Ravinia 2024 Issue 4

pointing c r The Indigo Girls read up on revival and meet you where you are BYWEBBEHRENS A PAIR. A DUO. A twosome. That’s how everybody thinks about Emily Saliers and Amy Ray: They just naturally go together. Indeed, it points out the obvious to note they’ve notched nearly four decades of success as singer-songwriters, thanks to their incredible collaborative chemistry. Not for nothing, one of their most memorable songs is “Power of Two” (even if those lyrics are about a romantic rather than an artistic union). But here’s the thing about the Indigo Girls—their ineffable alchemy cannot be easily explained. As two individuals who craft magic together, they exemplify the arithmetic-defying adage: Their whole is greater than the sum of their parts. Ravinia-goers can experience the enchantment for themselves as one of the 2024 concert season’s most exciting double bills: On Sunday, August 11, the Girls and Melissa Etheridge co-head- line in the Pavilion. Think of it as a mini Pride Fest. (And yes, we can look forward to hearing them perform a few songs together. “Why have a double bill if you don’t sing together?” Ray mused to Ravinia Magazine. “That’s what makes it fun!”) The reasons behind the Indigo Girls’ very special success are myriad, in- volving everything from their natural talent to their courage to become openly RAVINIAMAGAZINE • AUGUST 5 – AUGUST 18, 2024 6