Last week I had the pleasure of seeing my favorite artist, Josh Ritter, for the third time. Ryan was a good sport and got to Cat's Cradle with me very early, so we were standing in the second row from the stage. He's worth seeing up close, and of course, never disappoints.
I've got a few more shows lined up for the next couple months at The Carolina Theatre in downtown Durham. I'm going with the girls to see Joshua Radin, whose openers include A Fine Frenzy and Tristan Prettyman, and I'm accompanying Ryan to see his all-time favorite musician Rufus Wainwright in October (openers Ingrid Michaelson and Lucy Wainwright Roche). Yes, his finger patiently waited for the presale to open, so we're ridiculously close to the stage for that one.
There's nothing better than getting out of the house on a weeknight for some solid musical inspiration. :)
I saw my favorite band play for the second time last night (woot!). I know, twice isn't much, but they rarely tour, nonetheless play in North Carolina. Steve Tannen and Deb Talan are a husband-and-wife pair that comprise The Weepies, an indie pop-folk group that has a mesmerizing sound, full of sentimental lyrics and deep storytelling. I first saw them play full band, and I was lucky enough to see this rare acoustic show last night at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. We were only a few rows back from the stage, and despite the broken air conditioner (and dripping sweat), we had a lovely experience with this funny and amazingly talented group of musicians playing in what felt like our "living room." Here's the official video from one of the songs they played last night, "Can't Go Back Now." I love Steve's voice, and this is an amazing song, but Deb's voice and songwriting is what originally hooked me. I'm just as big of fan of her solo stuff, pre-Weepies. In the second video, you can hear her sing "Nobody Knows Me At All." One of my all time favorites. She actually opened the show with this last night... Can we say chillbumps?
(I discovered last night that she actually has the tattoo that's on the muppet. Yes, a muppet video? Awesome.)
