Birds and Arrows - Local 506 - Oct. 10
Birds and Arrows played Local 506 Friday night to celebrate the release of their first full-length album, the stunning Starmaker. Fellow local acts Mt. Moriah and The Never opened in a fervor of drums, pianos, and haunting vocals, but it was Birds and Arrows that had the crowd in awe, weaving tender harmonies amidst a background of guitar, drums, pedal steel and cello. The Native American motif added a peculiar, if festive, ambiance to the normally dark venue. Andrea Connolly, half of Birds and Arrows, crafted the feathered headdresses herself, adding that the reason she got to wear her great-great-(great?)-grandmother's beaded purse was because she had proven that craftiness to her mother.
If the music was any indication, the Connollys' creativity extends far beyond beading and feathers, and as the set at Local 506 proved, Birds and Arrows are masters at crafting music. Check out the slideshow above for photos of the band's set.
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