This man, performing in Covent Garden, London, is on top of a really tall ladder.
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- July 3rd, 2009
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This man, performing in Covent Garden, London, is on top of a really tall ladder.
I haven’t updated this site in a while, because I haven’t been doing as much photography as I was for the past couple of weeks. Nevertheless, I’ll share a thing or two.
A hummingbird flew into the house not long ago. We got him out unharmed. That's a novelty pen he's sniffing.
My dad, quick portrait.
A sculpture at Coachella '09.
We're not worthy! We're not worthy!
Finally, the last set of photos from Sterling’s party celebrating the release of “Gooseberries,” her book of musician portraits. See three posts ago. It’s worth checking out. This band is called Afternoons; apparently, their song “Say Yes” (supremely catchy, this song!) was recently in a commercial, but it’s the introduction to their song “The Intervention of Daniel Fields” (just as good!) that is repeating constantly in my head. You can listen at their myspace page. Great songwriting, full of melodic hooks, sweet vocal harmonies (I found myself absolutely mesmerized by Claire McKeown’s backing vocals several times during their set), and fun arrangements. Check ‘em out. Here are photos.
I’m trying something new here. I have been trying for three weeks to get Simpleviewer to work with this Wordpress site, and I think I’ve got it. I’m going to see how these photos look with Simpleviewer rather than posted as one giant list of photos, because if it looks nice, I get all kinds of neat benefits.
Alas, I showed up a bit late to the “Gooseberries” release party (see previous post), so I only caught the very end of One Trick Pony’s set. Here they are:
One Trick Pony.
Gram Lebron, a.k.a. Golden Gram.
Gram Lebron, a.k.a., Golden Gram, once of Rogue Wave, performed at Sterling’s release party (see previous post). He was the second band — well, musician — on stage, and his straightforward, delicate-vocals-and-acoustic-guitar folk style, garnished with a little iPod rhythm on a few songs, was very nice.
I solved the way the red lights messed with my camera by processing the photos in black-and-white. I still have the color versions, of course; if interested, ask and I shall post.
Two more pictures after the jump. » Continue Reading…
Le Switch, left to right: Chris Harrison, Joe Napolitano, Aaron Kyle, Josh Charney, and Maria DeLuca.
At Sterling’s release party (see previous entry), I had the pleasure of shooting the bands that played. The first photos I downloaded and edited were of Le Switch, an L.A. band. They play a melodic sort of rock that recalls a bunch of good bands from the sixties to now — for just one example, I am picking up a distinct Van Morrison influence in this song “You And I,” which I’m listening to on their MySpace right now, and that’s a good thing. They use plenty of keyboards, trumpet, and great backing vocals — which I am a total sucker for. More photos after the jump.
At The Spinto Band’s concert last week, a guy in the crowd asked me a question about photography gear. I wasn’t sure if he was serious or trying to be a jerk, but I answered him honestly and went back to photographing the concert.
Then a smiling blond girl started talking to me about the guy, and thirty seconds later she invited me to the release party for her book of portraits of musicians, “Gooseberries.” For each portrait, she painted a custom backdrop, gave the musicians props and direction, and snapped their picture. Definitely a labor of love, and a unique, cool result.
The Spinto Band, March 24, 2009, Spaceland, Los Angeles
I photographed The Spinto Band March 24 at Spaceland, in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. They are on tour, having just played South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. They’re loads of fun; not every rock band has it in them to use kazoos. I wish them a happy tour and good recovery from SXSW. More pictures after the jump. » Continue Reading…
March 18, 2009
March 18, 2009
These two bands really impressed me last Wednesday. I wrote more about it at my other site, www.richardnblock.com. Shooting the show was a challenge, as the light was very low, but I got a few. After the jump is a full gallery.
I know, I know, the theme is plain and I need to upload content. Rest assured, I’m going to do just that, real soon here. Today, however, I need to fix my car, then I go see PJ Harvey tonight. That’s reason to celebrate, that is!