May 10, 2025 at 11:42PM

My favorite kind of live music performance, the platonic ideal of going out and seeing music, is when you see someone you knew nothing about ahead of time in a small venue and you leave as a totally committed fan.

We see a lot less music than we did before we had a kid, and the extra logistics involved in a night out (schedules, babysitter, etc) means a lot less spontaneous “this looks interesting, let’s go see it” experiences.

But tonight Emily and I were lucky enough to go to a really special and memorable performance in a perfect-sized venue by an artist I knew nothing about going in, Uwade. It was so good, filled with love and humor and sincerity, and some really amazing music too. (Plus a solid opening act by local artist Moyana, who seems like she’ll be touring in her own right soon.)