Summer Means Outdoor Concerts in the QC

The summer outdoor music season is in full swing. There are festivals and outdoor concerts every weekend, and even Thursday evenings are full of options. This week I took a swing by a couple of summer venues to see what they held, and discovered that a whole lot of people were enjoying the sunny afternoon and warm evening… and the live music!

Turning Over a New Leaf

You’ll see a mix of things on this blog. I guess that’s because I’m just a mixed-up sort of gal. I work in Information Technology. My degree is in infosec – and I hope someday to actually work in security full time. Right now I’m just one half of a two person IT department for a non-profit. There’s no money in it, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my job for most of the 9 years I’ve been working there.

I love music – I have since I was a little girl. I made up my first song when I was around 3 (or so my grandmother told me). It was about a little cloud that cried. I didn’t even remember the song – until she sang it to my granddaughter from her bed in the nursing home. Ana was 2 – that was 5 years ago, just about a month before Grandma died. That my 94 year old grandmother remembered a song I made up when I was 3 absolutely floored me.

Still does.

Yes, music has been part of my life since a very early age. I let it go for a while – and here is where the “turning over a new leaf” part comes in. I came back around to music recently. I had missed it so much – I didn’t realize how much. Now I sing backing vocals for a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute called Skynny Skynyrd. Skynny is a group of very, very talented musicians, and I’m so honored to be allowed to sing with them.

I also play around with videography - and on a lesser scale, photography. I especially enjoy shooting band shows (we call em gigs). One of my favorite bands is 1st Impression. I keep tabs on several bands now - so occasionally I'll provide information about Quad-City area bands.