Birdhand On Cusp of Taking Flight
The South Bay’s Mason Rothschild plays bass for Birdhand, performing tonight at the Viper Room. There’s a little band out of Santa Cruz that you’ve never heard of. Their name is about a time, a place, an event, a guy, anguish, hardship, hope, a palm tattoo, a hand signal, a family, and not beating around the bush. For some reason they’re called Birdhand. They play rock and roll. You might be wondering why any of this matters. Or why we should bother about these out-of-towners. Well, because this bird’s about to take flight and one of their boys is from our own flock. Mason Rothschild, South Bay native and class of ’03 RUHS graduate, secured himself a degree in Recording Technologies from California State University Monterey Bay, and has since been working at Indigital Studios in Santa Cruz as a professional music producer and sound engineer. The production maestro has also always maintained a prolific hand in making his own music. Over the years Rothschild has performed as bass guitarist/multi-instrumentalist for The Reptilianaires, The Family Bloom, and Slices Of Home. His musical sprawl has also transpired sporadic collaborations with members of South Bay-based bands Sourgrass…
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