Seems like most indie music fans had no idea that the Balkan’s had their own unique brand of folk music before Zach Condon started mining that territory for sonic gold under his Beirut moniker.

There was a time when most independent bands would have to slave it out for years, slowly building up a following before making a mark on the world music scene … before, say, having their picture in ...

Does the sound of indie rock inspired by worldly music techniques appeal to you? Then score some tickets to Beirut at The Pabst Theater this Thursday, Feb. 21. MKE Band Camp is a music series on ...

NEW YORK – In the video to the song “Nantes,” Zach Condon slowly drifts down a staircase while singing in a youthful but sad baritone, “It’s been a long time/ Since I’ve seen you smile.” As he ...

Zach Condon is an unlikely heartthrob. The band he fronts, Beirut, features neither dance beats nor electric guitars, and sells neither sex nor rebellion; its main influences are French chanson and ...

Zach Condon clearly needed a break. After issuing two stellar albums in as many years as Beirut-- 2006's Gulag Orkestar and 2007's The Flying Club Cup-- and traveling the world with his increasingly ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - To support his folk-tinged rock band's 2007 sophomore album, "The Flying Club Cup," Beirut frontman Zach Condon headed out on a world tour. It didn't go exactly as planned. "It ...