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andrew bird tonight at the barbican centre with rain_ing who came down from york! I keep forgetting how much I like andrew bird and how good he is live. mostly because, compared to the record tracks, there's a lot more extended instrumentals and slight improvisation? ALSO he's hilariously awkward and tells the audience stories. and his violin just sounded a lot nicer live. and I liked how sometimes his whistling and singing blended so well with his violin that I couldn't always tell which was which. but that's probably just me.
the barbican centre was also an experience in itself-- the barbican hall had really comfortable chairs and I was in the second row, which was awesome, because I could see everything. a sit-down concert! in which I didn't need to jostle for a view of the front! v v v comfy.
set list! to the best of my memory, he and his band played:
the entire break it yourself album (of which I really liked desperation breeds, lazy projector and lusitania-- I first heard lusitania two years ago when he was playing in the union chapel, but it was this preliminary version. I think I actually liked that version better...)
plasticities
tables and chairs
[encore]
? something very folksy
so much wine (handsome family cover)
effigy
the barbican centre was also an experience in itself-- the barbican hall had really comfortable chairs and I was in the second row, which was awesome, because I could see everything. a sit-down concert! in which I didn't need to jostle for a view of the front! v v v comfy.
set list! to the best of my memory, he and his band played:
the entire break it yourself album (of which I really liked desperation breeds, lazy projector and lusitania-- I first heard lusitania two years ago when he was playing in the union chapel, but it was this preliminary version. I think I actually liked that version better...)
plasticities
tables and chairs
[encore]
? something very folksy
so much wine (handsome family cover)
effigy