Articles tagged "andrew bird"

Events Review

Andrew Bird

by Chad Berndtson

[23.Feb.09] :. Andrew Bird sings his songs like he expects to find newness in them every time.

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Mixed Media

Andrew Bird - “Fitz & Dizzyspells” live (video)

by PopMatters Staff

[29.Jan.09] :. Andrew Bird dropped by the David Letterman show Tuesday night to strum his guitar and whistle his way through this track off Noble Beast. Mehan Jayasuriya says of the song: “‘Fitz...

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Politics Feature

The Big Shoulders Ball: Celebrating the Inauguration, Chicago Style

by Mehan Jayasuriya

[26.Jan.09] :. A busload of Chicago's best and brightest independent musicians storm the nation's capital on the eve of the Presidential inauguration and a former Chicagoan turned Washingtonian discovers that maybe you can transport the spirit of the Windy City -- if only for one night.

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Music Review

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast/Useless Creatures

by Mehan Jayasuriya

[19.Jan.09] :. With the exception of a few standouts, Noble Beast finds Chicago multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird inching toward the middle of the road. Luckily, the instrumental bonus disc Useless Animals picks up some of the slack.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 Feature

The Best Jazz of 2008

by Will Layman

[17.Dec.08] :. More than ever, the best jazz is coming from small labels, and more than ever the best draws a decent slice from the dynamics of rock and pop music without itself being a commercial venture.

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Notes from the Road

Andrew Bird - 3 September 2008: Chicago, Priztker Pavilion

by Chris Catania

[9.Sep.08] :. Words by Chris Catania and pictures by Colleen Catania.

Notes from the Road

 

Todd Sickafoose: Tiny Resistors

by Will Layman

[16.Jul.08] :. A distinctive and generous collection of tunes blending jazz and indie-rock yet doing so without preciousness or pretention.

 

Dosh: Wolves and Wishes

by Alan Ranta

[23.Jun.08] :. The frequent Fog drummer's fourth solo album is his most forward thinking, ambitious effort yet.

 

Various Artists: Secret Love 4

by Evan Sawdey

[14.May.08] :. A compilation that merely intends to explore the possibilities of modern folk music but winds up articulating your deepest yearnings with surprising potency.

 

Andrew Bird + Apostle of Hustle

by Tyler Wilcox

[9.May.07] :. Apostle of Hustle might have stolen the show from the headliner -- had not they been opening for the inimitable Andrew Bird. He's, like, so talented.

 
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Music Review

Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha

by Michael Metivier

[19.Mar.07] :. Time may be a crooked bow, but Andrew Bird is shooting for timelessness.

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Andrew Bird

by Eddie Ciminelli

[31.Jan.07] :. Violin plucker and inspired indie songster Andrew Bird previews tunes from his upcoming Armchair Apocrypha LP.

 
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Music Review

Andrew Bird: The Mysterious Production of Eggs

by Peter Funk

[14.Feb.05] :. Classical violinist and top notch whistler creates an album of timeless pop music.

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Andrew Bird: Weather Systems

by Scott Thill

[14.Jul.03] :. From the opening notes of the aptly named “First Song”, you can tell that Andrew Bird recorded Weather Systems in a barn out in the middle of nowhere Illinois. After all, when an...

 

Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire: The Swimming Hour

by John Kenyon

Listening to The Swimming Hour is bound to give you a case of aural whiplash, the quick stylistic shifts between songs playing like a spin through an eclectic celestial jukebox. The album...