What better way to face the world than to bless this beautiful moment - till itās goneā¦ Friday with Birds of Chicago and a fine, fine performance of Till Itās Gone.
Birds of Chicago, is a collective based around JT Nero and Allison Russell. Whether touring as a duo or with the full family band, Nero and Russell have emerged as two of the most compelling new voices in North American Roots music.
A bit of History on Birds of Chicago
For several years Russell and Neroās respective bands, Poā Girl (Vancouver, BC) and JT and the Clouds (Chicago, IL), have collaborated extensively, but on 2011ās Mountains/Forests, released under the JT Nero banner, they tapped into the true, bewitching power of their voices together on an entire record. It also featured the full cast of characters that would round out the Birds of Chicago ensemble ā the Clouds and Michelle McGrath, the luminous singer and picker from the hidden hills of Southeast Ohio.
The record āMountains/Forestsā received critical raves and won them new fans on both sides of the Atlantic, and created a great deal of excitement for the self titled debut which was release in October of 2012 and celebrated with a 4 month co- album release tour w/ Bay Area artist Sean Hayes.
Neroās fractured country-soul voice wrapped in Russellās silver and gold tones, is a fine thing. Not too perfect, not at all saccharine, youāll hear echoes of mountain gospel, street corner doo-wop, and classic soul. Accompanied by just a banjo and a guitar, itās haunting. Fired by the band, itās a full tilt revival.
Nero and Russell are most at home on the road - pick almost any night in the next two years and you can bet they will be in some festival, theater, pub, VFW hall, roller rink (they wish) or living room, dovetailing their voices, singing their songs of hope, despair, loveā¦. and electric seahorses. And honey bee apocalypses. And ice cream. Itās familiar and strange stuff - the everyday and the magical. Come see āem, they wonāt be hard to find.
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