Gezelligheid~ is a Dutch abstract noun which, depending on context, can be translated as convivial, cosy, fun, quaint, or nice atmosphere, but can also connote belonging, time spent with loved ones, the fact of seeing a friend after a long absence, or general togetherness.Mr. Bird titled these intimate shows as a "gezelligheid" and on this frigid, windy, December evening an intimate evening of creativity and mind expansion was needed...the only thing missing was a crackling fire.
This is my my first Bird show and my first attendance at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue.
Both entities win!
Bird, he wanted to play, he is on the top of his craft, he is creating, living, expressing and as he experiments with what he knows best (and music is what he knows) the outcome is like perfected construction, the layers intoxicating and at times overwhelming within their own creativity, but the overwhelming complexity is truly a creative positive exercise for one's mind.
Andrew Bird is an artist and watching him perform is artistry for one's ears and the sounds are not of the normal construction one hears.
There was an addition of Plasticity and the completion of other songs that may not have been in complete form before, but this music is fluid in nature and the production is not of a repetitious nature, but like wind blowing things here and there, but yet with power.
Sixth and I Historic Synagogue is worth a visit in of itself and I could not believe the intimacy of this venue truly an intriguing experience.
The fun of watching/listening/rubbing shoulders with Mr. Bird is an experience not only worth retelling, but also revisiting should the opportunities arise.
