I don’t even know who these bands are at the moment, but I’m at the airport and wanted to share them with you. I was at the Continental Club tonight, and, as I begged on Twitter the other day, I just wanted a dark, dingy rock club with some old guys and guitars.
And that’s precisely what I got tonight!
Dayyyyyyy 3!
I guess the good thing about this gig is that it’s expanding my ability to shoot different kinds of music.
The Palm Door last night was a lot of dance, hip-hop, rap, electronic, and several DJs. The Fool’s Gold family sure puts on a fun show - even if the lighting was bad and I could barely push my way to the stage half the time.
Here we go:
Party Supply:
Telephoned:
The Suzan (ps, these girls from Japan were peppy and simply ADORBZ - and pretty darn good):
Ok, day two!
Who’s ready for some more metal?
I got called in yesterday afternoon to cover a shift, and spent my afternoon at the Dot Com Stage in the Austin Convention Center. Saw some pretty excellent music. I guess that’s the benefit of shooting this festival - finding new bands and becoming a super fan.
Anyway, here’s one of Neon Hitch. This girl had a serious Gaga quality about her, but it had a twist. I’m interested to see where she goes in the next few years. I can definitely see them succeeding.
Then I hopped over to the Ale House for my evening shows. I’m not a metal girl, but for the most part, at least it was good metal. My main focus was supposed to be Daniel Lioneye. Turns out, this is a metal band I could see myself getting behind:
And, as a special guest, Peter Murphy played an acoustic set. That’s pretty rad.
Off tonight to work the Palm Door!
So it begins!
Last night, I was assigned to the Havana Bar in downtown Austin to shoot what turned out to be two totally separate venues that I was responsible for covering. Inside were smaller, quirkier bands, and outside in the backyard? Death metal.
Let’s just say I am going to search in earnest for earplugs for today to make sure I don’t go completely deaf during this trip.
Here are a few picks from last night:
I shot ten bands last night, so clearly, I’m missing a few in this post. However, time’s running short this morning - I’m being called in to cover another photog’s shoot this afternoon. I’ll be at the Dot Com stage in the Austin Convention Center this afternoon from 1-6 and at the Ale House from 8-2.
See you all latah!
I know, I know, it’s been absolutely forEVER since I last updated.
Here’s what’s going down:
-I’ve started a new day job. I’m settling in and it’s kind of awesome. Ok, make that REALLY awesome. But BUSY! It does, however, mean that my photo time has been a little limited lately. So bear with me… because……..
-I AM GOING TO SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST NEXT WEEK! I’m on the photo crew for the music festival, and I’m staying with some of the guys from your favorite band and mine, McAlister Drive. I’m sure there will be some sort of biographical photo project, just by virtue of spending so much time with them. Cause that will be kind of cool and fun and interesting, and something new and different for me. If everyone’s down with that kinda thing.
-My website is … well, I’m not going to lie - it’s kind of a disaster at the moment. Between a couple of major database issues and a domain transfer, it kind of went kabluey for a little while. But I’m working on the issues, and should be up and running ASAP. Because, well, I’m going to start referring people to my site with my awesome business card handing out at SXSW! In the meantime, check out the blog, keep an eye on my Twitter, and wish me luck in Texas!
