[SCI-FI AMERICANA] Talking about a Blitzen Trapper record as a whole is not only a near impossibility; it's almost against the point. Ever since 2004's Field Rexx (and continued on last year's ...

Prior to dropping their peerless fourth album, Furr, Blitzen Trapper were mostly known as a scrappy freak folk band from the Pacific Northwest with an eccentric appeal that could land them coverage in ...

SXStereogum alum Blitzen Trapper put out the very fine Furr album last year, releasing the title track as a freebie. In posting Brandon said "The track's mellow and straight-up folky until they let a ...

For the band’s fourth LP, the members of Blitzen Trapper have opted to shed the control that comes with self-releasing albums in order to move up the ranks and become the newest members on Seattle’s ...

Conan and Letterman always win the award for best music guests that I just made up. They're both based out of NYC. Coincidence? I hope so -- Mr. O'Brien's days in the city are numbered, and it'd be a ...

The Portland rockers Blitzen Trapper incorporate so many different genres into their sound you could call them kitchen sink rock, and after the success of their 2008 album 'Furr,' and tour with Fleet ...

If brevity is truly the soul of wit, then Eric Earley, the lead vocalist and guitarist for Oregon’s Blitzen Trapper, is the cleverest man on the planet. Earley’s not the slightest bit rude during an ...

Everyone needs a friend who scrapes the web looking for cool stuff; lucky for JamBase we've got a bunch of weirdos who love doing that kinda thing. Big thanks to J over at reapandsow for tippin' us ...

One band has slowly been building a following for the past nine years. Another is flying high on just one record. A third has progressed along a carefully controlled path through four studio albums.

I don't know what's in the water, but Portland seems to be a hub for a lot of interesting indie music these days. The sextet known as Blitzen Trapper falls right into that category with its whirling ...