Sufjan!

I bought tickets for the Sufjan Stevens concert months ahead of time and was excited to hear him perform his new album, "Carrie and Lowell," which I love. It worked out well that Ben's parents were in town so they could babysit (and save us a bunch of money on a sitter since the venue was in Durham). We skipped the opening band and walked around the American Tobacco Campus to enjoy the beautiful weather. The concert was amazing, one of the best I've been to in recent years. He performed the entire album and it was hauntingly beautiful. The auditorium got so quiet at times. It was fascinating to watch his band members rotate around to different instruments too. He played some old favorites at the end which was fun. I had only seen him perform once before and it was his crazy Christmas show at a small venue in D.C. so this performance was quite different. I'm really glad we saw this tour. 

(Sufjan is at the piano in this shot. There were cool old home videos playing on the screens while he was performing "Carrie and Lowell.")