[SOFT PSYCH POP] I don't envy the task of transforming Nate Lacy's spiraling, naturalist and homemade acoustic pop songs into fully produced album form. So strange and singular are those songs (which ...

Mimicking Birds are (from left->right) Tim Skellenger, Nate Lacy, and Aaron Hanson. They play The Tractor on Saturday night. Mimicking Birds’ Nate Lacey speaks with a thoughtful softness that betrays ...

[CELESTIAL FOLK] In 2009, before the release of its first album, Mimicking Birds opened for Glacial Pace label boss Isaac Brock's band, Modest Mouse, at Crystal Ballroom, and the audience chatter so ...

Mimicking Birds’ self-titled debut strikes a balance between dynamic, sprightly melodies and hushed, languid folk lullabies. Though it was recorded in fellow Portlander and Modest Mouse frontman Isaac ...

• World Migratory Bird Day, May 19, celebrates returning warblers and other migrants at St. Vrain State Park. Guided bird walks will be held on the half hour, starting at 8:30 a.m. For details, check ...