Last Sunday (I can't believe it's already been a week!), I had one of the most amazing nights of my life. I had been looking forward to and counting down the days until November 2nd ever since I found out that Sara Bareilles would be performing at the Ryman Auditorium that evening. Raychel (my best friend and former roommate) and I are HUGE Sara Bareilles fans. Her CD, Little Voice, was the soundtrack of the road-trip that Raychel and I took to Branson over the summer. So there was (obviously) no question that we would be attending the concert. Fortunately, Raychel knows someone who works in the box office at the Ryman, so she was able to call him and get two, third row tickets at a very reasonable price. (Way to go, Raychel!!!) From that day forward I just had to wait patiently for November 2nd to arrive.

The evening of the concert was absolutely perfect. We both dressed up, ate a delicious meal at Panera, and enjoyed some coffee on our way to the concert. The opening act was an indie/folk rock band called Raining Jane, followed by the wonderful Marc Broussard. After a brief intermission...Sara Bareilles took the stage, opening with one of my favorite songs: "Vegas." She had an incredible performance - every song was just as amazing as I had hoped it would be. Raychel and I sang along to every song, of course, but especially her hit song... "Love Song." Actually, I would venture to say that the audience actually sang more of that song than she did! It was awesome.
I enjoyed every minute of the concert and can't wait for the opportunity to see her perform again!!!

Last night I enjoyed even more live music at the Urban/Pop Showcase here at Belmont. All of the showcases are fun, but Urban/Pop has to be one of my favorites. The artists that performed (all Belmont students, of course) were: Robert Kelly, Marie Hines, The Nerq Twins, and Future. It was a great night!

I must say, I do love living in Music City.