12
SOUND CHECK
MARCH 23�30, 2022
WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Minnesota band Humbird plays Baker City April 2
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
B
AKER CITY — Siri Undlin’s
fi rst name is quite well
known these days.
At least to those who have
iPhones.
But can that Siri write original
songs that bring tears to your
eyes?
Undlin is the lead singer/
songwriter of Humbird, a Minne-
sota-based band coming to play
live Saturday, April 2, at Churchill
School, 3451 Broadway St.
(enter through the 16th Street
parking lot).
Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets
are $10 in advance at www.
churchillbaker.com, or $15 at
the door. Proof of vaccination
is required. Admission is free
for fully vaccinated kids age
15 and younger with a ticket-
holding adult.
Humbird is touring the U.S. with
their new album, “Still Life,” which
they released Oct. 15, 2021. Their
two-month schedule includes
shows on the West Coast, then
1124 Adams Ave
La Grande
541-624-3113
Wolfskull Creative/Contributed image
Minnesota-based Humbird plays live April 2, 2022 in Baker City. Band members are, from left, Adelyn Strei, Pat Keen,
Siri Undlin and Peter Quirsfeld.
across the United States to Penn-
sylvania before returning to play
in Minnesota April 30.
Undlin said she’s been writing
songs for most of her life.
“My parents had a piano — I
loved messing around on it,” she
said.
She started writing lyrics in
middle school, and then playing
guitar.
“I wrote a ton of songs with
just D, G and A for a few years,”
she said.
Humbird, she said, “has been
a fl uid band project.”
“I’m always there with a rotat-
ing cast,” she said. “The quartet
is a fresh and new iteration of old
friendships.”
When asked about the last
two years, she said she didn’t
play much music — at least
at fi rst.
“The idea of picking up a gui-
tar was unfathomable — there
was so much going on,” she said.
But the songs did come. In
April 2020, when everyone was
staying home and school moved
online across the nation, she
recorded “On the Day We Are
Together Again.”
“As months went on, I turned
to music and songwriting as a
way to process,” she said.
Humbird stayed close to home
before embarking on this tour.
“We’ve been touring the Twin
Cities extensively, one backyard
at a time,” she said.
These “pop-up shows” were
about 20 minutes with a folk
story and several songs.
“It was so personal and heal-
ing for everyone,” she said.
Humbird will bring CDs and
LPs to the April 2 concert. “Still
Life” can also be streamed or
purchased on Amazon Music,
Apple Music, Bandcamp, Google
Play, iTunes, Pandora and Spo-
tify. CDs and LPs are available on
Amazon.com and www.humbird-
music.com.
To see their latest music video,
visit https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=zLNC5jnVexM&t=1s.
Bluemtnoutfitters.com
Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-4
11am-8pm Tuesday-Saturday