Folk music for people who get the Blues, Bird Dog (our Artist of the Month winner last week) sees the stories that fall through the cracks and brings them roaring to life… and ready to drink to.
Exploiting a missing link between Americana and Irish folk, the threesome takes a close look around their urban environment, bringing us colorful characters who would be alright… if only they could get some sleep tonight (streaming below, from ‘Lost Teeth’ off the band’s ‘River EP’ released last year). Another track we enjoyed is latest bandcamp upload ‘Old Dog: Slopped and Chewed,’ which takes a meandering older song and turns it on its head, adding bizarre conversations about dogs to a song written for a canine companion. See Bird Dog live at the Holiday Spectacular at Frank’s Cocktail Lounge in Ft. Greene, BK on Thursday December 12th from 8-11. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)