West Beach Music Festival - Day 1...

Loomis & The Lust
The Aggrolites

Donavon Frankenreiter

Ozomatli

Steel Pulse
Bassnectar

It's killing me...

Another night at the soundboard. This is beginning to happen waaaay to often. The Killers were kind enough to let us shoot I suppose, but it's not like their old and wrinkled up? What's the hang-up? And... because of this, I had to shoot New York Dolls from there too! So not punk rock...The two remaining Dolls... "Buster" is looking a little stoney here.

Sylvain Sylvain working the crowd... these kids had no idea who the hell they were watching.

The Killers... killing me softly...

Below is a picture of Sylvain Sylvain I took about ten years ago at a little dive bar here in SB. Up close, in your face, no soundboard, no photo pass required...

West Beach Music Festival...

I'm pretty stoked to have just learned that I will be shooting the West Beach Music Festival right here in Santa Barbara this Fri, Sat & Sun. I will be representing the Santa Barbara Independent who were gracious enough to be one of the sponsors for the event.

This was a nice way to fill the void the of two canceled Beastie Boys shows that were scheduled to happen this weekend at the Santa Barbra Bowl...I'm excited to shoot Ben Harper and the Relentless 7, Steel Pulse and Bass Nectar to name a few. G-Love and Ozomatli are always a good time as well...

John Legend & India.Arie...

Here's a glimpse of last nights show at the SB Bowl...John Legend appeared in the middle of the audience for his opening tune...

All that Jazz...

I just returned from the Mid-West where I was the "Best Man" in my buddy's wedding. Standing in front of the crowd to give my toast was extremely nerve wracking and it gave me a new found respect for musicians who take the stage in front of a live audience to pour out their souls.

So, now that I am back and catching up on tasks, I'll go ahead and post these images from the Diana Krall show I photographed just before leaving town. It was great to see former SB resident, Nate Birkey, take the stage as the evening's opening act and deliver the goods locally once again...