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Bluebird

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Location: Los Angeles, CA

Website: http://www.bluebirdsounds.com/

Bio: Bluebird is a rock group from Los Angeles- a mess of hair, guitars, collision and exhilaration set to the odd light show, burning effigies and ... (more) guest musicians. Reckless, intense and throbbing while wide-open and sensitive. Songs are reborn in improvisation or edited together, coalescing into an evening's set. The Brothers Brown, desert people of the American Southwest have been playing music with each other and with various ensembles since their baby teeth. James the elder gravitated towards strings and horns. Bryan towards percussion. In the mid 1990's, as a rhythm duo, they began playing impromptu and improvised sets in and around the LA basin. It was through these chance performances that Sam James joined the Browns in their musical endeavors. Soon after, old friend, nomad, and veteran roadie extraordinate, Barry Gordon Thomas entered the fray contributing guitar sounds. Improvisations became songs in which to improvise lyrics and music.
That the aforementioned foresome would become a band seemed an unavoidable eventuality. The significance of these formative machinations is that experimentation, dynamics and rhythm remained a permanent organ in the group. Although their bashing as a bass/drum/guitar unit accounts for most of their material, they've included other accompanying instruments and musicians in their work. Vibraphones and accordions even find their way into recorded work. Satellite congeros and timbaleros join them on stage.
In the tail end of the year 2000, the addition of fellow Bluebird compatriat occurred in the form of Shelby Cinca. Formerly of Frodus, a bombastic DC-based futurist punk band that toured with Bluebird in 1998. A short time after Shelby decided that the trips back and forth from DC to LA were a bit too much. Former Amen guitarist Paul Figueroa joined the group before they began writing and recording the newest and sophomore release "Hot Blood" on Dim Mak Records.
Bluebird is a living thing best observed in real life. On a given day or night, they might be found in a household, cafe, bar or library filling the room with high energy rock and roll - a pounding rhythm section, loud, wiry guitars and vocals that are exorcised as much as they are sung. Sam dances and writhes. Bryan and James set the pulse - vigorously whaling and unconsciously in time. Barry is the technician - painting maps to the surrounding soundscape with his ever-expanding array of effects boxes. And Shelby destroys and rebuilds his instrument in the fire of rock and roll warfare. In full swing, the power, adrenaline and volume of their music is consistently bombarding it's own dexterity and passion. Unrehearsing their rehearsals on stage. Bluebird is the beginning and the end.... (less)