Comic-Con Extra: Marian Call at the Emporium
Posted by Chris Radcliff in Events, News on July 26, 2010
Last Friday, during the madness that was Comic-Con, the Space Travelers Emporium hosted a small performance by geek singer/songwriter Marian Call. We set it up at the last minute, to take advantage of having such an amazing (and venue-appropriate) singer in San Diego.
Even without advertising, the event attracted upwards of 40 people. That just about matched the number of seats we can fit in the Emporium, with a tiny space left over for Marian and her guitarist Scott Barkan. Gerry Williams set up excellent lighting for the event (thanks, Gerry!), and extra chairs were provided by the Women’s History Museum.
The audience was a mix of SD Space members (who also helped set up) and Browncoats (active fans of the TV series Firefly). Marian mixed both groups’ passions into her 90-minute set, featuring tunes like “Got To Fly” and “It’s Good To Have Jayne On Your Side”, plus an as-yet-unreleased song about the Moon that I think will be a big hit among the GLXP community.
If you aren’t familiar with Marian’s music, I strongly suggest you become so. Start with these three songs, then get to know the rest on her website.
Bonus: An attendee posted some iPhone video of one of the songs, “I Wish I Were A Real Alaskan Girl”:
Comments
I was so happy to have been able to attend that gig! Thanks so much for hosting Marian and Scott.
And thanks for using my shaky iPhone video too :) Several friends couldn’t make it, and this was the quickest way I knew to share the experience with others.
cheers!
-Kim
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