Zee Avi

Album Reviews

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Album Review: Zee Avi – Ghostbird

Articles about Zee Avi

Live Review: Zee Avi at Chicago’s Schubas (10/4)

By Megan Ritt on October 5th, 2011

Genuine joy in beautiful music.

Album Review: Zee Avi – Ghostbird

By Megan Ritt on September 15th, 2011

One part island breeze and one part classic jazz.

Pete Yorn wails and whispers at Park West (8/4)

By Dan Caffrey on August 6th, 2009

Mellow acts tend to put on even mellower live shows. As pretty as bare bones acoustic sets are, they often get swallowed by venues larger than the average coffee house, prompting the more than occasional yawn from concert goers. The most successful live shows from calmer musicians occur when they’re smart enough to mix up or beef up the arrangements, adding that extra kick needed to bring down the house with an acoustic jam. Tuesday night’s Pete Yorn show at Park West featured two singer-songwriters who represented both ends of this spectrum.