Someone hugged me last night and said, “keep doing what you do,” as I was leaving the Buccaneer. I’m optimistically assuming he had any idea who I am. Even if he just knows the genre of art I work in, I’ll take the encouragement. More importantly, he hugged me at a time I really needed a hug. Memphis is like that sometimes. You just have to relax and accept a hug from a stranger.
I’m at DKDC right now waiting for The Lovers to set up. Yes, that’s a third Marcella show in a row. The three different venues are so staggeringly different from each other, it never feels like the same show. From Mollie Fontaine Lounge to the Buccaneer and then a third night in Cooper Young. It makes me wonder how she handles the disparity in audience. Aspects of DKDC cycle into the Thursday night crowd…
But more on that later. Now for the music.