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New music video from Bowerbirds: “Northern Lights”

lauren — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:37:45 +0000

Here’s the newly released music video for Bowerbirds’ single, “Northern Lights”, which is off their most recent album, ‘Upper Air’. This Matt Amato directed video seems perfectly suited for the songs, and the birds.

Download: Northern Lights (Right click on link and select “Save Target As” in IE or “Save Link As” in Firefox)

Bowerbirds announce upcoming tour dates

lauren — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:34:59 +0000

Following their July release, “Upper Air”, the Bowerbirds spent the bulk of the summer touring across the states. Now, after a quick breather, the band is hitting the road again this fall, visiting Europe, joining Elvis Perkins in Dearland for some special shows in the Northeast and headlining in select US cities.

	Bowerbirds: Tour Dates:
	10/10/09 Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall 10/11/09 Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen 10/12/09 Hamburg, Germany – Knust 10/13/09 Berlin, Germany – Zapata 10/14/09 Nurnbeg, Germany – K4 10/16/09 Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje 10/17/09 Utrecht, Netherlands – Ekko 10/18/09 Frankfurt, Germany – Brotfabrik 10/19/09 Munchen, Germany – Feierwerk 10/22/09 Barcelona, Spain – Sidecar 10/23/09 Valencia, Spain – Wah Wah Club 10/24/09 Barcelona, Spain – Neu! Club 10/26/09 Paris, France – Point FMR 10/27/09 London, UK – Cargo 10/28/09 Leeds, UK – Brudenell 10/29/09 Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach 10/30/09 Edinburgh, UK – Sneaky Pete’s	10/31/09 Glasgow, UK – Captain’s Rest 11/01/09 Manchester, UK – Dulcimer 11/05/09 Durham, NC – Troika Music Festival 11/06/09 Lookout Mountain, GA – Covenant College 11/07/09 Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder 11/08/09 West Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern 11/15/09 Lexington, KY – Al’s Bar w/ Candy 11/16/09 Louisville, KY – The 930 Listening Room 11/17/09 Nashville, TN – Exit/In 11/18/09 Fayetteville, AR – RZ’s Coffeehouse 11/27/09 Charlottesville, VA – The Southern w/ Birdlips 11/28/09 Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar 11/30/09 Boston, MA – Paradise 12/01/09 Providence, RI – Hi-Hat 12/02/09 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel 12/03/09 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church 12/04/09 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

Take A Listen: Northern Lights from Bowerbirds
Download: Northern Lights (Right click on link and select “Save Target As” in IE or “Save Link As” in Firefox)

Bowerbirds – Website

Bowerbirds set to release ‘Upper Air’ on July 7th

lauren — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:58:52 +0000

I immediately became a fan of North Carolina’s folk trio, Bowerbirds after hearing their charming full-length debut album ‘Hymns for a Dark Horse’ (2007). It’s been quite sometime since I’ve heard new tunes from Bowerbirds, so I was excited to hear about their forthcoming album, ‘Upper Air’, which will be available July 7th via Dead Oceans records.

The band is set to hit the road right after the 4th of July weekend in support of ‘Upper Air’.

Take A Listen: Beneath Your Tree by Bowerbirds

Download: Beneath Your Tree (Right click on link and select “Save Target As” in IE or “Save Link As” in Firefox)

Bowerbirds – MySpace

Been Listening To Bowerbirds

lauren — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:51 +0000

In their early days, Bowerbirds were a duo–guitarist and principle songwriter Phil Moore and accomplished painter Beth Tacular on accordion and percussion. Before the recording of Hymns for a Dark Horse, Mark Paulson joined the band, adding piano, violin and percussion to their musical equation. All three members share intertwined vocal harmonies, and paired with the acoustic instrumentation, have conjured a mystical, gorgeous debut.

Moore and Tacular currently reside in an AirStream trailer on the outskirts of Raleigh, NC, on a quiet plot of land that is completely off the grid. This sort of organic, rural, simple way of life is reflected in their music. The songs could be written underneath a moonlit sky, joyously sung around a campfire, and performed without the use of any electric amplification. The music is pure, spiritual and perfectly unrefined, and with each song, Bowerbirds remind us that we humans are part of something larger than our culture, larger than humanity — something beautiful and sacred.

Check out some of Bowerbirds’ music on their MySpace Page.