The Music Tapes Concert History

The Music Tapes started life as a creative outlet for the 16 year old Julian Koster (later of Neutral Milk Hotel), who would create tapes of songs and stories as means of escapism, which he would share with his friends, culminating in 'The American Phoam Rubber Co. Symphony Orchestra Proudly Presents the 2nd Silly Putty Symphony for Edison Wax Cylander', which was essentially tape collage. In 1989, Koster formed the band Chocolate USA, a more conventional indie-pop band...

The Music Tapes Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2024) (Page 3)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 31, 2011
The Olivia Tremor Control / The Music Tapes Mohawk Austin, Texas, United States
Mar 17, 2011
The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise / Olivia Tremor Control / Elephant 6 / Elf Power / Circulatory System / Major Organ and the Adding Machine / The Gerbils / Nana Grizol / The Music Tapes / Instruments / The Late B.P. Helium / Pipes You See, Pipes Yo...
The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise / Olivia Tremor Control / Elephant 6 / Elf Power / Circulatory System / Major Organ and the Adding Machine / The Gerbils / Nana Grizol / The Music Tapes / Instruments / The Late B.P. Helium / Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't Show all bands
Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
Mar 15, 2011
Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour
Major Organ and the Adding Machine / The Olivia Tremor Control / Elf Power / Circulatory System / The Sunshine Fix / The Music Tapes / Jeff Mangum / Robert Schneider / Scott Spillane
Lincoln Hall Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 22, 2009 –
Jul 26, 2009
XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Pure / Lou Barlow / Oakley Hall / The Clientele / The Magnetic Fields / The Rosebuds / Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band / The Broken West / Richard Buckner / Guv'ner / Versus / 3Ds / Superchunk / The Essex Green / Spent / Lambchop / Polvo / Pipe / Spoon / The Music Tapes / Portastatic / Matt Suggs / Tenement Halls / Radar Bros. / Telekinesis / Eretus Monotone / Ladybug Transistor / M. Ward / Destroyer / Imperial Teen / Wye Oak / American Music Club / She & Him Show all bands
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Cat's Cradle; Orange County Social Club; and Memorial Hall at UNC Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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Mar 07, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan 40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia, United States
Mar 06, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan The Grey Eagle Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Mar 05, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 04, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 03, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol The Bell House New York, New York, United States
Mar 02, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan The Middle East - Upstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Mar 01, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan Maxwell's Tavern Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Feb 27, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Feb 24, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan
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First Avenue and 7th St Entry - 7th St Entry Room Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Feb 19, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan The Vera Project Seattle, Washington, United States
Feb 17, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California, United States
Feb 15, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan Echoplex Los Angeles, California, United States
Feb 11, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan Opolis Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Feb 10, 2009
The Music Tapes / Nana Grizol / Brian Dewan Mohawk Austin, Texas, United States
Oct 25, 2008
CMJ Music Marathon
"CMJ Music Marathon" / The Music Tapes / Wye Oak / Portastatic / The Broken West / The Rosebuds / Oakley Hall
Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Oct 21, 2008 –
Oct 25, 2008
CMJ Music Marathon 2008
Passion Pit / Lykke Li / Beach House / 3OH!3 / Crystal Castles / Talib Kweli / Broken Social Scene / STRFKR / Coheed and Cambria / Shiny Toy Guns / Minus the Bear / David Banner / Delta Spirit / Donavon Frankenreiter / Wye Oak / Róisín Murphy / George Clinton / Ane Brun / Classixx / Ariel Pink / The Cool Kids / Woods / Bear Hands / The Virgins / Mother Mother / Other Lives / Deerhoof / Margot and the Nuclear So and So's / Matthew Dear / School of Seven Bells / Saves The Day / Fujiya & Miyagi / Lee "Scratch" Perry / A Place To Bury Strangers / Kid Sister / WhoMadeWho / Wallpaper / Mirah / Said the Whale / Gang Gang Dance / Anthony Green / Anna Ternheim / The Soft Pack / The Dears / Hey Rosetta! / Vivian Girls / Marissa Nadler / Bomb The Bass / The Whip / Emmy the Great / Cotton Jones / Joe Pug / Savoir Adore / Dungen / Shad / The King Khan & BBQ Show / Will Hoge / Parts and Labor / The Rosebuds / Juliana Hatfield / The Octopus Project / Heartsrevolution / Laura Gibson / Envy On the Coast / The Aggrolites / Freezepop / Ambulance LTD / Micachu / High Places / Crystal Antlers / Marnie Stern / Psychic Ills / The Ruby Suns / Chris Bathgate / Adept / The Coathangers / Princeton / Natalie Walker / Stetsasonic / Annuals / Del McCoury Band / Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes / Cut Off Your Hands / Rainbow Arabia / Violens / Takka Takka / Theresa Andersson / The Depreciation Guild / Jupiter One / Matt Duke / Cloud 9 / Rumspringa / The Broken West / Doug Paisley / Amazing Baby / Wild Light / The Mae Shi / Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson / Karkwa / The London Souls / CATCALL / Au / Black Taxi / Yo Majesty / M+A / Geneva Jacuzzi / King Khan / Japanese Motors / Death Vessel / Greg Wilson / Gliss / Willard Grant Conspiracy / Oxford Collapse / Pontiak / The Black Hollies / The Music Tapes / De Novo Dahl / Jonezetta / Hollywood Holt / Aa / Arbouretum / eagle seagull / Die! Die! Die! / Growing / Hecuba / Apes / No Kids / Tara Jane O'Neil / boy eats drum machine / The Life and Times / The Two Man Gentlemen Band / Pattern Is Movement / The Canon Logic / Real Ones / Terry Lynn / Monotonix / Plastic Little / Rio En Medio / Chris Brokaw / An Albatross / Rebecca Pidgeon / The Takeover UK / Vaz / White Rainbow / Sole And The Skyrider Band / DJ Rekha / Mike Bones / Brighton / Two Spot Gobi / Jay Reatard / Oakley Hall / Shellshag / The Psychic Paramount / The Hard Lessons / Motel Motel / AIDS Wolf / Iran / Fiasco / Sky Cries Mary / Nudge / Palomar / The Homosexuals / Sian Alice Group / Pit Er Pat / Canasta / Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! / Restavrant / Mike Falzone / Bailiff / Let's Go to War / Experimental Dental School / Prime Time / Sundelles / Team Facelift / Caroline Weeks / BM Linx / Vitamin D / Magnetic Morning / Hospital Bombers / Higgins / Dive Index / Jen Lasher / Yip-Yip / The Nouvellas / Octagon / DMBQ / The Delta Fiasco / Flying / The Physics Of Meaning / Game Rebellion / Looker / James Jackson Toth / Luaka Bop / TK Webb / Pegasuses-XL / Benji Cossa / Clearview / Chuck E. Costa / The Mugs / Franki Chan / Irata / Tenlons Fort / The Screens / The Distraction / Alan Singley / Roxbury / Deanna Devore / Rocketship Park / DJ Boo / Peephole / Unsacred Hearts / Restaurant / Needers&Givers / Bonne Aparte / The Rustles / Dirty Bath Water / Show Me Action / Tunnels To Holland / Jeremy Dawson / Wooden Nickle / Under Your Bed / Green Owl / Charles Burst / Lacona / Matthew Dear's Big Hands / Al James The Unfazed / Arkadelphia / Dellacane / Midfall Drive / The Black Clouds (NJ) / Myles Turney' / Team Facelift and Lord T & Eloise / MANDRED Show all bands
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New York, New York, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [824-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [820-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [819-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary on Jul 22, 2009 [817-small]

XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary
Jul 22 - 26, 2009
 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
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Genres:

Indie Pop
Experimental
Lo-Fi
Experimental Pop
Laboratorio
Elephant 6
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Latest Setlist (02/16/2013):

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  1. The Dark Is Singing Songs (Sleepy Time Down South)
  2. Unknown
  3. Rhythm Friend Story
  4. Song for Athens, GA
  5. The Television Tells Us
  6. Takashi and Elijah

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 1 concert
2023 1 concert
2017 4 concerts
2014 1 concert
2013 13 concerts
2012 9 concerts
2011 14 concerts
2009 15 concerts
2008 4 concerts
2000 1 concert
1999 3 concerts
1998 3 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has The Music Tapes had?

The Music Tapes has had 69 concerts.

What genre is The Music Tapes?

The Music Tapes is most often considered to be Indie Pop, Experimental, Lo-Fi, Experimental Pop, Laboratorio, and Elephant 6.

When was the last The Music Tapes concert?

The last The Music Tapes concert was on June 21, 2024 at The Sultan Room in New York, New York, United States.

What setlist does The Music Tapes play live?

The songs that The Music Tapes performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the February 16, 2013 concert at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States:

  1. The Dark Is Singing Songs (Sleepy Time Down South)
  2. Unknown
  3. Rhythm Friend Story
  4. Song for Athens, GA
  5. The Television Tells Us
  6. Takashi and Elijah

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