sigur rós (tunes tuesday).

on sunday night i had the incredible luck to see Sigur Rós play live at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life as well as sincerely being the best show i've ever seen. it was gorgeous, epic, breathtaking and awe inspiring. i met my friend Boramie and her friend Kylie out there. we sat on blankets and noshed on cheese, bread, fruit and prosciutto not far from Evan Rachel Wood, which was interesting. then while Boramie and i stood in the merch line we saw Dominic Monaghan walking to the port-a-potties. i was pretty tempted to start singing that annoying Driveshaft song to him, but he would have HATED that... plus i have some dignity.

but the celebrity sightings seriously paled in comparison to the experience of seeing one of my favorite bands live. quickly after the show started we all abandoned our spread of food on blankets and stood as close to the stage as possible. i was moved to tears on more than one occasion. we all were. then after a while i walked back to our blankets and just closed my eyes and listened. at one point i even laid down and looked at the stars while some of my favorite sounds in the world floated around me. it was magical. i'll never forget it.

the only thing that could have made it better would have been to have my Davey there, on his birthday. i felt bad for leaving him behind, but seriously when Sigur Rós comes to your city and you're fortunate enough to get a ticket, even if it's on your husband's birthday, you go... and David understood that. he had actually had tickets to see another band on his birthday, but when we moved he lost his tickets. so because i felt so bad that i went without him we are celebrating his birth all week long, so don't feel too bad for him, ha ha!

here is the tiniest of tastes of what it was like. i wish you all could have been there.


and here a some of the shots that i was able to capture that night.

tunes tuesday (special edition).

this week is a special edition of tunes tuesday. i was fortunate enough to be guest blogging on the flowerchild dwelling last friday and as such created a special mix just for the occasion. you can visit the link here to read more on my inspiration for this mix and to listen to it (thanks Kelly Ann!)

it also so happens to be perfect for this week since this mix features one of my favorite bands, Sigur Rós, whom i will be seeing perform live this sunday night. I CANNOT WAIT.

happy tuesday!

tunes tuesday

Sigur Rós

I honestly don't know if I can muster up the right words to describe Sigur Rós. I'll start off by saying they are an Icelandic rock band with classical elements. If I had to use one word to describe Sigur Rós it would have to be epic. Their albums have a soundtrack quality to them and whenever I'm listening to them I conjure up possible scenes from non-existent films in my head to accompany each song.

When I was driving through Austria and Switzerland this summer, I listened to a lot of Sigur Rós. I listened particularly to the album Takk..., to which I also read an entire book series. It was the perfect music to listen to while taking in the gorgeous and truly staggering sights of the Alps. What I love about their music is the obvious instrumental use. The soft classical music quality mixed with the hard edge of rock intertwines so beautifully and so magically together. It wasn't until I recently discovered that only one of the band members was classically trained that I fully believed that every member of the band must have been. This band is a feast for the ears.

(Interesting fact: some of the songs/albums are sung in a sort of made up language and are meant to be interpreted by the listener)

This kind of music certainly isn't for everyone, but I haven't come across a person who has heard of them and not fallen madly in love with them. I hope you do too. If you haven't heard them before, I envy you for what you are about to experience for the first time.