Fleet Foxes/Blitzen Trapper

And so the evening continued — a few harmonic favorites followed by a period of enjoyable conversation and then again the music. After some time of representing my student status at the front, I infiltrated the comfortable lair of the elders on the bleachers, catching some respite from the sidelines. As I closed my eyes, I smiled to hear the familiar chords of my favorite song, “Mykosis,” even though the bridge is stolen straight from Neil Young’s “Ohio,” but that’s a great song too. I experience one of those moments of bliss like you do when the band plays your favorite song, except that the show’s suddenly over and everyone’s on their feet clapping when I open my eyes. As I leave to beat the crowd, I get sucked back at the door for an encore of “Blue Ridge Mountains” featuring members of Blitzen Trapper on tambourines and maracas, a perfect end to a beautiful and fulfilling evening in the least likely of places.

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