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It was a pleasure to reunite with one of my favorite songwriters, Laura Gibson, from Portland, Oregon. We organized a last minute show during the Marfa Film Festival at the Marfa Book Company. Thanks to Tim Johnson (Marfa Book Company), Marfa Public Radio,  and the extremely long distance between Austin and Tucson. 

Laura is currently on tour with her bandmates, Sean and Micah of Musee Mecanique , opening for Damien Jurado. She happened to have a hole in her tour schedule, I happened to notice, and she happened to say yes when I asked her to stop in Marfa to play with her bandmates. It was great to share a bill with Laura as the last show we did together was a few years ago. Her performance was incredible and brought the audience to their feet. It was as if she was singing words from the pages of the perfect collection of  books behind her. She finished with one last song, called “Small Town Parade” which I hijacked with drums and harmony vocals. It was a fitting song to end on during this small town festival. 

After the show, we went to find the Marfa Lights. We didn’t find any Marfa Lights, but we did get to meet “Shorty”.

NPR says about her most recent album, ““One of the year’s most breathtaking albums. Beasts of Seasons is nothing short of a masterpiece, both for its flawless and often haunting execution and for its inspired statements on the human experience.” – NPR ”

It was an honor to share a show with her and we all hope that Laura and Company come back to Far West Texas for a longer stay. 

Thanks to David (former Marfa Mayor) and Karen Lanman for hosting us in their unique and inspiring home. 

And thanks to the crowd of Marfa Film Fest participants who filled up the Marfa Book Company to listen to us.

I am sitting in The Marfa Book Company now, listening to Laura’s new record, which has been on repeat in the store all day.