Bowerbirds Do Three In A Park In Vienna
Raleigh, North Carolina's lovebirds Bowerbirds have given us one of the year's best songs in "Northern Lights." Download it. That track's sadly absent from this string of live clips, although there's still plenty of gentle balladry herein to spend some time with. Here the band plays and sings while walking and frolicking in Austria for a session filmed by They Shoot Music. Yes, it sounds like a Take Away Show, and yes Bowerbirds have already done one of those. But that was drawn from the old, and these from the new -- the band's worthy, earthy love-folk LP Upper Air.
"Beneath Your Tree"
"Teeth"
"Bright Future"
Upper Air is out via Dead Oceans. On tour:
07/08 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Megafaun
07/10 - Providence, RI @ Club Hell w/ Megafaun
07/11 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall w/ Megafaun
07/12 - Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bear's Place w/ Megafaun
07/13 - Montreal QC, Canada @ La Sala Rossa w/ Megafaun
07/14 - Toronto ON, Canada @ Sneaky Dees w/ Megafaun
07/15 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern w/ Megafaun
07/16 - Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room at The Crofoot w/ Megafaun
07/17 - Indianapolis, IN @ Vollrath Tavern w/ Megafaun
07/18 - Chicago, IL@ Pitchfork Festival
07/20 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill w/ Megafaun
07/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry w/ Megafaun
07/22 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown w/ Megafaun
07/26 - Denver, CO @ Hi Dive w/ Megafaun
07/27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court w/ Megafaun
07/29 - Vancouver BC, Canada @ The Biltmore Cabaret w/ Megafaun
07/30 - Seattle, WA @ Triple Door w/ Megafaun
07/31 - Anacortes, WA @ Department of Safety w/ Megafaun
08/01 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios w/ Megafaun
08/03 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord w/ Megafaun
08/04 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Megafaun
08/05 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah w/ Megafaun
08/06 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room w/ Megafaun
08/10 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress w/ Megafaun
08/12 - Denton, TX @ Hailey's w/ Megafaun
08/13 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk w/ Megafaun
08/14 - Houston, TX @ Walter's On Washington w/ Megafaun
08/15 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks w/ Megafaun
08/16 - Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree w/ Megafaun
08/17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl w/ Megafaun
08/22 - Carrboro, NC @ The Arts Center w/ Megafaun
11/07 - Tallahasses, FL @ Club Downunder
11/24 - Fayetteville, AR @ RZ's Coffeehouse
Posted at 2:05 PM by amrit in Video
Tags: Bowerbirds
I heart the Bowerbirds.
Score = 8
I love the Bowerbirds, too. But could someone please tell these "They Shoot Music" people that they could at least try a little harder to hide the fact that they ripped off the Take Away Show concept? I mean, this is terrible with the "dramatic" timing of the title credits and everything?
If you're going to steal, at least improve upon the concept -- don't destroy it with terrible camerawork and not a shred of artistry. "Let's put them in unexpected situations like, uh, I know, on a playground with kids -- surely the kids will be mesmerized..." Man.
Score = -7
Hey everybody, I wasn't ripping the Bowerbirds above. I think they are awesome performers.
I was ripping the "They Shoot Music" website for ripping off the Blogotheque concept.
I do see that they thank them on their website, though. Good for them! (Thank you to all Austrians who gave my above comment a negative score!)
Score = 5
I guess your comment got low scores because you seem to be filled with bitterness. You remind me of those two old guys from the muppet show.
Score = 0
Those Muppet Show guys were awesome and hilarious! Thanks so much!
Score = 0
Haha. A poor man's Arcade Fire. I am done being a dick.
Score = -4
haha, what? last band i would even compare them to.
Score = 2
What park was this? I wish i knew about this kind of stuff when i lived in Vienna.
Score = 0
While these videos are not as artistic as the Take Away Show videos, it's fun to see Bowerbirds play their new songs. Beth's voice sounds so pretty on this take of "Beneath Your Tree."
Score = 0
Dane, watch the first video with the sound off. Then watch this video for Rebellion(Lies) with the sound off. Now, add the fact that the two leads in Bowerbirds are a couple.
Score = 0