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"Cardboard Wings available now on CD Baby & iTunes"

Charlottesville VA, Washington DC
United States

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   birdlips: General Info
Member Since6/3/2007
Band Websitebirdlipsmusic.com
Band MembersCliff Usher - singing, guitar, banjo, percussion
Lindsay Pitts - electric piano, organ, backup singing

Album:
Sean McVey - drums
Brian Wahl - upright bass
Larry Zipf - organ
Sam Chirnof - cello

Contact Birdlips:
info (at) birdlipsmusic (dot) com
InfluencesFor Cardboard Wings:
Paul Simon, Nick Drake, Tom Waits, Elliot Smith, Silvio Rodriguez, Neutral Milk Hotel, Andrew Bird, Calexico, Beck, Beach House, Joanna Newsom, Nada Surf, Kahlil Gibran, Lao Tzu, Carlos Castaneda
Sounds Likewood on water







Record Labelunsigned
Type of LabelNone





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 28 2008 8:00P
Pianos New York, New York
Jun 29 2008 8:30P
DC9 w/Delta Spirit and AA Bondy WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Jul 3 2008 9:00P
Tea Bazaar w/Handsome Guns and Firezuave Charlottesville, Virginia
Jul 13 2008 6:00P
Third Rail Radio (WMUC) In-Studio Performance College Park, Maryland
Aug 1 2008 5:00P
Fridays after Five at Charlottesville Pavillion Charlottesville, Virginia
Sep 7 2008 9:00P
The Red and the Black w/the Championship and Salt & Sea WASHINGTON, Washington DC

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   About birdlips


Cardboard Wings, the debut album from Birdlips
available now on CD Baby and iTunes.


Birdlips is Cliff Usher (vocals/guitar) and Lindsay Pitts (keyboard/vocals). The duo met in Charlottesville, VA while finishing school at the University of Virginia. Cliff was studying art and Spanish and had just gotten back from a year abroad in Spain and backpacking around Europe. He’d taken his guitar along with him and written a number of songs about his travels. Lindsay was writing her thesis on the changing face of indie rock and the two hit it off at a local pizza joint.

Cliff brought Lindsay into the studio to record electric piano, organ, and backup vocals on a couple of his songs. They ended up co-writing several new tunes. Birdlips and their first LP, Cardboard Wings, were born. Cliff and Lindsay are already working hard on material for their next album, tentatively titled Drift. United by their mutual love of sixties psychedelia and fascination with the hope and vitality of that time period, the new songs are reminiscent of the impassioned folk of that era.

The new full-length album, Cardboard Wings, is about finding oneself in a foreign land. It was recorded at Monkeyclaus Studio in central Virginia in the summer and fall of 2007, engineered by Abel Okugawa, and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side in New York.

The C-Ville Weekly had some good things to say about it:
Read the full review here.




"Some Kind of Death" at Gravity Lounge (5/4/08)




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The Bones Royal





Jul 3 2008 10:20 PM

thanks guys Ive never heard your music before it's great we should play a show together when you're in nyc

best,
--foley
Dress up like a Hooker, I’ll be Charlie Sheen





Jul 3 2008 9:12 AM

really dig your tunes. thanks for the add and comment.
ryan





Jul 2 2008 6:29 PM

absolutely. you're playing about 2 seconds from where i live. i saw you randomly at red and black a little while ago.
looking forward to seeing again
Alan Kayanan





Jul 2 2008 4:32 PM

Tee-Hee!! Thanks for the Compliment! I'd LOVE love LOVE to work with you two.
Tell your people to call my people!
Claire





Jul 1 2008 6:10 PM

hotness
Kitty Hawk





Jul 1 2008 10:56 AM


good show sunday night.
i think i saw you guys on k st this morning, is that possible ?
The Arctic Rose


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Jun 29 2008 5:50 PM

Hey there guys, I am looking forward to checking ya'll out live this Thursday.
~Kevin
Gary B & the Notions





Jun 27 2008 9:02 PM

Gary B and Ryn D *Person Parcel* are live at Galaxy Hut in Arlington, Virginia this Monday Night, June 30th at 9pm w/ a lil' help from Brandon L. Butler (from Boy's Life, The Farewell Bend, Canyon).
www. myspace. com/personparcel www. myspace. com/galaxyhut www. myspace. com/brandonlbutler

It's just outside of DC, so come see us play if you're in the neighborhood. $5 at the door.

