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birdsofchicago .com. Birds of Chicago is an Americana / folk band founded in March 2012 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The band is led by husband and wife, JT Nero and Allison Russell. Russell is formerly of the Canadian roots act Po' Girl. [1]
Birds of Chicago is a fluid musical collective centered around two constants - mixed heritage cross border couple, Montreal’s daughter Allison Russell and son of Chicago, JT Nero.
JT Nero is a songwriter, singer, poet, and producer from Chicago, currently residing in Nashville. He is one half of the acclaimed Americana duo, Birds of Chicago, with his wife and writing partner, Allison Russell, and half of the electronic folk hip hop project, Dim Star.
Tune in as Allison Russell and JT Nero discuss their song writing process and the life experiences that inspired upcoming album, Outside Child (produced by D...
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Music Editor John Freeman talks with Allison Russell and JT Nero of Birds of Chicago about their musical influences and process, the dialectics of realism and joy, and the their take on the contemporary protest song.
Mar 12, 2016 · The two members of Birds of Chicago, Allison Russell and JT Nero, used to cross paths on the road when on tour with their own bands. They joined up musically and then — as these things happen —...
JT Nero: wandering mystic, stumbling misfit, moping misanthrope, movable feaster, crooner, poet! Father played point guard for the Washington Generals, the team that traveled with the Harlem Globetrotters, in the 70’s, losing every night while serving as their comic punching bags.
