By now, anyone with even a passing interest in music has heard The Passion of Justin Vernon™. He’s the heartbroken indie rocker who retreated to a cabin in the remote woods of Wisconsin and cranked out one of t...
Halloween is a wonderful holiday filled with candy, cider and costumes. But it can also prove to be extremely stressful for those of us who haven’t thought of a costume that fully captures how smart and funny a...
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"Holocene"Bon Iver, Bon Iver2011iTunes
Bon Iver's latest self-titled release is full of pastoral hymns, acoustic sadness and Justin Vernon's signature falsetto high notes that kil...
"Hinnom, TX"from the album Bon Iver, Bon Iver2011iTunesJustin Vernon's beginnings as Bon Iver have been repeatedly mythologized — often as a distracted pretext to the man's work, managing to become an archetypa...
"I Can't Make You Love Me / Nick of Time"from the single Calgary2011iTunesWritten by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin and originally recorded by Bonnie Raitt in 1991, "I Can't Make You Love Me" has since been cover...
"Calgary"from the album Bon Iver, Bon Iver2011iTunesFor Bon Iver fans in our hometown of Eau Claire and across the world, the long-awaited day has finally come. Two years since the Blood Bank EP and three-plus ...
JONK MUSIC SIX YEARS: FEBRUARY 14, 2005 / FEBRUARY 14, 2011"re: Stacks"from the album For Emma, Forever Ago2007iTunesHappy Valentine's Day to you and yours, and Happy Birthday to Jonk Music — debuting to absolu...
"Roslyn"from the soundtrack The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009iTunesOn a good day, film soundtracks enhance the moviegoing experience. At their best, they transcend it. The latest sonic accompaniment to Twilight's...
"Brackett, WI"from the compilation Dark Was the Night2009Some of the biggest names in independent music have banded together to record exclusive songs for Dark Was the Night, a double-disc album whose proceeds ...
"Blood Bank"from the EP Blood Bank2009iTunesThe four-song Blood Bank collection continues down the path forged by critically acclaimed For Emma, Forever Ago.While still tied to the identity of the place where i...
"Hazelton"from the album Hazeltons2006UnreleasedBon Iver's Justin Vernon is one bad-ass dude. He grows beards, he pushes people around in the post, and he writes records that everyone loves and wants to buy. Th...
"Flume" (Live)from the album For Emma, Forever Ago2008 iTunesLong-time readers of Jonk Music have heard the Bon Iver love before -- but since last year's fave local disc For Emma, Forever Ago got its national ...