Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela performed at the 1SSTBank Center in Broomfield Colorado on April 10, 2012 on the first leg of their 2012 Area 52 tour. The duo continuing there long standing tradition of blowing audiences minds with their powerful performances and exquisite musicianship, no add to this an amazing Cuban orchestra and lay behind that [...]
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The Civil Wars
Above is Joy Williams of the singer songwriter duo The Civil Wars performing on August 21, 2011 at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons Colorado. I loved their set and the wonderful dynamic created by these two incredibly talented singer songwriters, who agreed that aside from music, their backgrounds and interests diverge, Yin/Yang at [...]
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Band of Heathens
The Austin based Band of Heathens performed in Carbondale Colorado on January 13, 2012 and asked me to embed with them before, during and the morning following the show to get them some promotional shots as well as some live photos. This was my third time shooting this incredible band and my first time to [...]
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Willy Porter
Guitar legend Willy Porter performed at Steve’s Guitar in Carbondale Colorado on February 8, 2012. If you are not familiar with Willy do yourself a favor and check out his music, he is the whole package, superb singer, great songwriter and off the charts guitarist, seriously, think Leo Kottke, Stanley Jordon and Eddie Van Halen [...]
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Le Butcherettes
Teresa Suaréz aka. Teri Gender Bender above is the lead singer of Le Butcherettes, a Mexican garage punk band formed in 2007 in Guadalajara. On Saturday, September 17th they opened for the Flaming Lips at the Great Saltair. Her intensity and passion made it impossible not to watch her incredible performance. At once point she [...]
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The Flaming Lips
I’m not going to pretend to be a diehard Flaming Lips fan; in fact what little I had heard didn’t particularly resonate with me, although I loved their documentary “The Fearless Freaks” and credit the movie for me gaining an appreciation of the true brilliance of Wayne Coyne. Share and Enjoy
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Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band is an American country music, southern rock, and folk band based in Atlanta, Georgia, I was fortunate enough to see them headlining the 2011 Aspen Jazz Festival. I will admit to not having been familiar with their music and was a bit hesitant about having a “country” band headline this fantastic Jazz [...]
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Aspen Jazz Festival 2011
Its that time of year, a cooler feel in the air and a groovy vibe in my car as I am heading to Snowmass Village Colorado to shoot the 3 day Aspen Jazz Festival. Every year is better than the last and this year is no exception, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Franti, Steely Dan, Zac Brown, [...]
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Rocky Mountain Folks Festival 2011
Jackson Browne finished off the 21st Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons Colorado at one of the most beautiful venues in the world, Plant Bluegrass. Accompanied by the St. Vrain river and a chorus of crickets it was truly a night to remember. Planet Bluegrass always creates a stellar line up but this year [...]
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Rocky Mountain Folks Festival 2011
One week away form the 21st Annual Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, I making the six hour drive from Utah to shoot this one of a kind festival in Lyons, Colorado located just North of Denver in the Rocky Mountain National Park. The entire festival is now completely sold-out. This is the earliest sell-out in the [...]
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Ray LaMontagne
Raymond Charles "Ray" LaMontagne (pronounced /lɑːmɒnˈteɪn/) (born June 18, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter. He has released four studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain and God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise. Ray performed to a SOLD OUT Library Square on June 18, 2011 as a part of the [...]
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Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile performing at Library Square in Salt Lake City on June 18th during the 2011 Utah Arts Festival. Share and Enjoy
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Jeff Beck
I only have a few heroes in this world, my son Cole being my primary inspiration and hero but musically there are really only a few; Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. So you can imagine how intensely excited I was to have the incredible opportunity to [...]
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Tyler Bryant
Tyler Dow Bryant is a 20 year old guitar prodigy from Honey Grove, Texas. He performed at The Depot in Salt Lake City as a warm up act for Jeff Beck on April 23, 2011. You know by now that I am a guitarist and am therefore partial to great guitarists, especially those witha Blues slant, that [...]
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The Young Dubliners
The Young Dubliners (sometimes shortened to the Young Dubs) is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988, they performed at The Depot in Salt Lake City on March 12, 2011. Their style of music has come to be called Celtic Rock, for the fusion of Irish traditional instruments and music [...]
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Elephant Revival
Elephant Revival is a Nederland Colorado neo-acoustic quintet that plays a unique blend of an emerging new musical genre called Transcendental Folk. Hum… Well all I know is that it rocks.. I scored their performance at 5/5 stars for a complete set of photos from my Flickr collection click here. Share and Enjoy
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Leftover Salmon
Drew Emmitt above from Leftover Salmon jammed hard on and long (two 75 minute sets) at The Depot in Salt Lake City on February 26, 2011 to packed venue of adoring fans. For a complete set of photos click here. Leftover Salmon is a jam band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 1989. Their unique blend [...]
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Pubic Ememy
Public Enemy’s bus broke down on their way to Salt Lake City last Friday night but finally made it to the stage of The Depot in Salt Lake City a little after midnight.Public Enemy is an American hip hop band consisting of Chuck D; Flavor Flav; Professor Griff and his S1W group; DJ Lord; Hype [...]
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Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe performed at the Depot in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 18,2011. Karl Denson is a funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist from San Diego, California. He was a member of Lenny Kravitz’s band and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars. Denson has recorded with artists including Jack DeJohnette, [...]
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SuperFly 2011
Best Kiteboarding hosted the 4th annual 2011 SuperFly Open February 18-21st, 2011. The event took place at Strawberry Reservoir in central Utah. Now I won’t go on and on about the virtues of kiteboarding but I will say this, this sport rocks, sailing, surfing and flying all at once. Best Kiteboarding used one of my [...]
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Justin Townes Earle
Justin Townes Earle performed at The State Room on February 17, 2011. The three hundred or so lucky fans that attended this sold out show were treated to an incredible performance by very talented and passionate young man doing what very few can do, and that is to blow your mind with an acoustic three [...]
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Pete Yorn
Peter Joseph Yorn performed at The Depot February 16, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah to an adoring crowd. Yorn (born July 27, 1974, Montville, New Jersey, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter, was released to critical acclaim in 2001. For a complete [...]
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The WellSpring
The Wellspring performed at the Depot in Salt Lake City Utah on February 16,2011, this was only their second show on their debut tour. Dov Rosenblatt and Talia Osteen performed a beautiful set of music that defies categorization, just check them out, you’ll be glad you did.If anyone can tell me what the drummer’s name [...]
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The Depot
It’s going to be one busy week my friends, I may have bitten off more than I can shoot. It all starts off with Pete Yorn Wednesday night at the Depot, followed by Justin Townes Earle Wednesday night at the State Room and finishing off with Public Enemy On Friday night at The Depot. Keep [...]
