I’m Kayla Sox, and I’ve got a soft spot for weird little TV music moments. I watched this one live back on the WB with my cousin on a boxy TV, then again last week on my old Buffy DVDs, and once more on Hulu because I’m picky about sound. The Cibo Matto set at …
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I still remember the first time I hit play on Buffy Season 2, Episode 1. Lights off. Blanket on. Rain tapping the window. Then I heard it—Cibo Matto at The Bronze. If you want an even closer look at that exact moment, check out this detailed breakdown of the set at The Bronze. Soft voice. …
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I’m Kayla. I’ve got a soft spot for odd little songs. Food songs too. Turns out Paste Magazine has an entire list celebrating Cibo Matto’s most mouth-watering tracks—and yes, “Beef Jerky” makes the cut. So “Beef Jerky” by Cibo Matto? Yeah, I pressed play a lot this week. I tried it while cooking, in the …
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I first heard Viva! La Woman in a friend’s kitchen. Rain hit the window. The pan sizzled. Sugar Water floated in, soft and warm. I stopped stirring noodles and just stood there. You know what? It felt like a dream I could taste.If, like me, you end up craving every scrap of lore behind these …
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I’m Kayla, and I’ve got a soft spot for odd songs that still groove. Last week, I played Cibo Matto from breakfast to bedtime. I cooked with them. I worked with them. I even took the late bus with them in my ears. You know what? Their songs feel like a small movie in my …
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I’ve been to Cibo Matto Caffe more times than I can count. Weekday mornings after school drop-off. A quiet Sunday with a book. That one rainy Thursday when my hair frizzed up and I just needed something warm and kind. I keep going back, and not just for the caffeine. It’s the way the place …
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I fell back into Cibo Matto because I was hungry. That sounds silly, but it’s true. I had noodles going, it was close to midnight, and I was scrolling RYM with one hand. You know what? The food songs pulled me in again. I hit play, took a bite, and the room felt warm and …
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I went to Cibo Matto before a show at Xfinity Center. (If you’d like a full, moment-by-moment rundown of an earlier visit, check out my write-up on My Night at Cibo Matto in Mansfield, MA.) The place smelled like garlic and warm bread when we walked in. You know what? That alone put me in …
