As mentioned previously, Hollow Earth Radio is currently in the midst of its annual, month-long Magma Festival. As part of that, on Saturday I attended Light Rail/Dark Rail, a concert on a Sound Transit Light Rail train. As might be expected, it was utter chaos and an absolute hilarious delight. The first two videos below don’t reflect my experience – there were two different cars with two different sets of performances going on – but they do reflect the general air of merriment and wonder that infused the whole thing. This kind of thing is one of the many reasons I love Seattle; I sure hope this becomes an annual tradition.
Bluesy improv with Tahoe Jackson:
The Toy Boats play their tiny instruments:
This was filmed from about one foot to my right and two feet up, and does pretty much show my exact experience:
(The owner of this camera came on the train with his companion not expecting to enter a musical performance, just trying to get downtown. They were thrilled, though, and when the sax squawking started really going, he cracked “Oh, I guess we’re on the COLtrain!”)