Just the Same But Brand New

alyssa. brooklyn, ny. writer. feminist. grad student. music snob. theatre connoisseur. hockey fanatic. foodie. likes andrew bird, shakespeare, and doctor who. wants to know what you're listening to. currently in love with: andrew bird. currently listening to: m83. if you don't like andrew bird, or don't want to endure some andrew bird spam every so often, or don't want to scroll past it like a mature individual, please don't follow me. i often get asked the same two questions, so to save you the time, i'll tell you right now that my favorite andrew bird song is "anonanimal," and, consequently, the tattoo on my arm says, "perfectly adapted to a music hall."

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unsungtale replied to your post: OH MY GOD, ANDREW TOMORROW!

Oh dude wait no I read it as starting at 8:00am for some reason… I can totally go!

Go! and then find me and we can hang out!

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OH MY GOD, ANDREW TOMORROW!

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I guess I'm through with Tumblr.

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someone see Feist with me at Radio City

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when trying to pitch Andrew Bird to a friend.

me: you should listen to Andrew Bird.

friend: what's he do? what's he play?

me: well, he plays violin.

friend: okay, that's coo-

me: and guitar and glokenspiel, and whistles and uses a loop machine. and he uses these phonograph speakers connected to the loop machine and violin and it spins around and all the music comes flowing out it sounds like surround sound. you should see him in concert if you get the chance he's like a one man orchestra. sometimes he plucks his violin like a guitar and he'll loop certain pieces and then uses them throughout the song. so like he'll play something on violin, loop it, then whistle, and loop it ans then add on guitar and vocals. did I mention he sings too? he's got a beautiful voice, actually, he did a cover of It's Not Easy Being Green, funny story, he wrote a bunch of songs for The Muppets movie and none of them got used but they did use his whistling. but he's also known for his Bowl of Fire albums which all embrace this cool new orleans jazz vibe mixed in with vaudeville and bluegrass ...

friend: ...

me: do you want me to lend you my copy of Mysterious Production of Eggs? that's a pretty good album to start with.

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Nine Days of Spring Awakening: Day One — Favorite Quote

So, what will I say? I’ll tell them all, the angels, ‘I got drunk in the snow! And sang. And played pirates.’ Yes, I’ll tell them, I’m ready now, I’ll be an angel. Ten minutes ago you could see the entire horizon. Now only the dusk, and the first few stars. So dark, So dark. So dark…

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I give up. Especially on fear-mongering.

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Well, hello.

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I hate everyone else.

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you are awesome!

Thank you!

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You know your night is going well when you say to the bartender, "I just drank a lot of whiskey," and he replies, "yes, you certainly did."

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Musicals I Love | Follies

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I was lucky to see this beautiful production twice.

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