Music (Outer Journey)

From the time the sun rises and sets in New Orleans music can be heard for miles in the French Quarter. Musicians can be found on the street or in the bars on Frenchman and Bourbon Street depending on what type of music you want to hear. New Orleans offers a wide variety of music from karaoke in the Cats Meow, original jazz in Fritzel’s, and blues over on Frenchman Street. My favorite experience was a southern blues band in a bar called BMC. The band consisted of an electric guitarist, drum player, bass player, and the lead singer who also played an electric harmonica. The bar was dimly lit and colored LED lights illuminated the stage that added energy to the performance. Each song was filled with passion not only from the lead singer but through the various solos each band member contributed. The music was designed in a way to get the audience to participate and it did just that. The audience was dancing and singing along with the band which added to the excitement in the bar. Prior to coming to New Orleans I did not have an appreciation for Blues music but after hearing soulful blues music I fell in love with it. Blues music here in the Midwest has a different flare compared to New Orleans. My first blues experience is something that I will remember for years to come and is on my list of things to go do when I go back to New Orleans.