Using both electric and acoustic guitars, the bespectacled Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez filled the High Noon Saloon with storybook songs on August 26, 2008 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Drawing mostly on material from Why is Bear Billowing?, Alvarez sat lonesome, stage right, eyes closed and let his clear voice and full guitar fill the room. The intimate setting allowed him to directly converse with the crowd, creating a friendly and unique experience that included a discussion of everyone’s favorite ‘B’ word prior to “The Letter B” and a lively clap-along to “Mostly A Friend” that had everybody smiling.

PARTIAL SETLIST: Love for Longer, The Letter B, Pinecone Eyes, Mostly a Friend, Build a Tiny Hill

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