Ian Schneller

Andrew Bird played 2 nights @ MCA (Night 1 & 2 pics, setlists)

Night 1 , Night 2 On both Wednesday (12/21) and Thursday night (12/22), Andrew Bird played two sold out shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art as part of his Sonic Arboretum installation with Ian Schneller…

What's going on Sunday?

today in Chicago * Tribes, We Barbarians @ Schubas * Descarga!, Resistol 5000 @ Ultra Lounge * Ludo, Treaty of Paris, Workout Music @ Metro * Psychic TV, Rabid Rabbit, Claw Toe @ Reggie’s * Nyodene D, Sun Splitter, Consent @ Empty Bottle * Youngest Son, Mooner, The Way It Is @ Panchos * Ryan Adams, Jessica Lea Mayfield @ Cadillac Palace Theatre * Winterbloom, Antje Duvekot @ Old Town School of Folk Music * The Heat, Hopping Fences, Chasing Mars, Duller Colors @ Subterranean Das Racist have a new video for “Brand New Dance…

Andrew Bird to release 'Break It Yourself,' finishing a 2012 tour @ the Auditorium Theatre (dates)

Andrew Bird @ Tarrytown Music Hall (NY) in October (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Andrew Bird has just announced the release of his new album Break It Yourself, out March 6th in the US (5th internationally) via Mom + Pop Records…

Andrew Bird & Ian Schneller's Sonic Arboretum opens tomorrow

Andrew Bird and Ian Schneller‘s Sonic Arboretum installation opens tomorrow, at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.A collection of horned speakers, made from compressed recycled newsprint and dryer lint, created by sculptor and instrument-maker Ian Schneller and composer/violinist Andrew Bird, are installed in the MCA’s atrium to create a unique sound garden…

Andrew Bird scored a film +++ performing @ MCA (2 nights)

Andrew Bird @ the Guggenheim Museum in 2010 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Chicago-based experimental musician Andrew Bird is looking forward to an extremely busy few months ahead of him…

Beirut, Andrew Bird & Cinematic Orchestra playing DARK SOUNDS @ the Guggenheim

The Guggenheim will be hosting a three-part music series at the museum this summer. Running in conjunction with their “Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance” exhibition (currently on view at the museum through September 6), “DARK SOUNDS” has the following schedule:* July 15, 2010: BEIRUT * August 5, 2010: ANDREW BIRD AND IAN SCHNELLER * September 3, 2010: CINEMATIC ORCHESTRATickets will go on sale to museum members ($25) at noon, and to non-members ($30) on Friday at www…