“It was the worst fire season we’ve seen in a while, and Spencer and I had a gig in Sonoma where we could literally see the fires burning on the hill across the way from our gig. “Back in October there were really, really, really bad wildfires all over California,” Passero said. Their output resulted in a coronavirus-themed song called “State of Emergency.” Amazingly, this tune actually has been on their minds - in one form or another - for quite some time before this current pandemic. They decided not to wallow in self-isolation, but instead put their creativity to good use. … As far as we can tell, they’re taking it pretty seriously here. And also in San Diego, if I go back right now, it sounds like there’s not even just self-distancing it sounds like a full-on lockdown. “Kind of overnight we watched all this happen, and by the time we were here, the border was shut.
“So we came down to do about 10 shows, all of them canceled, except for the first one we did,” said Day, who was born Utah and raised in Arizona. They ended up voluntarily canceling their performances in Mexico, and that was a real bummer because they even had friends from Seattle who had traveled south to see them. … As a musician, I’m like if people are showing up, then I feel obligated to do the show.”Īlas, Day and Passero (and Broadway, for that matter) could not stick to the old adage that the show must go on. … When we left to come down here, I think Trump was still saying it was a hoax, and New York still had Broadway plays on. “The border was shut down here for travel, and a bunch of flights were canceled. “We are presently in Puerto Vallarta, and we’re both good,” Day said in a recent phone interview. What else to do but start writing a song. They found their musical plans disrupted, their flights canceled and their connection to the United States severed. The two were set to take part in a multi-date set of concerts in Mexico, but after they landed in the neighboring country to the south, lockdowns and quarantines took hold - almost like an episode of The Twilight Zone. Spencer Day, a celebrated singer-songwriter whose album Vagabond climbed the charts, and Effie Passero, a top contestant on the revitalized American Idol, have had one of the more unique experiences during the current coronavirus pandemic. Photo courtesy of artists / Provided by Fortune Creative with permission.
Photo: Spencer Day and Effie Passero collaborate on “State of Emergency,” a coronavirus-influenced tune.
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