God Was Above Vampire Weekend | Church Life Journal | University of Notre Dame

The early Aughts were great for new alternative music, or so I’m told. I wasn’t paying attention, being overwhelmed with caring sleeplessly for three young children, plus finishing a dissertation and a sideline book. But, apparently, the scene in New York City was buzzing with groups like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Strokes. At the tail end of this era came a band of Columbia students who played in Brooklyn art galleries and got their MySpace page promoted by …