Artist Profiles

Becca: Alive and Well–with Attitude!

Becca: Alive and Well–with Attitude!

If you caught our Vcast this week, you saw that Craig is high on Becca, who he describes as a “girl with attitude”. As Craig described, Becca is a huge hit in Japan where she’s done a lot of anime work. The 2010 release (“Alive!!“) from the self-described ‘Rock chick’ who was singing before Full Text

Patty Griffin Goes to Church

Patty Griffin Goes to Church

This is about songs and soaring voices, about faith and fate. About family, yes, and loss, and jubilation. But mostly Downtown Church, the seventh album from Patty Griffin, is an opportunity to engage her special voice with the myriad traditions of gospel music. Yes, gospel music. You can’t get to rock ‘n’ roll or any other Full Text

Introducing Tal Wilkenfeld on Bass Guitar

Introducing Tal Wilkenfeld on Bass Guitar

Born in Sydney Australia, Tal first picked up guitar at age 14, and switched to the bass guitar 3 years later. After playing bass for only a few months, Roger Sadowsky heard Tal, and offered her an endorsement with Sadowsky guitars. Very quickly, Tal started performing as a sideman and bandleader, and started working towards Full Text

Duke is The King

Duke is The King

Here’s a quick quiz: What do Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Jay McShann, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Hammond, the late Jimmy Witherspoon, Dr. John, Maria Muldaur, Roomful of Blues, and the Canadian band The Rockin’ Highliners all have in common? Answer: Duke Robillard Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, Full Text

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NEW HENDRIX HITS BIRDLAND

NEW HENDRIX HITS BIRDLAND
WE HAVE THE NEW JIMI HENDRIX ALBUM, “VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE” IN STOCK! Free local delivery.

Welcome To The New Home of Birdland Music

Welcome To The New Home of Birdland Music
Not only have we moved our store location just a few doors down from our old spot, we’ve now launched a new location on the web. This is where you can keep up with all of the weekly new CD releases, music news, local concert schedule  and Barry’s Picks. You can also sign up here for

Birdland is the Home for Vinyl in Hampton Roads

Birdland is the Home for Vinyl in Hampton Roads
Want vinyl? We’ve got vinyl! We have hundreds of great titles on vinyl, both new and used. Come on in and browse through our collection and find music that may never be available on CD.

New Releases

Ahmad Jamal, A Quiet Time

Ahmad Jamal, A Quiet Time

50 years after “But Not For Me”, Ahmad Jamal, the 1st jazz artist in history to sell over 1 million records is still moving the masses. His new CD, A Quiet Time (Dreyfus) just released in the U.S.A; the much anticipated follow-up to the award winning and Jazzman Album of the Year, It’s Magic (Dreyfus) Full Article

Blue Rodeo, The Things We Left Behind

Blue Rodeo, The Things We Left Behind

The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! For close to thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less traveled – and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of Full Article

Midlake, The Courage of Others

Midlake, The Courage of Others

After a three year absence, Texas based folk-rockers Midlake will return to action in 2010 with its third album and a heavy touring schedule. Dubbed “The Courage of Others,” the eleven song set will be released on February 2 on Bella Union. The group recently constructed a new studio in their hometown of Denton, Texas, Full Article

Jamie Cullum, The Pursuit

Jamie Cullum, The Pursuit

Genre-bending, piano-prancing singer/multi-instrumentalist Jamie Cullum’s new album, “The Pursuit,” is his first collection of songs to capture his energy-filled live shows on record. With a wide stylistic bandwidth that incorporates everything from hard-swinging big band to backbeat-style R&B, the set showcases Cullum’s myriad talents, from fearless interpreter of other artists’ material to songsmith and showman of Full Article

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