Black Sheep Boy Will Sheff

Okkervil River folksinger reflects on the past decade

"...On Wednesday, we rang up Will Sheff at home in Brooklyn, the Okkervil River frontman..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Will Sheff, Grupo Fantasma Earn Grammy Nods

A brief breakdown of Austin artists headed to the red carpet

"...the 53rd annual award ceremony in February, most surprisingly Will Sheff, who earned a Best Album Notes nod for..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Darkness in the Heart of Town

Will Sheff, one step forward, two steps back

"...His grandfather, 90, was running out of time, so Will Sheff made the five-and-a-half-hour drive from Brooklyn to his..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Waking the Dead

Okkervil River's Will Sheff and Centro-matic's Will Johnson find common ground.

"...legends "Mother," "Father," "Our Baby Daughter." Together, Okkervil River's Will Sheff and Centro-matic's Will Johnson hold court amid the..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

A Little 'Midnight' Music

Will Sheff and Alex Holdridge's mutual appreciation

"...of a Midnight Kiss writer/director Alex Holdridge and songwriter Will Sheff of Okkervil River (and formerly of Shearwater) use..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Austin Powell

Tour of Psychedelic Austin, Part 1

Roky Erickson and Okkervil River hit the historic streets

"...Will Sheff uses two microphones when Okkervil River backs Roky..."

April 29, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Okkervil River Regroups

Brooklynite stretches revamped band at the Parish

"...Last December, Will Sheff returned to Austin for a solo tour celebrating..."

Sept. 29, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ACL Live Shot: Okkervil River

Will Sheff’s local crew gets bloody

"...live with their previous material. How the worlds that Will Sheff spins so completely with each LP collide and..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe

Will Sheff gets in touch with his feminine side.

"...Anne” by John Phillips and lead singer and songwriter Will Sheff’s personal translation of Serge Gainsbourg’s “I Came Here..."

Dec. 18, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

If You Have Ghosts

Erickson acolytes sound off on ‘True Love Cast Out All Evil’

"...Evil, his long-awaited comeback record with Okkervil River. Erickson will be signing copies at Waterloo Records on Saturday at..."

April 16, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Black Sheep Boys

Okkervil River navigates the headwaters of its career

"...of notoriety and success. The secret lies in frontman Will Sheff's songwriting, which has matured in exponential leaps with..."

April 1, 2005 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Okkervil River

Bloodletting the evil out of acoustic-trio Okkervil River.

"...Despite Renaissance physician William Harvey's medical revelation in the early 1600s that, contrary..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Please, Judge

Roky Erickson's first studio album in over a decade proves Will Sheff and Okkervil River's genius once again

"...work," recalls Okkervil River leader and True Love producer Will Sheff, who first attempted a full-band version of the..."

April 16, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview

Okkervil River's Will Sheff on the writing of The Stage Names

"...The Stage Names, Okkervil River's fourth release for Jagjaguwar, Will Sheff sought seclusion amid the maddening din. In a..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Beautiful Boy

Steve Carell soars above this overly-earnest addiction biography

"...Beautiful Boy is. Adapted from Rolling Stone writer David Sheff's autobiography of the same name, and his son Nic's..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Okkervil River

"...On 2013's The Silver Gymnasium, Will Sheff waxed nostalgic about his 10-year-old self in New..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Review by Doug Freeman

The B-Side

Old Settler's Fest digs in as Okkervil River's Will Sheff digs out, and Marijuana Law for Musicians tokes on

"...week. A River Runs Through It Local songwriting savant Will Sheff led his folk-punk fivepiece, Okkervil River, through the..."

April 20, 2007 Music Column by Darcie Stevens

TCB

Floating down Okkervil's river of golden dreams, taking Pinetop Perkins, Helios Creed, and a bunch of T-shirts along for the ride

"...Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff might be under the weather, but hes practically..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Shearwater The Dissolving Room (Grey Flat)

"...to draw upon. Shearwater's local debut, a collaboration between Will Sheff of Okkervil River and Jonathan Meiburg of Kingfisher,..."

April 13, 2001 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows

"...the otherwise free concert.  – Doug Freeman Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, BooherHaute Spot, Friday 14..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Okkervil River

"...seconds into Okkervil River's ninth full-length, we learn that Will Sheff, the creative leader and frontman for the Austin-birthed..."

May 25, 2018 Music Review by Abby Johnston

Okkervil River Record Review

"...Will Sheff strikes hardest when he's strafing the cultural subconscious,..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Okkervil River

Record Review

"...just a life story, so there's no climax," leader/lyricist Will Sheff resolves in opener "Our Life Is Not a..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

Okkervil River

Record review

"...Will Sheff is branching out. Not that Austin's poet laureate..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Okkervil River Reviewed

"..."If I Were a Carpenter" author Tim Hardin, reintroduces Will Sheff, the poet, back from the road, it quickly..."

April 1, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

The theme wasn't "stripper girlfriends and homo love," as one judge speculated (there was no theme), but gender, class, and orientation were more deeply considerable issues among this year's finalists than ever before. Here's a look inside the process.

"...of nearly 400 submissions) she, Linden Dalecki, Kirk Lynn, Will Sheff, and Dao Strom would have to decide among...."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

TCB

Outer-space transmissions picked up by recent dental work

"...that band was all about." Smart money says they will; also appearing are Grupo Fantasma, Jimmie Dale & Colin..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Last Week in Live Music: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Blood Orange, Moving Panoramas, and More

"...Will Sheff during Sunset Sessions at Eberly on February 24,..."

Feb. 26, 2019 Photo Gallery

Okkervil River Announces ACL Aftershow at Club de Ville

NBA ties, online gaming promotion, and a pixelated Will Sheff

"...Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff’s a New Hampshire native himself. Last month’s The..."

Oct. 3, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Okkervil River

"...Welcome to Will Sheff's double fantasy, a sprawling 2-LP opus complete with..."

May 13, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

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