A Year of Music

Hi lovelies

At the end of last year  decided that 2011 would be a year of music for me.  Music plays such a big part in my daily life and being able to see some of my favourite bands play is my idea of a perfect night.

Please excuse the crappy photo quality.  Most of these were taken with my old BlackBerry.  Boo.

I started off the year with Mogwai in February

 

Then Gruff Rhys a few days later

Following this I was super excited to get these through the post...

For my birthday (and my birthday weekend, if you will)  I got to see both Explosions in the Sky and Mercury Rev. For various reasons, both of these concerts are very significant to me and experiences I will treasure forever.

Explosions in the Sky, on my birthday!

Mercury Rev two days later.  These photos are super crappy, but you get an idea of how amazingly they used lighting throughout the gig.

The Flaming Lips performing the Soft Bulletin at Ally Pally.  This was by far one of the most moving experiences of my life, particularly when they performed Do You Realize? as a finale.

I'm so happy that I was a (small) part of this truly historical gig.

Plus my crush on Wayne Coyne got even bigger.

I was supposed to see Spiritualized and The Olivia Tremor Control in Novemeber, but both have been postponed until March.  

My musical year ended with Explosions in the Sky (again!) 

I have some pretty amazing video footage of this gig too, but am having uploading issues.  Will persevere!  I'm so grateful that some of the most inspiring musicians int he world decided to tour this year, and that I got to see them!  As much as I was disappointed about the postponed gigs, it worked out for the best with my job hunting situation and now I have at least two incredible gigs to look forward to next year!  Yay!

I hope this isn't too photo heavy post (but who am I kidding, of course it is) but just a sneak peak into my musical experiences this year.  I'm hoping to continue with this in 2012 and forever.

Again, sorry for the crappy photo quality, but this is the best I have!

have a nice Christmas weekend

xoxo

gwynypie

explosions in the sky crush

This year I've had the complete and utter pleasure of seeing one of my favourite bands, explosions in the sky, TWICE!  Once on my birthday (seriously the most amazing birthday-night) and again a few weeks ago.  

Their music inspires and moves me in a way that always amazes me.  It sounds corny, but considering they are a lyric-less bands, their music says so much, starting with incredible song titles.

A little secret; this last time I saw them I shed a little tear at one point.  I've had a rough time recently and their music was just so powerful I couldn't stop myself!  Luckily the venue was dingy and dark and no one saw.  Or at least that's what I'm hoping.

Music is so important to me and is a huge facet of my life, and this band is a pivotal element of that facet.

Just a few (iphone) photos of the recent gig.