Last night, the Bird and the Bee performed in front of a capacity crowd at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Not only was it a rare opportunity to see the band perform songs from the upcoming release, Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates, but it would also be the last Bird and the Bee show for a while, due to lead singer Inara George’s pregnancy.

From the moment Inara walked on stage, it was obvious that pregnancy didn’t hinder her sense of style, as she was dressed in a fashionable, form-fitting dress. Overwhelmed by the turnout, Inara thanked everyone in attendance, as it marked only their second sold out show in Los Angeles. In a fitting tribute, the show was dedicated to T-Bone Wolk, longtime bass player, collaborator and friend of Hall & Oates who passed away earlier in the week.

The band kicked things off with “Rich Girl” and proceeded to play some classic Hall & Oates as well as a few classics of their own including “Polite Dance Song”, “My Love” and “Again and Again.” The mother-to-be’s willingness to dance onstage revealed that pregnancy didn’t hinder her sense of stage presence either, as she later confessed that her husband thought she may be dancing around a bit too much.

Backing Greg and Inara were the usual cast of characters, Willow Geer, Alex Lilly, Wendy Wang and Juliette Commagere (who also opened the show with her own set), as well as Justin Meldal-Johnsen on bass and Aaron Redfield on drums. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better, surprise guest John Oates, one half of the iconic, multi-plantinum duo, Hall & Oates, joined the band on stage to perform “She’s Gone,” “Maneater,” and “I Can’t Go For That.”

Weren’t able to make it to the show? Check out http://www.livestream.com/thebirdandthebee/ where the show was streamed live and is now archived.

Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates is due in stores on March 23rd. Inara is due on April 30th.

Set List
Rich Girl
Love Letter to Japan
Private Eyes
Sara Smile
Again & Again
F*cking Boyfriend
Heard It On The Radio – original song from new album
Kiss On My List
Man
My Love
Diamond Dave
Polite Dance Song
She’s Gone (w/ John Oates)
Maneater (w/John Oates)
I’m A Broken Heart
I Can’t Go For That (w/John Oates)

NORTH AMERICA
10 Apr Commodore: Vancouver, BC
12 Apr Market: Seattle, WA
13 Apr Wonder Ballroom: Portland, OR
14 Apr The Regency Ballroom: San Francisco, CA
17 Apr Coachella Festival: CA
19 Apr House of Blues: San Diego, CA
20 Apr The Marquee: Phoenix, AZ
22 Apr Gothic Theatre: Denver, CO
24 Apr Fine Line: Minneapolis, MN
25 Apr Vic: Chicago, IL
26 Apr St. Andrews: Detroit, MI
28 Apr Phoenix: Toronto, ON
30 Apr Club Soda: Montreal, QC

1 May HOB: Boston, MA
2 May TLA: Philadelphia, PA
4 May 9:30 Club: Washington, DC
5 May Rams Head: Annapolis, MD
6 May Terminal 5: New York, NY

EUROPE
12 May Falkoner Theatre: Copenhagen, DK
15 May L’Aéronef: Lille: FR
16 May Ancienne Belgique: Brussels, BE
17 May MCV: Utrecht, NL
18 May Olympia: Paris, FR
20 May Astra: Berlin, DE
21 May Große Freiheit 36: Hamburg, DE
23 May Muffathalle: Munich, DE
24 May Theaterhaus: Stuttgart, DE
25 May Gloria: Cologne, DE
27 May Roundhouse: London, UK

VIP tickets are available for VIP tickets for her shows in Copenhagen, Berlin and London. To get more details, visit Sia’s website and Sia’s twitter account.

It’s been 10 years since Sade’s last release, and she comes back strong with “Soldier of Love” as the lead-off single. Be sure to visit her new and improved site, sade.com to get all the latest news and tour date info.

No dates have been announced yet, but in the meantime, Sade will be performing on the following TV shows:

2/09 – Today Show
2/09 – 106 & Park on BET
2/09 – The Late Show with David Letterman
2/10 – The View
2/15 – The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2/16 – Jimmy Kimmel Live
2/20 – The Wanda Sykes Show

Be sure to check back in a few days for vidcaps of some of her appearances!

Friday, April 16 – Fever Ray, La Roux

Saturday, April 17 – Gossip, Sia, Corinne Bailey Rae

Sunday, April 18 – Charlotte Gainsbourg, Florence and the Machine

For the complete info on Coachella, visit http://www.coachella.com.

the Bird and the Bee

Tickets are currently on sale for the March 5th the Bird and the Bee show at the El Rey in Los Angeles, CA.

The show will be  in support of their upcoming CD, Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates.

It will be the last Bird and the Bee show for quite a while, as Inara George is expecting a newborn in April.

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