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September 14, 2008
Posted by kramer
I had the wonderful opportunity to see Andrew Bird, for free, approximately 2 weeks ago (9/3/08) in Millennium Park and it was everything I had hoped for and more. I had heard many things from some of my friends that I had turned onto Bird about his live shows and how great they were but I still wasn't sure what I should anticipate. The venue itself was worth its weight in gold as I had wanted to see a show at Millennium Park's Pritzker venue ever since it had opened. Due to the fact that I'm a big loser now, I missed the Decemberists show last year and I wasn't about to miss another show that would be amazing. Take Grant Park and then add in the best acoustics of any outdoor venue that you have ever attended, multiply that by about 12, and that is the Pritzker venue at Millennium Park. It blew my mind away, not to mention the fact that I was able to procure two seats at stage center in the seating section since I got there early enough.
Now onto the show. Andrew Bird is definitely an interesting character and that comes across in his stage banter, his music and his lyrics. His lyrics are not mind blowing by any means but they are definitely much more intricate and involving than most of the crap that is being made today so that gives me a definite edge on the competition. You add into the fact that he can play guitar, violin and glockenspiel (sp?) with relative ease and that makes me bow down to the talent.
I have to admit that since I'm a fan of Bird's catalog of music, it is difficult to be unbiased in my enjoyment of the show. However, he played a full 100 minute set without taking any breaks AND included another 15 minute encore bringing the show to a full 2 hours. Not to mention this was FREE...it was one of the better 2 hours of my summer.
He played a wide variety of his catalog, not to mention a few songs from local Chicago artists that have influenced him.
Even though I was unable to enjoy this show with Kyle (he was out on the lawn), I enjoyed it immensely. Perhaps Kyle can give his take on it as well...
http://www.myspace.com/andrewbird
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