Pitchfork - Tours — 10-21 Buffalo, NY - Asbury Hall at Babeville 10-24 South Portland, ME - South Portland High School Auditorium 10-25 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory * 10-26 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground * 10-27 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel * ... more info

Stereogum — Although Thao Nguyen's Get Down Stay Down is a trio, on the just-released Know Better Learn Faster the lineup swells considerably, and with some considerable talent, including Andrew Bird, Laura Veirs, Eric Earley (Blitzen Trapper), Horse Feathers, S... more info

The Late Greats — The Family Straw is headed out for vacation tomorrow. We’ll be out and about until Thursday the 15 – look for a return to posting then. IN the meantime, here are a few things to tide you over. Pace yourselves. One of my favorite bands i... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-07 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *10-08 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *10-09 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel *10-10 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *10-12 Charleston, SC - Music Farm *10-13 Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre *10-14 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart... more info

Pop Candy — I'm jealous of everyone attending this weekend's Austin City Limits music festival. The lineup includes Pearl Jam, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Dave Matthews Band, The Decemberists, Andrew Bird, Girl Talk, The Dead Weather and dozens more bands. So good!... more info

Pasta Primavera — Rolling Stone just premiered the video for Andrew Bird’s “Anonanimal”, perhaps one of my favorite tracks off of Noble Beast.  The article (found here) is actually pretty interesting.  Apparently Mr. Bird has been working on the video with... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 20. Peter Bjorn & John - "Young Folks"; Who knew whistling could be this catchy? Maybe if Andrew Bird would have simplified things he would have wound up on this list! Either way there is no denying how great this song was the first time you heard it... more info

The Yellow Stereo — It definitely shows how much I’ve been keeping up with music lately, as only a couple of days ago I heard the self-titled track from Thao Nguyen’s follow-up to one of the better albums of 2008, We All Brave Bee Stings and All. The new record is ... more info

The Yellow Stereo — In one of the more exciting, and at the same time disappointing, recent tour announcements came in the pairing of St. Vincent and Andrew Bird for a number of dates that started at the beginning of September.  I only say disappointing as there were... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Jackson, Miley, Phoenix • U2 Bring 360° Show to SNL • Andrew Bird Debuts “Anonanimal” Video • Paramore Strip Down for MTV Unplugged • “Lucy” of Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky” Dies • Monsters of Folk: Read the RS ... more info