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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Andrew Bird does things with a violin that would make Yehudi Menuhin blush. He picks, he plucks, he strums, he bows – and then he loops each line together to turn a solo performance into what sounds more like a symphony orchestra.
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Riverfront Times | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
It would have been easy for Fat Possum Records to follow its success with R.L. Burnside and T-Model Ford by only releasing discs from long-forgotten bluesmen. Instead, the Oxford, Mississippi, label has championed new talent both in and out of the blues idiom, from the Black Keys to Andrew Bird t...
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local Cut (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Oh my god, he was really here! Despite a few recent setbacks, the Moz made it to town for the first time in seven years last night, delighting a sold-out crowd with old Smiths hits and new songs from his solo career. And for the record, Morrissey did take his shirt off. Twice. We sent [...] Related posts: Photo Review: Andrew Bird and Loney Dear, Saturday, Feb. 21 @ Roseland Andrew...
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Sweeping The Nation (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
50 MJ Hibbett & The Validators - Regardez, Ecoutez Et Repetez 49 Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want 48 Volcano Choir – Unmap 47 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart 46 Andrew Bird - Noble Beast 45 Piano Magic - Ovations 44 Au Revoir Simone - Still Night Still Light 43 Julian Plenti - Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper 42 Arthur & Martha - Navigation...
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prefixmag (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Fresh off his appearance on Dinner with the Band , Owen Pallett, aka Final Fantasy, was captured in a San Francisco studio for an episode of Tunnelvision, doing two new tracks from his upcoming Heartland LP. Above is the grinding "Lewis Takes Action" and below is the Andrew Bird-esque "Midnight Directives," a song built on a horrorshow violin line that would sound...
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From The Barn (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
It was awkward, disjointed, often sloppy, but it was a win. In a game that featured more whistles than an Andrew Bird and Bobby Mcferrin duet, the Gophers beat the Butler Bulldogs by a score of 82-73. This was Minnesota’s second non-conference top ten win in the last two seasons, and this win over Butler [...] Related posts: Game 4 Preview: Gophers vs. Butler Game 3 Review: Another...