*Aaron Spector @ Meeting IV (feb 22,07)*

Played a song by Devandra Banheart

Stephanie’s home is awesome. The music club clustered in a circle on the rug around a circular brass table stacked high with pumpkin pie candles, while others lounged on overstuffed leather couches. We stared at that painting over the fireplace that brought on abstract nightmares. Thank you, Stephanie. Overwhelmed by this hospitality, I decided at the last minute to play “Queen Bee” by Devendra Banhart, who had been artist-of-the-week to me. Although I received the CD, Cripple Crow, in the mail almost a year ago (the best kind of surprise gift to get from a friend), I hadn’t really listened to it until this week, when I played it non-stop. I became absorbed in its intimate and wacky sound, which made me feel like I was at a concert of songs made up one the spot whenever I put it on. Even after the fifteenth time through, it still sounded fresh. This quiet, breathy song includes lyrics like: “She's kissed everyone I've kissed, She's missed everyone I've missed, And her guess is always as good as mine, And I'm blessed, she treats me so damn kind, She's grown every seed I've grown, She's known everything I've known…” Ahhh.