Last summer I bought tickets to see Beta Radio open for Handsome Ghost in Chicago. It was about a 4 1/2 hour drive from my house in Michigan. I hadn't seen my girlfriend in a while and met her there, so the whole day was pretty exciting. The tickets said the show starts at 8pm so we arrived at the venue around 8:15. We walked into Schubas Tavern to see a sign on the window saying Beta Radio starts at 7:45, and caught the last 2 songs of their set.

After their set the headliner went on and Ben and Brent relaxed at their merch table. My pesty self explained the day, how they've been a huge inspiration to my writing, and asked if they would jam after the show for my girlfriend and I. To my absolute and thrilling surprise they said yes and told us to meet them at their van after the show.

So, we ran to grab Chipotle quick and then headed to their van as they welcomed us onto the twin mattress in the backseat. We had a few requests from their first album and they remembered how to play the songs about halfway through each one. I wanted to give back, so I played an original of mine which was heavily inspired by Highlight on a Hill. They seemed to enjoy it and appeared very thankful while complimenting specific areas of the song, but who really knows.

Going from missing 3/4 of the set to getting a private acoustic set in a 15 seater van was quite memorable. So, if you have a chance to go to their show, make it happen! (Handsome Ghost was great too)