Ani DiFranco Concert

I got to attend my third Ani DiFranco concert last weekend at Kingsbury Hall. I went with Leslie, Aimee and Jill and we really enjoyed it. It was a fantastic show! Ani played 80% new/unpublished music that no one had heard before; and while there are some bands from which this might be difficult to sit through, from Ani it was amazing. For an artist that already has 21+ albums out she's still creating awesome music and the new stuff she pulled out was very beautiful and exciting. It made me wish that EVERYONE could be like Phish and have the show you just attended ready to go on an SD that you can take home with you when you leave that show. Ani's opening act was Buddy Wakefield...who is not a musician but a poet. He recited/preformed about 6 or 7 poems for us which I enjoyed. We were lucky to have really close seats on the third row(hence the decent photo and video). For me it's inspiring to watch Ani preform. She talks a lot with the audience sharing stories and talking about her music. While being a strong independent woman she always shows her vulnerability and humility. The theme of the evening from both the artists was a one of self acceptance, integrity, being a positive influence in the world, personal divinity and striving to understand and accept one another. Ani's shows always make me think and evaluate what's important to me and what I want to make of myself. I left with a stronger determination to be a better, kinder more aware and spiritual person. I suppose it seems like an extremely strange thing to take away from a folk rock concert but I guess I sure did.