canned music

Canned music droned from the telephone as Jessica Sanchez waited, fidgeting and shifting her pregnant belly in her chair at the Santa Monica community health center.

So even though Joice’s bass is amplified, “it’s totally different” from piping canned music from a phone through a speaker.

“The energy that comes from live music versus canned music is really palpable, especially in a sports setting,” he said.

From a few feet below you can see the creases of his jowls as he shouts above the canned music.

This year, because a parade along Main Street was deemed a virus-related health risk, the canned music will be accompanied online by a slide show and drone videos from past parades.