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City Life, Public Service Announcement Dec 11, 2020
Video
Get your nuts together

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, squirrels, winter, COVID-19, winterizing, tenant rights, Illinois Legal Aid, events, concerts, Andrew Bird, Steve Earle, Hell in a Handbag, Queer Japan, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, Video

Music, Concert Preview Nov 29, 2019
Recommended
Andrew Bird resumes his cozy Gezelligheid church shows with bittersweet holiday cheer
- By Izzy Yellen
- Tags: Concert Preview, Andrew Bird, Gezelligheid, Fourth Presbyterian Church, My Finest Work Yet, Hark!, Peanuts, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2018
There’s a bicycling snowman in a marching band on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Jay Ryan.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Gig Posters, Music, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Jay Ryan, the Bird Machine, Hideout, Andrew Bird, My Brightest Diamond

Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2017
Slideshow
A cozy evening at the Church of Andrew Bird

Photographer Ben Bowen captured Andrew Bird's Wednesday-night Gezelligheid performance, whose warmth and beauty could've lit up even a less spectacular space.
- By Jon Rosenthal
- Tags: Music, Visual Art, Andrew Bird, Gezelligheid, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Hideout, Ian Schneller, Specimen Products, Joan Shelley, Nathan Salsburg, Hideout, My Brightest Diamond, Ben Bowen, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Dec 11, 2017
Joe Biden’s American Promise Tour, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Andrew Bird at Fourth Presbyterian Church, and more goings-on about town the week of December 11-14.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Joe Biden, Olivia Block, John Corbett, trivia, North Bar, Chicago Theatre, WeFest, Kevin Coval, Liqour and Latkes, Andrew Bird, Center on Halsted, Hopleaf

Music, Concert Preview Nov 30, 2017
Recommended Video
Andrew Bird brings friendship and fellowship to a five-night stint in his former hometown
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Concert Preview, Andrew Bird, Echolocations: River, Recommended, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2016
The monarchs fly high for Andrew Bird on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Jay Ryan.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Gig Posters, Music, Visual Art, Arts, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Jay Ryan, the Bird Machine, Andrew Bird, Margo Price, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park

Music, In Rotation Jan 26, 2015
Children's musician Laura Doherty on her amp in an Altoids tin

Plus: Producer Rich Rankin on St. Vincent's epiphanic art-rock, the Reader's Kevin Warwick on an Instagram hashtag for vinyl fans, and more
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: In Rotation, Sly Stone, High on You, The Vindictives, The Many Moods of The Vindictives, "Rocks in My Head", >Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Anthrax, Spreading the Disease, Laura Doherty, Andrew Bird, "Pulaski at Night", Orange Is the New Black, Dueling Teles, Kopi Cafe, Steve Doyle, Brian Wilkie, Hoyle Brothers, The Andy Griffith Show, Rich Rankinm, St. Vincent, David Bowie, "David Bowie Is", Museum of Contemporary Art, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, Broken Bones, Amy Winehouse, FitzGerald's, John Fullbright, Dale Watson, Pieta Brown, Robbie Fulks

Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 13, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Kid Sister dishes about her imminent mixtape

Plus: Decade Studio takes over the Soma space, Daniel Knox signs to Carrot Top, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Kid Sister, Fools' Gold, Kiss Kiss Kiss, the Neptunes, Soma Electronic Music Studios, Tortoise, John McEntire, Adam Stilson, New Canyons, Sanford Parker, Neil Strauch, Mike Lust, Brian Fox, Airiel, Wrekmeister Harmonies, Decade, Many Moons, Yoko Homo, Lightpolite, Daniel Knox, Andrew Bird, Carrot Top, Gregory Jacobsen, John Atwood, Logan Square, Public House Sound Recordings, Funs, Earring, Clearance, Ne-Hi, Richard Album & the Singles, RXM Reality

Film, Artist on Artist Aug 12, 2014
Artist on Artist: Andrew Bird talks to Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family

"As songwriters, we have three and a half minutes. What can you do in that time? Let's bring up some crazy things to talk about."
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Artist on Artist, Andrew Bird, Bretty Sparks, Rennie Sparks, The Handsome Family, lyrics, music, HBO, The Hideout, Chicago Theatre, The Hands of Glory, interviews, being present, covers, records, songwriting, Randy Newman, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, exquisite corpses, division of labor, ideas for songs, criticism, inspiration, North Carolina, New Mexico, Evanston, cancer, meaning, introspection, pop music, history, UNM, University of New Mexico, Johannes Ockeghem, music history, medieval music, Renaissance music, neumes, John Cage, Harry Partch, country music, Elvis, The Cramps, punk rock, The Ramones, Tin Pan Alley, classical music, folk music, music preservationists, musical tradition, Bowl of Fire, Sturgill Simpson, Americana, Radiohead, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, touring, singing

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Sidebar Jun 27, 2013
Naked talent at National Pastime Theater

The fifth annual Naked July offers performance in the buff.
- By Chelsea Hohn
- Tags: Performing Arts Sidebar, National Pastime Theater, Naked July 2013: Art Stripped Down, The Living Canvas: For the People!, Vaudezilla, Urban Jungle, Gary Schirmer, Le Chat Noir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Pride Films and Plays, Kill Your Boyfriends, Sylvia Plath, Walt Whitman, Richard Siken, Andrew Bird, Cat Power, Portishead, Derek Van Barham

Blogs, Bleader Jul 9, 2012
Wilco and Andrew Bird last night: Now I know you'll be listening

