October 23, 2009
Last night, I went to see El Perro del Mar a.k.a Sarah Assbring at The Esopus Space in NYC. The band name literally means "dog of the sea" in Spanish, but in my mind I think of it as Beagle of the Sea.
El Perro Del Mar played only four songs. Her music is not really my cup of tea, so instead, I want to post something that is:
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Shearwater's songs about man's relationship with nature boom and swoop with epic grace and grandeur.
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