Last weekend, Corinne and I went to the Hecho Local craft fair to support our buddies Danielle (aka Bunny Dee) and Annie (aka Hummingbird Girls)-- we got a lot of drinks, comics, a sketch from Danielle, Corinne bought some new outfits from Annie, and we got one awesome chicken:
The event also had quite the variety of musicians, everything from folky singer/songwriters to old people playing what sounded like "Big Bottoms" by Spinal Tap over and over again. Unfortunately for the vendors placed directly in front of the stage, the music got louder and louder as the day went on.
I ended up seeing two pretty amazing artists/bands that day: one of them is Rachel Toups, a singer/songwriter and an incredible guitarist. Her playing and voice reminds me a lot of St. Vincent, and her EP Creature is actually available for free via Bandcamp. She sold copies at the event, each one decorated differently with puff paints, marker and whatever else. I bought the one covered in googly eyes.
She's one of those musicians that are so good, they make everything they're doing look effortless. Everything pretty much slowed to a halt during her set-- impressive stuff and I hope we get to see her again.
Here's one of my favorites of the five songs on the EP, called "Foxes":
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