couldn't wait til friday to love on a musician. jeremy loops, my friends.

have you ever been to one of those concerts where you don't want it to end? it doesn't matter that you only know a couple of the songs because the show is just so incredibly captivating that you wish you could freeze time and just live there, in that moment, for a little bit.

jeremy loops.

he was that concert for me.

he's south african and this past monday was his FIRST time in minneapolis. ever.

i've had a minor crush on mr. loops since we rode the same plane from johannesburg to cape town last october. i had seen a couple of his music videos and dug his sound. i didn't talk to him then, just admired him from afar (like 2 rows ahead on the plane and then 50 feet away at the luggage carousel). i had 28 hours of travel on me, i smelled bad and my hair was greasier than a fella's from the jeresy shore.

well that minor crush has grown into a full-blown obsession after seeing him perform live.

that man can entertain. he's ridiculously talented musically...he played everything from guitar to harmonica to beat boxing to a child's toy...looped them all together and created tracks out of thin air right there on stage to compliment his killer vocals. he's handsome, has a man-bun, and a delicious little accent. he got the crowed going and danced right along with everyone, seemingly so excited to be there in that tiny, dingy club at 11pm on a monday night.

after the show ended he hung out, taking pictures and talking to anyone and every one. normally, i don't talk to artists after the show unless we're friends but i figured who knows the next time he will be in minneapolis or even in the united states for that matter so i might as well! so i popped in line and when i got my minute with him i told him that i saw him on the plane but didn't want to talk to him because i looked really yucky. he laughed and said he always looks yucky when he flies too. then he told me i looked beautiful (i know he was just being kind but i still turned 50 shades of red). he asked if i wanted to grab a picture and i said no. his response: "you're just taking it all in, i LOVE that" followed by a giant bear hug.

i left that club wanting more. i hope that the next time he and his band come to this continent they choose minneapolis as a stop, wild horses couldn't keep me from being there.

xo