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from Andrew Bird.Net Forget the violin. Forget the classical background. As troubadour Andrew Bird puts it, “At this point the violin just happens to be the instrument I have on hand to make the sounds that I hear. I like to abuse it and pull as many sounds out of it as I can.” Bird is […]
from Andrew Bird.Net
Forget the violin. Forget the classical background. As troubadour Andrew Bird puts it, “At this point the violin just happens to be the instrument I have on hand to make the sounds that I hear. I like to abuse it and pull as many sounds out of it as I can.” Bird is a masterful and intuitive singer / songwriter, and what he does while performing—alternately plucking and bowing his violin, then immediately sampling the results, layering the sounds with guitar, whistling, glockenspiel and vocals—bears little resemblance to what most people might expect. It’s only one of several devices in his arsenal of instruments, melodies, and imaginative wordplay.
Upcoming shows:
SEPTEMBER 4 // Geneva, Switzerland La Bâtie – Festival de Genève 2005 Casino-Theatre with Mark Eitzel and Josh Pearson
SEPTEMBER 6 // Lisbon, Portugal Lux Fragil
SEPTEMBER 9 // Oporto, Portugal Casa das Artes SEPTEMBER 18 // Toronto, Canada Ear to the Ground Festival
SEPTEMBER 23 // Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center Presented by 89.3 THE CURRENT
The French shows will be performed with Kevin O’Donnell on drums. Tickets for French shows available from FNAC & Ticketnet
OCTOBER 4 // Rennes, France L’Antipode With Laura Viers
OCTOBER 5 // Bordeaux, France La Lune dans le Caniveau With Emily Louzeau
OCTOBER 6 // Nantes, France L’Olympic With Laura Viers
OCTOBER 7 // Lille, France L’Aeronef With Laura Viers
OCTOBER 8 // Lille, France Le Nef With Adam Green
OCTOBER 10 // Perpignan,, France El Castell Embruixat With Laura Viers
OCTOBER 11 // Toulouse, France Salle des Fetes de Ramonville
OCTOBER 12 // Marseille, France Poste à Galène
OCTOBER 14 // Angers, France Chabada
OCTOBER 15 // Rouen, France Salle Sainte croix des Pelletiers
OCTOBER 17 // Paris, France Théàtre Eduard VII
OCTOBER 18 // Lyon, France Salle Victor Hugo
OCTOBER 19 // Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
OCTOBER 20 // Nancy, France Jazz Pulsations Festival
OCTOBER 22 // Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Kulturfabrik
OCTOBER 23 //Haarlem, Netherlands Patronaat
OCTOBER 25 // Oslo, Norway Garage with Crooked Fingers
OCTOBER 26 // Gothenberg, Sweden Pusterviksbaren with Crooked Fingers
OCTOBER 27 // Linkoping, Sweden Herrgarn with Crooked Fingers
OCTOBER 28 // Stockholm, Sweden Debaser with Crooked Fingers
OCTOBER 30 // London, England The Luminaire // tickets @ www.ticketweb.co.uk /tel: 08700 600 100 www.seetickets.com /tel: 08701 201 149 & Rough Trade Covent Garden in London
For the November dates Andrew will be accompanied by multiinstrumentalist Martin Dosh and supported by special guests Head of Femur
NOVEMBER 6 // Grand Rapids, MI Monroe Gallery for the Arts
NOVEMBER 7 // Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
NOVEMBER 11 // Toronto, ONT Revival Bar
NOVEMBER 13 // New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
NOVEMBER 14 // Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
NOVEMBER 15 // Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
NOVEMBER 17 // Washington, DC Black Cat
NOVEMBER 18 // Pittsburgh, PA TBC
NOVEMBER 19 // Newport, KY Southgate House
NOVEMBER 20 // Columbus, OH Wexner Center
NOVEMBER 22 // Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
NOVEMBER 26 // Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium
During the December dates Andrew will be accompanied by longtime collaborator / percussionist Kevin O’Donnell and supporting bluegrass sensations Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 1 // Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium supporting Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 2 // Park City, UT Eccles Center supporting Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 3 // Spokane, WA The Big Easy supporting Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 4 // Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre supporting Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 5 & 7 // Portland, OR Roseland Theater supporting Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 10 // San Francisco, CA The Warfield supporting Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 11 // Reno, NV Hilton Theatre supporting Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 14 // Tempe, AZ> Marquee Theater supporting Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 15 & 16 // San Diego, CA House of Blues supporting Nickel Creek
DECEMBER 17 // Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern supporting Nickel Creek
why isnt he coming to texas (other than the obvious so save it smartasses). I mean… seriously… there are cool people here too! Were not all insane! We didnt ALL vote for bush. We dont ALL kill our daughters cheerleading competition.
Some of us moved here against our will. I guess what Im saying is that Im sad. Please come to Texas quickly Mr. Bird. I really want to see you.
sorry about the bitchy texans, mr. bird, they get tons of good shows anyway, with austin and whatnot.
i’m truly thankful you deigned to make a stop in my hometown of grand rapids, mi, a place where good shows are few and far between.