It was five months ago now, that we first learned of Fort Worth native and American Analog Set frontman Andrew Kenny's newest project, The Wooden Birds. Well, just last week, The Wooden Birds' debut disc, Magnolia, earned its release on the pretty excellent Barsuk Records label. It's a largely subdued disc--no surprise there to folks familiar with AmAnSet's catalog--but a fine one at that, with hints of country and folk (very Neil Young-ish, actually) shimmering above some subtle, barely noticea
If you regrettably missed last Wednesday's homecoming performance of sorts from Fort Worth native Andrew Kenny, formerly of American Analog Set, as he stopped through town at the House of Blues for a show with his new, Barsuk-signed act, The Wooden Birds, you'd probably be pleased to check out this link.In anticipation of The Wooden Birds' show in Boston tonight, the Boston-based Bradley's Almanac blog has posted a few live cuts from the band's April performance at the Boston club TT the Bear's
OK, so Ola Podrida isn't really local at all--band leader David Wingo calls Austin home, not Dallas--but the band is named after Olla Podrida, that old arts and crafts mall off LBJ Freeway here in the D. And, if we're searching for more local angles, we know that Wingo collaborated with former American Analog Set member and Fort Worth native Andrew Kenny on his new project, The Wooden Birds.We know all that. But now we also know via the press release we got earlier this week that came with th
