Uncle Don Clark, Photo by Jennifer Cox Evans
There comes a time when you’re not sure why you’re still talking; I passed that point long ago ~ Jackson Browne
At its best, music helps us experience our emotions to a greater degree than we ever thought possible. These emotions are already inside of us, but music allows us to experience them in their fullest capacity in much the same way that sages and monks seek “enlightenment.”
A John McLaughlin CD is essentially “Meditation for Dummies.”
Or . . . Music makes us happy. Music makes us sad. Music makes us nappy. Music makes us mad . . . Suessishly speaking.
The music for Local Color on Wednesday nights frequently takes me through all sorts of emotions over the course of just a few hours. In September, Natalya Zarraga and Seth Tallman transported me to the bottom of a mythic sea with a Celtic harp and a Djembe drum; Aaron Raitiere had the entire audience apologizing to his third wife for the horrible (but extremely funny) things he kept saying about her on stage; K-Lee Worldwide rocked my face off and then he was able to tattoo me another funkier one back on; and then I fell head-over-heels in love with the most amazingly charming creature on the planet, jazz/lounge/pop singer Rachael Pearl.
It was a good month!
Phil Lee, Photo by Deone Jahnke
October doesn’t look any different, either. The Secret Commonwealth and Uncle Don Clark will be bringing a wild mix of Irish debauchery to town. Nashville’s knife-throwing, ninja-songsmith and favorite troubadour, Phil Lee, will be joining us fresh off a long summer tour in the Wild West, where he was trampled to death by a buffalo—his second posthumous release is sure to be more outrageous than his first. There are also a bunch of tomorrow’s superstars walking around campus at MTSU every day, and some of the best songwriters in music city are the MTSU students that will be performing acoustic sets each week.
I could keep talking about music for days on end, and I frequently do, but you won’t experience the real joy of live music until you check it out for yourself. You can hear the most eclectic mix of music in the world every Wednesday night at Bluesboro Bar and Music Club for absolutely free! Come on out to celebrate diversity through music and get yourself some Local Color.
