The Drums

On Wednesday night I met my friend H and her boyfriend at the Hi-Fi Bar to see The Drums play live. We stood at the front of the balcony (hence my rubbish photographs -you can see some professional photos from the gig here) which gave us unobstructed view of the New York City hipsters otherwise known as The Drums. Their set was brilliant and made me beyond happy. I literally could not stop smiling the whole night!

They were supported by a band called Tiger Choir from Tasmania who had a really interesting sound. I love discovering new things to listen to at festivals and gigs :) Anyway here are some dodgy photos taken with my trusty Canon Ixus. Enjoy!

A-dressing a dilemma - Part 2

From Blondie's love of leather pants to the platform shoes of the Spice Girls, you can’t deny that fashion and music go hand in hand.

In recent years, the enduring and constantly evolving romance between the two has given us sparkly leotards (thanks Karen O), latex dresses (no thanks Katy Perry) and of course the ubiquitous skinny jean/leather jacket combo of indie bands everywhere.

I think it's pretty obvious when I say that in this partnership, boundaries don't exist. The lovechild of self expression means you can flirt with pretty much whatever style you want and it's this that makes dressing for gigs and festivals especially fun...as long as you don't go overboard.

Personally, I think that expensive frocks, heels of any kind and that 'fashionable' feathered headdress are best avoided as they will get trashed and look ridiculous on a muddy field/in a sweaty bar.

So what do you wear to a gig, that is both fashion forward and comfortable?

I need a quick answer to this question if I'm going to kill it at The Drums tomorrow night! I've tried turning to my favourite It girls but as I haven't been blessed with their twiggy arms and endless legs I find 'channeling' their look rather difficult at time. The Asos' 2011 Festival shop which has recently launched for the northern Summer, is brimming with micro denim shorts, baggy singlets and fedoras, outfits well known to the indie hipster...but again not really my most flattering friends. So what to wear?

I think I'm going to go with black. I know, not exactly original - but rest-assured there will be leopard print and red involved too. I can see you rolling your eyes again...'but it's just so "done"' you say. Well I don't care! It will still be fabulous like!

The wolf ring is the only thing I've decided on. I'm torn between three options that inspired/are inspired by (you can do both people) the below picture board:

1. My leopard print Motel dress, gladiators and jacket/cardigan.
2. My grey-spotted Motel dress with ballet flats/brown boots plus cardigan
3. My adored Motel 'Patty' dress (are we seeing a pattern here?) OR
4. Skinny jeans, t-shirt, leather jacket.

So what will it be?? Any new ideas for me? Am I a walking, talking cliche wearing any of these?? HELP!

Gig/Festival fashion final by Kirst84 featuring a punk clothing

If you’re happy and you know it…clap your hands!

Guess what?

I’m going to The Drums gig!!! My friend H and her boyfriend bagged me a ticket today and now I’ll be dancing my butt off with them on the 4th of May. This is most excellent news don’t you think? I actually clapped my hands with excitement and nearly jumped up and down when I got the word.

Ok, so putting it into perspective it’s not exactly as exciting as when The Boy told me he booked his flights back to Australia to live (that induced more of a Justin Bieber tweenage fan type reaction) but it totally made my day.

Now that I’m in a celebratory mood I’m baking rose macarons (I'll let you know how they turn out in a future post) and I’m going to put up some photos of 5 things that make me happy…

Holidays and TRAVEL!! I took this in the Greek Islands...so picturesque

Hydrangeas in Victoria, B.C. Canada.

Snowboarding - taken in my beloved 'home for a while' Whistler

Photoautomat in Berlin. I firmly believe there is no better way to spend 2 Euro and 10 Minutes.

Cupcakes and baking. I made these for a friend's Birthday.

So i know this is nothing particularly special but sometimes I just want to share a pretty picture to spread a bit of the happiness I'm feeling right :)

Sweet dreams everyone

xx

They make my heart beat!

Woop woop! The Drums are playing in Brisbane at the Hi-Fi Bar!

I have been listening to them for months now and think they would be so much fun live. Does anyone want to go surfing with me?