As we all celebrate MLK's B-day and get prepared for the big day tomorrow, DC seems to be pulling out all the stops tonight. First there's an inaugural show at the 9:30 Club with the infamous Beastie Boys, Citizen Cope, Sheryl Crow, and Justin Jones. Over at the Warner Theatre the legendary Jay-Z kicks the night into gear. The Rock and Roll Hotel has Frightened Rabbit, Arc In Round, and Dav...
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--- - |- You Should KnowSo exactly one year ago, inspired by the likes of Aquarium Drunkard and some other personal favorites such as Sound As Language and The Wheel's Still In Spin, I decided to start this music blog. It all started with an innocent little post on an old Richard Buckner album and grew from there. Through the help of some friends/guest contributors and the cooperation of some ...
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I saw Andrew Bird play recently. I have so much admiration for this charming multi-instrumentalist/ pitch-perfect whistler, and when this song came on my i-pod, I felt the urge to share it with others. I don't know who made this video, though.Enjoy!
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More like last three nights ago, am I right? Anyway, it's Monday, most of our Halloween hangovers are gone, and it's time to get back to the music. The night before Halloween found a little bit of Halloween-centric music, with Weezer performing on Letterman again, this time dressed in their custom Snuggies, while Alice in Chains brought their dark brand of rock to Conan. Meanwhile, the pheno...
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Andrew Bird, M. Ward, Elvis Costello, and Pearl Jam are only a few of the acts set to play on this seasons Austin City Limits show.The music show, which is set to kick off its 35th season next month, will also include performances by Willie Nelson, Mos Def, and Them Crooked Vultures.The television program, which is publicly broadcasted on PBS, will premier it’s latest season on October 3 with a.
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Okay... so I gues it's time for my once a month post... (I'll get my shit together soon...).I did the poster for Andrew Bird's Fillmore shows last Thursday & Friday... (result above)... What a fantastic show... Opening was Sweden's latest in a long line of quality bands, Loney Dear... I believe I've posted on them before and I advise you to check 'em out...I've been a big fan of Andrew Bird's ...
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From the desk of Maria Spencer, Attorney at Law:As a part of my clients last will and testament, I have been directed to post this note."She did me in, and what a way to go. This reality could not have ended more perfectly. Hello Mimi's double barrel attack has finished it. I wish all my mog-friends the happiest of eternities. Me, I'm groovin' all the way through purgatory to the other side, a...
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It’s been almost a decade since Andrew Bird has come to Edinburgh, previous trips to Scotland taking him west to Glasgow where a better choice of venues are available. But while Glasgow has musical variety and a great and bustling music scene to offer, Edinburgh has space and landscapes, places to easily escape, even when [...]
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Start your week off with some top-notch tunes and spooky storytelling from Mr. Andrew Bird and get some great whistling thrown in for free...I dig this stuff...
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I tend to hate albums with squeaky-clean production. I prefer raw and gritty to polished and spotless primarily because I feel the buffing takes away from the "realness," particularly in the day and age of Auto-Tune. Andrew Bird's Noble Beast, however, makes me want to eat my words. The clean edges and pitch-perfect vocals make for an album that flows seamlessly and beautifully. "Oh No," th...
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Violinist Andrew Bird first surfaced in the mid-1990's as an accomplice of retro swing/jazz revivalists the Squirrel Nut Zippers. His subsequent solo output—if much more experimental—reveals a similar love of antiqued and exotic musics.On "Fake Palindromes" from The Mysterious Production of Eggs, Bird's multi-tracks his violin for a Middle Eastern/Indian motif. He pairs it with his typically q
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Thanks to NPR, you can listen to Andrew Bird's new album scheduled to be released on January 20. You can listen to it in one session or track by track. Here's the link:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98649962&sc=nl&cc=asc-20090104
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Don't have much to say here. It's been a long while since I've posted, so I thought I should just throw something up.Going by my playcount on itunes, this song is the #1 played song by me in the last month. Don't go by what MOG-o-meter says as that counts the songs listened to by other people on my same network.Oh, and here's a picture of my new tattoo. I hope y'all are doing well.- M
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Sometimes just a fantastic "album cover":http://mog.com/tybees/blog_post/44314 will make me want to love a record before I even hear it. Much like a music video can make us "see" a song in a completely different way, an album cover can convey a true visual idea of the music contained inside. In the case of Andrew Bird's ??Armchair Apocrypha??, it's subtly electric, ultra-classy, and elegant. Th...
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Be proud moggers. I've been sticking to the New Year's resolution at the top of my list: keeping my mouth shut. And as a vote-for-the-best-candidate-and-not-the-political-party, but typically left-leaning dove who just spent a trip to the inauguration with a group comprised of 98% Bush-loving, Obama-loathing, admittedly bitter (and almost insultingly vocal) Republicans, it was definitely smar...
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