SXSW On March 14th NPR Music kicks off the opening night of SXSW at Stubbs with Andrew Bird, Alabama Shakes, Dan Deacon, and Sharon Van Etten. Listen / stream it live on NPR.
A Room For London In case you missed it, HERE is Andrew's full 'A Room For London' performance atop Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Pre-order Super Deluxe Edition of Break It Yourself This is exciting...hand numbered and limited to 1,000, the linen wrapped box set includes: 180-gram double vinyl album, CD, "Here's What Happened" DVD, Jay Ryan poster, stationary & stamp set, lyric book, and a photographic reproduction of the 1915 album cover image. You'll also receive an immediate digital download of "Eyeoneye" - bonus!
PRE-ORDER (North America) PRE-ORDER for Europe coming soon!
New track "Eyeoneye" + Digital Album Pre-order The first glimpse of the new album, in the form of the single EYEONEYE, is now streaming HERE. You can also purchase the single and pre-order the album through iTunes or your favorite digital retailer.
A Room For London Ever wish you could see Andrew perform live from a boat stranded on top of a museum? On January 28th 'A Room For London' and The Guardian will stream a live performance of Andrew inside the riverboat that sits atop Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. More info HERE
Listen to new track 'Eyeoneye' Streaming exclusively on PITCHFORK. Break It Yourself pre-order details coming tomorrow.
Break It Yourself Album Art + Track List Head to PASTE for an exclusive sneak peak at the album art and track list for Break It Yourself (out March 6th) as well as a new teaser video.
Sonic Arboretum Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago to experience Andrew Bird & Ian Schneller's Sonic Arboretum. The Exhibition will be open December 6th through 31st. Visit the MCA's site for more information HERE.
2012 European Tour Date The first of the European tourdates have been announced! Head over to the Tour Page for a complete list of shows and onsale info. Keep your eyes peeled for more dates to come!
Tumblr Follow the new Andrew Bird Tumblr page for updates from the road, featuring the one and only, Sock Monkey!
NORMAN Soundtrack - Available Now Download the soundtrack for the film NORMAN, scored by Andrew, on iTunes or get your copy through the webstore.
Muppets: The Green Album - Out Now Featuring Andrew's cover of 'Bein' Green'. You can grab the album on iTunes or Amazon.
NORMAN Film Soundtrack To coincide with the release of NORMAN (opening in select AMC theaters Oct 21st), Mom+Pop will release the film's soundtrack on Oct 11th which contains original score and songs by Andrew. For more information visit http://www.normanthemovie.com
Andrew + Etran Finitawa @ Edmonton Folk Festival Watch Andrew collaborate with the the amazing West African collective HERE.
NPR First Listen - Muppets: The Green Album If you liked Andrew's rendition of 'Bein Green', check out the First Listen of the new Muppets album on NPR.org.
Bein' Green Listen to Andrew tackle the famously philosophical Kermit classic 'Bein Green' on the NPR All Songs Considered BLOG
Hideout Block Party - September 24th Andrew will headline the return of the Hideout Block Party in Chicago on Saturday, September 24th. Tickets are on sale now. Just some of the other amazing artists performing that day include Mavis Staples, Jon Langford, Dosh, and Big Freedia.
October (Solo) Northeast Tour Although it's a long way off, tickets are now on sale Andrew's 10 date run of the Northeast in Ocotober. Head to the TOUR PAGE for a complete list of dates and onsale info. The marvelous and talented one man show known as DOSH will be doing a support set each and every night.
New 'Iceberg' T-Shirt Weren't able to grab one of the amazing Jay Ryan Gezelligheid prints in Chicago last December? We'll we've printed up a limited amount of t-shirts with that very design (in men's and women's) and they are available now at the WEBSTORE! Grab one before it melts...
Fingerlings 4 (Gezelligheid Chicago) has landed in the WEBSTORE.
TED Talk WATCH Andrew discuss and debut a new song at last year's TED Conference in Long Beach, CA. The sound of self-destruction...
Useless Creatures - Out Now Available in CD and LP on the WEB STORE and digitally via AMAZON and iTUNES
Free Download of 'Hot Math' Enjoy a FREE DOWNLOAD of 'Hot Math' from Andrew's instrumental LP Useless Creatures.
Andrew Bird Cultivates a 'Sonic Arboretum' | PBS NewsHour Read it and watch it at PBS.ORG.
Guggenheim Sonic Arboretum Poster Available Pick up yours from the WEB STORE
The Rock For Kids Andrew Bird Scholarship Andrew has teamed up with a fabulous organization here in Chicago called Rock For Kids on a scholarship that will provide a music student enrolled at ChiArts (Chicago High School for the Arts), who has demonstrated financial need, with private music instruction for one school year. Please donate today and help make a student's dream a reality. DONATE.
'Sonic Arboretum' Photo Journal See how these magnificent sound sculptures are built by Ian Schneller at Specimen Products. PHOTO JOURNAL
Best of ACL Fest 2009 on Hulu Songs from the band’s 2009 Austin City Limits Festival performance are now available to watch on the festival's HULU page
Introducing the Andrew Bird 'Owl' Sock! Now available on the WEB STORE
The Voice Project Head to voiceproject.org to see Andrew perform a cover of Cass McCombs' "Meet Me Here At Dawn" and learn more about this great organization.
"Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall & The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program" out now Last year more than 20 of American music's most exciting artists traveled to Preservation Hall in New Orleans to collaborate with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on classic New Orleans repertiore for an album benefiting the Hall and it's Music Outreach Program. The album includes collaborations with Pete Seeger, Tom Waits, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Bird, and many more. Listen to and order the album HERE. More information on the project can be found at www.preservationabenefitalbum.com
Missed Andrew and band rocking the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien?
Check out their performance of “Oh No”right here.
TOUCHE!
Take a look at Touche, an interview with music business legend Evelyn Lewellyn, streaming on Pitchfork.
"Eugene" used in a This American Life / Chris Ware animation
Andrew's song "Eugene" (from Thrills) was featured in a Chris Ware animation as part of This American Life's recent live theater broadcast. Check out the video in HD here.
New York Times Blog Post
"How's My Living?" comes as part of the "Measure for Measure" group encore post.
Amazon.com Selects "The Mysterious Production of Eggs" as one of the "100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time"
Click here to see the whole list.
Chicago Reader selects Andrew Bird's September 3rd, 2007 concert in Millennium Park as the readers' choice for "Best Show I've Seen in a Long Time"
Check out the music video for FITZ AND THE DIZZYSPELLS.
It was directed by Digitelio with concept and story by Sharon Lanza. This, and more, can be found on our A/Viary page