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New songs by The National

Owen to perform David Lang

- Owen Pallett – vocals and violin
- Bryce Dessner – vocals and guitar
- Shara Worden – vocals and guitar
- Nico Muhly – keyboards
Owen arranges for The Mountain Goats and Anonymous 4

John Darnielle writes, "I am person who likes to eat candy. Every time somebody says 'kid in a candy shop,' I think to myself: 'I wanna be that kid in the candy shop, after hours, with the go-ahead to have all the candy I like.' Anonymous 4 singing my new songs in arrangements by Owen: this is all candy ever all at once for me. I simply cannot wait for this show."
Owen contributes to Jim Guthrie's score for a cutting-edge documentary

Owen Pallett arranged for R.E.M.

Video: "Haiti" performed by Régine Chassagne, Eddie Vedder, Owen Pallett
Video: "Many Lives → 49 MP" at SignalFest
For some reason, the CBC has been releasing these really nice SignalFest videos one by one over the past few months. The latest addition is "Many Lives → 49 MP".The previous videos are in this playlist.
Owen posts about the new record
Read it!Video: "My City of Ruins"
Here's a video of the Bruce Springsteen cover from the previous post.Photo: Owen with Eddie Vedder and Régine Chassagne
Playing at a charity event for Artists for Peace and Justice at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Radio broadcast: Jan 21 @ Sydney Festival
FBi Radio broadcast captured by grinderman."This Is the Dream of Win & Regine"
"This Lamb Sells Condos"
"A Man with No Ankles"
"The Great Elsewhere"
"Lewis Takes Action"
"Lewis Takes Off His Shirt"
"Fantasy"
2 new songs
“ Soldier’s Rock”“Infernal Fantasy”
New violin concerto on Mar 16, 2012 @ Barbican
Besides the world premiere of a violin concerto, Owen will join Nico Muhly, Sam Amidon, Doveman, and guests for "An 802 Moment", a reprise of the recent collaborative 802 Tour.Pallett and pals
"It's embarrassing because everything we've been writing together makes all of the older songs sound really lame," [Owen] says, adding that the sonic direction picks up on the "droned out, blissed out, motoric aspects of Heartland.""Hard to Explain" (The Strokes cover)

Photo: Owen Pallett and Feist

What Nirvana's Nevermind Means to Me

"The Chronicles of Sarnia" covered by Leon Taheny
Leon Taheny (Has a Good Home producer) and Tamara Lindeman perform “ The Chronicles of Sarnia” as members of Bruce Peninsula.Proshot DVD torrent: Dec 12 @ Bilbao
This show was broadcast by the Spanish TV station ETB 3 on May 15.



Bootleg: June 27 @ Dublin, includes 5 covers
“ Odessa”, “Peach, Plum, Pear”, “Interview”, “The Power of Love” (Céline Dion), “Trouser Minnow” (Rapeman)...Owen Pallett and Nico Muhly arrange strings and brass for Snow Patrol
"we asked [owen] and nico muhly (who is an extraordinary composer also. it was him behind the haywire arrangements for the jonsi album) to write string and brass parts for seven or eight songs on the album. owen came down to la to ocean way studios to conduct both his and nico's arrangments. for pictures of something other than his fine shoulder blades look on line."the strings on this one are strange, beautiful and unlike anything we've had before. much like the record itself. even if i am so bold as to say so myself."

Brian Eno: from the Velvet Underground to Burial

The Wedge Presents Arcade Fire

Interview on classical training and influence

Listen to Owen's show on Domino Radio

The Proust Questionnaire

The National – "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks"
Acoustic and unplugged finale to the 2011 MusicNow Festival featuring Owen Pallett, Megafaun, Sharon Van Etten, Richard Reed Parry, and Little Scream. Owen also played in the live debut of "Exile Vilify", a song from Portal 2.Sloan – "People of the Sky"
In celebration of Sloan's 20th anniversary, Owen Pallett scored a string arrangement for their 1994 single "People of the Sky"."What Do You Think Will Happen Now?" with Britten Sinfonia
Under the Radar charity auction for Japan

Auction 1
Auction 2
Auction 3
Owen's gear

Live videos: Final Fantasy 2005–06
These archived videos from the now-defunct website Aperture Enzyme are MP4s totalling 114 MB. The Les Mouches videos linked below are also there.Feb 12, 2005 @ The Music Gallery, Wavelength 250
“What Do You Think Will Happen Next?”
“The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead”
“That’s When the Audience Died”
Jun 25, 2005 @ The Music Gallery
“Do You Love?” (early lyrics, with St. Kitts String Quartet)
Jan 11, 2006 @ The Great Hall, Over the Top Fest
"Robot Ponies" (with Laura Barrett)
“This Modern Love”
Apr 9, 2006 @ The Music Gallery
“Scandal at the Parkade” (early lyrics)
“This Lamb Sells Condos”
Portrait

