No Aspirin Required

Shot another concert in Salt Lake recently. This one was at a benefit for The Children's Home Society up at the Post Theater on the University of Utah campus. The featured act was Heather's Headache, a band out of DC that features The Cheetahman's brother-in-law on lead guitar.

It was also significant because they played a similar benefit last year, and that event was the first concert I ever covered. Eventually it all comes full circle...

Stage Right: The Velour 5th Anniversary Show

Friday night the Velour Live Music Gallery celebrated its 5th anniversary with a show that featured Jennifer Blosil, The Neighbors, The Vibrant Sound, and The Imagine Dragons. The venue was so crowded that I pretty much got stuck in the same position stage right for the whole evening, but I was still able to get some decent shots out of the effort:

Jennifer Blosil:

The Neighbors:

The Vibrant Sound:

The Imagine Dragons:

She & Him

Last night I caught the final act of the 2010 Twilight Concert Series down in Pioneer Park.  She & Him is the creative team of M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel.  Because of class, I wasn't able to get down to the park until almost 8:30, which meant all my shots had to be taken sniper-style from the midst of the 20,000 person crowd.  Still, I think I managed to take advantage of some of the obstructing shadows.

Hot Murray Nights

Last Wednesday night I had the chance to spend some time in Murray, shooting a trio of acts down at the Murray Theater.  The lighting was brutal (shooting a 40D at 1600 ISO for concerts is tough enough in well-lit concerts) but I still managed to pick up a few decent shots whenever someone on stage was kind enough to step into a spotlight for me.  Here is a sampler of an evening full of people singing with their eyes closed:

The first act of the night was The Vibrant Sound, a locally-based band that has roots in places like Los Angeles and Hawaii:

The second act of the evening was Champagne Champagne, a hip-hop trio from Seattle, Washington.

The final act of the night was The Flobots from Denver, Colorado:

There was a fourth band scheduled to play, but they had van problems on the road. Such is life when you're on tour, I guess.