Countdown to Tübingen

The Unterwegs band rocks out.

Two months ago, the thought of having live music at a Thursday Night at Unterwegs was just wishful thinking. Eight weeks later, live music is a front-and-center piece of our growing flagship event.

Yesterday, at the last Thursday Night of the semester, the Unterwegs band – comprised of two students (electric guitar and voice, bass), myself (acoustic guitar and voice), and Kalyn, a Globalscope volunteer (voice) – led the Thursday Night crowd in song. The set list: All the Beautiful Things by The Eels, Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie, and I’m Yours by Jason Mraz. Short but sweet.

What a rush – certainly nothing Guitar Hero ever prepared me for. People sang along, people pulled out cell phones and recorded the performance, and best of all, we hit home the message of Unterwegs courtesy of the lyrics from Mr. Mraz…

Listen to the music of the moment people, dance and sing / We’re just one big family / And it’s our God-forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved.

“Occasional lead singer” really rounds out my resume.