Allison's Wonderland

The year of the concert is looking like a major success and I couldn't be more excited. I have several good ones coming up in the next couple of months which always tend to get me through the mundane work of my job. March was difficult to pick from because I had two bands I wanted to see really bad. When you have to make a choice, sometimes you just have to choose to do both. So that's what I did. Tyler and I drove down to Charlottesville after work to see Pete Yorn at the beautiful Jefferson Theater. It's the same venue where Shaun and I went and saw Josh Radin. Pete has recently come out with an album where he duets mostly every song with Scarlett Johansson. Now, I've heard Scarlett is a little bit of a diva and not a nice person, but I was secretly hoping that she was going to show up. To my heart's dismay she never did. When I go to concerts one of my favorite things is going to eat before a show. It is a big deal to pick the restaurant.A choice that once chosen can not be taken back. So we decided to go to this little cafe on the corner of the mall called Escafe. I must say. Disappointing! The best part of the meal was the brie and fruit plate that we nibbled on. Other than that...I got nothing good to say. The concert on the other hand was great. I loved the opening act named the Wellspring. I ended up buying their CD and I got them to sign it. It was a little married couple from NYC and their music just made a person happy. One of the best things about concerts other than eating out before hand is the people watching that comes with it.One particular female was making me laugh really hard by the way she was just being. Hilarious! Ben Kweller, who was the inbetween act, was pretty good, but I like his version of Sundress better recorded than live. During the time where Pete Yorn was on stage, he made a comment about this middle aged couple who were dancing their butts off in the balcony. They were hilarious. I sat there and watched them for a whole song along with the bass guitarist who seriously could not take his eyes off of them. All in all it was a good night and I didn't fall asleep on the drive home which is always a plus. Till next concert! :)