Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Bird’
PHOTOS: Jazz Fest 2013 (Andrew Bird, Ben Harper and More)
The Jazz Fest train rolled on Saturday in the Big Easy and Jim Brock was on the Grounds once again to capture the magic. Continue below for photos from the always star-studded Voice of the Wetlands Allstars set, Ben Harper, Allen Toussaint, Stanton Moore, Anders Osborne, Tab Benoit, Andrew Bird... more
Newport Folk Festival 2013: Andrew Bird, Jim James, Lumineers and Father John Misty
The Newport Folk Festival is rolling out their 2013 lineup slowly but surely highlighting each artist with an awesome introduction. The event will also expand to three days this year. So far the July 26th-28th event in Fort Adams State Park (Rhode Island) features Andrew Bird, Jim James,... more
Boston Calling: New festival announces The National, Fun., Shins, Portugal the Man, Andrew Bird & More
The city of Boston is finally getting a music festival to call their own! Boston Calling (named after The Clash's London Calling) will take place on May 25th and 26th, with the organizers hoping to attract 20,000 fans to Boston's City Hall plaza. The organizers are also promising... more
Sasquatch 2013 Lineup Announced: Mumford & Sons, Postal Service, Sigur Rós, Primus 3D and more
The lineup for this year's Sasquatch Music Festival has been released! Topping this year's massive lineup will be Mumford & Sons, The Postal Service, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sigur Rós, Vampire Weekend, and The XX -- definitely an impressive set and that's just the first six artists. LMB... more
Apocalypse Here? An End of the World Playlist (Just in Case)
Whether or not The Mayans Were Right and the world engulfs itself, a phantom comet appears out of nowhere on Friday and takes us down in a blaze of glory or life goes on as usual, the songs, literature and art about the imminent apocalypse (whether today, tomorrow, or five... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: Austin City Limits Festival 2012
Review by Mark Wheeler || Photos by Michael Wren Like any of the behemoth American festivals dotting the calendar from April to October, the annual Austin City Limits Festival is a bear to take in, requiring a number of tough decisions to take in as much of the magic as possible.... more
This Weekend’s Outside Lands Festival Live on TuneIn
Good news for those who can't make it to San Francisco for the 5th Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park. We'll be able to tune in (literally, on TuneIn) to selected acts through out the three-day event. Check the broadcast lineup after the jump for your... more
Outside Lands 2012 Daily Lineups Announced
The daily lineups for this year's Outside Lands Music Festival have been announced and I couldn't be more excited for this festival now. Sure, it's so stacked that invariably I will suffer some consequences of choosing between the major headliners who are put on opposite ends of the park,... more
ACL Fest 2012 Lineup: RHCP, Neil Young, Black Keys, Jack White and more
The lineup for ACL Fest just dropped officially after a few days of leaking out a few of the artists all around Austin via scratch off clue cards. This year's fest will be headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Black Keys, Jack White,... more
PGA TOUR Zurich Classic Golfers Talk Music
Starting on Thursday, music fanatics and NOLA-philes from around the world will once again converge on the Crescent City to partake in the yearly cultural feast that is the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. After drawing an estimated 400,000 fans to the Fairgrounds last year, the Fest and its... more
Outside Lands 2012 Lineup Announced: Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Neil Young, Beck and more
The lineup for this year's Outside Lands Music Festival has been announced. Once again the festival returns to Golden Gate Park the weekend of August 10-12, 2012 and this year the lineup is stacked with LMB favorites that we will be undoubtably upset about missing due to all the... more
Wilco, Andrew Bird to play Geneva, IL (my hometown) on July 8th
At first I thought this news was a joke considering that Wilco HQ chose to announce it first thing in the morning yesterday on April Fool's Day, but this turned one turned out to be true (unlike that silly jokester that said Deadmau5 and Daft Punk would be playing Red... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar (March 26 – April 1)
