.Andrew Bird at Frost Amphitheater

Jul 18, 2023

Andrew Bird can create a melody to evoke any experience, and he usually does so with only a violin, his whistling skills and a looper pedal. The musician’s latest album, Inside Problems, explores interiority after 2019’s politically charged (and Grammy-nominated) My Finest Work Yet. On this album, according to Pitchfork, “Bird steers away from folkier elements of his style, finding a previously uncharted territory closer to indie pop.” With songs inspired by late icons like Joan Didion and Lou Reed, Bird grafts the legacy of famous artists onto his personal experience with results that are spectral and sweet at the same time.

Andrew Bird

Sat, 7:30pm, $59+

Frost Amphitheater, Stanford

Andrew Bird’s “Mo Teef” music video

Addie Mahmassani https://www.addiemahmassani.com/

Addie Mahmassani is a poet based in Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark and is currently an MFA student in creative writing at San Jose State University. There, she is a Teaching Associate as well as the lead poetry editor of Reed Magazine, California's oldest literary journal. She also surfs, sings and loves a part-sheepdog named Lou.