The title comes from a perpetual fever Bird was running during the intense 2009 tour year, during which time Aranda followed him around to create a concert movie. This matters because as much as I love his work, it's not even remotely as much as Xan Aranda does, or at least not as indiscriminately, and if given the chance, I don't think I would have put my name, as Aranda did, to such a bland piece of fanboy wankery as the aimless feature documentary. These autobiographical details are of interest to nobody, obviously, but I spell them out partially in the interest of full disclosure, and partially to demonstrate my bona fides: I like Andrew Bird a whole lot, and I think what he does as a recording artist and as a live performer is phenomenally interesting. The second of those four times is probably the best live music experience of my entire life. Screens at CIFF: 10/15 & 10/16 World premiere: 1 October, 2011, New York Film Festival I have seen Chicago-based indie artist Andrew Bird perform live four times, which might not sound like a lot to the music junkies out there, but it ties him for my personal record.
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