year-end lists. The band eventually followed up three years later with its 2012 effort, Shields. ~ Bret Love, Rovi

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    Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, Kings Of Leon Make Music The Star At Hangout Fest
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    Though the scenery was plenty nice, the music stole the show at Hangout 2013.
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    Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, Kings Of Leon Make Music The Star At Hangout Fest
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    Though the scenery was plenty nice, the music stole the show at Hangout 2013.
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    Last year, Rock Daily put Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste to work blogging live from Coachella. He'll be filing dispatches from the road about his band's tou...
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    Justin Vernon Consoles Grizzly Bear Over Grammys Snub
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    Indie Christmas: She & Him, the xx and Grizzly Bear Share Holiday Music | Billboard
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    group's M. Ward facing a snow storm before the cartoon duo puts on a vinyl LP and shares a bottle of wine. On the BBC's Radio 1, minimalist act the xx...
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    Grizzly Bear will kick off a spring tour in Pittsburgh on March 30 after returning back to the States following an extensive international tour throug...
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    Grizzly Bear - "Sleeping Ute (Nicolas Jaar Remix)"
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    Yesterday for Record Store Day, Nicholas Jaar released a collaborate 12-inch featuring remixes of Grizzly Bear's "Sleeping Ute" and Brian Eno's "Lux"....
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    Hangout 2013 Friday: Kings Of Leon, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, & More
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    more classic-rockin' than I expected after his relatively ethereal solo LP Regions Of Light And Sound Of God. He even deployed the flying V, which I t...
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    Watch Grizzly Bear Perform "Yet Again" on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
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Tour Dates

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  • May 22 Wednesday
    Barcelona, Spain Parc del Fòrum
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  • May 25 Saturday
    Paris, France L'Olympia
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  • May 25 Saturday
    Dudingen, Switzerland Bad Bonn Kilbi
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  • May 26 Sunday
    Zürich, Switzerland Kaufleuten
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  • May 28 Tuesday
    Milan, Italy Alcatraz
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  • May 29 Wednesday
    Munich, Germany Rathausplatz Dachau
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  • May 30 Thursday
    Porto, Portugal Optimus Primavera Sound Festival
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  • Jun 6 Thursday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Parc Downsview
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    New York, NY, US Randall's Island
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    Montreal, QC, Canada Lachine Canal
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  • Jun 8 Saturday
    Boston, MA, US Bank of America Pavilion
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  • Jun 11 Tuesday
    Columbus, OH, US Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
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  • Jun 12 Wednesday
    Detroit, MI, US The Fillmore Detroit
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  • Jun 13 Thursday
    Manchester, TN, US Great Stage Park
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  • Jun 15 Saturday
    Charlotte, NC, US Uptown Amphitheatre at the NC Music Factory
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  • Jun 16 Sunday
    Columbia, MD, US Merriweather Post Pavilion
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  • Jun 18 Tuesday
    Miami Beach, FL, US Jackie Gleason Theater, Fillmore Miami Beach
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    Tampa, FL, US The Ritz Ybor
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Dover, DE, US Dover International Speedway
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    Dover, DE, US The Woodlands, Dover International Speedway
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  • Jul 18 Thursday
    Beccles, UK Henham Park
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  • Jul 18 Thursday
    Dublin, Ireland Iveagh Gardens
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  • Jul 19 Friday
    Galway, Ireland Festival Big Top
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  • Aug 1 Thursday
    Niagara Falls, NY, US The Rapids Theatre
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  • Aug 2 Friday
    Chicago, IL, US Grant Park
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    Cincinnati, OH, US Taft Theatre
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  • Aug 3 Saturday
    Grand Rapids, MI, US Frederik Meijer Gardens
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  • Aug 6 Tuesday
    Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre
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  • Aug 7 Wednesday
    Salt Lake City, UT, US Pioneer Park
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  • Aug 9 Friday
    San Francisco, CA, US Golden Gate Park
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  • Aug 9 Friday
    Hollywood, CA, US Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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  • Nov 2 Saturday
    London, UK Alexandra Palace
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Discography

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  • Shields (2012)
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    Shields (2012)
    Warp
  • Blue Valentine (2011)
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    Blue Valentine (2011)
    Lakeshore Records
  • Veckatimest (2009)
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    Veckatimest (2009)
    Warp
  • Yellow House (2006)
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    Yellow House (2006)
    Warp
  • Horn of Plenty (2004)
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    Horn of Plenty (2004)
    Kanine Records
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