Preview: Bonny Light Horseman @ Songbyrd Music House, 2/4/20

Posted on 01/31/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Bonny Light Horseman, folk, Songbyrd Music House.

Bonny Light Horseman (Photo by Nolan Knight)

Bonny Light Horseman — the newly formed supergroup of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats), and Josh Kaufman (The National) — are playing Songbyrd on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in support of their recently released self-titled debut album, published via 37d03d.

Live Review: YACHT @ Songbyrd Music House — 1/15/20 + Rough Trade NYC — 1/18/20

Posted on 01/22/2020 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Ben Eisendrath, California, Claire Evans, disco punk, Los Angeles, new wave, Songbyrd Music House, synthpop, YACHT.

YACHT performs at Songbyrd Music House on Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Editor: We have updated this post with more photos of YACHT performing at Rough Trade NYC on Jan. 18, 2020!

Inspired in part by an application called the Verbasizer offered by David Bowie in the ’90s, synthpop trio YACHT wrote an album in collaboration with an AI program last year.

YACHT performed the appealing results in its entirety at Songbyrd Music House recently, offering the 10 new wave tracks of Chain Tripping live in reverse order of the record. And interestingly, the songs sounded like something that could have sprung directly from a Bowie collaboration with Brian Eno in the ’70s.

Preview: YACHT @ Songbyrd Music House, 1/15/20

Posted on 01/07/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged art punk, California, disco, Los Angeles, Songbyrd Music House, synthpop, YACHT.

Yacht (Credit: Neurography by Mario Klingemann, Training photos by Jaclyn Campanaro)

Disco punks YACHT recently released Chain Tripping — the band’s seventh LP and third for DFA — after recording it between Marfa, Texas, and the band’s home in Los Angeles. The 10 songs are unlike anything YACHT has ever made: pop experiments from a sideways dimension coaxed into their studio through a portal opened by machine intelligence.

Chain Tripping received a Grammy nomination for Best Immersive Audio Album in the 2020 Grammy Awards, and YACHT performs the album in full at Songbyrd Music House on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Preview: Sam Amidon @ Songbyrd Music House, 12/10/19

Posted on 12/04/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged folk, Sam Amidon, Songbyrd Music House, Vermont.

Sam Amidon (Photo by Piper Ferguson)

Folk singer Sam Amidon released a new EP last month, Fatal Flower Garden (A Tribute to Harry Smith). He’s on tour with a show at Songbyrd Music House on Tuesday. Dec. 10.

Poll: What Is the Best Music Venue in DC?

Posted on 12/03/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town and tagged 9:30 Club, Black Cat, City Winery, DC9, Pie Shop, Songbyrd Music House, The Birchmere, The Fillmore Silver Spring, Thrushie Awards, Union Stage.

Welcome to the 2019 Thrushie Awards!

Parklife DC will name the DC best concert hall of the year with your input. Vote for the best music venue in the DC metro area now through Dec. 12.

Live Review: Mikaela Davis with Southern Star @ Songbyrd Music House and Record Cafe – 11/11/19

Posted on 11/15/2019 by Mark Caicedo in Live Review and tagged chamber pop, harp, Mikaela Davis, New York, Rochester, Songbyrd Music House.

Mikaela Davis performs at Songbyrd Music House on Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)

A true professional is one who approaches her or his craft with singleness of purpose, the ability to ignore the surrounding noise, and the will to power through when roadblocks and obstacles are blaring “stop, go back, give up!”

Life on the road for a working musician is tough enough without the unexpected breakdowns, illnesses, and logistical headaches. Thus when harpist/singer-songwriter extraordinaire Mikaela Davis and Southern Star stopped into the Songbyrd Music House and Record Café recently, they had already overcome several hurdles, including Mikaela losing her voice prior to the previous night’s gig that forced her first ever cancellation.

Snapshots: Guapdad 4000 & P-LO @ Songbyrd Music House — 10/9/19

Posted on 10/14/2019 by chriscastilloweb in Live Review and tagged California, Guapdad 4000, hip hop, Oakland, P-LO, rap, Songbyrd Music House.

Guapdad 4000 strikes a pose at Songbyrd Music House on Oct. 9, 2019. (Photo by Chris Castillo)

Akeem Hayes, better known as Guapdad 4000, soon releases his debut studio album, Dior Deposits. Meanwhile, Guapdad 4000 dropped by Songbyrd Music HOuse recently for a show with P-Lo, and Chris Castillo took some pictures!

Live Review: Kelsey Waldon @ Songbyrd Music House — 10/8/19

Posted on 10/14/2019 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged alt-country, Americana, Kelsey Waldon, Kentucky, Songbyrd Music House.

Kelsey Waldon (Photo courtesy IPVR)

Kelsey Waldon combined deep mountain vocals with a twangy Outlaw country sound (Kelsey played acoustic guitar, and her band included electric guitar, pedal steel, bass, and drums) when she headlined at the Songbyrd Music House recently.

Live Review: Jeremy Ivey @ Songbyrd Music House — 10/5/19

Posted on 10/08/2019 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged country, Jeremy Ivey, Nashville, Songbyrd Music House, Tennessee.

Jeremy Ivey (Photo by Cal & Aly 8)

Playing solo acoustic, Jeremy Ivey began his show at Songbyrd Music House recently with the title cut (and last song) of his debut album, The Dream and the Dreamer, a bittersweet song of love not come to pass.

Live Review: Ian Noe @ Songbyrd Music House — 10/5/19

Posted on 10/08/2019 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged Americana, folk, Ian Noe, Kentucky, Songbyrd Music House.

Ian Noe (Photo by Kyler Clark)

Singer-songwriter Ian Noe displayed his authentic Kentuckian bonafides as well as a shrewd sense of the greater world in a fantastic set at the Songbyrd Music House recently.