{"id":5832,"date":"2013-11-20T10:48:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T18:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2013-11-20T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T18:48:29","slug":"indie-singer-songwriter-andrew-bird-with-the-handsome-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=5832","title":{"rendered":"Indie singer-songwriter Andrew Bird with The Handsome Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

UCSB Arts & Lectures<\/a> presents \u201cdistinctively original\u201d indie singer-songwriter and violinist Andrew Bird<\/a>,\u00a0with show opener The Handsome Family<\/a>, in concert\u00a0Thurs., Nov. 21 at UCSB Campbell Hall.<\/p>\n

Drawing on influences from American roots music to his classical training, the \u201crelentlessly inventive\u201d (NPR) Chicagoan creates lush, densely layered soundscapes on stage with his violin, a looping pedal, guitar and glockenspiel. His songs are driven by infectious, lilting melodies and clever lyrics that \u201cspin existential doubts into elegant confections\u201d (The New York Times<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The Handsome Family, the quirky alt-Americana duo of Brett and Rennie Sparks (whose songs Bird has covered in the past), will open for Bird.<\/p>\n

Tickets are going fast. Don\u2019t miss this intimate show with an artist who\u2019s played everywhere from Carnegie Hall to Bonnaroo and the Mojave Desert!<\/p>\n

For tickets or more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at 805\/893-3535 or purchase online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n