Music

I saw Ryan Groff play tonight as part of a benefit show for Invisible Conflicts, who are a groovy group of people and seem to be off to amazing things.

Hearing Ryan play made me really reminisce about the last few years... sophomore year till now, I guess. I've said already (at least to many people in person) that I will miss the music scene here, only to be told the music scene in Chicago is ch-amazing and that I have nothing to worry about. But its not that, really. Its that I love the musicians here, the concerts at Courtyard for less than $7 and seeing the bands support each other and the amazing places they turn up. Elsinore (Ryan Groff's band), Headlights, Lynn O'Brien, Lorenzo Goetz, Beauty Shop. But beyond that its the memories... going to Headlights concerts, jumping our hearts out at the back of courtyard, and being called to the front because we were the only people dancing. It's knowing people like Rachael Dietkus (pretty much my role model) recorded tracks with the Headlights and New Ruins, and getting to see her play that one time. Its hearing Lynn for the first time at her CD release party, and her interaction with the crowd, and being completely blown away. Its being just a couple degrees of separation away from throwing awesome benefit concerts. Its remembering the people who introduced me to the music... and missing Casey and Pocket, and the others that have graduated.

I'm ready to be done with school here, and most of the people I know are leaving, but I will miss Urbana. Urbana has been terribly good to me for the last 5 years.

Sunset Stallion was pretty good, too.