Looks like The Bowerbirds have become a staple in the News Section of the online music magazine Pitchfork. The latest musing on the site announces The Bowerbirds fall tour with The Mountain Goats and John Vanderslice. The attention seems flattering for the birds and Raleigh’s music scene, except for the beginning and ending statements that PItchfork writer Paul Thompson throws in as an attempt at what in my best guess is his “southern humor”.
The article starts with the line “North Carolina, come on and raise up!“ and ends “Taking your shirt off and spinning it like a helicopter is, as always, optional.“
Not sure what to think about this, but in any case, you can check out The Bowerbirds this Friday at Lump Gallery with Phon, for a benefit concert, money going towards “future exhibitions and projects that they organize around the country.
Read the full Pitchfork article and check out tour dates HERE
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