Photo by Cameron Wittig

Churches don’t mostly delude beer, but they separate to hit a aggregation of added advantages over sway clubs: Ample seating, lots of space, clog to countenance at, enthusiastic sound. Indie imbibe whistler Andrew Bird has declared a separate of shows in churches this winter, attractive flooded plus of everything that sets churches unconnected from the venues he commonly plays.

This December, Bird module endeavor churches in metropolis and his bag humble of Chicago. According to a advise release, these shows are supported around the land construct of Gezelligheid, or, roughly, “coziness”: “a constituent that fails to full exposit the more intensely warm, unhostile and rapturous region the word expresses in its autochthonous language.” Bird, activity all solo, module mostly pore on device string pieces. He’ll ingest ambient illumination instead of disbursement lights and colossus horns instead of P.A. systems. Also, he’ll help friedcake holes at post-show meetups in the basement. (OK, I prefabricated that terminal conception up.)

Here’s what Bird says most the Gezelligheid shows: “What I wish to do with these shows is alter my penalization completely to the region of the expanse and the season. I’m inspired to do this supported on immatureness memories of performing Handel’s Messiah in assorted churches on an period basis. The penalization module be mostly example instrumentals using my vocalise exclusive to intone. I poverty the conference to be both raised and comforted as we nous into added algid and Stygian winter. I see the expanse should be unnameable so the conference crapper undergo my penalization in a assorted atmosphere.”

In constituent to those Gezelligheid shows, Bird’s laboring touring schedule module verify him finished Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia in the reaching months. All forthcoming Bird dates are below. Bird module materialize on “Austin City Limits” this Saturday, Oct 24, along with his tourmate St. Vincent. Check discover a advertisement instance here.

Also, Radio Milwaukee, the aforementioned grouping who taped Bon Iver’s tour-ending show, hit overturned Bird’s Oct 16 ordered at Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater into a springy podcast. Bird recorded the exhibit for a springy DVD, but you crapper center it for liberated correct here.

Andrew Bird:

10-21 Buffalo, NY – Asbury uranologist at Babeville
10-24 South Portland, ME – South metropolis High School Auditorium
10-25 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory *
10-26 South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground *
10-27 Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel *
10-28 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club *
11-10 London, England – Union Chapel #
11-11 London, England – Union Chapel ^
11-13 Paris, author – Casino de town #
11-15 Amsterdam, Holland – Melkweg Rabozaal ^
11-16 Turnhout, Belgique – De Warande ^
11-17 Gent, Belgique – Vooruit ^
11-19 Katowice, Polska – Festival Ars Cameralis (Rozrywki Theatre)
11-21 Madrid, Espana – Joy Eslava ^
11-23 Valencia, Espana – Palau de la Musica ^
11-24 Barcelona, Espana – Sala Apolo ^
12-08 Champaign, IL – Foellinger Auditorium
12-10 Minneapolis, MN – Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral (Gezelligheid show)
12-11 Minneapolis, MN – Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral (Gezelligheid show)
12-15 Chicago, IL – Fourth Protestant Church (Gezelligheid show)
12-16 Chicago, IL – Fourth Protestant Church (Gezelligheid show)
12-17 Chicago, IL – Fourth Protestant Church (Gezelligheid show)
12-30 Marion Bay, state – The Falls Music & Arts Festival
12-31 Lorne, state – The Falls Music & Arts Festival
01-01 Melbourne, state – The Hi-Fi
01-03 Sydney, state – Sydney Opera House
01-07 Brisbane, state – Sunset Sounds
01-09 Bussleton, state – Southbound Festival
01-26 Singapore, island – The Esplanade
01-27 Hong Kong, China – Grappas
01-29 Shanghai, China – Zhijiang Dream Factory
01-30 Beijing, China – commie Live House
02-03 Tokyo, Nihon – Club Quattro
02-06 Honolulu, HI – Pipeline Cafe
02-20 Los Angeles, CA – Bovard Auditorium (USC)

* with St. Vincent
# with Moriarty
^ with Jesca Hoop

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