The Stranger, 07.10.2003

UP & COMING
BY Helena F. Handbasket


LITTLE WINGS, BOBBY BIRDMAN, GHOST TO FALCO
(CoCA) Kick off an expansive weekend of music on the Hill with three amiable bands--or rather, three amiable guys--with nomadic Northwest ties. First there's Kyle Field, whose trill folk project, Little Wings, is something like a carefree approximation of the summer-camp song circle. Next is Rob Kieswetter, better known in these parts as Bobby Birdman, the crooning piano man/IDM dance machine whose recent Born Free Forever is quite possibly the most beautiful record to come out of the Northwest this year. Finally, it's Eric Crespo, Portland's sparkling son, and his one-man beacon of guitar-looped beauty, Ghost to Falco.


PRESS RELEASE:

LOSS LEADER PRESENTS
LITTLE WINGS, BOBBY BIRDMAN, GHOST TO FALCO

Friday, July 11th at the Center on Contemporary Arts

Three bands. Or rather-three men. Three men of surprising character. The Fire. The Water. The Heart. Or something like that. Anyway-here's the lowdown:

LITTLE WINGS is a fine gentleman from California by the name of Kyle Field. Kyle-a wearer of curly locks and ponchos-is a fountain of song, as evidenced by the four (or six, depending on your math) full length LPs that rest comfortably beneath his well-worn belt-as released by Olympia's seminal K Records, and Anacortes' quietly iconic Knw-Yr-Own. Familiar as a frequent contributor to the Microphones, Kyle's warbled falsetto resonates through the fire pits and campgrounds of your subconscious. He croons. He swoons. He seduces. BOOM.

BOBBY BIRDMAN is the cute little moniker of Rob Kieswetter, another absolute gentleman who currently (though somewhat nomadically) resides in our southern sister of Portland, OR. The schizophrenic works of Mr. Rob range from crooning piano ballads to glitchy IDM-as evidenced by the span of his two most recent releases Born Free Forever ("a record that is literally breathtaking." - The Stranger) and the Heartcaves ep. See him while you can still see him.

GHOST TO FALCO is a nice young gentleman named Eric Crespo from Portland, OR, who swims within an overwhelming current of enveloping guitar loops and effects pedals. He is quite a special lad.

Friday, July 11th at the Center on Contemporary Arts, 728-1980, doors at 8 pm, $5, All Ages, as always.


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