Thursday, July 23, 2009

XX Merge Day 1

The first night was a long one. We caught really good sets by Oakley Hall and The Rosebuds, and an amazing set by The Magnetic Fields. I've never been a huge fan of theirs, but they may have converted me last night. One of the funnier moments of the night happened in the middle of their set, when a flying cockroach started buzzing the members of the band. There were a few screeches by the ladies, but the band played on...



Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band took the stage around 1am and played a pretty rocking show, featuring a whole lot of foot stomping. They looked pretty road-weary (wink, wink), but were pretty tight considering. Here's a picture that I snapped...



We got back to Greensboro around 3:30 this morning. We recuperated with two sets of tennis, a quick dip in the pool and lunch down at Natty's. Four more nights to go...

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