"The Shady Circle..." by Kristin Hersh, July 10 2008 (originally published on kristinhersh.com)

…happened in L.A. last night. First show – I had no idea what to expect. I’d never heard these songs out loud before.  After the 5th song, Billy walked up and whispered, “This is great!” and I knew I was gonna be ok.

I was so grateful for the careful listening that was going on in that room – it made it easy for me to get the work done. Thanks to all of you who were there. Here’s a photo of Christopher (one of the careful listeners) and me.