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Road Trip: INDY and INDIGO GIRLS

So last Friday (April 24th), I took a road trip sans husband and children. I bolted with some friends to Indianapolis for the Indigo Girls Concert. We left town right after work, headed down I-70 and made it to the city in 1 1/2 hours with NO rush hour traffic. We got off on Michigan Ave which took us RIGHT to the Murat Theater where the concert was. We parked in the Murat's lot and went to imbibe in beer and food at The Rathskeller where I had the most AMAZING rueben and Warsteiner Isenbeck (From Germany's premiere brewery, a dark beer with a light character and a smooth, crisp finish.). It was a little slice of heaven I tell you! The only low light of the meal was a phone call from my mother who proceeded to tell me that she and the kids were locked out of the house and they all had to pee (they finally went to a neighbors) & my aunt had unexpectedly passed away (but that is for another blog). The girls and I then went shopping in this cute little street right by.

We headed over to the venue, which was beautiful. We were in the Egyptian Room, a smaller and more intimate SRO venue. It was lovey decorated in heiroglypics and mummy caskets and large, looming pillars. The opening act was OK, but she had NO stage presence and she had a hard time singing and playing at the same time. I always enjoying hearing opening bands b/c I get to learn about new musicians and get on the cutting edge. But I was not impressed..in fact can't even remember her name (jennifer mcconner, mcconnell). I think she has talent, but she'll be an opener for a long time to come.

The Indigo Girls proved to be worth the $30. They were amazing. It was just them and Julie Wolf on keyboard/electro drums/acordian. It was really wonderful. The crowd was chill and totally into every song. There were tons of sing alongs and when "Shame on You" came on the crowd WENT WILD. I even left loving a song I have always not enoyed ("Chickenman"). I realized that Emily Saliers can rock a guitar and Amy Ray has gotten a lot better at songwriting over the years. I can't say there was a favorite song, as every single song was lovely and sounded as good or better than the albums.

After it was all done, we piled back in the car and headed back to DAY. I landed with my head on the pillow about 2:30. It was an amazing night that I need to have lots more of!