What’s In Your Backpack, Maria Taylor, Musician

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Every indie-rocker’s favorite chanteuse, Maria Taylor shares her must-have tour items with Matador Goods.

Photo of Maria Taylor courtesy of shinealightnyc

Martin Acoustic Guitar

    

In case I need to write a song or sing myself to sleep.

CHI Hair Straightener

Because I’m over the curls for now.

Blackberry

Because it’s crack to me.

Mac Book Laptop

Because I need to be connected to the world wherever I am.

Target Socks and Underwear (From the kids’ department)

So people around me don’t get mad.

Cargo Under-Eye Concealer and Eyeliner

So I can pretend like I’m younger.

Relpax Headache Medicine

    

For my hangovers or my unrelated migraines.

Emergen-C

Can never have too much Vitamin C…actually, my friend OD’d on Vitamin C once.

A bottle of Sonoma Valley Cabernet

To keep me warm and happy.

Corkscrew

To keep me warm and happy.

More on Maria Taylor

Catch her live this spring in support of her new album, LadyLuck, and be sure to check out her new video which also features REM’s Michael Stipe on vocals.


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  • Tim Patterson replied on April 30, 2009

    Gotta have a corkscrew.

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  • Colin Wright replied on May 1, 2009

    If you like traveling with wine, try the more travel- and eco-friendly packaging from brands like French Rabbit (http://www.frenchrabbit.com/). Their TetraPack material has a LOT less packaging (3% the material of an ordinary bottle) but contains a lot more wine (twice as much, in fact).

    There are a lot of brands using this kind of packaging now, and I usually browse the local Whole Foods or wine shop to see what’s available (seems like there’s a new brand available each time I go!).

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  • Guest replied on May 2, 2009

    Maria Taylor?! No way! This woman actually did (unknowingly) sing me to sleep as half of Azure Ray through lots of my miserable teen years. How brilliant!

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