As I write this,  I am watching Hurricane Isaac coverage, and as I just visited New Orleans last week, I am feeling especially kindred with the folks in that town. I know that a lot of people didn’t evacuate with this storm, thinking it wasn’t going to be that dangerous. My son lives in NOLA, and I am texting him every few hours, as they are hunkered down, without power. It is hard to monitor these kinds of events from afar, and it is sure unsettling trying to second guess Mother Nature. With all of that, I am sweating out how slow moving this storm is, wondering if the infrastructure, which was rebuilt after Katrina, will hold up to the winds and rain and possible flooding. I am praying for everyones safe passage through the storm.

Today’s tune is one of encouragement to seize the moment and run with it. “Go On” from the amazing Colorado based band Elephant Revival. You know, I read all the comments that are posted on our YouTube channel, and the sentiments about these guys, by far and away, are raves. They are spectacular to see in concert, really special players and wonderfully intuitive as an ensemble. The good news is their fall tour takes them across the country eastbound, and then back! Here are Bonnie Paine, Sage Cook, Dan Rodriguez, Bridget Law, and Dango Rose with a tune from their Break In The Clouds album, filmed at the 2011 Americana Fest in Nashville at Marathon Recorders.

-Jessie Scott