Fall Fresh Music
By AJ Bubba Johnson
I classify myself as a summer person, so when October and November start to approach, I normally begin to become a little depressed. It gets colder, darker, and for some reason I always seem to gain some beer belly pounds. But this fall I have a different outlook on the change of seasons. To be honest with you, I’m actually kind of excited.
I get excited because the music world seems to mimic the world around it. Music gets a little darker, but like the leaves on the trees, musicians’ minds seem to become a little more colorful. There is just something about the fall that seems to catalyze the creative spirit in the complex and sometimes strange person known as the musician. Last week I went and saw open mic night at Abbey Road. Karl Werne and Brandon from the Big Mighty were on vocals and guitars along with a sick bass player whose name I’m not too sure of. The musicians were amazing and so was the music. The part that fascinated me was the great time each player was having. All three of these musicians have probably played hundreds of shows, and yet something about the little stage at a half filled bar on a Tuesday night kept them content. Yah, the music was great, but more importantly I think it was because the music was fresh. Each song they played had probably been played countless times before, but this time it was accompanied by new musicians and expressed by different minds in a different way. Change is sometimes refreshing.
This year I’m looking forward to viewing the changes the world of music takes this fall and winter. I’m looking forward to hearing new ideas from artists expressing themselves in new ways. Even more so, I’m looking forward to the products of this cold season, when ideas evolve like the seasons of nature.
Conceive, Create, Practice, Perform
Keep it Fresh