Okkervil River is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya. They self-released their first album, Stars Too Small to Use, which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first album in a garage, they signed with Jagjaguwar. Okkervil River continued by releasing four more albums, including critically lauded concept album Black Sheep Boy.

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  • Okkervil River is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya. They self-released their first album, Stars Too Small to Use, which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first album in a garage, they signed with Jagjaguwar. Okkervil River continued by releasing four more albums, including critically lauded concept album Black Sheep Boy. After a period of touring for Black Sheep Boy, Okkervil River followed up with The Stage Names. The album sold 10,000 in its opening week in the United States. The group released a free covers album, Golden Opportunities Mixtape from their live performances. The band has garnered positive critical reception. Especially noted are each song's lyrics, intricate instrumentation, and thematic albums. In addition, they were recently featured on the talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien and have performed with high profile bands such as The Decemberists, The New Pornographers, and Lou Reed. Okkervil River released their most recent album The Stand Ins on September 9th, 2008. They are promoting the release with a series of cover songs from the album on YouTube by people they've met as a band.
  • Okkervil River ist eine US-amerikanische Independent-Band. Sie wurde 1998 in Austin, Texas gegründet. Initiator, Kopf und letztes verbliebenes Gründungsmitglied der Band ist Will Sheff. Die Musik enthält Elemente aus Country, Folk und Punkrock.
  • Okkervil River je americká indie rocková kapela z Texaského Austinu. Kapela se zformovala v roce 1998; název přejala ze stejnojmenné povídky, jejíž autorka je současná ruská spisovatelka Taťjána Tolstá.
  • Okkervil River è un gruppo indie rock originario di Austin in Texas. La band, formatasi nel 1998, deve il suo nome ad un breve racconto dell'autrice russa, Tatyana Tolstaya. Hanno auto-prodotto il loro primo album, Stars Too Small to Use che li ha portati al festival musicale South by Southwest.
  • Okkervil River är ett amerikanskt indieband bildat i Austin, Texas 1998. Bandet har tagit sitt namn efter en roman av Tatiana Tolstaja, och tillika en flod utanför Sankt Petersburg. Okkervil River ligger på det lilla skivbolaget Jagjaguwar. Will Sheff är bandets sångare och huvudsakliga text- och låtskrivare. Tillsammans med Jonathan Meiburg har han även bandet Shearwater.
  • Okkervil River, Austin, Teksas'lı indie rock grubudur. Grup 1998 yılında ilk kurulduğunda isimlerini rus yazar Tatyana Tolstaya'nın bir kısa hikâyesinde St. Petersburg'da olan bir nehirden esinlenmiştir.
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  • Okkervil River is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Formed in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya. They self-released their first album, Stars Too Small to Use, which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first album in a garage, they signed with Jagjaguwar. Okkervil River continued by releasing four more albums, including critically lauded concept album Black Sheep Boy.
  • Okkervil River ist eine US-amerikanische Independent-Band. Sie wurde 1998 in Austin, Texas gegründet. Initiator, Kopf und letztes verbliebenes Gründungsmitglied der Band ist Will Sheff. Die Musik enthält Elemente aus Country, Folk und Punkrock.
  • Okkervil River je americká indie rocková kapela z Texaského Austinu. Kapela se zformovala v roce 1998; název přejala ze stejnojmenné povídky, jejíž autorka je současná ruská spisovatelka Taťjána Tolstá.
  • Okkervil River è un gruppo indie rock originario di Austin in Texas. La band, formatasi nel 1998, deve il suo nome ad un breve racconto dell'autrice russa, Tatyana Tolstaya. Hanno auto-prodotto il loro primo album, Stars Too Small to Use che li ha portati al festival musicale South by Southwest.
  • Okkervil River är ett amerikanskt indieband bildat i Austin, Texas 1998. Bandet har tagit sitt namn efter en roman av Tatiana Tolstaja, och tillika en flod utanför Sankt Petersburg. Okkervil River ligger på det lilla skivbolaget Jagjaguwar. Will Sheff är bandets sångare och huvudsakliga text- och låtskrivare. Tillsammans med Jonathan Meiburg har han även bandet Shearwater.
  • Okkervil River, Austin, Teksas'lı indie rock grubudur. Grup 1998 yılında ilk kurulduğunda isimlerini rus yazar Tatyana Tolstaya'nın bir kısa hikâyesinde St. Petersburg'da olan bir nehirden esinlenmiştir.
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