And so it begins...

The SB Bowl has already begun to announce shows for the 2010 season. It looks like it's going to be an early one, with the first show being Alicia Keys on April 7th. I am a bit late making this post as some of these shows were announced a week or two ago.

But... the SB Bowl's big announcement today, Thom Yorke with his new band, Atoms for Peace on April 17th, got me in gear to start posting my upcoming dates again.Can't wait to see how my 10th year shooting for the venue shapes up!

The Sun Came Out at the SBIFF...

Tonight was only my second time, after living in SB for 16 years, that I made it out to see a movie at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The first time was only a few years back when I went to see the Metallica documentary, "Some Kind of Monster."

This time I went and saw "The Sun Came Out," which is a documentary about the making of the album bearing the same name, which was released by Neil Finn for the benefit of Oxfam. The list of musicians who contributed to this album is nothing short of stellar, to learn more... click the image below.

Separated At Birth...

Say hello to my latest art purchase. For quite a while, I have wanted to begin collecting artwork that had the theme of "music" in it and this is to be the first. It was created by my friend/artist, Dan Levin, several years ago and was showed at the opening where I was to see his work for the first time. I fell in love with this particular piece, it was the perfect mix of assemblage and one of the most shocking celebrity photos circulating at the time. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford to buy.

Last night, while attending another one of his openings, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it hadn't sold in the past and was re-introduced from his archives. With the recent passing of Michael Jackson and my new found opportunity, I didn't let it slip away...

"Separated At Birth" by Dan Levin

Black Eyed PLEASE!...

It appears that another good band is slipping into the shallows of the mainstream. Below is one of several images I found in Rolling Stone's "Photo" section today. Sorry Fergie... I think it's been done already...

Sarah Brightman, 1999 - Photo: myconcertphotography.com