Ladies and gentleman and all in between. I am absolutely ecstatic to be writing to you today. I’m not going to beat around the bush here. I was both privileged and blessed to not simply attend a live and intimate performance of one of my all time favorite Hip Hop artists, I was given the opportunity to capture it with my lens. Yes yes y’all, ya don’t stop, KRS-ONE, rock on! and I was there.
Patience is a virtue and let’s just say that waiting to share this particular set with you has been an exercise in that regard. So much so that I already had this entry written and saved waiting for the time to come. Guess what? The time has finally arrived. (more…)
Do I have a lot to catch up on. But one step at a time so long as its forward. It’s always a great sense of accomplishment when you are able to complete the goals you set out for yourself and I am, if nothing else, feeling excited at what’s to come.
I’m not normally at a complete loss for words when I’ve heard a band play live for the first time; however, if there was one band that left me speechless, Turkuaz would be one of them.
I’ll fill you guys in on a little secret. I’ve been wanting to check out some (hed) p.e. for quite some time now. Years to be exact. Yet somehow or another something has always gotten in the way. Not this past Friday though. I especially was not going to miss them performing alongside DOPE at the Kelsey Theater. There was just no way.
Day in and day out I’ve been at this and let me just say it was well worth it.
I didn’t initially plan to go out last weekend, but my younger brother had mentioned to me that there was a funk band from Cali coming to play at Wynwood Yard that I really should check out. It was an automatic, “hell yeah, I’m down”. Who turns a good funk band? So off we went to the yard and I found myself excited. I wasn’t sure how much shooting I was going to be able to do since I knew for a fact I would be dancing but, I did shoot. I danced a bit, too. Okay, that’s a lie. I danced a lot. Everyone was dancing and the vibe was amazing throughout the entire yard.
They were phenomenal.Polished and perfect. The entire band was on point with not one weak link to be found. From the vocals to the insane guitar solo and incredible work on keyboard and bass, That Main Squeeze had it on lock. Seriously. It is few and far between that I find myself enjoying a live show that much.
The part I found insane about it all was that despite the fact they are presently touring nationwide just having performed at Red Rocks, the show at the Yard was free. I would have easily paid on any given day to go see them live. You can’t even begin to imagine how much better they are live than on recording. Best part about it all was that despite playing all originals the entire night, they chose Redbone from Childish Gambino. That’s my jam. I just have to say Wow. But this isn’t about my love of funk. This is about the photos, right?
Well, I picked out a few favorites for you all to see here however please make sure you stop by my Facebook page for the whole set. Let’s see how you like them.
Burning the midnight oil and getting things done. If you want to get anywhere in life, don’t make excuses, make efforts towards your goals. I certainly have mine and I work towards them every day. Even if it means pulling overtime and your 9-5 then coming home, caffeinated and back on your own grind.
Just in time I say.
I’ve been once again burning the midnight oil. While I still have a couple of sets to work through, I can now say that I have completed the last set of images from a particularly great weekend for me. I love this feeling of accomplishment. Small victories equal great feelings. But let’s not wax all poetic. After all, this is all about the photos people. Isn’t it? (more…)
I did this thing a bit back where I went to see GEARS kick off their summer tour at O’Malley’s last month and got to take in a bit of new music from these guys. Go on, click the read more button. (more…)
Last weekend I had the pleasure of spending some time with a band by the name of the The Von. They reached out to me wanting a few promo shots and I was happy to oblige. They wanted a bit of sunrise action and so we had chosen Delray Beach to begin. (more…)
