Seattle, WA songwriter and guitarist, A Strange Bird, returns to The Lyons Den in Seaside with their signature Indie/Soul/R&B sound. Featuring opener, Bikehouse, this queer nomadic’s decadent melodies and sharp-tongued lyrics echo a life spent slipping through the cracks. Raw, openhearted and hauntingly familiar, they sing soulful songs about hard truths and redemption. With a syncopated thumping and plucking of chords, this griot’s honeyed voice leads audiences down shadowy hallways of their past and walks them through the hard lessons they’ve learned – all while offering hope and solidarity as a cure for what ails you.
That stripped-back sound is at the heart of A Strange Bird’s 2020 debut, The Hollow Bones Album, recorded in a single afternoon with Portland’s Shady Pines Media. The record earned airplay on KEXP and Shady Pines Radio, while their 2024 single, “Sugar, Please”, carries that same intimacy into a song about finding a measure of peace after loss. Equally impressive is Seattle Indie/Pop artist, Bikehouse, who combines post-punk and new wave soundscapes, live looping and stellar guitar work to deliver a captivating set that is both dark and uplifting.