Reverberations Preview: The Enduring Appeal of Steve Reich

Family tree and "A Man with No Ankles"

Bootleg: May 1 @ Malta

Left side > BT172-BI's [omnis] > Sony PCM-M10 mic-in [lvl 2.5] 16 bit, 44.1 WAV > Wave Repair 4.9.3, trimming and indexing > FLAC level 8, verify.
Crowd talking is audible during the songs.
On the soundtrack and the next album

"The music [for Good Night, Doll] is primarily instrumental and more electronic than I usually do. I hope to publish the music as a soundtrack, so I expect to embark on a new studio album this fall."
Do you have an idea how this album will be? "I have a completely clear idea. My band makes it such that it becomes more of a band record than my previous works."
"I've been listening to the new Wild Beasts album Smother, they're absolutely excellent. Otherwise, I have recently listened to Popol Vuh, a German Krautrock band from the 70s, and Jaki Liebezeit, drummer of Can. Maybe you could hear the influences in my next album."
Live videos: Les Mouches 2004
Old videos from Aperture Enzyme: “ Jars of Lars” (twice), "Carload of Whatever", "Real Executive", "Similac", "Tastes Like Homo".Interview
Live video: "Tryst with Mephistopheles"
Concerts on Demand: Owen Pallett live at SignalFest

String Theory Music Festival
The most emotional event of the evening, however, may ultimately have been the tragedy that befell Pallett as he began his encore. Grabbing for the violin, which he had rested on his electronic keyboard the whole night, Pallett knocked it to the floor, splitting it at the neck. It culminated in a collective gasp and a look on mournful look on Pallett's face...Owen Pallett et Les Mouches

Owen to score short film Good Night, Doll

SYNOPSIS: A man says goodnight to the porcelain-like woman he loves. Haunted by what must be done, he returns home and is taken by the dark side of his heart.
Video: Feb 22 @ Paris

"The Great Elsewhere" music video
Directed by Yuula Benivolski and Geoffrey Pugen.Arcade Fire – "Rococo" @ Juno Awards
"A Man with No Ankles" @ The PureVolume House

Poll13
Owen answers 13 short questions. Here is an old video of "Close to You":Owen Pallett Slams Morrissey, Praises the Strokes, Doesn't Envy Arcade Fire
Spinner sits down with the musical virtuoso to discuss his disdain for artistic sexual labelling, flirting with Arcade Fire's success, how the Strokes inspired his album and why Morrissey should just come out of the closet already...Owen performs on MTV Canada
" Scandal at the Parkade""The Great Elsewhere"
"A Man with No Ankles"
Figuratively speaking
His Narwhal show was called "The Invisible College," and was besotted with the surreal, the canonical and the antique, depicting anthropomorphic and human dignitaries in classical-portraiture poses (one work was a beautiful rendering of musician Owen Pallett in a frock coat)...
Owen Pallett to play last shows as a solo act at SXSW
Owen Pallett announced during a set at Austin's Flamingo Cantina that his performances at SXSW would be the last as a solo act. Pallett noted that he was working with a drummer and that he is really excited for people to hear it.The Luyas – Interview
"Owen is a good friend of ours and has always been a huge support. I asked him for some arrangement help as soon as we had some demos done, but he kind of swooped in at the end of our sessions and decorated the cake so to speak. He's wonderful, and brilliant, and has nice legs." —Jessie SteinVideo: Feb 18 @ Eindhoven (Cross-Linx Festival)

Owen Pallett, l'interview
In this French interview, Owen mentions that he is working on an artistic film with a director friend who is not known. He's on tour until July, and he will play with musicians (bassists, guitarists) like a rock band.Cary Fukunaga Talks His Horror/Romance Take On Jane Eyre

Ecstatic Music Festival Interview #4
In a recent transcontinental conversation, Pallett expounded upon the experience of writing for other musicians and the importance of creating idiosyncratic instrumentation...Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Performs Modern History

Top 50 Gay Male Musicians
Owen was placed #45 on this list, directly underneath Patrick Wolf.Chat: Owen Pallett
"This next record, I want to challenge people, like I want to turn them off. I kind of want to do something that’s rooted less in generosity and more in a kind of anger."Owen Pallett picks US Maple's Talker
Who would have thought that Owen Pallett, the artist who brought us one of the most beautiful records in 2010 was into noise rock? We sure didn't, but it's a fact, people expect bands to listen to music similar to theirs, but it's almost always the contrary, i.e. check out OP's picks...SignalFest! Pallett and (Fond of) Tigers and Zubot oh my!

Tunesday - 6 things Owen Pallett wants to set straight
"I was at medical school. One part of me was doing what I wanted to do, and the other was doing what my conscience wanted me to do. I’m very happy, but I feel very guilty. I just think that I would have more to offer the world as a doctor than a musician."Heartland nominated for Juno Award
