Still grasping onto summer, I went to a few more concerts in September and October. And of course as you remember, since you're my avid reader (I don't really know who I'm addressing here) I made a point of going to a lot of concerts this past year. Not that I ever make a point of particularly NOT going to concerts. Why would I ever NOT wanna go?
But anyway, Josh and Andrea and I (me and my pseudo boyfriend and my surrogate girlfriend) went to see Ray LaMontagne and David Gray, for $20, at Millennium Park, with three bottles of wine. There were five things about that sentence that were great. Everything was right about that concert, there, with them, for that price, with that to drink. Kickass.
Here's Andrea's shot of us snuggling in one of the folding chairs. This folding chair smuggled a bottle of wine for us.
My big messenger bag smuggled the other two, under my clothes. I had come straight from South Bend, with some extra wine from home, and didn't realize it wasn't allowed into this show- so we decided to hide it, or I was screwed anyway. So we got it in...and got to drink it. Double yay.
Andrea was clearly enjoying it- Josh's shoe was keeping her cup from falling over (since we already had one spill accident).
Here's Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs, sounding amazing, and I woulda paid $20 just for them. Which I would have PAID just to see them, THIS summer, except Josh and I waited too long to get tickets and it sold out. IDIOT.
And after the sun went down (and the bottles of wine did too) David Gray and a starry-sky stage set makin it happen. Weird thing is, he had just put out a new album- second one in about a year- and didn't play a single song from the new album. It was odd. It was fine, but it was odd. What did I just spend two weeks listening to it for, David? Seriously.
After the show (good Lord it was great) here's what the amphitheater looks like with the decorative park lights shining on it.
More concerts!! Rad!! Guster came to town to do a little summer concert. They had a new album coming out soon. They played two shows in one day! Show numero uno- Hancock Plaza, Michigan Avenue. Free. Lunch hour. I got a nice standing spot.
And then I met up with a bunch of friends at LINCOLN PARK ZOO! for their evening show, with Griffin House (double bonus, cause I'd been wanting to see him too). I waited in line, realizing at some point that I had forgotten my ticket. Josh was able to run home and get it and bring it to me, and he made it back ONE MINUTE before the gates opened- otherwise I would have lost my first place in line- and the opportunity to go save a bunch of space for all my friends on the lawn. I had two blankets and a bunch of chairs- and a few friends who apparently didn't care about showing up on time. Our space got rapidly encroached upon, but we made it okay.
Guster Part 2. Rockin. The last time I saw them with their guitarist Joe Pisapia- they announced a week later that he was moving on and they had gotten another awesome musician, Luke Reynolds, to fill his spot. Who I realized I saw walking around before this show. Wish I'd realized who he was (and why he was there)- I woulda said hi. Alas.
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