Andrew Bird, Chicago’s Fourth Presbyterian Church, 12/16
On “Capital I”, a Sesame Street song: “The lines about rubbing it here, polishing it there, they make me feel a little funny inside… but I kind of enjoy it.” Looking increasingly scruffier as the week goes on, Andrew Bird also seems to be getting more and more comfortable with this installment of church shows. […]
Andrew Bird, Chicago’s Fourth Presbyterian Church, 12/15
“When it gets to the part when it breaks down, can you clap along? I know it’s a little corny, asking you to clap. If I was out there, and someone said to clap along, I’d be, ‘hey, I’m not your monkey’.” Andrew Bird just perfectly encapsulated one of the reasons I don’t like clapping […]
Andrew Bird, Chicago’s Fourth Presbyterian Church, 12/14
Andrew Bird took the stage Monday night in a sober black suit, a far cry from the blue dinner jacket and plaid shirt he’s been going around in all fall. More interesting, though, was the fact that he awkwardly limped across the stage; Bird said that he injured his foot the other day in Minneapolis, […]
This Week in Great Music: 12/14 – 12-20
My musical week can be pretty easily summed up in two words: Andrew Bird. For everyone else who isn’t as enthralled as I am at the prospect of watching Mr. Bird do his thing in a church, or who couldn’t get tickets, here’s the rest of what I find interesting this week in Chicago. But […]
Upcoming Events: Jay Ryan and Andrew Bird (not together, though)
Gig poster maker extraordinaire Jay Ryan is set to release “Animals and Objects in and Out of Water,” a book showing off some of his favorite work from 2005-2008.  The book collects over 100 images of posters and includes information on each print.  The book also features an introduction by, you guessed it, Andrew Bird, […]