Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird
2/10/05
Live In-Studio 2-C on KXCI 91.3 FM
Tucson, AZ

Studio webcast: Mp3 (160 kbps) > mkw > Audition 1.0 > shntool > flac > CDR

24:23

1. introduction
2. Measuring Cups
3. interview
4. Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left
5. interview
6. Master Fade
7. Intro >
   Sovay
8. outro



Andrew Bird
3/10/05
89.3 The Current
Minnesota Public Radio

1. interview
2. Sovay
3. interview
4. Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left
5. interview
6. Dark Matter



Andrew Bird
3/21/05
Studio 105

Lenoir FM
Black Session 229 avec

1. dj
2. Intro
3. Sovay
4. Why?
5. A Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left
6. Measuring Cups
7. Banking On A Myth
8. Masterfade
9. Fake Palindromes
10. Armchair Apocryphists
11. Tables & Chairs
12. Capital I//



Andrew Bird
March 25 2005
Fabrik
Hamburg, Germany
(supporting Ani DiFranco)

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Source: Sony ECM-719 -> Sony MZ-NH900 

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Disc 1
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01 - Intro
02 - Sovay
03 - Why?
04 - A Nervous Tick Motion of the Head to the Left
05 - Skin is, My
06 - ?
07 - Lull


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Andrew Bird
March 26 2005
Columbia Club
Berlin, Germany
(supporting Ani DiFranco)

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Source: Sony ECM-719 -> Sony MZ-NH900 

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Disc 1
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01 - Intro
02 - Sovay
03 - Why?
04 - A Nervous Tick Motion of the Head to the Left
05 - Fake Palindromes
06 - Skin is, My
07 - Lull


====================
Do NOT sell this recording! Do NOT sell this recording on Ebay!!
Do not convert to any lossy format! Do not convert to MP3!!

====================
Recorded and transferred by Matthias John (matze@countigcrows.de)


Andrew Bird
March 27 2005
Mousonturm
Frankfurt, Germany
(supporting Ani DiFranco)

====================
Source: Sony ECM-719 -> Sony MZ-NH900 

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Disc 1
======
01 - Intro
02 - Sovay
03 - Why?
04 - A Nervous Tick Motion of the Head to the Left
05 - Masterfade
06 - Skin is, My
07 - Lull


====================
Do NOT sell this recording! Do NOT sell this recording on Ebay!!
Do not convert to any lossy format! Do not convert to MP3!!

====================
Recorded and transferred by Matthias John (matze@countigcrows.de)


Andrew Bird & Kevin O'Donnell
4/6/05
KRCW Morning Becomes Eclectic

1. intro
2. Sovay
3. Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left
4. Measuring Cups
5. interview
6. Tables & Chairs
7. Skin, Is My
8. Armchair Apochryphist
9. closing remarks

the show has now been archived in streaming video:
http://kcrw.com/smil/mb050406Andrew_Bird.ram
and audio: http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/ram_wrap.cgi?/mb/mb050406Andrew_Bird


Andrew Bird & Kevin O'Donnell
4/9/05
Doug Fir Lounge
Portland, OR

AUD: Sony ECM mic > Minidisc > Audition 1.0 > shntool > flac

Disc 1 (79:21)
1. >
2. Sovay
3. Capital I
4. Measuring Cups
5. Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left
6. MX Missiles
7. Why?
8. Master Fade
9. Banking On A Myth
10. Tables & Chairs
11. Armchair Apocryphists
12. Fake Palindromes
13. Skin
14. Lull
15. crowd

Disc 2 (16:47)
- Encore -
1. Action / Adventure
2. ?
3. Happy Birthday Song


changed minidiscs after Skin; small break

recorded 10' from side of stage

Recorded by Jason Chastain



Andrew Bird
4/16/05
Metro
Chicago, IL

Recorded by Julia Chambers

AUD: MiniDisc

Disc 1
1. emcee / poem
2. Intro
3. Sovay
4. I
5. Measuring Cups
6. Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left
7. MX Missiles
8. Banking on Myth
9. Master Fade
10. Naming of Things
11. Fake Palindromes
12. Ravel piece
13. Armchair Apocrypha (Armchair Apocalypse)
14. Tables & Chairs
15. Skin, is My

Disc 2
1. tuning
2. Lull
3. Why
4. Happy Birthday Song


Show review:

From: Julia Chambers
Date: Mon Apr 18, 2005  8:42 pm 
Subject: Re: [thecandyshop] MPOE record release show  juliajay1970 

I too am still buzzing from the show. I'm glad someone else beat me to a long
review, I was putting it off as usual.

The few things I would add are as follows...

I had been listening to the disc non stop for a few days to imprint the album
versions on my brain. I was curious to see if he was going to stick more closely to the
recorded versions of the songs (consciously or unconsciously), what with the radio-time he's been getting, and maybe with such a large show there were bound to be a lot of new folks there. Anyway, he veered around with his tunes, as usual, with 2 blatant exceptions. The songs "Fake Palindromes" and "Tables & Chairs" contained pre-recorded violin bits (!?!) and sounded almost exactly like the album. Which is kind of weird, for Bird. They sounded great, but I was a little taken aback by the pre-fab bits. It seemed to work really well, especially for "Fake", and most people probably wouldn't know the difference. They both had a bit of a "here's my hit single" feel when he played them. I hope he doesn't make a habit of it tho...

