Greg, Mike, Dave and Tony Acoustic Goodness

So these photos are acouple weeks old but hey what can you do! I got the chance to shoot portraits of Tony Sly and Dave Hause before the show which you can find @ www.thepunksite.com when they do the new relauch. Until then you can all suffer and toil with the live shots!

I have seen both Tony and Dave acoustic before. The first time I had the chance to see Tony was opening for NOFX a year or so ago. The music was great but did not really fit the bill. I have always been a fan of hearing some of my favorite bands play their stuff acoustic and hearing NUFAN stuff acoustic is pretty fantastical!! As for Dave Hause I had seen him play with my friend Matt of Northcote above ragpickers I believe it was late last winter I cant even really remember. Dave really has a great song writing style that suits acoustic very well. In his band The Loved Ones things are much more sped up and energetic but his acoustic set has a whole different kind of energy! Always enjoyable to watch and listen to.

Now the new comer for me was Mike Erg his set was very good as well. I dont know much of Mike's music but from his acoustic set I am definatly going to check things out!!!

Lastly was Greg Rekus. I have seen Greg play alot in his band High Five Drive and he has always been a ball of energy. His acoustic set was just as high energy. He brought up a riser made of wood and used it to keep time as he played.

All in all this was a great night with some really talented musicians! Its to bad more people never came out to enjoy the music!

~dwayne~

U2!!!!!

So afew weeks ago I had the chance to shoot what is to date the biggest show I have ever had the chance to shoot. U2!!!! What a show. I was only around for the first 3 songs but the set up at this show was amazing! The stage was some kind of alien ship (or at least it looked like it) With a 360 degree view of the stage made every seat in the house a good one!

I havent followed much of U2's career or will ever be a HUGE fan of the band but the show they put on was quite incredible and the musicianship was perfect. It really sounded like someone had just put in a U2 cd and pressed play! I wish I could have stayed for the rest of the show to see just how incredible the lighting was but hey what can ya do!!! Hope everyone enjoys the shots!

Dwayne

CancerBats and 3 Inches of Blood

Cancer Bats are one of my favourite all time bands!!!! I love seeing them live everytime they come to town because honestly I have never seen a band that plays with such emotion and raw energy. You can just tell these guys love what they are doing and that creates a kind of energy around them that you cannot help but get swept up in! I have had the chance to interview Liam on acouple of occasions for afew different publications and he has always been sincere and just a really nice guy!

Now the second band 3 Inches of Blood. This band has been another staple in my Metal selection. I love the hardcore growling vocals mixed with the high singing that sounds alot like Judas Priest. These guys are very enjoyable to watch and listen to. Now I am not to much into some of the fantasy style lyrics they have but the musicianship in there songwriting is amazing! Totally a band you should check out if they are ever close!

HUGE thanks goes out to Jen @ Listen Harder for hooking me up yet again! I love the people in this industry that go above and beyond what they need to just to help out! Thanks!

Hope everyone enjoys the photos!

-Dwayne