With summer ending, Ruth and I seemed hesitant to travel with major health and financial commitments lingering at home. As a consequence, I’d been struggling to move forward with our latest road trip endeavor. But I suddenly “saw the light” that our shared love of live music might best spark some definitive road trip action. Feel the energy of a devoted crowd. Sing along to a favorite tune. Or just sit quietly and enjoy the spontaneous magic of a creative solo expression. We’d just take our time this autumn and enjoy such musical therapy in some interesting places.

Next up, I needed to prioritize some specific ways to make our music centered road trip a success from a practical perspective? I would first of all need to research my trustful app “Bandsintown” and confirm when and where our favorite bands would be going on tour. With driving fatigue a potential factor, I next planned to set a rule for never booking a concert anywhere on the day we arrived. In working the secondary ticket market of Stub Hub, Seat Geek and Ticketmaster, it also made sense for me to add the optional insurance option to cancel events if needed for a nominal fee. Past experience with traffic conditions in cities furthermore dictated giving some thought to the distance covered from our lodging location to the concert venue. I’d moreover make it a practice to pull up a copy of online set lists of concert length and tune order. to anticipate time commitments we’d make for these upcoming performances.

So I invite you to observe some sample performance clips from each of these bands we’ ll be witnessing on this next westerly journey by clicking on the five links below.