This week, Aaron welcomes musician Joe MacPhail, whose solo project is Sunsp.t. He’s just released a new album of live recordings called “Live in Durham,” and he’s got several shows coming up: Saturday, October 31, at Sleepy Cat Records’ “Cattyrompus” festival in Durham, and Sunday, November 1, as part of the Durham Fringe Festival. (He’s also playing with Chatham Rabbits this Saturday, October 24, at the Rialto Theater in Raleigh; and he’ll be with Kaira Ba Friday, December 4, at Motorco in Durham.)
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Joe MacPhail stopped by 97.9 The Hill studios to discuss the new album and all his upcoming shows; he also performed one song live, “Dreamy Cat.”

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