Tonight I just went to a live concert featuring Caravan Palace, a Parisian electronic-swing-house band that was performing in Downtown Los Angeles, courtesy of Grand Performances in the California Plaza. This was the first time that I had heard of the band, nonetheless witnessed their music. I was pleasantly surprised.
Caravan Palace's music was lively, unique, and totally danceable. So danceable that a 3 to 4 dozen of the crowd jumped into the plaza's water and started dancing to one of their songs... it was quite a sight that brought most of the rest of the audience to their feet. Sadly, the authorities had brought the dancing in the water to the end due to the bottom of the pool's construction.
The audience consisted of mainly artsy Los Angelinos and the rest of the citizens. Swing dancers were among the most active with stylish straw fedora hats. I wish I were wearing my dancing shoes and high-water jeans... not to say that I didn't sneak in a couple of moves myself.
