Andrew Bird News

Andrew Bird's performance closing out New Orleans Jazz Fest on the Sheraton Fais do-do Stage Saturday left only one question: What can't the multi-instrumentalist do? Well, he's not much of an onstage dancer.

As the first weekend of the 2013 New Orleans Jazz Fest winds down, the clubs continue to host an enormous amount of music.

Julia Holter has a few live dates coming up this spring and summer, including previously discussed NYC dates on April 25 at BAM for day 1 of the Crossing Brooklyn Ferry festival with The Roots, Parquet Courts, Solange, David Longstreth, TV on the Radio, Phosphorescent and others ; and May 1 at Brooklyn Masonic Temple for the Night of Improvised ... (more)

Thao Nguyen has made a good impression in the field of indie-rock, drawing strong notices for her work as the leader of Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, who make their Ann Arbor debut Thursday at The Ark .

Boston Calling is a brand-new music festival that will hold its first installment in Boston's City Hall Plaza 5/25-26, and it's got a lineup that leans heavily toward accessible, middle-of-the-road indie and alt-rock. The National will co-headline alongside the suddenly omnipresent Fun., and the lineup also features the Shins, Dirty Projectors, the ... (more)