The only MPOE song he didn't play was "Opposite Day", and that Ravel piece (String Quartet in F Major, Second Movement) was really great. I was at the Wes Anderson Rocks show
back in December, and I was glad to hear him repeat that one.

The audience was not to be believed. For those who've never been, the Metro is a gigantic place, an oversized club. Capacity probably somewhere around 700, it was sold out.
There was a line of people out front holding "need tickets" signs. It was exciting to walk into that place and see that it was packed. The Metro is also notoriously noisy and usually has a big, stupid party atmosphere. Not this night. I almost didn't notice how quiet the audience was at the time (I was paying attention to other things), but listening to the recording later, there's almost no background chatter to be heard. Which is astounding for that place. Seeing Bird bring a room of 100 people to a hushed calm is nothing compared to being surrounded by 700 people and realizing that *everyone* is paying attention. Wow! They were really hanging on every word too, really revelling in Bird's humorous mannerisms and onstage quirks. There was a sweet moment when a woman held up a sign that said "Mrs. Kelly Bird" with an arrow pointing down to her own head. He struggled to read it in the dim light, then someone read it out for him. He smiled and stared down at his guitar for a few seconds then said "That's uh, that's nice." amidst shouts of "Mine!" and hooting from around the crowd. It was very cute.

"Naming of Things" needs practice, it was the first time I'd heard it live, but it's been nicely adapted for the stage, retaining all the crackling, roaring energy of the studio
recording. It was also the first time I'd heard guitar added to "Skin" (I think), nice,
crunchy guitar.

Bird and Kevin are able to make quite a bit of noise, just the two of them. This show, and the tour they're embarking on seems to be a step away from some of the quiet navel-gazing that Bird has been doing for the past few years. I think it'll help draw in a lot of new
fans (that and the fact that he's finally getting noticed by mainstream critics). Quite a few times during Saturday's show I flashed back to the old BOF days, seeing and feeling the
energy flying out of Bird. That man can really rock!

As I walked out past the couple hundred people standing in line for the merch table, I sighed and smiled to myself. It really was an amazing show, even by Bird's standards. 



Andrew Bird & Kevin O'Donnell
2005-05-01
Paradiso (Kleine zaal), Amsterdam, Netherlands

Source:   sbd > Zefiro Inbox/AD20 > PDaudio > WAV
Transfer: WAV > CDWAV > FLAC16

Taped & transferred by: Michiel Oudendijk

Setist:
01 > Sovay
02 Capital I
03 MX Missiles
04 A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left
05 Why?
06 Measuring Cups
07 Banking on a Myth
08 Armchair Apocryphists
09 Fake Palindromes
10 Skin Is, My
11 Tables and chairs
Encore:
12 Action / Adventure (solo, aborted)
13 Lull

Notes:
The room was really hot, and in parts so are the levels on this recording (no decent level monitoring available on this mini rig). It's also pretty much a mono recording, but it sounds pleasantly nice.

SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
35337	2005-02-10	Studio 2-C / KXCI 91.3 FM	Tucson	AZ
Studio webcast > Mp3 (160 kbps) > mkw > Audition 1.0 > shntool > flac > CDR
35336	2005-03-10	89.3 The Current	Minneapolis	MN
streaming web > streaming web: audition 1.0 > shntool > flac
35335	2005-03-21	France Inter (Black Session)	Paris	France
webcast > website: Audition 1.0 > shntool > flac
35334	2005-03-25	Fabrik	Hamburg	Germany
Sony ECM-719 -> Sony MZ-NH900 > Sony MZ-NH900 -> Audition -> CDwave -> flac
35333	2005-03-26	Columbia Club	Berlin	Germany
Sony ECM-719 -> Sony MZ-NH900 > Sony MZ-NH900 -> Audition -> CDwave -> flac
35331	2005-03-27	Mousonturm	Frankfurt	Germany
Sony ECM-719 -> Sony MZ-NH900 > Sony MZ-NH900 -> Audition -> CDwave -> flac
35332	2005-04-06	KCRW-FM Studios, Morning Becomes Eclectic	Santa Monica	CA
webcast > webcast: audition 1.0 > shntool > flac
35330	2005-04-09	Doug Fir Lounge	Portland	OR
audience > Sony ECM mic > Minidisc > Audition 1.0 > shntool > flac
35329	2005-04-16	Metro	Chicago	IL
audience > minidisc > Sound Studio > iTunes > CDR
35328	2005-05-01	Paradiso (Kleine zaal)	Amsterdam	Netherlands
sbd > Zefiro Inbox/AD20 > PDaudio > WAV > WAV > CDWAV > FLAC16

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