Curve Away

I'm Jen, a 30-something, music-loving mommy living in the coolest city in Texas.

About this blog:
Music, life, and more music. I love all kinds of music, but my taste seems to be more alternative/indie/folkish these days. That said, my favorite bands are as mainstream as they come. Coldplay and Snow Patrol feature heavily on this blog, so if you're not a fan of them, you may want to avoid me on Saturdays and Sundays.

I also have a health/fitness/exercise blog: move-eat-behappy.tumblr.com . Check it out if you like. :)

My musical preferences, according to my last.fm: I'm into indie, alternative, rock, folk and acoustic, including:
Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Band of Horses, Mumford & Sons, The Strokes, Death Cab for Cutie, The Swell Season, The Beatles, Tired Pony, Arcade Fire, R.E.M., Muse, The Avett Brothers, Stars, The Civil Wars, Metric, Ra Ra Riot, Travis, Noah And The Whale, Freelance Whales, Quiet Company, Florence + The Machine, Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend, Iron & Wine, The National, U2, Blind Pilot, Keane, Andrew Bird, Editors, Damien Rice, Ray LaMontagne, Phoenix, Glen Hansard, Fleet Foxes, The Shins, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, The xx, Feist, Broken Bells, The Temper Trap, Spoon, The Sundays, The Black Keys, English Chamber Orchestra, Imogen Heap, Regina Spektor, The Cure.

Last.fm

Mexico- The Staves

I went to see The Civil Wars Thursday night with two of my bestest friends. One of them and I had gone to see The Civil Wars last summer, so we were prepared to be blown away by their awesomeness yet again.

What I was not prepared for was the absolutely amazingly gorgeous opening act. The Staves are a trio of sisters from England. They took the stage with only an acoustic guitar and a ukelele, and proceeded to enthrall the audience with their delicate, intricate harmonies. Their songs are simple, but extremely melodic, and just plain beautiful. Their sound reminded me a bit of the Fleet Foxes (without all the production), and artists like Lisa Hannigan and Damien Rice. They sounded incredible and they were also quite charming, displaying playful personalities. They further endeared themselves to the audience by talking up their new found love of Shiner Bock Beer (a Texas brewed beer).

Check out this lovely video for the song, Mexico, which is the title track of their three song EP available on itunes and HERE.