I’m going down down down
Gal Holiday was at the Ogden last night playing to a happy crowd of people who were swaying and smiling to her sunshine sound. The doorman told me we should clear the floor and all dance. It was a nice pick me up as yesterday was another day where I was glued to my computer multitasking beyond human capacity and trying to carve out a moment to think about the bigger picture and my place in it.
But the glory of living here and Gal said it herself to me the other day on my front porch when we were rocking along and talking about post-Katrina times – New Orleans’ musical cup runneth over and that is why it is tough to do well here. When she and her band show up in other parts, the musically deprived parts of the country, they draw big crowds, but here in New Orleans there are so many options sometimes you have to have the luck of the night or a good solid following to pay the rent.
If you haven’t seen her and her band play before, check them out August 7 at Rock N Bowl or later that week on Saturday at the Maple Leaf.