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Bowerbirds - “Stitch the Hem”

Phil Moore of the Bowerbirds plays a solo acoustic version of “Stitch the Hem” from The Clearing for Soul Kitchen in Paris.

A few hours after Phil played this intimate version in the streets behind the venue, we played a show inside, and it was one of our favorites on tour.  Such a lovely crowd and a beautiful room.  Thank you to all who came out.

We’ve got more tour dates coming up, listed below, and more in the works.  Sign up for our email list to stay tuned.

June 7  Baltimore, MD  The Ottobar  tickets
June 8  Columbus, OH  Wexner Center for the Arts  tickets
June 9  Bloomington, IN  The Bishop  tickets
June 11  Detroit, MI  Magic Stick  tickets
June 12 Cleveland, OH  Beachland Ballroom  tickets
June 13  Millvale, PA  Mr. Smalls Theatre  tickets
June 14  Buffalo, NY  Tralf  tickets
June 17  Ithaca, NY  The Haunt  tickets
June 18  Northampton, MA  Iron Horse Music Hall  tickets
June 19  Montreal, Canada  il Motore  tickets
June 20  Portland, ME  SPACE Gallery  tickets
June 21  Pawtucket, RI  The Met  tickets
June 23  Brooklyn, NY  Music Hall of Williamsburg  tickets

August 3  Portland, OR  Pickathon Festival  tickets
August 4  Portland, OR  Pickathon Festival  tickets
August 5  Chicago, IL  Lollapalooza Festival  tickets

More European and UK dates coming soon!  Sign up for our email list to be the first to know when we are coming to your town.

@2 weeks ago with 12 notes
#bowerbirds #paris #session #solo version #phil moore #stitch the hem #tour dates 
bowerbirdsnews: trianglemusic: Video: Bowerbirds perform sessions in Minneapolis While we were in Minneapolis on our most recent tour, we played a show to 500 of our new best friends at the Cedar Cultural Center, went dancing late at a bar behind the venue, where the DJ was dancing almost more than we were, and then crashed on the floor of our friend Nate’s house, who was actually out of town, but his brother Justin let us in.  (Thanks, Nate!) The next morning we had breakfast with Justin, and then met up with the great folks from North Shore Sessions to record a couple songs from the new album, in different arrangements from how we normally play them live, while walking around an empty building with great acoustics.  Follow this link to see videos of two songs we played at the Cedar, and also two songs from the empty building. 

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trianglemusic:

Video: Bowerbirds perform sessions in Minneapolis

While we were in Minneapolis on our most recent tour, we played a show to 500 of our new best friends at the Cedar Cultural Center, went dancing late at a bar behind the venue, where the DJ was dancing almost more than we were, and then crashed on the floor of our friend Nate’s house, who was actually out of town, but his brother Justin let us in.  (Thanks, Nate!)

The next morning we had breakfast with Justin, and then met up with the great folks from North Shore Sessions to record a couple songs from the new album, in different arrangements from how we normally play them live, while walking around an empty building with great acoustics. 

Follow this link to see videos of two songs we played at the Cedar, and also two songs from the empty building. 

@2 weeks ago with 4 notes

Repeal Ammendment One

It’s unfortunate that some asshole can just decide, “I’m going to write a piece of legislation that will keep gay people from getting married, or even having civil unions, and see if I can get it passed.  Because only closed-minded sad-ass people like myself should be allowed to marry the person that they love.”

How about we try to pass a law keeping social conservatives from mating, or even talking.  Or eating.

But seriously, it is just wrong to try to limit someone else’s happiness or well-being, and to deny them the basic rights given to straight people who want to get married or live together.  Let’s get this repealed.

Here’s a link to sign the petition.

@3 weeks ago with 10 notes
#amendment one #bunch of jerks 

Bowergirls in the RV. 

@4 weeks ago with 1 note
#leah #beth #bowerbirds #rv 
We played last night at The Electric Ballroom with Dry the River, which was a lot of fun.  It reminded us of our times with them in North America.  On one of our last night with Dry the River, they stayed in an RV park in Texas, and we partied in and around the RV.  They were traveling in this super posh RV, while we tooled around in our van that kept breaking down, even though they were the support band.  Part of how they “supported” us was giving us a ride once when our van broke down in Charlottesville.  So anyway, we partied in the van, during which party this incredible braid happened, in the air betwixt the luxurious and silken hair of one Scott Miller and one Phil Moore.  And thus began the idea for our side project, French Braidz.

We played last night at The Electric Ballroom with Dry the River, which was a lot of fun.  It reminded us of our times with them in North America. 

On one of our last night with Dry the River, they stayed in an RV park in Texas, and we partied in and around the RV.  They were traveling in this super posh RV, while we tooled around in our van that kept breaking down, even though they were the support band.  Part of how they “supported” us was giving us a ride once when our van broke down in Charlottesville. 

So anyway, we partied in the van, during which party this incredible braid happened, in the air betwixt the luxurious and silken hair of one Scott Miller and one Phil Moore.  And thus began the idea for our side project, French Braidz.

@4 weeks ago with 12 notes
#french braidz #dry the river #rv #bowerbirds 
bowerbirdsnews: A Day in the Life of Bowerbirds Paste Magazine sent a photographer (Dustin Chambers) to document the last day of our Spring U.S. tour, when we played the Earl in Atlanta, GA.  There are photos from when we loaded in to the venue until we loaded out at the end of the night.  Check them out here. http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/1000words/2012/05/a-day-in-the-life-of-bowerbirds.html

bowerbirdsnews:

A Day in the Life of Bowerbirds

Paste Magazine sent a photographer (Dustin Chambers) to document the last day of our Spring U.S. tour, when we played the Earl in Atlanta, GA. 

There are photos from when we loaded in to the venue until we loaded out at the end of the night.  Check them out here.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/1000words/2012/05/a-day-in-the-life-of-bowerbirds.html

@2 weeks ago with 5 notes

all-aroundsound:

Bowerbirds - “Always An Ear To Bend”

Phil Moore of the Bowerbirds plays Record Store Day exclusive track “Always An Ear to Bend” for Soul Kitchen in Paris.

@2 weeks ago with 16 notes
Our spirit animal. paulskiwrites: A bowerbird being lovely for its bowerbird mate. “Bowerbirds are most known for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate.”

Our spirit animal.

paulskiwrites:

A bowerbird being lovely for its bowerbird mate.

“Bowerbirds are most known for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate.”

@4 weeks ago with 15 notes

bathtubginrummy:

Bowerbirds | “Overcome with Light” / “Brave World”

@4 weeks ago with 23 notes

When we were in San Francisco, on tour, Beth’s brother John (with Phil in the first picture) had a birthday, and flew to California to see our show, with his wife Alexis (in the second picture).  We ate unbelievably delicious oysters and other delectable food items at this place across the street from the Independent before the show.

The whole crowd pitched in to sing John a happy birthday, which was pretty rad.

@4 weeks ago