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I went to see Blue Rodeo (http://www.bluerodeo.com/) with a few friends on Saturday night at The Kee to Bala.

How much I love listening to live music is really beyond description. There is no way to put into words exactly how much pure joy comes from being in a room with a handful of incredibly talented musicians doing their thing.

Seeing them play at The Kee made it that much more enjoyable.  A small venue like that makes you feel like a part of the band. I think Greg Keelor might actually have seen me strumming my air guitar (I’m sure he was considering asking me up on stage but just didn’t want to be unfair to all the rest of the wannabe rock stars).

I’m not sure exactly what it was that made this one of my favourite concerts. Was it because the play list was particularly good? Maybe.  Was it their best performance? They always play well. Was the sound system better than other venues? Probably not.  It’s just that standing in that small bar, being so close to the band, hearing them play the songs I love creates a feeling like no other.

It’s reminds me of that episode of Mad Men where Don Draper is pitching the slide wheel as The Carousel to Kodak – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bLNkCqpuY.   He talks about people having a sentimental attachment to a product and an even deeper bond, nostalgia.

That must be it. Watching Jim Cuddy behind the piano singing After the Rain was one of my favourite moments of the night. And beyond that just being able to spend a couple of hours being filled up with sound that invokes memories of the past makes you shine from the inside out.

Kristy