Bon Iver Releases Video for “Calgary” Win a Spot on the Fallon Band Bench

Today Bon Iver released a music video for the first single, “Calgary.” It was written by Justin Vernon and filmed at April Base Studios in Fall Creek, WI, directed by Andre Durand and Dan Huiting and produced by Daniel Cummings and Picture Machine Productions. I stopped watching America’s Next Top Model a few years ago, but the woman in the video (Raina Hein) was one of the two finalists in Cycle 14. There is a picture of her spooning the magnificent dog who lives at April Base, Gordon, on her website. Gordon should have a blog. Moving on…

Bon Iver is playing two television shows with the full 9-piece band next week. Monday, June 20th, is a performance on The Colbert Report and Tuesday the 21st (release day!!!) is Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

The Fallon show is offering Bon Iver fans a chance to be close to the performance. If you click on the link below you will be directed to enter the “Band Bench” contest where you win seats on the band benches that surround the stage during the performance. Click here and enter the band code “BIV” in your entry.

One last thing: yesterday I mentioned that Bon Iver was on the cover of the July issue of SPIN. Today that article is now available to read online. Go! Read it!

Win a Spot on the BLACK MOUNTAIN Fallon Band Bench

Besnard Lakes fistpumping guy: never forget

On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon often they will have a Band Bench – stoked fans get to stand behind the band and go nuts during their performance.  I will personally never, ever forget the dude who was directly behind the Besnard Lakes back in March who pretty much fistpumped his way to Besnard Lakes heaven.  The energy was out of control!  People were freaked out!

If you want to freak out (but please, not as hard as that guy) on the Band Bench behind Black Mountain on Tuesday, August 31st, you can enter to win some spots!  Here’s how you do:

Click on the link below and you will be directed to Late Night’s “Band Bench” Sweepstakes entry form.

Please make sure you include the following band code: BLK, in your entry form.

http://www.fallonbandbench.com