SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...their moody push 'n' pull like pros. Kiwi-informed Finn Andrews recalls a measured Rufus Wainwright pouring ash and honey..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...ANDREW BIRD'S BOWL OF FIRE: Chicagoan and sometime Squirrel Nut..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...ANDREW BIRD'S BOWL OF FIRE: Instructor at Chicago's musical institution,..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Playback: ACL Mania

The ACL zeitgeist in review

"...ecstatic smiles, pulsing to the music. Behind us: Lady Bird Lake, the Austin skyline, our worries. The Black Keys..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...the pedigree true. Founder and only constant member John Andrew Fredrick possesses an uncanny knack for finding melody in..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 17

"...in the City") leads to the whistled aviary of Andrew Bird ("Fitz & the Dizzyspells"). Adele ("Right as Rain")..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

It has begun: Breaking down the full South by Southwest band list and learning the secret handshake at the Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735

"...Lila Downs, not to mention Wovenhand, 8Ball & MJG, Andrew Bird, Grizzly Bear, Black Lips, Peter Bjorn & John,..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Fanning the flames of the ACL Music Festival 2007

"...Andrew Bird looped enough instruments for an entire band, but..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Checking In: Heartless Bastards Powerhouse Erika Wennerstrom Calls for Revolution

“Good time to clean house spiritually and also bust out the Lysol”

"...I had a month-long tour in April with Andrew Bird cancelled, and I had intended on announcing a..."

July 31, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Ben Ballinger

"...bittersweet lament "Beer for My Birthday" highlight Ballinger's tender, Andrew Bird tenor, but "Little Professors" winds provocatively philosophical and..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Cracking the SXSW Music Algorithm

If my phone broke and clickbait subsided, where would bring me joy at SXSW?

"...Instead of watching Andrew Bird record within a transparent plastic box on Sixth..."

March 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...roved with Real Estate and Waxahatchee. Jealous of the Birds..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Sons of Santos

"...of the Avett Brothers and the baroque tendencies of Andrew Bird, Sons of Santos' enchanting circle of strings, keys,..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Bryan Ferry Enslaves the Moody

UK romantic slays local romantics

"...Guy” unmasked the best whistling since Otis Redding or Andrew Bird, and harmony constant Bobbie Gordon stopped just short..."

March 23, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback – ACL Fest: Dad Rock Is Dead

Wrapping weekend one of ACL Fest on the eve of the second iteration

"...Matador Records-signed songwriter Lucy Dacus and scholarly indie bard Andrew Bird. Stapleton and Musgraves were also Weekend One-and-doners. I..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

ACL 2016: Saturday, First Weekend

"...Andrew Bird..."

Oct. 2, 2016 Photo Gallery

Andrew Bird

Are You Serious (Loma Vista)

"...Forgoing both of the whistler/violinist go-to instruments, Andrew Bird's 10th LP opens with hardish-rocking opener "Capsized." The..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

ACL Fest Late-Night

Save some room for after Zilker Park!

"...Andrew Bird, Sinkane, Lucy Dacus, Stubb's..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Bryan Rolli

Events We're Looking Forward To In September

These events are sure to brighten your month!

"...of the weekend one only acts include Chris Stapleton, Andrew Bird, Kacey Musgraves, Blue October, St. Lucia, Frightened Rabbit,..."

Sept. 12, 2016 Chron Events Post by Morgan Menendez

ACL Fest 2016 Lineup

Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, LCD Soundsystem

"...by differentiating lineups. Weekend one exclusives include: Chris Stapleton, Andrew Bird, Kacey Musgraves, Blue October, St. Lucia, and more...."

May 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Aisha Burns

"...and "Destroyer" become lush and rich with layers, featuring Andrew Bird-worthy violin pulls, yet amid the sweeping flurry, the..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Review by Abby Johnston

Grizzly Bear Speaks in Rounds

Brooklyn breakouts prep ‘ACL’ with a sold-out Stubb’s stunner

"...formerly solo video gamer Final Fantasy and now eerily Andrew Bird-like, complete with plucked fiddle, winsome croon, and a..."

April 10, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 National

"...2) Andrew Bird, Break It Yourself (Mom & Pop Music)..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Complete catalogs trump career overviews

"...2009 stomp through "Shake It and Break It" with Andrew Bird. Stylistically, PHJB shows its range on sorrowful blues..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Scott Jordan

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2012, Saturday

"...Andrew Bird at Austin City Limits Music Festival, October 13,..."

Oct. 14, 2012 Photo Gallery

Patrick Watson

"...experience. Drama and intrigue move amid stylistic vagaries, conjuring Andrew Bird's dexterous dynamics, especially in the softly racing clip..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Off the Record

Recounting the first decade of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one year at a time

"...Breakouts: Andrew Bird, Peter Bjorn & John, Regina Spektor..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Saturday Showcases

Last night of SXSW 2011 and still plenty of one-venue hang time

"...debut, Light Science, casts dizzy spells on par with Andrew Bird's collaborations with Dosh. Austin instrumentalists Balmorhea draw down..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Let's Build a City

All stages lead to the 2010-11 Austin Music Awards

"...High strung Andrew Bird fancy with Broken Social harmonies and Arcade Fire,..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Night Moves

The National’s Aaron Dessner talks Dark Was the Night

"...Cinema, Bright Eyes’ I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, and Andrew Bird and the Mysterious Production of Eggs, to name..."

Oct. 6, 2010 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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