Even more popular than the indie rock prince Rob Kieswetter is his alter ego, the ‘60s surfer and psychedelic music-producing great artist Bobby Birdman. Bobby Birdman has taken the ‘90s and ‘00s indie scene to an extreme (with the help of Kieswetter, of course) performing eclectic songs and pulling stints like recording a compilation of a capella songs while riding a bicycle through the streets in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.Kieswetter grew up in Portland amid a strong music scene, playing gigs around the area in the ‘90s before moving to southern California in 2003 to make it big as a sadcore rock artist. He first appeared on the music scene with his band Badical Turbo Radness, releasing the 1997 album To The Rescue before the band's demise in '98. Going for a much-desired and laid-back California surfer-type of "West Coast" music, Kieswetter ditched his acoustic guitar for computer equipment and some percussion instruments. He eventually hooked up with Hush Records and released his first semi-popular solo album Exhaused (The Cost Of), one of his bicycle masterpieces. 2002's Let Me In was an even better-liked album, highlighting the dreamy indie electronic songs "Blue Skies," "Moving On/Up" and "Such an Icy Feeling," also readying the artist for his next release, Born Free Forever. Creating a sound reminiscent to that of Radiohead or the Flaming Lips, Bobby Birdman's Born Free Forever encompasses spunky electro-rock songs like "Demon Heart" and "I Have but to Know What I Want."Since 2004, Kieswetter and Bobby Birdman have been on a roll, switching to States Rights Records and releasing even more hit albums, including the 2005 release Heart Caves, as well as the 2006 hit album Giraffes & Jackals. Birdman's psychedelic music has also spawned a number of live performances over the past few years, including gigs with Little Wings and Badger King.