STARSET
So my life is so awesome right this second I'm getting to see my two favourite musical acts perform in London on consecutive nights. (With my favourite concert-going companion, who equally loves both bands.)
Last night was Starset. I couldn't say enough great things about this outfit: they're ridiculously smart and creative, wonderfully theatrical live, and frequently hard and heavy enough to support both my running and writing – in fact, they, like tomorrow's band (Hollywood Undead), have been indispensable in the creation of more than a few of my books. (They actually have their own companion novel.) I love them. You should love them, too. 
I'm putting these video snippets here mostly so I can find and watch them forever, remembering an amazing night (I think I cried, whilst smiling the width of my face, three times – their music is that beautiful and powerful… and means that much to me.)
Super-theatrical stage entrance:
Just about my favourite (and most spiritually/professionally relied upon) Starset song right now – “Trials” – unfortunately not the greatest audio, with all of us punters outsinging the singer…
You've got to like any band that has not only a costume change at the interval – but also a highly amusing video segment, with countdown timer, to keep you amused:
Much of the genius of Starset is in their string section. I love them. This is also Ness's unofficial theme song (“Carnivore”); not that it's not also super-inspiring to me…
Close second fave from the new album – “Other Worlds Than These”:
One of their first bigger hits, “My Demons”:
