As a teenager, I used to hear stories about the American Southwest in summertime; how it was so hot that you shifted your life from day to night. It all seemed very exotic to me then. Shopping, socializing, miniature golf, all were much more comfortable when the sun went down. As this summer’s heat wave has spread to engulf 17 states, I wanted to revisit the concept of “we only come out at night.” Seriously, when the thermometer tops 100 in Texas, I don’t even get my mail until the sun goes down. Ice cream, fruit smoothies, snowballs from New Orleans, sprinkler systems to run though, pool, springs, tubing, the beach, AIR CONDITIONING. And water, water, water, every which way and for every application. It’s so important to keep hydrated.

The Midnight River Choir have it right. First off, the vision their name alone conjures up immediately cools you off. Their second album is upon us, Welcome to Delirium?, with a release date of August 2nd, and that’s a very cool thing. And then it is driven home further by the time and place we recorded them, which was at MusicFest in Steamboat Springs this past January, and it was massively snowing outside. OK, all together now...AHHHHHHH! What can I say, the grass is always greener.

Let us bask now in the glow- today’s tune is “Light Of The Moon.” There are some dates to catch up with the MRC boys in air conditioned comfort. They play at Billy’s Ice in New Braunfels, TX tomorrow night. That sounds about perfect!

- Jessie Scott