Recap: Andrew Bird at Pabst Theater (Friday night)
By: Stephanie McNutt - milwaukee.avclub.com

Whether he's playing to half-empty coffeehouses or sold-out theaters, Andrew Bird has always been a natural-born live performer who transcends the nervous perfectionism he displays in the studio. Such was the case Friday night, when Bird settled in for the first of two nights at the Pabst Theater. He was joined by a trio of appropriately accomplished backing players—longtime partner-in-crime Martin Dosh supplied a virtuosic combination of keyboards and drums, Jeremy Ylvisaker reassuring lead guitar, and Mike Lewis steady bass lines. The impeccable accompaniment melded gracefully to lift Bird's trademark loops of frenetic violin and warm-blanket croons to surprisingly boisterous new heights.

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