Andrew Bird: going green
Andrew Bird released Armchair Apocrypha today, March 20, to much applause across the indie blogosphere. Fat Possum Records is pushing the album in the US, and Fargo Records is promoting it in Europe. In 2005 Mysterious Productions of Eggs picked up quite a bit of indie press, and Armchair Apocrypha is continuing the well-deserved excitement over Bird.
Though tonight's show was cancelled "due to illness", Andrew Bird is going on an environmentally friendly European and North American tour to support Armchair Apocrypha. Stonyfield and Reverb are backing up Bird's wish of going green by using a BioDiesel powered tour bus, having carbon neutral concerts, and contracting the shows with an eco-friendly contract rider. "Each show's CO2 emissions will be neutralized with renewable energy offsets through Native Energy," explains Reverb. Andrew Bird will be joined by Cold War Kids, Tokyo Police Club, Elvis Perkins, Apostle of Hustle, and Cortney Tidwell.
Aquarius Records talks up Andrew Bird's latest: "We're guessin' that with his latest full length, Andrew Bird's already rapt followers will become even more so… and be joined by a whole bunch of new fans too. If you're already familiar with this unassuming, sensitive singer/songwriter, Armchair Apocrypha needs no introduction. It's a terrific progression from his last album Mysterious Production Of Eggs (2005)."
Andrew Bird – Self Torture
Andrew Bird – Heretics
Andrew Bird – A Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left
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MARCH 20 // Galway, Ireland // Roisin Dubh – CANCELLED
MARCH 21 // Dublin, Ireland // CrawDaddy
MARCH 22 // London, England // Bush Hall – SOLD OUT!
MARCH 23 // Brussels, Belgium // Botanique
MARCH 24 // Gothenburg, Sweden // Club Woody @ Pusterviksbaren
MARCH 25 // Stockholm, Sweden // Kagelbanan/Sodra Teatern
MARCH 29 // Paris, France // La Maroquinerie – SOLD OUT
MARCH 30 // Amiens, France // Musique de Jazz et d'Ailleurs Festival
MARCH 31 // Benicassim, Spain // CinemaScore
APRIL 11 // Grand Rapids, MI // Ladies Literary Club @ Calvin College
APRIL 12 // Detroit, MI // The Majestic Theater
APRIL 13 // Columbus, OH // The Southern Theater
APRIL 14 // Newport, KY // The Southgate House
APRIL 16 // Nashville, TN // Mercy Lounge
APRIL 17 // St. Louis, MO // The Pageant
APRIL 18 // Urbana, IL // The Canopy Club
APRIL 20 // Chicago, IL // The Riviera Theater
APRIL 21 // Milwaukee, WI // The Pitman Theater at Alverno College
APRIL 22 // Columbia, MO // The Blue Note
APRIL 23 // Omaha, NE // Sokol Underground
APRIL 25 // Boulder, CO // Fox Theater
APRIL 27 // Tucson, AZ // The Rialto Theater
APRIL 28 // Indio, CA // Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival – SOLD OUT!
MAY 1 // San Francisco, CA // The Fillmore
MAY 2 // Sacramento, CA // Harlowe's
MAY 4 // Portland, OR // The Crystal Ballroom
MAY 5 // Seattle, WA // The Showbox Theater
MAY 11 // Minneapolis, MN // First Avenue
MAY 16 // Boston, MA // Berklee Performance Center at the Berklee College of Music
MAY 17 // New York, NY // Webster Hall
MAY 18 // Philadelphia, PA // Theatre of the Living Arts
MAY 20 // Washington, DC // 930 Club
MAY 28 // Berlin, Germany // Lido
MAY 30 // Coimbra, Portugal // Teatro Académico Gil Vicente
MAY 31 // Lisbon, Portugal // Cine-Teatro São Jorge
JUN 1 // Braga, Portugal // Theatro Circo
JUN 4 // Paris, France // La Cigale
JUN 7 // London, England // Scala