
Andrew Bird returns to the bay area this weekend for two sold out shows at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz. It's been 10 years since he played Santa Cruz, and he seemed blissfuly happy to be back. Can't remember the first song, it was something off of Useless Creatures. He then played “Why,” a fierce note to his college roommate. At the end of the song, Bird said that he's played "Why" at every show for the past 10 years. He explained it's a way for him to get everything out of his system and to stretch [...]