I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately. I was home a total of 4 days in May, and then I was away the first two weeks of June. Here’s a recap of the most interesting stuff:
San Francisco
Eddie Rickenbacker’s is a fantastic bar that has all these old motorcycles hanging from the ceiling [...]

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My favorite band will be up in the northeast quite a bit this year. I recommend checking them out at one of these shows if you’ve never seen them before.
The best part is that I go to these places any way, and they’ll just happen to be there.
February 28 - World Cafe Live
May 16-17 [...]

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I went down to the Grand Opera House in Wilmington for a concert earlier this week. The venue itself was very nice and had great acoustics, although it wasn’t really the kind of venue I’d picture for the Avett Brothers. My parents saw them play at the Troc last year, which is much [...]

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This past week I’ve been catching up on some knitting and sewing I’ve been meaning to do for a while. I really haven’t done much of anything in the way of crafting in several months. I travel so much for work that I’m rarely home and then have so much other stuff to [...]

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As a quick update on the missing luggage, I finally let myself be convinced to buy new clothes that night. After purchasing them, and also new toiletries, I went back to my hotel room only to find my luggage had been delivered while I was shopping. One of the bags was ripped, but [...]

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Last weekend was my second time at the festival down in Woodstown and it was even more fun than last year. We had some great camping neighbors who we jammed with. I actually bought a mandolin and the one woman who lives near me is going to help me learn to play it.
The [...]

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I was at Grey Fox last month and it’s definitely something I’m going to be going to every year. They had a dance pavilion for one thing which was so much fun, especially since the Red Stick Ramblers played on it every night. Also lessons during the day. Corey Ledet and the [...]

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I keep watching The Last Waltz.

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Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Joan Armatrading • Amos Lee
North Mississippi Allstars • Leon Redbone
Chris Smither • Adrienne Young
Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra
Sam Shaber • Hoots & Hellmouth
Kate Gaffney • Carsie Blanton
http://www.appelfarm.org/festival/index.html
How great is that??

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I really want to see this movie, based on the soundtrack alone. You can listen to the whole thing at the website. I love the Black Keys.

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