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Birds of Chicago
Sep 7, 2018

8:00 pm

Birds of Chicago have been riding a swell of good mojo in the American world since their inception in late 2012. With their new album, Love in Wartime, they are set to both confirm that roots world buzz, and break on through to a wider audience across the world. Recorded in Chicago against a backdrop of bewilderment, deep-divide and dread, Love in Wartime is a rock and roll suite with a cinematic sweep. Co-produced by Nero and Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), it evokes epic efforts of the 60s and 70s, with love as the undeniable throughline. As Russell puts it, -Any act of love is an act of bravery. These songs are snapshots of covenants, big and small, of trust and understanding. We want to give people some good news, and we want them to be able to dance when they hear it.-

When BOC released its last album, the Joe Henry produced Real Midnight, in 2016, critics scrambled to find the right terminology to describe the deep lyricism, gut-punch singing and fevered musicality. . . -Secular gospel- Was one phrase that caught some traction. That fervor is evident in Love in Wartime as well: -Roll Away the heavy stone/roll away the heavy hours/roll on in the summer mon/whos alive whos alive whos alive- The invitation is joyous, but urgent. . . call it -secular gospel,- or call it what they used to call poetry intoned over roots music mash-ups: rock n roll. The Birds consider themselves a rock and roll band first and foremost, and Love in Wartime doesna?Tt leave any doubt about that.

The Birds attract a mix of indy rockers, NPRists, jam-kids and folkies to their gigs, which alternate between moments of hushed attention and wild, rock and soul abandon. Says JT Nero, chief songwriter for the band, -A good show can send you back out into the night feelinga?"for at least a little whilea?"that everything isna?Tt broken. . .Right now, we wanna dose out as much of that feeling as we can.-

Location
Cost: $18 / Advance, $21 / Door
Contact
Stuart's Opera House
52 Public Square
Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
Phone: 740-753-1924
Website: https://www.stuartsoperahouse.org/
Interest Tags
Special Interest, Arts/Music/Film,
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