In addition to being a killer violinist, the singer-songwriter can whistle well enough to dumbfound actual songbirds. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX SanAntonioMusic TexasMusic LiveMusic AndrewBird
Following the two solo performances, the Birdman unleashed the full band treatment. In addition to bassist Anna Butterss — a veteran of tours supporting Phoebe Bridgers, Jenny Lewis and Aimee Mann — his backing included Tyler Chester on keys and Abe Rounds on drums, who worked on Bird's latest album,A classically trained violinist in the Suzuki method from the age of 4, Bird's first appearance on my radar was a video series called on the cobbled streets of Paris.
I followed Bird around SXSW soon after, watching him dance across his loop pedals at a radio station gig as he layered on rock 'n' roll guitar, devilish violin, counterpoint whistling and cerebral lyrics.and not just because it reworks a line by poet William Butler Yeats and exudes solidarity for the republican cause during the Spanish Civil War. Notbecause of that. Should the enemies of art ever attempt a final offensive in these United States, I know which side Andrew Bird will be on.