Guster is for Lovers

I just got in from a fantastic show at the Edgehill Community parking lot. Yes, parking lot. I've often said you can do things in Nashville that you can do no where else. For instance, the Henpeck Market aka Lewisburg Pike Citgo Station is a fantastic place to go for homemade catfish and live bluegrass music. So going to a parking lot seemed perfectly normal. We got there early and saw Griffin House. I enjoyed him even though he was a little on the loud side. Granted, we were standing in front of a speaker so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. Jars of Clay was supposed to play next but apparently someone got very sick so they had to cancel. Old Crow Medicine Show stepped up and filled in and did a great job. These guys are fantastic. They look like they're in their early 30's, but their voices are those of 80 year olds...but that's exactly what's needed for good hillbilly music. And they're all about the hillbilly. Katie said they're from the Ozarks...of course she also said the "Ozarks of West Virginia" but we're chalking that one up to a blonde moment. She did have the best quote award for "They're from the mountains...that's why they're so dirty." They were way fun...But the real giddiness came at approximately 8.12 when Ryan, Brian and Adam took the stage. I told Katie before the show that if they played "Demons" she would have to hold me. And guess what they opened with?! They played a couple of new ones that were really good (is there really any such thing as a BAD Guster song??) and then played "Happier." Now, I can't put into words how happy I was at this point. My three favorite songs, in no particular order, are: Demons, Happier, and Either Way. They haven't played Either Way in years, but they made up for it by playing "Come Downstairs and Say Hello." It just such a good show. Dan got some really good pictures that I'll post as soon as he sends them to me...