Hazel loves listening to music. She’s been listening a lot to an up and coming artist named Emei.

Emei is pretty catchy, sort of Chappel Roan-ish with some Billie Eilish vibes, in the opinion of a nearly 50 year old man who still mostly listens to R.E.M. and the Talking heads.

Apparently Spotify noticed how much Hazel listens (she’s in the top 2% of her listeners, and local) so she got an invitation to sign up for free tickets to a promo event.

So last night Kim took her, Margot and Hazel’s friend. We had four tickets but I knew Hazels friend would appreciate it more than me. I drove and then hung out in a hotel lobby.

They had an amazing time. Some free cute sweatshirts from Coca cola (the sponsor). Kim estimated that there were only 50-75 people there. The girls were right up front, dancing and singing along. When they got to the meet and greet part, she apparently exclaimed how much she loved their energy when she was performing and gave them big hugs. They were thrilled. When I met them outside to drive home they were beaming and bouncing. On the drive home they were calling it the best night ever and talking about making a memory board for their rooms.

Kim was very impressed that Emei has a degree in Cognitive Science from Yale.