B-Side Players...

Here's a few shots from the B-Side Player's show at SOhO recently...

Pay the writer (artist)...

Anyone who is an artist should watch this video! I think it is especially a good one for any budding music photographer to watch who shoots for the price of a photo credit or access to a show (though we've all done it and sometimes still do). This video is rather comical but Harlan Ellison drives home a serious message.

RS's 2008 "Best Live Shots"...

Rolling Stone online has posted their pick of 2008's "Best Live Shots." To check them out, click here.

Leon Russell...

Below are a few pics from Leon Russell's show at SOhO last night. To be honest with you... I had never heard him before, live or recorded. Shame on me right? Chalk it up to another new music experience for me, I never stop having them. The music was good, though Leon was a bit hard for me to understand at times. The lighting was much better than usual at SOhO, so I'll actually post some in color this time. It was a packed, sold out show and I was stuck in one corner at the back fof the venue. I did move to the outside patio to shoot through glass of a side door for a couple of close-ups. Here they are...

Another shot of STP...

Stone Temple Pilot's show near the end of the 2008 concert season at the SB Bowl was one of the few that I stuck around for after shooting my typical first three songs. I was pretty excited to see them live, I never got the chance when I was younger. Knowing I was going to stick around for the whole show, I loaded my Olympus Stylus Epic (back in the day this was my camera of choice for sneaking into shows) with a roll of Delta 3200 B/W film and tucked it into my camera bag. Later on I put it in my pocket and headed into the pit for a closer view. At one point, Scott Weiland came across the stage and climbed a stack of speakers and was pretty much right in front of me. I whipped out the secret weapon and squeezed off a couple shots. I had forgotten about taking the photos until I recently developed the roll and was pleasantly surprised to see what I had got. Here's one of them...

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