Artist: Andrew Bird

Only two days left until Sasquatch! begins. Tomorrow and the next day will see thousands of avid music fans journeying to The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA, prepping their campsites, stocking up on alcohol and drugs in anticipation of dozens of amazing performances. This year's lineup boasts some fantastic talent , such as The xx, Vampire Weekend, Sigur R ós, The Postal Service, Disclosure, Arctic Monkeys, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros and many, many more. It's a lineup worth salivating over. As the festival quickly approaches, I've put together [...]

photo by Brittney Bollay If any weekend were to officially signal the start of the Spring/Summer Concert Festival season in the Northwest it has to be Sasquatch Music Festival weekend! Running from Friday thru Monday, Sasquatch is sure to have some surprises in store with a fantastic lineup this year. Of course, KEXP will be broadcasting from the festival all weekend so come say hello! Some great shows during the week too. On Monday night, Detroit Cobras, Pangea, and TacocaT are at Chop Suey, Black Moth Super Rainbow, The [...]

Graphics by Teresa Yang The time has arrived once again folks - Sasquatch 2013 is just around the corner with a line-up that definitely won't disappoint! Located in scenic, central Washington along the Columbia River, this outdoor festival has long been an indie rock mecca for many. The venue itself features several stages, all of which are set along a majestic panorama of rolling hills and cliffs, providing the perfect backdrop for shows at the main Sasquatch Stage. Founded in 2002 by Pacific Northwest-based concert promoter, Adam Zacks, the festival began humbly as a one day [...]

Photo gallery of Bottle Rock Napa Valley - Friday, May 10, 2013. Dirty Projectors Alabama Shakes Andrew Bird Blues Traveler ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photo s/bottle-rock-napa-friday-pics -the-black-keys-the-fl/

Capsula return to Seattle on Wednesday / photo by Christopher Nelson The weather is getting nicer in Seattle and the shows just keep getting better. Here are some of the highlights of the week: Tonight,  Cloud Cult and JBM  are at Neptune Theatre. Tuesday night, Alice Russell, Dice & The High Rollers, Mycle Wastman, and J-Justice  are at Neumos. On Wednesday, Os Mutantes and Capsula  are at Triple Door, and the  BottleRock Napa Valley Festival starts in Napa Valley thru Sunday with some big headliners playing.  On [...]

photos by Greg Cristman "A night of Round Robin improvs and Julia Holter just adjusted her sheet music??? #undeadjazz #redmusicacademy" - Bill Bragin "James Chance. You too with the sheet music?" - Bill Bragin Andrew Bird & Joe Lavano / Kim Gordon / Julia Holter & Thundercat [...]

Dosh The improvisationally-oriented Undead Music Festival is back for another year, happening May 1 - 5 in NYC . The fest, which has expanded beyond its jazz beginnings, overlaps a bit with Red Bull Music Academy's NYC takeover that begins on Sunday (4/28). The first Undead event is the previously mentioned, now sold-out " Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets " happening at Brooklyn Masonic Temple on May 1 featuring Questlove, Andrew WK, James Chance, Julia Holter, Kim Gordon, [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Wilco - Impossible Germany [download here ] What's so good? I somehow stumbled upon Wilco's "Impossible Germany" this morning, and it couldn't have been a more appropriate song! There's something about it that's so relaxing and calm, yet [...]

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Filed under: News , Exclusive , The Hit List , Music Appreciation PA The sea has long been a source of inspiration for poets and musicians. From Samuel Taylor Coleridge's lyrical ballad, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" to Iron Maiden 's metal ballad "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," every musical genre and permutation of the art form has been entranced by the romance, the adventures and the misadventures that can happen when a [...]

Over the last month, the famed Newport Folk Festival has been announcing its 2013 lineup one artist at a time. Among this year's highlights: Beck (!), Feist, The Avett Brothers, Jim James, The Decemberists' Colin Meloy, Andrew Bird, The Mountain Goats, The Lumineers, Father John Misty, Old Crow Medicine Show, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Dawn McCarthy, Justin Townes Earle, Beth Orton, Amanda Palmer, Phosphorescent, Jason Isbell, Deer Tick's John McCauley, and Hey Marseilles. The festival takes place July 26th - 28th in Newport, Rhode Island. Good luck getting in though; tickets are already sold [...]