Wilco and Andrew Bird at the Fifth Third Bank Ballpark
- By Sharon Lurye
- Tags: Things I Love, Music, music, summer, Wilco, Andrew Bird, cowbell, Whole Love, Woody Guthrie, rock, Higgs boson

Blogs, Bleader Jul 8, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Sun 7/8

What's on the Agenda for Sunday, July 8, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Spudnik Press, West Town, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, Geneva, The Congregation, Raven Theatre, Bang the Drum Slowly, New York

Blogs, Bleader Jul 5, 2012
Shows to see: El-P and Killer Mike, Stagnant Pools, Andrew Bird, and more

A weekend's worth of classic rock, indie rock, and classical indie hip-hop
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Do This, Music, Killer Mike, El-P, Stagnant Pools, Andrew Bird, the Young, Soundboard, concerts, live music, shows

Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 20, 2012
Readers' Poll
Best Local Genius

Weed Wolf
- Tags: City Life, Weed Wolf, Andrew Bird, Jeanne Gang, Rahm Emanuel, Readers' Poll

Film, Movie Sidebar May 30, 2012
Our guide to the Chicago Underground Film Festival

The 19th annual fest opens Thursday night at Gene Siskel Film Center
- Tags: Movie Sidebar, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Andrew Bird, Xan Aranda, Harmony Korine, Aleksei Fedorchenko, Jan Kwiecinski, David Redmon, A. Sabin, Axel Ranisch, Sabine Gruffat, Robert Todd, Daniel Martinico, Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt, Ben Rivers, Lindsay Denniberg, Michal Kosakowski

Blogs, Bleader Apr 2, 2012
Video
Irony-free zone, part two: "Kites Are Fun"

Kites are fun, and dis Miss Kelly Hogan at your peril, asshole.
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Things I Hate, Things I Love, Music, Sam Worley, crosswords, Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt, Kelly Hogan, Scott Ligon, Papa Was a Rodeo, Hideout, the Flat Five, Casey MacDonough, Mavis Staples, Neko Case, Robyn Hitchcock, Andrew Bird, Jon Langford, Vic Chestnutt, the Free Design, Kites Are Fun, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 5, 2012
The long-overdue return of Kelly Hogan

Kelly Hogan releases her first new album in 11 years on June 5.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Kelly Hogan, I Like to Keep Myself in Pain, Pitchfork, We Can't Have Nice Things, Anti- Records, Jack Pendarvis, Andrew Bird, Booker T. Jones, Gabe Roth, Scott Ligon, Robyn Hitchcock, Robbie Fulks, Magnetic Fields, Catherine Irwin

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2012
Gig poster of the week

Aesthetic Apparatus on Andrew Bird and Ian Schneller's Sonic Arboretum at the MCA
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Andrew Bird, Ian Schneller, Aesthetic Apparatus, Sonic Arboretum, Museum of Contemporary Art

Blogs, Bleader Dec 1, 2011
This week on the B Side

A talk with Jane Birkin, multidisc sets of vintage African and black gospel music, a sound-art installation at the MCA, a makeover for Pancho's, and more
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Jane Birkin, Janet Bean, Serge Gainsbourg, Eleventh Dream Day, ICE, Barrett Deems, Opika Pende, This May Be My Last Time Singing, gospel, African music, Andrew Bird, Parasol Records, Pancho's, Chicago, Kyuss Lives!, Greg Kelley, Rocket from the Tombs, Avey Tare

Music, Three Beats Dec 1, 2011
Video
Three Beats: Andrew Bird and Ian Schneller transplant Sonic Arboretum

Plus: ICE talks nonjazz improvisation, and Chicago hip-hop meets a Swedish doc about the American black power movement
- By Peter Margasak and Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Three Beats, International Contemporary Ensemble, George Lewis, Peter Evans, Steve Lehman, Tyshawn Sorey, Ian Schneller, Specimen Projects, Andrew Bird, Shrimp Boat, Sonic Arboretum, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, Black Panthers, Video

Music, Music Sidebar Sep 22, 2011
The Hideout Block Party

For its 15th year the club welcomes back headliners Andrew Bird and Mavis Staples
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Hideout, Hideout Block Party, Andrew Bird, Mavis Staples, Jon Langford, Burlington Welsh Male Chorus, Booker T. Jones, the Eternals, White Mystery, Kids These Days, Plastic Crimewave, Vision Celelstial Guitarkestra

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 23, 2011
Critics' Picks
Best local band that's been around forever

The Lawrence Arms voted best local band that's been around forever
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best local band that's been around forever, Readers' poll, The Lawrence Arms, Wilco, Funkadesi, Andrew Bird, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2010
This Week in Reader Music

The big news in this week's music coverage: the Reader has an exclusive clip of a long-lost Jackson Five track that also happens to be Michael's first professional recording.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Michael Jackson, Jackson Five, Big Boy, Jake Austen, Chicago, Gossip Wolf, Andrew Bird, James Chance, DKV Trio, Cyrus Chestnut, Sleepovers

Blogs, Bleader Dec 9, 2010
This Week in Reader Music

Ian Mackaye opinions about album pricing, an 18-disc box set of African pop, Will Oldham's Crocs, folky photos, and lots of concert recommendations
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Chicago, the Reader, Ian Mackaye, Michaelangelo Matos, Africa: 50 Years of Music, Gossip Wolf, Will Oldham, Babblers, Killing Joke, Tennis, Via Tania, Andrew Bird, My Chemical Romance

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