Kudos to Erin Bode, her band, and their opening act, Matsiko World Orphan Choir, for persevering through last night's hundred-degree heat to perform an enjoyable evening of well-sung, well-played music from the heart in Kirkwood. It isn't easy to think, let alone sing or play an instrument, for an extended time outdoors under such conditions, so I commend every musician who put on a smile and sang or played his or her best despite the heat.
"We don't take you for granted," Bode told the audience.
Indeed.
