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Let's start 2008 off right, shall we? I vote yes and for our first contest of the new year Bring Me Up is giving away two concert tickets to see Cat Power!!!

One of the posters up in my office is a Cat Power poster print from a show they did in February of 2006. So you know I'm a fan, plus I have posted their songs numerous times on this blog already.

Chan Marshal is the "rawr" behind Cat Power and she has recently been travelling around in India with a charity group. She is writing and filming the experience. She'll be back in London by the end of the month right around the time her latest album releases on January 21st in Europe (also her birthday) and on the 22nd in the states.

Jukebox, is a different album type than Cat Power normally puts out and I'm actually not sure how I feel about it. The entire album is cover songs, but with Cat Power's minimalistic approach and feel. She has done covers before, so we know she'll veer off the lyrical path from time to time and throw in her own words, but the focus of course will be on the original. (Her first cover album released back in 2000).

Either way, no matter how you look at it, Chan Marshal has an amazing voice and given her current state of mind (cheating boyfriends and slum trips through India) I have a feeling the show is going to be intense.

Cat Power will be at the Starlight Ballroom in Philly on Friday, February 8th, doors open at 7:30. You need to comment by January 25th to be entered into the contest. (Please only enter once, the winner will be chosen at random).

Leave a comment on this post if you are interested in going to the show. The tickets are general admission and the value of this prize is $50.

The tuneage:
Cat Power - "Sea of Love" (mp3)
Cat Power - "Living Proof" (mp3)

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