Drawing on diverse backgrounds, Vampire Weekend experiments and explores the intersections of the things they love: African guitar music, the Western classical canon, hazy memories of summers in Cape Cod, winters in Upper Manhattan, reggaeton and everything else that would become part of Vampire Weekend.

Vampire Weekend returns to Toronto – their last visit being a much hyped packed house at the Horseshoe Tavern. As part of the Rogers Picnic, Vampire Weekend will take the stage at 4pm – after Dizzee Rascal and just before Animal Collective.

Already featured on many lists of who to watch for in 2008, Vampire Weekend have caused quite a stir, garnering the cover of SPIN Magazine who declared them “The Year’s Best new Band”, features in Blender, Fader, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and noteworthy TV appearances on SNL, Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and famed Coachella festival.

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Here’s a great VW track…

Post from: Toronto Unplugged