Reason #2: The Music Scene...
Last night I went to Sidestreet Espresso, on 3rd St., to hear Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry play. It was a tiny place! There were only 50 tickets sold (I'd gotten the last one) and it was nicely intimate, or squishy, whichever you'd rather. You know that word "edify"? Well, my soul was edified by the experience.
I recommend you check out Tracy's website (www.tracygrammer.com) and read a little about Dave Carter, the amazing songwriter (now deceased) whose songs they played last night. I loved all of it, and would like to request that the AltarNatives do Ordinary Town and St. James Infirmary, a tune that you'll probably hear in New Orleans but is actually an old Irish thing. Miss Grammer and Mr. Henry sang and played the latter with mandolin and fiddle.