Gary B

6-30 Galaxy Hut!

PS Sorry we missed your Galaxy Hut performance, but you can catch ours! "Cardboard Wings" is such a great album!
Silence In Central Park





Jun 27 2008 3:42 PM

Well we're playing a house show at our buddies place this coming Thursday, after that we plan to play around town, so we're pretty stoked about finally playing out. If you ever need someone to play with let us know ; )!

Hope you guys have a nice trip up to the city
Silence In Central Park





Jun 27 2008 1:04 PM

You guys pretty excited about playing NY? Is tomorrow going to be your first time playing up there?
Packing Shed Records





Jun 25 2008 9:56 AM

Yay!!! Apocalypse!!! I'll bring the marshmallows.
The Family Hemerlein





Jun 24 2008 10:16 AM

I audibly laughed while reading your comment and genuinely enjoyed your set(the last two songs were crucial)

let me know the particulars about your upcoming DC show and I..ll do my best to be there.

big ups,
"alex"
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Jun 23 2008 11:21 PM

We are inspired by your performance and love your beautiful heavenly sounds. It would be our pleasure to play another show with you - just say the word!
Peace and Love,
The Wax Standard
OLIVAREZ TRIO





Jun 21 2008 9:53 PM

Howdy Amigos! And muchas thank you for the add. I'm glad to see you'll be at FAF on Aug.1. I'll be there for sure.
See ya soon, Rick
Mark Gear Solid 4





Jun 20 2008 9:37 PM

heh! super excellent tunes! so maybe ill see you around sometime.
/\/\ !!





Jun 20 2008 2:51 PM

Beautiful music.
justin, pull the strings!





Jun 20 2008 2:44 PM

This is justin, from batcomputer. thank you. I've listened to Some Kind Of Death at least a thousand times.
It's the best song I've heard in a million years!
B4TC0MPUT3R in Crofton 7/07





Jun 20 2008 1:39 PM

oh my gosh... im on the second song now and this shit is seriously blowing my mind. this is absolutely incredible. i'm floored. it's some of the best music i've heard in a long time.

<3 justin
B4TC0MPUT3R in Crofton 7/07





Jun 20 2008 1:35 PM

thank you. and your music is incredible. omg... the flute blows me to smithereens. so good.
Kevin Hambrick





Jun 20 2008 12:43 PM

would love to swap shows...sounds great
Lizzie





Jun 19 2008 2:06 PM

I love your music! Thank you for the comment on my page, I don't have any cd so far. But I'm gonna buy yours for sure.
Hoping you will come near Toulouse someday!
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Jun 18 2008 4:19 PM

Yeah! Monday! We can't wait either!
Packing Shed Records





Jun 16 2008 3:17 PM

Great show at Dust last night, hope to see you both again soon.
The Moses





Jun 16 2008 10:57 AM

hey guys, it was great to see you at saxx the other night.
we really appreciate you making it out!
Melee Beats





Jun 16 2008 9:37 AM

thank you! i connected with you guys on t61.. your songs are massively under appreciated there!
ღthat julie girlღ





Jun 11 2008 2:26 PM

thanks! love your music, i noticed ya'll on Amber Leighs page.
I hope i can make some shows, that would be great :D
The Jackfields





Jun 10 2008 11:47 AM

Thanks so much, Lindsay! I have a recording session tomorrow night. I can't believe the timing. I would postpone it, but I have to get the work done and head up to ny in the morning. I would love to see you guys play again. we have to play a show together soon. You guys would be supergreat in this studio! We gotta make that happen. Thanks again.
The Jackfields





Jun 10 2008 9:07 AM

Hey Cliff and Lindsay,
I put some songs on my page.
How've you guys been?
Russ





Jun 10 2008 7:38 AM

Can't come tomorrow, gotta be in Richmond for work. break-a-leg.
brit





Jun 9 2008 12:38 PM

No problem, I thoroughly enjoy your music. Hopefully one of these days I'll get to see you two play.
:]
Troxum





Jun 8 2008 9:48 AM

thank you! you guys are keen as well.
Amber Leigh





Jun 5 2008 1:43 PM

Yeah, no problem! My best friend Dacotah (she works at the Good Cherry in Forest) absolutely loves you guys and introduced me to your music. It's gorgeous; I love it <3!

AmberLeigh
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