Earworm Of The Week: Andrew Bird

Though technically not a Minnesotan, the Windy City's Andrew Bird spends enough time in the Twin Cities to considered an honorary resident. Bird's delightful hybrid of string instrumentation, wistful vocals, and intermittent whistling lend an old-world sound to lyrics that are wise beyond Bird's 38 years.

Bird, who has released previous albums on both Fat Possum and Ani DiFranco's Righteous Babe labels, was recently signed to Mom+Pop, with whom he scored the soundtrack for the indie film Norman and released his latest full-length Break It Yourself.

This video, for Bird's song Danse Caribe, was filmed by MPLS.TV at The Sound Gallery, which is owned by Jacob Grun, a forthcoming guest on our show!



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- Erica Rivera

Behind The Scenesters: Jacob Grun

Jacob Grun owns The Sound Gallery, a state-of-the-art recording studio in the warehouse district of downtown Minneapolis.

Clients include Communist Daughter, Solid Gold, Fort Wilson Riot, and "Live From Studio 5!" guests The Como Avenue Jug Band, among many others. Grun has also opened up the funky, eclectic space to host parties (most recently on New Year’s Eve), to put on concerts, and to MPLS.TV for the filming of music videos.

Photo by Adrian Suarez

When he’s not on the soundboard, Grun is the frontman for Me And My Arrow. MAMA will be performing on "Live From Studio 5!" on Wed. May 30!

Tune into "Live From Studio 5!" on Wednesdays from 10 PM to Midnight on KFAI radio.

- Erica Rivera