I just randomly popped over to Dar Williams' site, only to discover that she has a new album coming out. On September 13th. In other words "not far off at all."
This is a very cool thing, but also surprising - I usually find out about stuff like this way in advance. I mean, I knew that Erin was coming out with a new album this past June as far back as October. Very odd. I feel so out of touch.
I heard a little while back that Dar was coming to Seattle in October (I can't remember who told me - either Brian or my sister), which is cool since I haven't seen her play in a while and not on the Left Coast at all, but I just found out that certain of Dar's tour venues are getting special, higher-priced tickets, the extra costs of which go to benefit some local charitable organization. Seattle's one such venue. Cool.
Oh, right. Also, for the cost of the special price ticket you get "admission to a meet and greet reception with Dar." I'm not hugely sure that I like paying extra money to hang out with someone that I've previously hung out with for free, but what the hell - it's for a good cause, right?
(I doubt she'll recognize me; it's been a few years since I saw her last, and a few years more since that stretch where I saw her like four times in two months, and It'll be totally out of context... But you know, it would still be cool.)