Yonder comes a freight train
Just got back from seeing Laura Cantrell at the Iron Horse, a very nice venue: like seeing a band at the Pearl Street in Buffalo. She opened with Churches off the Interstate, one of my favorites; she did a song she wrote and recorded with John Flansburgh; and she covered Hong Kong Blues, by Hoagy Carmichael, which totally rocked my socks. Plus she did a nice lengthy encore, which was nice of her. She's touring with a band: a standup bass, a guitar, and a mandolin/12-string. The place was crawling with little children, which was amusing, and she did a good mix of old stuff and new stuff. I love seeing acts I know really well: I love the feeling of recognizing the opening chords; it's one of the reasons I like They shows so much. On Thursday, Leah and I are going to see Apollo Sunshine and the Apples in Stereo at the Pearl Street, since we're getting all our concerts in at the very last minute, and that should be exciting too.