when in rome, do as the romans right?... so we are in minneapolis and in that spirit, we went to a show of a local band tonight... an incredible live show... kind of a mix of the postal service and radiohead's kid a without vocals... incredible stuff...
so, i am standing with 150 or so other people and the beats are pounding and i am moving back and forth with the grooves... i am amazed at how the music is moving me... i could stop, but that would be unnatural...
so, i nearly tear up several times... the music is good, but nothing that is _so_ moving that i tear up, right?... i mean, whats up?... and i remember that i have had this feeling several times before in my life, but pushed aside the tears because i didnt understand why i would shed them...
it dawned on me... good art provokes and evokes... so, good art isnt so much there to inspire in the way of giving good ideas or informing us of something... rather, it should connect with something deep within us... no, not connect, but provoke and try to lift the heavy curtain that guards our very heart... does this make sense?... that deep thing inside that we all have (i think) is closed off for most our lives, but art offers this moment when we see or hear or feel or experience something that tries to draw back the curtain, lift the veil...
but i didnt cry tonight... i just shrugged it off and moved my body... fists clinched, moving side to side...
it was beautiful music though... but thats another story...
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So who did you see and where?
tiki obmar was the band i saw... really great... apparently on minneapolis' a-list of bands to see... and the show was at third rock i think it was...
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