it's New Wings for Mynabirds!
Today the sun is shining and I can recognize the good in each person's heart. You have to get up and sing when when one of our favorites artists reappear. Mynabirds, the creative outlet used by songwriter Laura Burhenn, has hit all the right notes for me - straight from the very beginning. Today's spotlight celebrates her butterfly wings being used once again!
Mynabirds will "play living rooms, community spaces, small bars/venues, back yards, farm fields, or any special intimate spot (with power) we can commune together in this October and November." Burhenn made the announcement via socials this week. I'm hoping dates are secured and more added.
Memories - I was just discovering tunes in the Washington D.C. music community when Burhenn's first act: Georgie James roared up, seemingly out of nowhere, releasing a dynamo of an indie pop record; Places, on Saddle Creek in 2007. Melodic and punchy, riffy and sweet.. This was music blog candy. This was a a one-and-done for Georgie James; with Burhenn (classically trained) and co-creator John Davis (punk rock) parted ways thereafter with Burhenn entering the studio with producer/musician Richard Swift and her new sound was born - as Mynabirds.
Saddle Creek would play home to 4 Mynabird album releases but what I remember most were the live shows for those album tours. At the time I was listening to typically much more jangly, hard indie rock - and Mynabirds was melodic, atmospheric, moving and beautiful. Thus Burhenn became one of the musical pins on my 'listening map' and > fast-forward: it's magic that she's making every attempt to reconnect with her audience and we should all encourage this type of behavior.
"It took me 5 years of silence to remember why I sing: music is my medicine, our medicine. In this fraught and fragile time. "I can think of nothing better than coming together in community and letting the music hold us."
Burhenn and Mynabirds in Austin at SXSW 2010.
Photo by 5342 Studies for rslblog.com
LIVE DATES (Venues TBA)
Sept 28 : Santa Monica / W Los Angeles CA
Oct 02 : Ojai / Santa Barbara CA
Oct 08 : Mendocino / Albion CA
Oct 11 : Seattle WA
Oct
12 : Portland OR
Oct 14 : Boise ID
Oct 15 : Salt Lake City UT
Oct 17 : Denver / Boulder CO
Oct 19 : Omaha NE
Oct 23 : Minneapolis MN
Oct 26 : Detroit MI
Oct 28 : Buffalo / Rochester NY
Oct 31 : Catskill / New Platz NY
Nov 01 : Brooklyn / Manhattan NYC
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