One thing that was notably left out of the routinely mind-blowing, pre-2016 live sets by White Denim: covers.Suspiciously, in the run up to the recently released Stiff (see our review here), the newly configured bandstarted dropping cover songs via Soundcloud -- and meaty stuff, too: Zeppelin, Traffic and Mickey Newbury (via Kenny Rogers).And...

By: Alex WoodWhite Denim have always been a band of change and growth, slowly evolving over time from a simplistic garage-rock trio to the progressive-meets-psychedelic four-piece sound featured on their last two records.Knowing such, fans should expect this evolution to continue, which is precisely what Stiff, the bands latest release, delivers. Stiff is, by...

M. Ward- More Rain [3/4]His first solo release since 2012, M. Wards More Rain is an extremely big deal. The underrated and understated folk singer-songwriter has a cult-like following, developed over years of consistent releases that focus on atmosphere and songwriting. More Rain sounds deceptively simple, as though the songs have existed forever, every instrument sounding...

Amidst a significant lineup change, White Denim announced Stiff, their newest full-length, out on March 25. Now, the band has shared Ha Ha Ha (Yeah), the second track released from the new album.The album was primarily recorded live, and it certainly shows on the new song. Though theres certainly merit in limiting the use of...

By: Alex WoodWhen White Denim announced that their new studio album, Stiff, will be released March 25th through Downtown Records, there were a few red flags immediately raised to longtime fans like us at The Barn.While Stiff is the proper studio follow-up to 2013s Coriscana Lemonade, the last two years have been a tumultuous...

FXs Fargo has been receiving a lot of hype as one of the best shows on television right now. Fortunately, its creators have a good taste in music.After Jeff Tweedy was featured in a previous episode covering a Jos Feliciano song, the producers came to White Denim for another cover in this weeks episode....

The absent members were replaced by members of Bop Englishs touring band. While this meant that White Denim kept their four-piece, dual-guitar lineup intact, fans of the band will quickly see the replacement as a big problem.White Denims live shows are considered practically legendary by their fan bases standards, and Petrallis songwriting is only...

After relentless touring, Austin-based psych-rockers White Denim disappeared silently nearly a year ago.Following a long tour in promotion of 2014s excellent Corsicana Lemonade, the band had sights on their next full-length LP, a record that never came to life.With the bands music and live performances at an all time high, what happened?Not...

White Denims James Petralli is back with more genre-defying songwriting, but this time under the moniker Bop English.Over the last month, the songwriter has released two songs from Bop Englishs upcoming full-length, Constant Bop, out April 21.Though his distinctive vocal delivery is still there, the songs feature a more relaxed pop sound than White...

In years past, I've done my yearly round ups as a mixture of best "things" -- shows, albums, concepts -- that made in impact that year.In 2014, I had such a diversity of show experience that I would consider in the top echelon, that I decided to go shows only. It also gives me a...