Algiers at the Black Cat, March 12. Hammered Hulls with Alex McKaye opened. 9:30 Club and most of the other clubs in town were already shut down. Ian and Dante were both in the crowd. It wasn't a full show, but not noticeably less crowded than Algier's other shows at the cat. Good vibe, Alex actually said please buy some merchandise from Algiers because they are going to have a tough time on this tour... next night they were in Atlanta and then the whole tour was over for them.
I let my wife come, who went for fear that I would die of the coronavirus without her (though I tried to assure her that we live together and so if I got it she'd inevitably come down with it too). Had fish and chips at the Codmother for dinner as we waited. Wife hated Hammered Hulls but was surprised to find that she enjoyed Algiers a lot. It was a short set, no encore and it definitely felt like people were either a little guilty being there and rushing to get home, or trying too hard to pretend that everything was normal.
Definitely not the same love for Algiers as they have in Europe but they sounded good and it was good to be out. I'm almost 14 days clear at this point, though we did go out for Chinese food the next night... so we have to get buy that one too.
Glenstone just shut down the outdoor sculpture garden, so there goes our excursion for the weekend.
