Bess Newton: The psych-folk of deek hoi
Well, I'll tell you. deek hoi rolled out their new disc "the golden country." And opening for them was Eyes and Arms of Smoke--all we really needed was some poi from Gypsy Hands (and a bonfire). Eyes and Arms of Smoke lent itself, with its clarinet and hypnotic variations, to snakes emerging from baskets, belly dancers, and throwin' some fire around. It was the perfect beginning to a very chilly evening. If you weren't at the show and you believe in second chances, you may want to keep reading.
deek hoi takes you to mystical summer evenings under the stars...Knoxville evenings...where both kisses and ideas can be stolen in backyards with good friends. Even if it is January, and you can't feel your buns any longer while sitting in the den of the Pilot Light, you can still imagine. deek hoi is the dream that you don't want to end--then suddenly those few seconds after you wake up, when everything is so clear--but only the best parts of that dream rise to the surface of recollection. With Jen Rock, Jennifer Bradley, Josh Sidman, Daniel Coy, and John Ferguson, the dream was delicious and only too short. But there are no worries in deek hoi-land, they will play again--this Saturday actually.
deek hoi opens for Dixie Dirt, hallelujah, Saturday Feb. 3 at Barley's.
And February is short, can I get an amen?
photo credit: Bran Rogers