belated, but still here

so this post was just to throw up some photos from the jose show monday night, taken by a girl i met there. as i was putting the pictures into this post though, a friend texted me to inform me that the unidentified murder victim found in the wee hours of the morning yesterday has been identified - eve carson, our student body president, and as far as im concerned, all around nice girl. thats pretty fucking shocking, and chapel hill pd is holding a press conference as i write. so, heres my condolences to the family of eve carson.

the jose show, to return to happier things, was a blast and a half. i got there super early (like 5 hours) because i figured i might as well stay on campus and take care of my readings outside the great hall, as good a place as any. this meant i had the opportunity to watch him run through preshow checks and practice a few songs, and hear a ridiculously loud and unrestrained yawn from the swedish/argentinean folk artist during mic checks. it also meant i was front row for the 500 person show, a small crowd in a pretty small venue, quite conducive to his hushed melodies and pounding climaxes. it was pretty magical for me. of course, there was heartbeats, the knife cover from the bravia advert. i cant remember everything he played, but there was definitely abram, teardrop (massive attack cover), love will tear us apart (joy division cover, which i had coincidentally stumbled upon only two days prior), crosses, stay in the shade, deadweight on velveteen, and others. blessed jose, he played the song which i walked in needing to hear - hand on your heart, a kylie minogue cover which has some special meanings for me. i snagged a sticker and a vinyl/cd combo of 'in our nature', his newest. also of note was the opening act, mia doi todd, of whom id heard nothing before the show. also a folk guitarist of sorts, she was accompanied by a guy playing congas, a weird box, and a tambourine at various points. she also accompanied herself with an accordion-type rig she played by waving her foot up and down over it (rhythmically playing one chord over and over). i particularly liked the opening 'river of life/yes song' and the penultimate 'in the end'. i would recommend checking her out, as well as old jose if youre still unfamiliar. rather than repost their songs, ill just recommend you do like i did, find a few samples on the hype machine, one of the best sources for free songs around.





my only complaint about the show...no 'cycling trivialities'...maybe next time jose.

just to share...one of my absolute highlights of last year was chatting with eve carson about guitar hero at a random party in carrboro right after her election. c'est la vie i guess.