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D.C. Does Texas @ SXSW

Posted on March 26, 2011

On Wednesday in Austin I spent most of my day at Lovejoy’s, where a few friends organized an event that showcased some of D.C.’s best bands for everyone down in Austin for SXSW. On the bill: These United States, Deleted Scenes, The Caribbean, True Womanhood, Terue Terue and Carol Biu. Not too shabby. All the bands put on great sets, but These United States and Typefighter really stood out for me. I’m ashamed to say I haven’t seen…

Jack White @ SXSW

Posted on March 22, 2011

There I was during the first morning of SXSW, finishing up breakfast with Frank Chromewaves when I saw a tweet from Pitchfork that said something was “going down” with Jack White in the next 10 minutes. I happened to be 1 block from the intersection they tweeted about, so I went over to check it out. The next thing I knew, I was front row for an impromptu Jack White performance right there in a parking lot.…

Black Cat Concerts

Wild Flag @ Black Cat

Posted on March 22, 2011

I meant to get this up before I left for Austin, but there just wasn’t time. It’s a shame too, because this was perhaps the best show I’ve seen so far in 2011. I was never a big fan of any of the bands that the members of Wild Flag performed in in the past, so I went in to this show with no expectations. But I left absolutely gobsmacked at one of the best rock n…

9:30 Club Concerts

Wanda Jackson @ 9:30 Club

Posted on February 28, 2011

I can’t say I’ve ever shot an artist that has already been inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame, but that changed Friday when I had the chance to shoot Wanda Jackson, the 73-year-old “Queen of Rock N Roll.” Jackson is enjoying a resurgence in popularity due to her 2010 album “The Party Ain’t Over,” which was produced by Jack White. As for the show, Jackson was very talkative throughout, detailing her former romance with…

Concerts

Henry Rollins @ Nat Geo

Posted on February 27, 2011

Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a very special event, a spoken word gig by Henry Rollins at National Geographic that just so happened to be Henry’s 50th birthday. I’ve been a Rollins fan for years so this was a big treat. Rollins was filming this gig for a future DVD release, so I was instructed to stay low and out of the way while I was shooting so as not to interfere with…

Portraits

The Concretes

Posted on February 22, 2011

I got 10 minutes of time from The Concretes before doors opened prior to their show at the Rock N Roll Hotel. Just enough time for me to set up this group shot in one of the upstairs rooms. Lighting for this shot was one SB-800 with a 60-inch shoot through umbrella above me camera left and another SB-800 camera left to provide a little separation from the wall. Both flashes were triggered with my SU-800.