(Bumbershoot)

Bumbershoot 2008 at Seattle center. It had been a long, long time since I attended Bumbershoot - I'd say at least ten years. But my friend Kat bought tickets weeks ago based solely on the fact that Neko Case was going to be one of the headlining acts.

I'm a giant fan of her side project The New Pornographers, but I had very limited exposure to her own brand of 'country noir'. It's a very dark and haunting music, and she sounded fantastic. There were infinite opportunities for some crazy people watching. And, of course, fair food galore.