NIVA's 2024 Live List

Humbird has been included in his year’s NIVA Live List along bands like Angie McMahon, Jake Xerxes Fussell, and The Beaches.

The Live List is the definitive list of independent entertainment industry insiders’ favorite live performers. NIVA, SARA Live and The Black List aggregated anonymous votes from more than 1,000 NIVA members consisting of independent music and comedy venues, festivals and promoters to discover the most exciting up-and-coming live acts and established artists who toured in 2024.

Check out music and upcoming shows from Humbird below!

Humbird announces spring West Coast tour

Today Humbird announced a slew of West Coast tour dates and tickets are on sale now!

SPRING TOUR
Mar 28-29 - Boise ID - Treefort Music Festival
Apr 1 - Vancouver, BC - Wise Hall
Apr 2 - Seattle, WA - The Sunset
Apr 3 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Apr 4 - Eugene, OR - Hybrid Gallery
Apr 5 - Talent, OR - The Talent Club
Apr 6 - Folsom, CA - Folsom Hotel
Apr 8 - Albany, CA - Ivy Room
Apr 10 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place
Apr 11 - Ojai, CA - Ojai Deer Lodge
Apr 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Scribble
Apr 13 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy + Harriet's
Apr 26 - Wilkesboro, NC - Merlefest

Michaela Anne's cover & connection with 'Me and Willie'

“I heard this song for the first time over ten years ago when I was listening to the deluxe version of Emmylou Harris’ Luxury Liner. I became obsessed, started covering the song at my shows but also tried to find out everything I could about the songwriter herself.

In the serendipitously magical way that music works, I not only found out about the story behind the song, I ended up becoming friends with the songwriter herself, Laurie Hyde-Smith.

It’s been ten years in the making but I’m finally sharing my own version of this beautiful song story.” - Michaela Anne

Humbird releases an album of love song vignettes

Over a series of ten weeks, Humbird released a series of mini love songs, collectively known as ‘Astrovan: The Love Song Vignettes’. The unique album has been garnering some attention for approaching songwriting with no assumed rules.

‘Astrovan is not just a testament to Humbird’s writing – one imagines that after her strident Right On, a collection of love songs is a welcome reprieve. However, here we see Humbird playing with a number of sounds: the whistling gust of an organ (I think) on “Radiator,” the shimmery electronica of “Strings Attached” and the crunchy electric guitars of “Person” that call to mind ‘90s alt-folk rockers Tracy Bonham and Ani DiFranco. For a 15-minute collection of vignettes, Humbird has crafted them with serious intent. And, perhaps, love is simply all of these things at once: the serious, the silly, and the fulfillment of desire.’ - No Depression