Andrew Bird plots fall shows from 'Armchair'
Singer/songwriter Andrew Bird jumps back on the road this fall for another round of dates supporting his most recent album, this spring's "Armchair Apocrypha."
Bird will play a mix of headlining and festival dates during the outing, which kicks off Sept. 1 in Vancouver, further breaking down his appearances into solo shows (with Bird accompanying himself on violin) and concerts with his backing band, which consists of drummer/keyboardist Martin Dosh and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Ylvisaker. The 22-city tour will wind through the continent until early October. All of Bird's upcoming dates are included below.
"Armchair Apocrypha"--which debuted at No. 76 on The Billboard 200 album chart after selling more than 11,000 copies during its first week, according to Bird's publicist--was recorded mainly in Minneapolis at Crazy Beast Studios and Third Ear Studios with producers Ben Durrant and Tom Herbers, respectively.
Bird assembled a cast of collaborators from the local music scene to help record his follow-up to 2005's "The Mysterious Production of Eggs," including Dosh, Ylvisaker, singer Haley Bonar, and bassist Chris Morrissey.
The video for Bird's "Armchair" song "Imitosis" debuts today (8/16) on the singer's MySpace page and will be available for viewing for one week. The video was filmed in Seattle by short film director Britta Johnson.
September 2007
1 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's On Richards
2 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot 2007
8 - Chicago, IL - 11th Annual Hideout Block Party
10 - Knoxville, TN - The Bijou Theater
11 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
12 - Durham, NC - The Carolina Theatre
13 - Atlanta, GA - The Variety Playhouse
15 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
17 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada (solo show)
18 - Louisville, KY - WL Lyons Brown Theatre (solo show)
19 - Bloomington, IN - Buskirk Chumley Theater (solo show)
20 - Madison, WI - Wisconsin Union Theater
21 - Urbana, IL - 2007 Pygmalion Music Festival (solo show)
22 - Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theatre (solo show)
24 - Buffalo, NY - Asbury Hall at The Church (solo show)
25 - Toronto, Ontario - The Opera House
26 - Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
28 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
29 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
30 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place Richmond
October 2007
1 - State College, PA - State Theatre
2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall
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