Did you have Lonely, Dear as the opener? If so, how was he/they?
Opening the show were the excellent Loney, Dear, who charmed us with sing-alongs that were a little too complicated for most of the audience. I liked them so much I intended to buy a CD but bought an Andrew Bird t-shirt instead, and then I had to slink by the lonely Loney, Dear table shamefully and scoot out the door.
The two tracks that surprised me were Joyful's Robot/Ghost song, and a track that's apparently called 'Why?' (just like teh gr00p I liek!). Both were fantastic live, I'll have to buy "Why?" off of iTunes.
I went back and listened to Robot/Ghost after the show and it wasn't nearly as good as it was live and I decided it wasn't my favorite song on Noble Beast at all. But damn, it was great live, wasn't it?
I don't remember "Why."
Was Tables & Chairs the last song of the night?
Did you like Loney, Dear, dear?
Why? was the first song of the encore, Andy solo. He talks through most of it, starts with him saying something like "Why did you do that? I wish you wouldn't have". It was quite entertaining. I'm worried that the album version may sound nothing like it.
Tables and Chairs was the last song of the main set (there was an encore of 2 songs). This was the last song when I saw him this summer as well, so I'm assuming it's the song you left during.
Randomly I ran into two people from my graduating class in high school at the show though, and ended up talking to them through out almost all of Lonely Dear, so I admittedly didn't pay close attention. I did like what I heard though.
As was to be expected, the show as quite good. All the predictable tracks were highlights (Nervous Tic, Plasticities, Fitz, Anonanimal, Fake Palindromes, Imitosis, Tables & Chairs). The two tracks that surprised me were Joyful's Robot/Ghost song, and a track that's apparently called 'Why?' (just like teh gr00p I liek!). Both were fantastic live, I'll have to buy "Why?" off of iTunes.
Andrew Bird with Mucca Pazza - "Fitz & The Dizzyspells” Video by Andrew Bird - MySpace Video
There's a cameo by a guy in a $600 banana suit. Come on!
New tour dates announced. Calexico opening :O
No FL dates...
And then in June - behold!
June 8 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion supporting: the Decemberists
June 11-14 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival
June 15 Atlanta, GA Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
June 17 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
June 18 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
June 19 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion
Calexico will be providing support for the June 15-19 dates. Pre-sales for those dates begin Thursday, March 5
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