Andrew Bird is adding east coast and midwest dates this fall, capping off the tour with a performance at Austin City Limits, in support of his latest highly praised release Break It Yourself (out now on Mom + Pop Music). Tickets are available for pre-order at http://bit.ly/3A9dQb, please see below for a list of dates.
In celebration of the record’s release, Bird has appeared on “The Colbert Report” (stream the video at http://bit.ly/weFuiE), “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” (stream the video at http://bit.ly/He1rUR) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (stream the video at http://abc.tv/JqPLyy) as well as NPR’s “Weekend Edition.”
Critics have praised Break It Yourself since its release:
“A quiet, careful grower…it blooms into something beautiful.”—NPR Music
“[Bird’s] emotional urgency energizes his fluid multi-instrumental elocution.”—Rolling Stone
“[Andrew Bird] has yet to lose the sense of wonder that a bright-eyed child brings to the world…Break It Yourself is a shimmering collection of clever and carefully constructed songs.”—The New Yorker
“The perfect album: tender without being sentimental, experimental yet accessible, utterly unique to its maker.”—The Guardian
“[A] swoon-worthy set of rapturous tunes that bristle with embraceable eccentricities.”—USA Today
“Delightful pop songs disguised as beautiful violin and whistle-laden ballads.”—TIME
“[Break It Yourself is] perfect for the sensitive souls among us.”—Newsweek
Produced by Bird, Break It Yourself was recorded at his barn in Western Illinois near the banks of the Mississippi River. Paired with the album’s deluxe CD package is the DVD Here’s What Happened. The thirty-minute performance film was shot at Bird’s barn during the recording of the album and captures the energy of the room in which the new release was conceived. Footage from Here’s What Happened of Bird performing the track “Eyeoneye” can be viewed at http://bit.ly/GNr9gi.
Chicago-based film score composer, multi-instrumentalist and lyricist Andrew Bird picked up his first violin at the age of four and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear. As a teen Bird became interested in a variety of styles including early jazz, country blues and gypsy music, synthesizing them into his unique brand of pop. Since beginning his recording career in 1997 he has released 11 albums, his first solo record Weather Systems coming in 2003. Bird has gone on to record with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Most recently Bird composed his first ever film score for the movie Norman (hailed as “a probing, thoughtful score” by The New York Times; available now on Mom + Pop), contributed to the soundtrack of The Muppets and collaborated with inventor Ian Schneller on Sonic Arboretum, an installation at New York’s Guggenheim Museum and Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
ANDREW BIRD TOUR
July 8 Fifth Third Bank Ballpark Geneva, IL*
July 10 North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, NC†
July 11 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond, VA†
July 10 North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, NC†
July 11 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond, VA†
July 13 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA‡
July 14 Forecastle Festival Louisville, KY
July 15 Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Grand Rapids, MI
July 16 Artpark Lewiston, NY
July 18 Theatre De Verdure at Parc LaFontaine Montreal, QC
July 19 Echo Beach Toronto, ON
July 20 Higher Ground Shelburne, VT
July 21 Hope Artiste Village Courtyard Pawtucket, RI
July 27 Soundtown Festival Somerset, WI
August 10 Outside Lands San Francisco, CA
August 11 The Spreckels Theatre San Diego, CA
August 12 The Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
August 14 Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre Salt Lake City, UT
August 15 Chautauqua Auditorium Boulder, CO
August 17 Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre Denver, CO
August 18 Jackson Hole Center for the Arts Jackson, WY
August 20 Peter Kiewit Concert Hall Omaha, NE
August 21 Simon Estes Amphitheatre Des Moines, IA
September 26 Overture Hall Madison, WI§
July 15 Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Grand Rapids, MI
July 16 Artpark Lewiston, NY
July 18 Theatre De Verdure at Parc LaFontaine Montreal, QC
July 19 Echo Beach Toronto, ON
July 20 Higher Ground Shelburne, VT
July 21 Hope Artiste Village Courtyard Pawtucket, RI
July 27 Soundtown Festival Somerset, WI
August 10 Outside Lands San Francisco, CA
August 11 The Spreckels Theatre San Diego, CA
August 12 The Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
August 14 Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre Salt Lake City, UT
August 15 Chautauqua Auditorium Boulder, CO
August 17 Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre Denver, CO
August 18 Jackson Hole Center for the Arts Jackson, WY
August 20 Peter Kiewit Concert Hall Omaha, NE
August 21 Simon Estes Amphitheatre Des Moines, IA
September 26 Overture Hall Madison, WI§
September 27 Midpoint Music Festival Cincinnati, OH§
September 29 Singletary Center Lexington, KY§
September 30 Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN§
October 1 Orange Peel Asheville, NC§
October 2 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC§
October 4 Tennessee Theater Knoxville, TN§
October 5 Georgia Theater Athens, GA§
October 6 Charleston Music Hall Charleston, SC§
October 8 Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach, FL§
October 9 Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts Tampa, FL§
October 10 House of Blues Orlando, FL§
October 12 House of Blues Houston, TX§
October 13 Austin City Limits Festival Austin, TX
* with Wilco
† with Mavis Staples
‡ with Death Cab For Cutie
§ with Here We Go Magic
† with Mavis Staples
‡ with Death Cab For Cutie
§ with Here We Go Magic