On the Local Side

I would like to thank those, your comments so far. If you have read So Here We Go, I talked about the brain as it begins to grow. I mentioned a program, Silly Bus, a program that focuses on the young ones by using music to stimulate the brain. This can be a help to those parents in need of an educational babysitter. Silly Bus prepares a child in making a growing difference for those under the age of five where comprehension becomes evident.  Just as well as putting headphones on a pregnant belly, the reaction to music is stimulating. SB uses different levels of music with major and minor tonality along with education.

I mentioned previously, if you let a video play with the ABC song over and over again a child will start to recognize repetition. “Repetition of patterns in songs reinforces content and retention of words and melodies. Since all children do not learn in the same way or at the same rate, much repetition using a variety of learning strategies is important.” (“Repetition and Musical Learning.” Silly Bus. Education Media Creations Company, LLC, n.d.)
Repetition not only works for children, some adults use the same strategy.

Ok, so I was really excited to start this entry Thursday night after coming home from work but sometimes work wears you out. So I wanted to spin things up for a brief minute. As you may have read my blog profile, I mentioned supporting the local music scene. On Thursday nights I spend them walking around Francesca's Forno, in Chicago's Wicker Park listening to local acoustic sets with the accompany of the patrons in the restaurant as they sit and wait for me to bring them their food. I would like to introduce you to two people whom I have only heard once before this past Thursday. 
Toward the end of their night at Forno, I approached them and introduced myself and asked if it was okay that I take some pictures to post in my blog. They were more than willing and said, "Sure takes as many pictures as you'd like." 

So I that note, here are some pictures I took and a small snippet of Emily "Honey-Brushes" Roth and Sean "Milk" Grabiner of Milk & Honey. The first time I heard Emily's voice, it reminded me of a female Ray Lamontange. Emily's voice is filled with some deep soul and emotion. I did not want to bother them too much but I did want to ask who are their influences. 

I know this snippet doesn't do wonders, so I found a video from one of my neighborhood venue where Emily and Sean perform with their entire band, Em & Them. If you would like to check out the full band, Em & Them they will be performing at the Double Door March 29th.