Red Sea Pedestrians

We went to Kalamazoo this afternoon for our last concert in the park. For some reason they're not having one next week, and then we'll be heading down the road. The Red Sea Pedestrians of Kalamazoo gave us a great send-off.

The band's self description starts out like this:

The Red Sea Pedestrians are a one-of-a-kind, full-blown, instrument-swapping fusion between tradition and the here- and-now. We're talkin' high-energy world-beat grooves, hypnotic laments from the earth, songs of celebration and wonder: a warped and beautiful blend of Klezmer, Greek, Gypsy, Celtic, Jazz and American Roots, all filtered through the band's original vision.

The first thing we noticed when we arrived was that the crowd was much larger than it has been. That could be partly because it wasn't as blistering hot today, but the audience reaction convinced us that they definitely have a following.

The music was very high energy. Some of the numbers got lots of people, adults and kids, up dancing. At the end the crowd applauded vigorously, hoping for an encore.

After the concert, we headed over to the People's Coop for our last shopping foray there. Ken took a photo of their cleverly designed bike rack.

It is Michigan blueberry season, and the berries are plump and delicious. We stopped at a roadside stand and bought a couple of large containers fresh from the farm. The lady who was sorting and filling the containers said that when she closed her eyes, all she saw was blueberries on the bushes, waiting to be picked. She also mentioned that huckleberries would be ripe in a few days.