Andrew Bird plus special guest Sharon Van Etten in Los Angeles

Andrew Bird plus special guest Sharon Van Etten

Event On Sale: Sat, Apr 28 10:00 AM

In support of his recent release, Break It Yourself, Andrew Bird will perform at the Greek Theatre on Sunday, August 12 with special guest Sharon Van Etten.

Produced by Bird, Break It Yourself was recorded at his barn in Western Illinois near the banks of the Mississippi River. Paired with the album's deluxe CD package is the DVD Here's What Happened. The thirty-minute performance film was shot at Bird's barn during the recording of the album and captures the energy of the room in which the new release was conceived. Footage from Here's What Happened of Bird performing the track "Eyeoneye" can be viewed at http://bit.ly/GNr9gi.

Chicago-based film score composer, multi-instrumentalist and lyricist Andrew Bird picked up his first violin at the age of four and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear. As a teen Bird became interested in a variety of styles including early jazz, country blues and gypsy music, synthesizing them into his unique brand of pop. Since beginning his recording career in 1997 he has released 11 albums, his first solo record Weather Systems coming in 2003. Bird has gone on to record with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and perform at New York's Carnegie Hall. Most recently Bird composed his first ever film score for the movie Norman (hailed as "a probing, thoughtful score" by The New York Times; available now on Mom + Pop), contributed to the soundtrack of The Muppets and collaborated with inventor Ian Schneller on Sonic Arboretum, an installation at New York's Guggenheim Museum and Chicago's

Museum of Contemporary Art.

Over the course of releasing three full-length albums celebrated by fans and critics, alike �Because I Was In Love�(Language of Stone; 2009),�epic�(Ba Da Bing; 2010), and now�Tramp�(Jagjaguwar, Feb. 2011),�the Jersey-bred/Brooklyn-based Sharon Van Etten has affected a multitude of hearts and minds over the past couple of years.�Tramp, a stunning album nuanced in a language of striking rock, minimal beauty, and pious strength,�showcases an artist in full control of her powers. Over the last several years, Van Etten has opened the Pitchfork Music Festival, played Bonnaroo, Sasquatch, The Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall,�sung on new albums by Beirut and Ed Askew, collaborated with Justin Vernon and Megafaun.

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