Dot Devota, Zachary Schomburg, Brandon Shimoda

Are reading: Saturday, February 18th, at 6 PM

I am hereby giving each of these poets the Marfa Book Company Certificate of Excellence in the field of Poetic Endeavor.  I am also giving this same certificate to Phil Cordelli who is travelling with them, but will not be reading.

This certificate is given out very rarely, and only when no one is looking.

 

Laura Gibson / Breathe Owl Breathe / Feb. 11th, 8pm

Laura Gibson will be dropping by the Marfa Book Company on Saturday, February 11th, in support of her excellent new album La Grande  (pronounced Luh Grand).  This will be her second show with us and her third in Marfa.  If you saw either of those shows, I bet you still remember them.

We host a lot of musicians, people who come from all over and who play various kinds of music.  And I’ve got to say: when I ask people who their favorite artists are, Laura Gibson often makes the list.

Or, if you prefer Pitchfork, eh-hem, here’s their review of La Grande: taste-makers.  But seriously, what amount of reading will make you ready to listen?

Breathe Owl Breathe opens the show.  I don’t know these guys but they’ve toured with Little Wings (Kyle Field), Vetiver and the Fruit Bats.  That’s good company.  And earlier, our good friend Trevor Reichmann, of Terlingua, and to whom we owe great thanks for helping us book this one, will perform as the pre-opener.  Trevor and Laura played an encore of duets at the last show we hosted.   Hope we’ll be so lucky again.