Words cannot describe the joy I feel right now. But I’ll try anyway.

ser·en·dip·i·ty

 [ser-uhn-dip-i-tee]–noun1.an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.2.good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for.
(via Dictionary.com)

I definitely just experienced serendipity. And it feels wonderful.

Let me back up. Every now and again, I check the websites of my favorite music artists to see if they have any new music available. This evening, as I sat working at my desk, the song “All My Days” by Alexi Murdoch — one of my absolute favorite musicians — came on shuffle.  ”Hmmm,” I thought to myself. “I should check out his site.” So I did. I found this:

Alexi has US dates coming up. See the list of dates below for details, and note that New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles shows have sold out, with very limited tickets remaining for the rest.

Thursday, Feb 17 - New York, NY @ Lincoln Center 
SOLD OUT

Monday, Feb 21 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 
Tickets Available Here

Wednesday, Feb 23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center 
Tickets Available Here

Friday, Feb 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall 
SOLD OUT

Saturday, Feb 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater 
SOLD OUT

Saturday, Mar 5 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater 
Tickets Available Here

Wait. Minneapolis? Did I just read that right? In about a month? An artist who almost NEVER tours the United States??? And the show isn’t marked as sold out yet?

I crossed my fingers and visited Ticket Web. Sure enough, there were still somehow tickets available for the Minneapolis show, even while three of the six TOTAL shows have already sold out. I immediately bought two. I cannot wait.

Serendipity, baby.