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We've been to a lot of concerts in our lifetime and there have been some pretty epic shows for sure, but it's not often that we're completely blown away by a single performer. Well, Andrew Bird's performance Monday night at the Moore Theatre left us completely in awe. It's that simple really. We literally found our mouths hanging open after nearly every song. He wasn't up there alone, mind you. He had a full band, including the talented Martin Dosh on percussion and electronics. All eyes were on Bird, however, who mesmerized the crowd with the staggering range of his musicianship, his lyricism, and his much talked about whistling chops.

Foscil was so well-suited to open for Dosh that when we showed up at Chop Suey last night we weren’t sure which band was playing---after all, both are bass-heavy, horn-y jazz outfits with lots of electro elements. To this end, Foscil is a local four-piece who have never met a midi trigger they didn’t like. Their music is competent enough, though the amount of muted horns makes them veer dangerously close to smooth jazz territory, and ultimately a lot of their songs end up sounding similar. Like, here’s the atmospheric Latin song, and there’s the atmospheric Parisian accordion song. Don’t get us wrong; Foscil is solid, just not exceptional. You could hear their album and get as much out of the music as you would seeing them perform live…

POLITICS: Young Republicans meetup. "Can't be any more boring than Drinking Liberally, can it?" asks Seattlest Seth. "Six of one, half dozen of the other," we reply.

Tuesday, February 6