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About Me

a trumpet from Paris, farfisa organ, accordion, piano, ukelele, mandolin, glockenspiel, violin, cello, tambourine, The air powered organ I bought on twelth street, Congo drum donated from the neighbors....A broken microphone stolen from the university of new mexico....premier LP Gulag Orkestar available now, via badabingrecords.com, or at your local record store.

For any touring, films or other types of business questions.... please contact ben goldberg at [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/4/2004
Band Website: beirutband.com
Band Members: I now present, the touring/recording band that has become part of the beirut project. (who appeared on the EP and will on future recordings)
1. Nicholas Petree-A taoseño drummer with a pacemaker where his heart should be- (Charles Papaya)
2. Perrin Cloutier-An extremely misguided, drunken land pirate (and ex-shark hunter, true story) from the pristine valleys of California- ..o and accordion
3. Jason poranski- An ex-harlem pool shark from Jersey, on guitar and mandolin
4.Paul Collins- Mr. big man on campus, College of Santa Fe 2004-2006 on bass, piano and ukulele- paul Collins
5. Jon Natchez-Road dog/ SAT question writer, Park sloper, baritone sax, clarinet and glockenspiel, ukulele, mandolin etc etc.....
6. kristin ferebee Ben Goldmonger’s ex-intern, Ms. Texas grammar queen 1999- on violin
7. Kelly Pratt - Euphonium, (2nd...though I can’t play as high or fast as him)trumpet, flugel horn-.....but... he deserted to join the arcade fire. so, we took his wife-
8. Tracy Pratt- trumpet, euphonium, flugel horn. from Kentucky.
9.Heather Trost- violin, viola from a Hawk and a Hacksaw
10. Zach Condon- last seen in the south of france, worrying about the new album
Influences: Jacques Brel Magnetic Fields. The smiths, Klezmer, the kocani orkestar ( and any balkan brass music) ,crooners. Serge Gainsbourg, Yves Montand. caetano Veloso
Sounds Like: Coney Island, Jewish immigrants, The old worldclick image to buy albums online The Flying Club Cup (2007) buy from Ba Da Bing! records & 4AD October 9th!
Lon Gisland EP (2006)Gulag Orkestar (2006)Albums available worldwide through 4AD
Record Label: Ba Da Bing and 4AD
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

paris, the kocani orkestar

I have recently returned to the states from my apartment overlooking the cemetary in paris... In order to make leaving more difficult, my friends at la blogotheque threw one last show on the night I l...
Posted by Beirut on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:19:00 PST

Sicilian widows and Hollywood

The sun sets beyond the Hudson and I am dreaming of the lost snows of Mt. Kilamanjaro. March is but a day away from his annual death and Beirut has returned from a busy month of traveling, win...
Posted by Beirut on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:56:00 PST

Snow, instruments and gossip

Grumpy old Christgau is getting "cushy" in his ivory tower. I stood outside his tower (gargoyles soaked in pigeon shit) in the January heat (68 degrees!) and shouted his name. I want...
Posted by Beirut on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:04:00 PST

A cowbell and a gong -tour cancellation info

It is with great regret that we must cancel the upcoming Beirut shows. This was an extremely difficult decision to make, and was only decided on after doing everything we possibly could to make it wor...
Posted by Beirut on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:33:00 PST

Coast to Coast-Beirut Tour

Beirut has traversed the whole of the United States, coast to coast. The West coast? Happier than the East. Canada draped garlands of maple leaves on to Jeremy's shoulders. "Thank you," Can...
Posted by Beirut on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:35:00 PST

Moscow Russia.

Beirut traveled to Moscow to play in a park. All of Russia was hiding behind red venetian blinds. A calvary of strollers tottered down the avenues. Bundled russian babies inside cried for Mothe...
Posted by Beirut on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 03:56:00 PST

On sxsw, Austin and Lone Star beers (as well as god)

Lone-star dreams. Austin Texas. SXSW. Beirut flew coach, muttering obscenities and dreaming of green chile. The cello man arrived unharmed, yet visibly plastered, via train. In the adobe l...
Posted by Beirut on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 04:44:00 PST

on the album realease date, track lists etc.

BrooklynThe wandering minstrels have returned! With the exotic aromas of Austin seeping from their pores! And Lassoes! Suitcases bursting with Lassoes, like coiled hissing, angry snakes! In th...
Posted by Beirut on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 04:36:00 PST

Gulag Orkestar ( cd's)

The Gulag Orkestar is traveling to New York on the back of a russian camel.There, in Brooklyn, after vodka is applied to gunshot wounds (New York!), Beirut will enter studio with trumpet askew (his h...
Posted by Beirut on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:33:00 PST