Andrew Bird to perform at Summer Nostos Festival

Fresh off the release of a Greek mythology-inspired album, Illinois native Andrew Bird is visiting Athens this month for this year's Summer Nostos Festival.
An indie-rock instrumentalist, Bird is widely loved for his innovative loop work, violin playing and, most importantly, his whistling. His latest album, "My Finest Work Yet," is the first in the musician's repertoire with an overt political message.
"It was written between the 2016 election and Charlottesville," the prolific musician told KCRW earlier this year. "I was trying to figure out a way to step back and look at everything that's going on and look at how we're caught in this sort of death spiral."
"My Finest Work Yet" brings to light the question of politics' place in art in today's especially divided social environment. "Sisyphus," the first song on the 10-track album, is an ode to humans' addiction to...