• Andrew Bird | Friday, February 20 | 8:00 pm | $32.50 | The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA – Map | We advocate any song-style that composes the description of a sociopath in such a way that we want to have take our ’72 Super Beetle for a drive to the park, have a picnic, and roll around in poppies and marigolds. For ticket information, call (415) 346-6000.
• Murder by Death | Friday, February 20 | 8:30 pm | $15 | The Troubador, West Hollywood, CA – Map | The overall sound of this band is very “Ghost Riders in the Sky” as recorded by Johnny Cash. Ingenious. The Builders and the Butchers and Fake Problems will precede. Click here for tickets.
• Kelli Rudick | Saturday, February 21 | 9:00 pm | $15 | Joe’s Pub, New York, NY – Map | The Brooklyn-based instrumentalist’s work is rather heavy-with-mood-centric, with a definite skill at assisting and carrying a theme – which makes sense considering her compositions have been featured in the television series The L Word, as well as other independent films. For tickets, call (212) 967-7555.

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Portland, Oregon’s The Builders and The Butchers, led by songwriter/vocalist Ryan Sollee have been road warriors for the past year or so, and are heading back out on tour later this month for a national tour opening for Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls.

Their music is jolty, punchy, dark and oddly addictive. I have just played their song below “When it Rains” three times in a row without stopping. And I think I’ll play it again.

Check it out out there music now and keep reading for their upcoming tour dates…

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