Last night dragonbetween, getaway_machine, and barbed_whispers joined me for a Wizard Rock concert at the Orlando Public Library. Playing were The Whomping Willows and The Remus Lupins. Officially, it was totally awesome.

dragonbetween and I arrived a bit early and got to listen to The Remus Lupins play a bit of Harry and the Potters' "Save Ginny Weasley" during their sound check. I have some affinity for that song, so that was fun.

Also fun is that Toby, the drummer for The Remus Lupins, looks kinda like Ronon (from Stargate: Atlantis, for those not following). This realization tickled me and dragonbetween and if there ever is a story about how Ronon is a huge Harry Potter fan and starts a Wizarding rock band on Atlantis, it's not my fault. ETA: We also decided that Ronon is a Hufflepuff. Don't ask.

There are a few pictures and some download links under the cuts (if a song has a hyperlink, there's a download). I highly encourage everyone to support Wizard Rock and go buy CDs from both of these wonderful bands.
The Whomping Willows
The Remus Lupins

( The Whomping Willows )

( The Remus Lupins )

The whole experience was totally awesome. I'm definitely going to be looking for other Wizard Rock shows in the future. We totally need Wizard Rock at DragonCon.

Last night dragonbetween, getaway_machine, and barbed_whispers joined me for a Wizard Rock concert at the Orlando Public Library. Playing were The Whomping Willows and The Remus Lupins. Officially, it was totally awesome.

dragonbetween and I arrived a bit early and got to listen to The Remus Lupins play a bit of Harry and the Potters' "Save Ginny Weasley" during their sound check. I have some affinity for that song, so that was fun.

Also fun is that Toby, the drummer for The Remus Lupins, looks kinda like Ronon (from Stargate: Atlantis, for those not following). This realization tickled me and dragonbetween and if there ever is a story about how Ronon is a huge Harry Potter fan and starts a Wizarding rock band on Atlantis, it's not my fault. ETA: We also decided that Ronon is a Hufflepuff. Don't ask.

There are a few pictures and some download links under the cuts (if a song has a hyperlink, there's a download). I highly encourage everyone to support Wizard Rock and go buy CDs from both of these wonderful bands.
The Whomping Willows
The Remus Lupins

( The Whomping Willows )

( The Remus Lupins )

The whole experience was totally awesome. I'm definitely going to be looking for other Wizard Rock shows in the future. We totally need Wizard Rock at DragonCon.