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Devendra Banhart: 'What Will We Be'new

After making the transition from his early ramshackle folk into the bombastic shape-shifting of 2007's Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon, Devendra Banhart attempts here to appropriate his entire career, with mixed results.

Tucson Weekly | Michael Petitti | 12-10-2009 | Reviews

Tags: What Will We Be, Devendra Banhart

Tallying Ability Scores in Indie Rock's Mysticismnew

With more indie-rock bands turning to fantasy imagery in their music videos, which ones are serious about their wizardly ways? A 23-year-old fantasy and role-playing expert helps us sort it out.

North Bay Bohemian | Gabe Meline | 10-02-2009 | Music

Tags: Dirty Projectors, crystals, goblins, swords, YACHT, indie rock, Celebration, Bat for Lashes, Devendra Banhart, Muse, Built to Spill, knights

Being Devendranew

Tickle fights, Neil Young and pubic hair -- it's just another year for music's court jester.

Tucson Weekly | Michael Petitti | 10-04-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Devendra Banhart, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon

Everywhere He Goes, Devendra Banhart Sees Trailsnew

Trying to pin the man down for a normal interview is a bit like trying to send him a postcard -- by the time your message arrives, he's already somewhere else.

Philadelphia City Paper | A.D. Amorosi | 10-02-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Devendra Banhart