streetlight cadence

for those of you who only show up to first friday late at night, you are missing one of the most precious little gems of the evening.  streetlight cadence is a somewhat allusive ensemble of musicians playing some of the sweetest music on the street.  they aren't rockers, they don't play reggae, they aren't hip hop artists, they don't spin club beats.  in fact i wondered if they were real or just a mirage.  were they a flashback memory of my days wandering around europe soaking in the hipsters busking on the streets of amsterdam?  no!  they were real!  the goosebumps were noticeable, and the excitement in my heart was tangible.  it was classical music on the streets of hawaii!  my old soul was delighted.  the first time i saw them they were playing french love songs from the composer yann tiersen and i melted on the spot.  since then i've seen them a few times, mixing it up with new members, new instruments and trying out vocals, but always an accordion, a stand up bass and a violin.  i wasn't the only one impressed.  nearly everyone who stopped threw a buck or two their way.  they usually play somewhere around the theatre earlier in the evening.  catch them if you can!  ive attached a small clip of them, but it really doesn't do them justice.  to see them in person is like eating a cream puff.  the french equivalent in deliciousness to the local malasada. a treat indeed!
peace, love, and flower power,
the flower girl