Brooklyn Vegan — Andrew Bird @ MHOW (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Let's re-quote something Andrew Bird told the NY Times for a second...Bird's publicist had wanted him to play one of the first shows on his coming tour at Radio City Music... more info

Stereogum — On the heels of the Letterman love, "Fitz And Dizzyspells" gets itself a charming little Digitelio-directed video with plenty of Chi-city bona fides. That is to say: lots of snow, scenes shot at the Hideout, a throng of paraders from the Mucca Paz... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Band of Horses - Plans (Grizzly Bear cover) (MP3) Band of Horses @ the Parish in Austin (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Like Andrew Bird before them, Band of Horses will play the fancy schmancy Carnegie Hall in NYC.... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR's Day to Day interviews Robyn Hitchcock about his new album, Goodnight Oslo. The Boston Globe profiles singer-songwriter Juana Molina. The Seattle Times profiles singer-songwriter-whistler Andrew Bird. While Bird's albums are painstakingly crafte... more info

The Late Greats — So after a week, I hope you, my dedicated readers, have an idea of who this bass player with a funky last name. is. And I hope I exposed you to some music you hadn’t heard anywhere else. We finish this theme week with the most recent addition ... more info

Stereogum — The tour pairing tuneful and sensitive Swedish troubadour Loney Dear with sensitive and tuneful Chicagoan troubadour Andrew Bird has made its way to the west coast, stopping last night at Los Angeles's Orpheum Theatre. Bringing these two together ... more info

Pitchfork — ABC News has launched a new series on its website called "New Music Monday", and they've invited Pitchfork to be a part of it. Pitchfork writers will appear regularly in the series, chatting about notable albums they have recently reviewed. So far, A... more info

Pitchfork — Live music on T.V. this week: Tuesday, February 17: CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: M. WardNBC: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Andrew BirdPBS: Tavis Smiley: Raphael Saadiq Wednesday, February 18: CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Antony and ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Potent Quotables"If I'm not talking or sleeping -- even when I'm eating sometimes -- I'm whistling." --Andrew BirdThe Chicago singer-songwriter admitted that his defining musical device doubles as an social liability, adding, "It drives ... more info

The Late Greats — I realize I am following up a theme week (9 To Keep An Ear Out For In 2009) with another theme week (Todd Sickafoose Week). But I was so impressed with Todd’s 2008 album Tiny Resistors, that I think it necessary to shine a weeklong spotlight o... more info