Indigo Girls!
In what was a highly anticipated concert event for me, tonight I went to see the Indigo Girls in concert at Interlochen. They did not disappoint. I’ve followed this band since their inception nearly 20 years ago and I’m certainly a die hard fan, I know all the lyrics to all their songs, I own all their CD’s and I even have a number of bootleg recordings from their live shows that I’ve collected over the years. The one thing I had never done however was go to see them in concert. Every time they were on tour, I was either working or doing something else or I simply could not afford the tickets. This time, the time was right and the venue was perfect. It was a beautiful day but extremely hot and honestly, I was outnumbered easily 3 to 1 by lesbians but I expected that. This is a band that entirely represents womyn and everything that particular spelling represents. Anyhow, I won’t go into their politics here, that is indeed a topic for another post.
They played quite a long set. They managed to work through their entire new album consisting of 10 new songs and they also got in nearly all the standards. Power of Two, Kid Fears, Galileo, Ghost, Last Tears, and several songs from their Nomads, Saints, and Indians album. Whether it’s a good thing or not, I was able to sing along with every song, even the new songs. I think Mom, Dad, Nancy, and Joan had a decent time as well. Mom was excited to hear a couple of the songs that Sarah had performed, in all it was a great night out and a great concert.
One of the great benefits of a band that is fiercely independent (they have their own label, do their own tours, and their own marketing) is that they get to make the rules. Despite printed warnings from Interlochen about the use of cameras and video during the concert, the Indigo Girls really don’t give a dam especially now that they are an independent label. You can actually go to their official web site and barter for bootlegs of their concerts. Anyhow, I managed to get one good picture of them performing Power of Two which is one of my favorite songs. I’ve posted the picture below as well as the song for you to enjoy.
Get the Flash Player to see this player.
Tomorrow it’s back to work. I now have to work straight through until next Tuesday. Work is getting long right now. I don’t hate going in to work, but lord I wish time moved faster. I’m coming up on a vacation too so that just makes things drag. Hopefully I’ll get back to posting more on this blog soon. Working 50 hours a week makes me really tired and I just don’t have the motivation to write when I can barely keep my eyes open. Oh well, this has been a good and productive summer so far, hopefully I can keep up the trend.
