Philadelphia, PA
the world cafe live show was great. philly is turning into a real nice town for us with some really amazing fans. the venue there is top notch – big stage, clean backstage, nice restaurant – overall a great place to see live music. again, i just cant get over how warm and receptive the philly crowds are to west indian girl. these people are true music lovers, support their scene and are knowledgeable about their scene. 
maybe that’s due in large part to WXPN and it’s force as one of the best noncomm radio stations period. more parts of the country need to follow philly’s lead. seattle’s KEXP and of course la’s KCRW are on the same level in my opinion. this was the most fun i’ve had on stage in a while. plus i got to announce to everyone that it was the first concert that my nieces have ever seen so it was a bit of history for those three. in the pic on the left is derek who we met at the last tower show. he’s cool and one of the first people to own the new lithos we got in. they were shipped in to philly that day and proved to be a big hit. they’re limited edition, individually numbered tour posters on nice heavy card stock. they can be signed by the band too. pretty awesome mementos if you ask me.
Mariqueen’s Mind
The City: i didn’t get a chance to walk around because the second we got to town i had to get to work. i have three new goals for my next trip to philly: 1. dig for soul records 2. go see the historical spots 3. finally try a philly cheese steak sandwich.
The Venue: the world cafe is beautiful and is, without a doubt, the nicest place we’ve played so far. good food… great service… excellent staff. love it.
The Show: i didn’t feel like i gave my best performance. i don’t know. i could hardly hear anything, the stage was so huge. i had to force myself to loosen up. i heard later on that night that we sounded amazing which is crazy because i was watching ward a lot for inspiration and he was shaking his head like he had problems.
i’m not sure when i’ll feel like we’ve had a really amazing show because i think my expectations rise higher and higher every passing day. my favorite part of the set was “what are you afraid of”… the breakdown just gets more fun each time we do it.
What Were You Thinking While Playing: “oh man it’s hot up here” “what is going on with the sound?” “wow, i can see everyone and their meal… again”
Interesting Things After The Show: not so much interesting things… but interesting people. hmmm… i drove back to becky’s fabulous house after the show, that’s about as interesting as it gets, people. deal with it.
Carter’s Conscience Philly– I love Philly! Both times in Philly we’ve had great shows. WXPN is really behind us, they set up a radio show where we played a live set with David Dye. (Sorry if I misspelled your name David) The show was cool, we did it all in the studio right next to the World Cafe, Good to see Dan from WXPN as well. You’re the man, buddy! The venue itself was amazing. Again, everyone was sitting at tables, but the crowd was rocking nonetheless. i saw a few familiar faces from our last show in Philly, even saw a guy wearing a shirt that we signed the last time we were in Philly! 
Anyway, it seemed that the crowd really dug it, we were really into it, it was a great show for us all in all. Thanx to Emily from Astralwerks for taking the train down from NYC. She’s a champion, even helping us out at the merch table. I’m bummed we had to leave right after the show. Anybody reading this from Philly, lets organize a big afterparty when we come through town again, I need some more Philly in my life!
some live shots taken by my bro in law
carter and mariqueen with bill walsh
saying goodbye to our little oasis
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thanx hector – how the heck are ya? what’s your email – i will let you know next time we play philly. we can’t wait. mariqueen is pretty hot huh?
f10
from hector- just heard you on world cafe and i must say that the performance was incredible!! you need to come back to philly real soon so i can see you live mq you are gorgeous!!!
kelly – let’s see those pics
F.TEN
HEY GUYS! I finally got to see the finished video.. its awesome.. I cant wait to see more of you all soon!Good Luck!
Love, Kelly DeAnne
(PS I have some funny pics from the video shoot)
derek – thanx again man – those lithos have been a big hit and are a nice bit of history – i’m hopin we can get back there soon. glad you liked northern sky – im glad we are playing that. i need the cheesesteak next time
matt
thanx for the kind words, world cafe was the best place to see your first west indian girl show. send over any and all art to the email on the site. we are totally into working with different artists. did your bro like the litho?
F.TEN
Hey guys!
The philly show was absolutely amazing! It was my first time at a World Cafe show and the atmosphere was very chill. It really concentrated on the music. Also, this was my first West Indian Girl show! I had heard about it from my brother who, unfortunately got a flat tire on the way. Booooo. Anyways I did get the chance to talk with the band and get them to sign one of the new lithos. They are very cool. I am a design major at Rochester Institute of Tech, and I have a similar style to my work. When I saw the table that litho was the first thing that caught my eye. Very cool.
Thanks again guys for being real. Too many bands these days get caught up in the lights aand forget what its all about. I talked with Francis, I think, about the litho, and he made me feel real at ease. Said something when I was asking him to sign the litho about “Are you sure I can write this?” Simple little bit of humblness that is awesome to see from a bass player. Hahaha. You guys are right on track though. Your sound, your style but most importantly your vision is breathtaking to say the least. I really dig your goal. The power that comes with a voice is priceless, and you guys seem to be taking full atvantage of that. I’d love to get involved in some way with your mission as a band, maybe with some artwork for you, so if you don’t mind, could I send you some of my work? No big deal if you’re not digging it, but why hold back, right? Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Tomorrow is my bro’s birthday so I’m planning on giving that litho to him. Shhhhhh. He doesn’t know yet! It’s been real tough keeping it from him, especially when we got back from the concert. I’m stoked to see his reaction! He was majorly bummed out that he couldn’t make it to the philly show. I hope this will make up for it! Thanks again guys. Keep it real. Peace.
Matt Porter
steakz@hotmail.com
The show was great! It was cool to hear “Northern Sky” live, and everyone was really tight and really on. The sound was near perfect! MQ your voice was spectacular as usual, ESPECIALLY during “What Are Afraid Of?” That’s the second time i’ve heard the live version, and it’s given me chills both times!
I’m gettin that litho framed and hanging it on my wall!
Seriously, folks – this band is great. You HAVE to see them live to appreciate the chops of these musicians. Plus, they’re very down-to-earth and lovin’ life, so go talk to them after the show. They’re very patient, too – thanks Mark for talking shop about electronics and drums!
Come back soon!!!! Next time – South Street and cheesesteaks for every1!
Philly loves ya. Keep rockin with barettes F10.
peaz,
D.