This last weekend my boyfriend and I drove to Toronto to Alice Glass's hometown to see her band "Crystal Castles" play at the Sound Academy. It was by far one of the best experiences of my entire life.
I found out about Crystal Castles back in August, and I have been IN LOVE with them ever since. Not only is the music absolutely amazing in my opinion, but there is something about Alice Glass that leaves me craving more. She is quite blunt, and that's an understatement. If she is crowd surfing during one of her shows, and someone gets a little too touchy, she WILL knock you out. She may wear her grandmother's skirt and ripped tights, but she's anything but sweet and girly. She's pretty extreme compared to my other idol Audrey Hepburn, but somehow she has managed to fascinate me with almost everything she does.
My boyfriend knows about my obsession with Crystal Castles, so he surprised me on my birthday with a t-shirt, and that's how this experience began.
The show was absolutely amazing. We pushed and shoved our way to the second row, which was a miracle in itself. It was definitely a sold out show, surrounded by hipsters, unfortunately. The music was so loud that it became one with your heart beat. Alice came out with a crutch since she broke her left ankle, but she was still throwing herself all over the stage. She played all of my favorites- Celestica, Courtship Dating, Baptism, and then some. I didn't even care if I couldn't breathe during the entire set, it was still pretty amazing that I was within 8 feet from someone I've been dying to meet since I've found out about this band.
The only downfall was getting out of the venue when the music stopped. I felt like we were being treated like cattle... it was horrible! Hundreds of people on God knows what all pushing their way to the door, with no security guards in sight. It took about 40 minutes before we reached the door. When we walked outside we saw the security guards grilling.... ?!??!?!!? REALLY Canada?! I know you are all happy-go-lucky and everything, but I think we could've used your help in there. Regardless, I'll never forget that night, and I'm so so thankful my boyfriend took me there to see them play.
Here are the pictures I managed to take:
And here are the pictures taken from that show that I found online:
This is a music blog, so I'm going to post some of my favorite songs by Crystal Castles. "Celestica" has managed to make itself my number one favorite song of all time. It's beautiful and eerie, and everything in between. Her voice which is usually out of control, is peacefully perfect as she sings, "Follow me into nowhere, woven with the utmost care." If there was ever one song, one band, I would try to get you to research and give a try, it would be this band... and especially their song "Celestica."
Other than "Celestica"... Crystal Castles isn't really "easy listening." A lot of people are annoyed by their music, and I guess I'll let Alice say it best---
"Annoying people still evokes an emotion in them. When you hear a bunch of crazy sounds you’re gonna feel something." -Alice Glass
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