Tiny Music Club
If anyone spends time ’round me in my comfort zone you know I love me some NPR Tiny Desk series. Lately I’ve been stuck on Lizzo’s Tiny Desk. Like, at least thrice a day type stuck. I love the idea of intimate settings to listen to live, soulful music. Luckily there’s a gem of a spot to experience this in Hanoi. So, Les Go to Live Music.
Dedication
Let me paint ya a picture. Hanoi gets cold. Seriously. Cold. I was so committed to getting out the house and seeing this show that I drove on a motorbike in the rainy ass weather in no rain coat with no proper ass got damn shoes with droplets smackin my eyeballs while literally screaming out loud. I am from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I know some cold but there is nothing that I hate more in this universe than cold. And to top it off, my house has no heat and the breeze jus swoops in at night and spoons me.
The Venue
I remember the first time I came upon The Hanoi Social Club I was in love. There’s a rainbow flag painted outside on the ground, a rainbow flag on the welcome door and rainbow flags strung along the ceiling. I mean, hello! I’m here, I’m Dyke… that’s me! Not only does this place have decent food but the music shows they have on the roof top is just the absolute perfect, cozy ass escape you need in this city.
The Music
When I saw that this was going to be Salas the artist’s last show in Hanoi I knew I had to go. When I first arrived to Hanoi I went to The Mad Botanist (a fantastic cocktail lounge that over looks the main church downtown) and this artist happened to be performing that night. Understand, I had jus spent two years of my life in a Spanish speaking country so when I heard his smooth Spanish lyrics flowing from his soul I was hooked. My heart melted.
I’ve seen him several times after that and each time his sound touches a cord within my soul. It brings me back to the rooftop sipping cocktails and to my first enrapture of Hanoi.
Accompanying him was a duo called Tiny Giants. They played some experimental, incense burning music and I was here for it. Also, I had mad earring envy.
If it’s the only thing you do in Hanoi on a Tuesday night I’d recommend Tiny Music Club. It makes me realize that there are an endless amounts of beautiful souls out there and I want to connect with them all.
Les Go... 