Recent blog posts about Bird By Snow from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/birdbysnow/ 2013-05-23T06:57:17+01:00 text/html 2012-11-20T17:56:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4630154/bird-by-snow/
At the beginning of September, I spent a week with my Juniper Ridge family, hiking down the John Muir Trail and relaxing in backcountry cabins right outside of Inyo National Forest . There were over ten of us on that trip, including Fletcher Tucker, who owns Gnome Life Records and records under Bird By Snow, and Em Gift, aka Mountain Momma Long Legs, who runs the show at one of my [...]]]> text/html 2012-11-14T18:32:57+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4619256/mixtape-singer-songwriters-of-the-san-francisco-bay-area-podcast/
Mixtape: Singer-Songwriters of the San Francisco Bay Area (Podcast #293) With its rich history of folk musicians and lyrical rockers, the Bay Area has long been a source of terrific singer-songwriters. Even today, while much of the buzz around local musicians focuses on some of our weirder (or, perhaps, more "now") rock subgenres, there continue to be numerous talented folks crafting lyrically-rich, deeply personal music. For some reason, 2012 seems like an especially strong year for local songwriters, with well-received new albums this year from beloved veterans like Mark Eitzel [...]]]> text/html 2012-09-19T05:29:01+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4514916/bird-by-snow-offering-review/
I just hope that in time, like nature, Tucker will essentially remain the same but evolve in appearance. Gnome Life Records, 2012 8.0 / 10.0 A journey back in time from the reference frame of a present day observer - Bird By Snow, Fletcher Tuckers recording project, offers us [...]]]> text/html 2012-09-14T04:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4510409/debut-bird-by-snow-wide-open/
A body can look at pictures of Big Sur until their are in a dry sting, but until you've been there the pupils will not fog in a watery blur. The same principle applies to Bird By Snow's full length, Offering. Big Sur inhabitant, Fletcher Tucker records shamanistic Americana as Bird By Snow. On "Wide Open" the spirit of his homeland informs the sound down to the minutest of details. The regal grand piano that lies in the beach front property of the rich and hermetic, the rawhid...]]> text/html 2012-09-13T19:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4504889/bird-by-snow-my-people-mp3/
Offering, the album from which "My People" comes, was recorded solo by Bird By Snows Fletcher Tucker, and that makes a lot of sense. The track has this weird loneliness embedded in it. It doesn't ... read more »]]> text/html 2012-09-05T16:27:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4488896/mokb-premiere-bird-by-snow-peering-out/
On September 15th, Fletcher Tucker, aka Bird by Snow , will be offering up eight new tracks that will comprise his fifth LP to be released on Gnome Life . All of the songs contained in the record were put to tape at various spots in Big Sur, California, where Tuker hails. The result is a collection of sprawling beauty as stunning as the views found in this abrupt terrain that rises from the Pacific Ocean. It has a very naturalistic quality that takes you on a journey through the eyes of [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-17T21:22:18+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4454892/bird-by-snow-grace-before-names/
Under the name Bird By Snow , Big Sur's Fletcher Tucker has been crafting rich experimental psych-folk for some time now, and his fifth record, Offering , looks to be another engaging work. Tucker, who has also produced recent Daniel Higgs and Little Wings albums, did this record solo, recording its eight tracks in various locations around Big Sur. The two tracks offered here represent Offering 's intrinsic duality: "Grace" is one of five vocal-driven songs, while "Before Names" is one of the album's three mystical instrumentals. The balancing of melody [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-15T14:35:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4450097/new-music-bird-by-snow-grace/
S ongs that feel this mysterious feel as though they give us wisdom passed down from the trees, something primordial and all together larger than the sum of us. That is the feel that Bird By Snow seems to be going for on their upcoming album titled, Offering . Check out this single, "Grace," which seems to elegantly fill your ears with the inspiration of Fletcher Tucker's home in Big Sur, CA. Look for Offering on LP + digital (out Sept 15th, 2012)]]> text/html 2012-08-15T05:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4448851/listen-bird-by-snow-grace/
Bird By Snow's new single, "Grace", is rich in textures and sound, seemingly pulling in the nature of the outside world into the music of Bird By Snow front-man Fletcher Tucker. And there's a reason for it, Tucker recorded his new album, Offering, straight to analog at various locations in Big Sur, California [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-14T14:41:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4447675/listen-bird-by-snow/
