As I waited for Bishop Allen to take to stage, I bumped into John from Side One: Track One. Explaining his reasoning for being there, he said that Bishop Allen would just make for the perfect start to the day, and I couldn't agree more. The sunlight bathing the quartet in bright light, Bishop Allen plucked their cheery acoustics to tales weaved by Justin Rice. The storyteller nature of the songs really embodies itself in Rice as he motions his hands about and stomps his feet around like any good bard. This Brooklyn-based quartet is always a pleasure to watch, and they always seem to coax the sun out. Bishop Allen is a perfect way to start the day, agreed.

Various Songs From Bishop Allen (all songs are right click - save as):
Dimmer
Shanghaied

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Labels: Retrospective, SXSW '09