Thanks to BP for pointing out that Okkervil River is gonna be on Conan tonight.

Double thanks to him for pointing out the video section on the Okkervil River website. The following video may represent the best thirty seconds of concert footage of any band ever. I’ve seen Okkervil River play in a small little dive before - but this… this… with the full horn section, the cramped quarters, the framed pictures on the wall, the flashes freezing the room over and over again like a strobe light… You couldn’t have staged that any better if you’d tried. It’s like a band playing in the middle of a murder mystery. Magical: (