Guest Post: Seven Albums That Came Out in 2013 That Mike Listened To and Enjoyed the Most
[ As per our annual tradition around here, my friend Mike has stopped by to share some of his favorite albums of 2013 with us.  Enjoy!  -S ] This was a bizarre year for me. I had to buy a new car and as such could not go to Lollapalooza, and as such was deprived of […]
Andrew Bird, Fourth Presbyterian Church; December 11, 2013
People occasionally ask me how I can sit through four concerts from the same artist four nights in a row, or more generally, how there is any artist, anywhere, in any genre, who it’s possible to love so much that I would want to see more than a handful of times, let alone 30+. Â Even […]
Andrew Bird – Gezelligheid 2013 – Historical Lagniappe
There is a thing that Andrew Bird does, and it is a thing that Andrew Bird has done for a long time, and that thing is covering songs that in their original form might sound strange to our ears. While it’s the kind of thing I could (and have) rambled on about until the fun’s […]
Andrew Bird, Fourth Presbyterian Church; December 10, 2013
I’ve got about an hour to tell you my thoughts on last night’s Gezellegheid shows before I get to go off and meet up with fellow erstwhile blogger Mel to go stand in line for a while. Â (These write-ups were much easier to manage when I turned Birdmas into a staycation; maybe next year.) Â Last […]
Andrew Bird, Fourth Presbyterian Church; December 9, 2013
Hey, internet. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Â I’ve become a bit more of an occasional blogger than anything else, but there’s one very special time of year where I still have thoughts and feelings about music that I need to impart to you, and that’s during what I’ve previously dubbed Birdmas, that delightfully cozy […]
Forecastle, Day 2
Well, when there’s an outdoor festival, you’ve always got to expect the unexpected, and for a second year in a row, Forecastle got the unexpected shoved at it.  Thanks, weather.  But more on that later. The day started uneventfully enough as I went to see Sarah Jarosz perform.  There was quite a sizeable crowd for her, […]