Lots of good shows in NYC this week, including another big 90's jamband reunion with the original lineup of Strangefolk getting the band back together at Brooklyn Bowl. We've also got a number of great indie rock shows, including Of Montreal, Cloud Nothings, Delta Spirit, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Wild... more
VIDEOS: Andrew Bird drops by The Colbert Report
Andrew Bird made a stop on his tour yesterday to play the Colbert Report and promote his latest album, Break It Yourself. He played "Eyeoneye" on the show and also played "Dance Caribe" which was posted as a web exclusive. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full... more
10 Must See NOLA Concerts This Month
After a quick breather following Mardi Gras, the concert calendar heats back up in a big way with three major events including Foburg Fest, The Buku Music & Arts Project and Hogs for the Cause going down over three consecutive weekends. Throw in St. Patrick’s Day parades on March 17th... more
Forecastle Festival 2012 Lineup: MMJ, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Girl Talk, Flying Lotus
As we previously reported, My Morning Jacket will serve as both curator and headliner of the 10th annual Forecastle Festival, which takes place July 13-15th at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Per this morning's fresh announcement, MMJ will now be officially joined by Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Dr. Dog, Girl... more
VIDEO: Andrew Bird, Live from the Roof of Queen Elizabeth Hall
Check out this full set by the looping violin virtuoso from a room atop England's Queen Elizabeth Hall: Sounds from a Room: Andrew Bird from Artangel on Vimeo. Man, I love how he can basically just create his own orchestra on-the-spot with the help of a couple loop pedals. Whether or... more
Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced
The lineup for Coachella 2012 has been posted! This year's festival will be bringing headliners The Black Keys, Radiohead, and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to the two-weekend affair down in Indio, CA. Other LMB favorites on the lineup are Refused, M83, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT, Bon Iver, Girl... more
TOUR DATES: Andrew Bird 2012 Shows, New Album
One of our favorite looping, multi-instrumentalists, Andrew Bird, has announced a bunch of spring 2012 tour dates along with a new album, called Break It Yourself, set to be released in March 2012. Pre-sales for the first batch of 2012 US tour dates kicked off today via Musictoday, with public... more
Newport Folk Festival 2010 Lineup: Levon Helm Band, John Prine, Andrew Bird, Avett Brothers, Yim Yames
Newport Folk Festival 2010 from Mike Anderson on Vimeo. The annual Newport Folk Festival has announced their 2010 lineup, releasing this artsy video above to celebrate the occasion. The three-day festival takes place July 30 - August 1 at Fort Adams in Newport, RI, and this year's lineup includes artists like... more
Video Goldmine: Nigel Godrich’s “From the Basement” Video Archive
Remember Radiohead's "From the Basement" videos? It turns out those weren't the only videos being captured by Nigel Godrich and crew. I'm not sure exactly when this new site launched, but FromtheBasement.tv is now a virtual treasure trove of amazing live (in studio) performances by a veritable who's who of... more
Andrew Bird: Fall and Winter Tour Dates, Church Shows, Podcast and ACL
photo by djenvert The brilliant and eclectic Andrew Bird is a busy man these days. He's currently out on tour with St. Vincent, in support of his recent album, Noble Beast. The two artists will be featured on the next episode of Austin City Limits. The show will air this Sat.... more
Schedule Released for Austin City Limits’ 35th Season
Austin City Limits has just released its broadcast schedule for its 35th Season, which starts in October: October 3: Dave Matthews Band October 10: Ben Harper and Relentless7 October 17: Kenny Chesney October 24: Andrew Bird / St. Vincent October 31: M. Ward / Okkervil River November 7: Elvis Costello / Band of Heathens November 14: Willie... more
All Points West 2008 | Staff Preview
Liberty State Park, site of this weekend's All Points West. Photo © Fovea Centralis It’s August, and while the festival circuit has been going strong for a couple months, my own personal festival season is just beginning. This week brings the first All Points West to Liberty State Park,... more