Somewhere between woodsy folk and mountainous ambient soundscapes lies Bird By Snow, the project of Big Sur, CA producer Fletcher Tucker (Daniel Higgs, Little Wings). There's an evocative chill to his hushed yet encompassing alternative folk. It billows, it ebbs, it flows, it trickles, it floods, but most of all, it draws you in. Tucker has a knack for bottling sounds as vast as the Pacific into songs that convey both an intimate charm and a spacious ambiance; they're sprawling but no less direct. "Grace" and "Before Names" [...]]]> text/html 2012-03-02T22:18:01+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4103247/noise-pop-2012-review-john-vanderslice-thao-at/
Its Day 3 of Noise Pop Music Festival and Im not yet feeling tired of the nonstop musical onslaught that has descended on this fair city of mine. Thursday found me at the Bottom of the Hill with local superstars John Vanderslice and Thao Nyguen with local unknowns Garrett Pierce and Bird by Snow . First off, I love the vibe of a Vanderslice show; its always very positive, non-pretentious, and welcome. So naturally I already knew what to expect from the headliners. Bird by Snow [...]]]> text/html 2012-02-28T16:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4094241/noise-pop-2012-thao-nguyen-john-vanderslice-garrett-pierce-bird/
Related Posts: Noise Pop 2012: Thursday Preview Mixtape: Twenty Years of Noise Pop (Podcast #269) Thirty-Two Great San Francisco Bay Area Albums from 2009 (Part 1)]]> text/html 2012-02-21T19:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4078056/noise-pop-2012-thursday-preview/
Date: Thursday, February 22nd Number of Noise Pop Shows: 10 shows, 32 bands Already Sold-Out: Oh boy, several shows on Thursday have already reached their maximum. And frankly, we're not surprised. Here's the full list of sold out shows, in case you plan to try and beg, borrow, or steal your way in: The Bottom of the Hill local showcase featuring Thao and John Vanderslice as co-headliners, with Garrett Pierce and Bird By Snow opening, [...]]]> text/html 2012-02-13T15:53:43+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4057362/noise-pop-festival-top-picks-from-the-nest/
Check out our list of recommended festival picks and tips for the 20th Anniversary of San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival.]]> text/html 2012-02-10T17:57:11+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4052018/mixtape-twenty-more-bands-at-noise-pop-20-podcast-272/
Mixtape: Twenty More Bands at Noise Pop 20 (Podcast #272) Noise Pop 20 is just weeks away. From February 21st through the 26th, over one hundred bands will take over SF's venues for six days celebrating independent music. Here's the second of two mixtapes showcasing music from artists performing at Noise Pop this year. You can listen to the first mixtape here . To find out when all of these acts are performing, check out the complete schedule of Noise Pop events . [...]]]> text/html 2011-06-02T19:29:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3491042/spinning-platters-weekly-guide-to-bay-area-concerts-6211-6811/
Big shows, little shows, in between shows, there's a little bit of everything for everyone this week. It's a great week to go to shows in the bay! Thursday, June 2nd Architecture In Helsinki, Hooray For Earth at Great American Music Hall Despite the name, this band isn't a group of eastern European architects that [...]]]> text/html 2011-04-06T22:41:51+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3343967/bird-by-snow-releases-subtle-body-cassette-ep/
Tweet WIDE by BIRD BY SNOW by Gnome Life Records As part of Gnome Life Records ' "Echomancy" series of cassette releases, Bird By Snow just put out Subtle Body , a tape of new songs recorded at home using just one mic. "Wide" is a bewitching song from the new tape that is both quiet and attention-capturing. Subtle, indeed. Pick the tape up [...]]]> text/html 2011-01-04T20:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3088382/live-this-month-january-2011-an-audio-guide-through/
Tweet Live This Month: January 2011 In Live This Month , we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area. After a quiet December, a number of local bands are already lining up some high-profile CD releases this month, including Deerhoof, Young Prisms, and Jake Mann. Enjoy this mix and then go check out some shows! Subscribe to The Bay Bridged [...]]]> text/html 2010-12-13T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3042939/bird-by-snow-across-the-water-after-birth/
Tweet Last week was a busy one for Bird By Snow , releasing a new track from this year's excellent Common Wealth , and serving up a free two-song EP called After Birth . "Across The Water" is another of BBS's brooding gems, marked by the meditative beauty that extends across Common Wealth 's entirety. Bird By Snow - "Across The Water" After Birth features two home-recorded alternate takes on [...]]]> text/html 2010-12-10T20:15:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3036364/mp3-mixtape-friday-mixtape-cxxxii/
There are no more G.O.O.D. Fridays and it's fucking cold outside. So while every Friday Mixtape is worthwhile, these days there couldn't be a better time to offer you a mix of the week's best new singles, remixes, and covers, which come courtesy of Cover Me . This week's mix features the likes of The Get Up Kids, El-P, Jarvis Cocker, Nicole Atkins, The Streets, Diplo, and Shit Robot, among others. So please enjoy all the sounds below, and then be sure to check back next week as we official unveil our picks for the best music of 2010. [...]]]>