Making Music featuring: Andrew Bird
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Theme: Making Music
In the Minneapple creating his album due out next spring, the incredibly talented Andrew Bird visits the Whole Music Club to talk shop, spin some mysteries and cast a spell on us all over again.
While we usually scoff at the snarky Pitchfork reviews, we had to agree with David Raposa, "Andrew Bird's voice is the spoonful of sugar that makes this medicine go down so smooth. Much like his violin playing and his whistling and his songwriting, Bird's voice is versatile, simultaneously recalling Paul Simon's conversational croon, Rufus Wainwright's self-aware drama, and Thom Yorke's mournful wail. He can hang on one word and give it emotional heft, and he can nail a line like "and I'm gonna tie your wrists with leather/ and drill a tiny hole in your head" with the nonchalant whimsy it requires."
This fall, the Whole Music Club presents the fourth season of Making Music, a series that features long-format discussions with talented musicians about their art. Local musician JG Everest (Lateduster, Vicious Vicious) hosts the show, which includes interviews, live demonstrations, videos, exclusive and unreleased tracks, prizes, and Q+A from the audience. These events are free, all-ages, open to the public, and start at 8pm.
Seating for the Andrew Bird event is limited and will be distributed first come, first served. Doors open at 7:30pm.
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5/14/2008More Making Music Videos Up
So, school is pretty much over and it's like a ghost town around here. What's a person to do?
Well, that's what we were asking ourselves, so we dug into the Making Music archives and started pulling out some gems from the past. We just posted a bunch of videos from our Making Music events with Andrew Bird and Dessa from the 06-07 school year. You can see 'em here or here.
Enjoy!
update: Andrew Broder and POS vids up now, too!
7/13/2007Bird is the word.
Making Music Alum Andrew Bird is everywhere these days. For your Friday pleasure, check out a veritable buffet of video... from his appearance at the Hollywood Bowl , the Conan O'Brien Show, and Dave Letterman. Schedule Two's got some excellent Bird from First Avenue too.
Here's some pics of the talented Mr. BirdMaking Music last fall, audio soon to follow.