______________________________ ____ Anyone else notice there are so many songs that mention ghosts? Well, I did last night. It's no groundbreaking discovery, I know... Anyway, all these songs have the word 'ghost' in the title. That's pretty much it. Nothing more to it. I mean, they are all pretty great too... but yeah... ghosts'n'stuff. Enjoy.

Mykki Blanco at BV-SXSW 2013 ( more by Amanda Hatfield ) Andrew Bird w/ Yo La Tengo on Hanukkah 2012 ( more by PSquared Photography ) The Red Bull Music Academy already announced a huge NYC residency which includes a number of great shows at multiple venues, and this thing just keeps getting bigger and better. RBMA has now announced some new shows and updates to previously-announced ones. For example, the " Night Of Improvised Round Robin [...]

Every week we will be featuring The Sweet Five! What's The Sweet Five you may ask? Well I'll drop you five sweet songs that you should listen to once a week, that will help you get over your mid-week slump and set sail towards the ever-nearing weekend! Ready? Okay! OpShop - No Ordinary Thing [...]

Y mira que he tratado de resisitirme, pero el esfuerzo ha sido inútil. La culpa (esta vez) es de mi mujer, que me inoculó el virus una mañana, al decirme que había escuchado en la radio una canción muy bonita y pegadiza, a ver si yo la había escuchado. Y claro, uno es como, es, y como es previsible (proponedme que haga una lista de canciones sobre cualquier tema y veréis lo que es el reflejo condicional, veréis) tardé algo así como unas décimas de segundo en ponerme a buscar " Ramona " de unos tales Night Beds. Y, maldición, [...]

Some of you may not think there is anything else going on in town this weekend besides Freakin' Weekend, and some of you may not care that anything else is going on in town besides Freakin' Weekend.  There's actually a lot going on this weekend though, and you have plenty to choose from.  Have a [...]

Sometimes this city just boggles my mind. I mean, I'm at shows all the time, but a night like tonight is one of those nights that truly makes me love it here.  I mean, where else can you see early sets from Andrew Bird & Caitlin Rose in-store for free, and then follow that up [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Andrew Bird - Imitosis (Four Tet Remix) [download here ] What's so good? Hype Machine has this relatively new navigation menu for their historical popular lists. It's pretty sweet, and lets you easily fly through the charts all [...]

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Este pasado viernes primero de marzo finalmente se concretó una parte de la aventura que comenzó hace ya varios meses, cuando Andrew Bird puso en marcha una iniciativa para organizar seis conciertos en Latinoamérica con ayuda de sus fans. La gira se cristalizó y cerró en México, país que el artista visitó por tercera ocasión y en el que ofreció dos conciertos, el primero en el Auditorio Blackberry de la ciudad de México, ante un público variado, y a veces no muy atento, que pudo admirar la capacidad [...]

Encontrar el telón abierto de par en par, aunque aún falte una hora de espera –por fuera del horario anunciado- para que todo comience. "¿A quién le importan realmente los convencionalismos?" , parece preguntar la muralla de amplificadores que se impone como única escenografía. Algunos Fender , otros Schroeder , de esos que él gusta mandar a hacer especialmente bajo el mandato de sus propios caprichos y –no tan arbitrarias- medidas. Delante del contrafuerte de corriente continua, el perfil de una silla. De madera, trabajada con poco ahínco pero de cierta antigüedad, la suficiente como para que [...]

Por Santiago Silva Probablemente la mayoría de nosotros escuchó hablar de Andrew Bird por primera vez en a comienzos de la década pasada, cuando con Weather System (2003) logró colar canciones como Lull y Action/Adventure en la rotación de las radios, dejando un poco atrás -pero no del todo- sus raíces jazzeras. Justamente sus primeras armas en la música lo encontraron como violinista de bandas de jazz, blues y folk como Squirrel Nut Zippers , [...]