See the exciting show moments, low-key jam sessions, terrifying Halloween costumes, incredible travel moments and the one odd flier that impacted local musicians this year.

We asked several local musicians to go back through their Instagram feeds and share their favorite snapshots from the past year.

Are you a local band? Did you release a full length album in 2011? Did we forget to review it? If you answered yes to the first two questions, the answer to the third is probably also an affirmative. Oops. Our bad. We’re sorry. We’ll do better in 2012. Still, since “we’ll do better” doesn’t sound much like a retroactive “we’ll review your album,” relax. We’ll do that, too. Here are some brief thoughts on the local LPs that we’d meant to analyze earlier.

The Sweater Set are here to impress. In addition to impressing audiences with the sheer number of instruments with which they’re more than proficient, Sara Curtin and Maureen Andary are also well versed in a number of musical styles. Within the course of our conversation, they brought up tidbits about folk, jazz, country, musical theater and indie rock. Their love of all of these styles are apparent on their most recent album Goldmine. We sat down with the band at Andary’s home where we talked about their upcoming tour with Michelle Shocked, recording kazoos, applying for grants and their appreciation for the art of costume.