life’s not a paragraph

my mom had told me a few weeks ago that mixfest (a free annual concert held by a local radio station by the charles river in the half shell- if you don’t know where that is, think boston pops on the fourth of july) was going to be during the first week or so of school. she had told me a few of the acts, and no offense to them, i wasn’t very interested. but i was unaware that grace potter and the nocturnals were playing!

i found this out around midnight on friday night. i had already made plans to catch up with a friend from home and after, a few friends from spain, so i was a little panicked that i would miss out on this perfect (and most importantly, FREE) opportunity to see one of my new favorite bands. early yesterday i checked the line up and it said grace potter wasn’t going to be on until 5:45, which was snuggled right in between the plans i had already made. it was fate!

after a lovely coffee date with my friend jen (who i’ve known since sixth grade!) i hopped on the t and ran down arlington just in time to catch grace in the middle of her first song. i found some other friends from home who came into the city to see the whole concert, and we rocked out to grace potter and the nocturnals. she only played four songs, which was disappointing, but she was awesome live and i could tell she was just having the most incredible time on stage. next time she’s in boston, i don’t care how much the tickets are, i am going because i know it’ll be an amazing show.

i am really glad i went. usually i end up forgetting about things like this, choosing to ignore the fact that there is always something going on in this city, and sitting at home wasting time. i am going to try to pay more attention to the flyers that are up around the city and attend some more local events. and next time my mum tells me about an event, i’ll write it down.