Saturday, May 8, 2010 / 8:30 PM Regular: $8
UCSD Student: $6 Purchase online at the link below or call 858.534.TIXS (M-F,10am-4pm) purchase tickets + |
Cate Le BonA new force in song craft, Cate Le Bon currently resides in Cardiff's infamous French quarter and befitting a songwriter who only writes in the dark, her music is a heady and highly personal Gallic stew of equal parts Nico, Malkmus and the chronicler's own emotional observations on the impossibility of existence. Disheartened by the constant stream of dead animals she found herself burying in her parents farm in Penboyr, West Wales, and inspired by her fathers impeccable record collection (The Velvets, Neil Young, Pavement et al.) Cate packed her things and begrudgingly set sail for the neon lights and ample rehearsal space available in her country's capital. Countless U.K. gigs, one Welsh E.P ('Edrych Yn Llygaid Ceffyl Benthyg') and a prolific year of globe-touring with Neon Neon later, she seized hold of the reigns on her brilliant indie destiny. A prophetic 10 day recording session resulted in the birth of her finely whittled "Me Oh My" album, fully meriting its rapturous critical acclaim. |