Evening Work: Backspace (6.9M mp3).
Slowing down after a long busy frenetic week. This sketch captures the pace of a typical Pelota Saturday afternoon of multi-tasking within unscheduled time at home -- although it begins slowly and gently, forces inevitably build up and the blood (and just barely consonant harmonies) begins flowing.
The name points to a feeling of wishing it were possible (and as easy as hitting a key on a keyboard) to undo or retype characters/words/actions of recent past.
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Earlier evening: dinner with BillB, in town for a few days. Bill wanted to see what was 'hot' in Seattle right now, so I made some calls and we caught the second (10:30) soldout Brandi Carlile show at the Triple Door. Great to see old pals Tim and Phil Hanseroth blasting away with Brandi, esp P&T's excellent "Fall Apart Again" rearranged for Brandi's voice. Also gave Phil a Box Set to share w/ Tim since I don't think they've seen or heard this since we did some shows together a couple of years ago.
Highlight of the evening: Brandi's young sister came out for a duet of Jane Siberry's "Calling all Angels."
Bill may go see her again in NYC next month -- they're touring in January, opening for Jonny Lang. They just came off the road after opening for Hansen.
Fun fact: Brandi and I used to play back to back shows on Sunday nights at the Paragon on Queen Anne in the mid-to late nineties. She was still a teenager.
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