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Andrew Bird rocks with ease at Auditorium show
Chicago Tribune
multi-instrumentalist and masterful whistler Andrew Bird inquired at his sold-out hometown show at Auditorium Theatre on Saturday. "I'm feeling pretty good. I tend to get a little wound up," he confessed early in the set.

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Andrew Bird, Maps & Atlases tap into new creative inspirations
Chicago Sun-Times
Much of the same can be said of Andrew Bird's new music. Practically an old-timer in the indie genres now, Bird, 38, has released his ninth album, “Break It Yourself” (Mom & Pop), and it is, likewise, fun — one of the cheeriest, most carefree sets he ...

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A.V. Club Chicago
Andrew Bird at Auditorium Theatre
A.V. Club Chicago
by Kevin McFarland May 14, 2012 Not many artists appear equally comfortable onstage in the Indio desert at Coachella and giving a TED talk, but (forgive the pun) Andrew Bird defies any attempt to pigeonhole him as a performer.
Andrew Bird's Auditorium Theatre HomecomingChicagoist

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Andrew Bird takes unpredictable turns in Union Transfer concert
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Sam Adams Andrew Bird performs during the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Saturday, April 14, 2012, in Indio, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Union Transfer boasts some of the best sight lines in the city, ...


 
Boston Globe
Andrew Bird brings intimacy to his panoramic songs
Boston Globe
By James Reed Andrew Bird (pictured at the Coachella festival this year) bows, plucks, and strums his violin to make it sound like other instruments — from ukulele to electric guitar. Andrew Bird has always made the case that he doesn't need a band.
Andrew Bird played 2 shows @ Beacon Theater (first with Patrick Watson & then ...Brooklyn Vegan (blog)

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Austin City Limits Festival 2012: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Black Keys, Jack ...
Glide Magazine
There are plenty of HT faves on the bill such as The Avett Brothers, The Roots, The Civil Wars, Andrew Bird, Alabama Shakes, The War On Drugs, Umphrey's McGee and Punch Brothers. ACL 2012 will be held in Austin's Zilker Park from October 12 – 14.
ACL 2012 lineup so far (Jack White, Black Keys, Zola Jesus, Andrew Bird ...Brooklyn Vegan (blog)
Austin City Limits Lineup: Jack White, Iggy & The Stooges HeadlineCrave Online
Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Jack White, Black Keys to Headline Austin City ...RollingStone.com
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Five questions with singer-songwriter Andrew Bird
Detroit Free Press
A serious, cerebral musician with enough of a pop sensibility to record a tune for the latest Muppets movie soundtrack, Andrew Bird is a special talent who sings, whistles, plays violin and writes songs with equal dexterity. The Chicago native's latest ...

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