Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Listen: Bon Iver's "Last Show for the Foreseeable Future"


After touring the world behind his breakthrough LP For Emma, Forever Ago, and follow-up EP Blood Bank, Justin Vernon is putting the breaks on Bon Iver in order to regroup. According to a recent post on his website, the performance at Milwaukee's Riverside Theatre on October 11 was Bon Iver's "last show for the foreseeable future."

"Wrapping up a meteor is a difficult proposition," the post said, adding that this would be the band's final gig "before taking a well-deserved break from public performance."
The whole harmony-laden set is currently available to stream and/or download right here, courtesy of Radio Milwaukee.


Fans have little need to fret, though. In the middle of the show, Vernon lets on that the break isn't so dramatic: "This is our last show for an indefinite period-- until next year, or something." And there's - Ryan Dombal, Pitchfork

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