Crystal Castles

For a while there some pretty incredible shows were clustering themselves around each other on the calendar in these parts. And, I went to some of them!  As usual, I'm not doing a very good job of posting things in chronological order. That's ok though, because eventually they will all find their place here on 'shh'. But for now, I'm feeling inspired to revisit the Crystal Castles show.

I was this close to staying home that night.  As is the case any time I put the extremely small amount of effort it takes into actually leaving the house, I was not disappointed.  Old friends were found, a new (yet fleeting) friend was made.  Awesome dance moves were executed.  If you have the chance to see Crystal Castles live I suggest you put on your dancing pants and get out there!

(1) has been on heavy rotation for years.  (11) has been placed on my X-mas list. (111) needs to be released on vinyl so I can buy buy buy!

Do you have a favorite Crystal Castles song? I want to know!
Kisses,
H

P.S., remember when I saw m83 on the very same stage?

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m83 and me

Ahh, and what a dreamy evening it was. It is a rare occasion when a show is early enough so as to not compete with Arie's bedtime. Even rarer still to have him invite me to a show (usually it's the other way around). And while I do quite enjoy seeing a great performance all by my lonesome, there's nothing like having Hubby there by my side while swaying to some sweet tunes. M83 put on an incredible show and I'm glad we didn't miss it. They seemed so excited to be performing, which, to state the obvious, added so much to the experience. I imagine the next time they come, it will be to play an even larger venue (which would be well deserved). So I'm happy we were able to see them on a smaller scale.

Here's a song from one of their older albums. They played it! I love it, and I love how it reminds me of Cocteau Twins.

Have you heard them? Which one's your favorite?
Heather

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