Editors @ The Tivoli
First up in August was Editors at The Tivoli. Expatriate supported but (a) played in the dark for the 3 songs was photographing them for, and (b) just aren’t very good. Saw them support Presets at The Hopetoun in December 2004 and they were ok if nothing special but don’t seem to have really gone […]
Quick Catch-up, with Robert Forster + Young & Restless + Butcher Birds
Been doing too much photographing and not enough updating stuff recently… The week after Pig City photographed Robert Forster who was playing a residency at The Powerhouse, doing a different album in full each night for 4 nights with the line-up that recorded each album. Originally put in for final night when he was playing […]
Pig City: This Perfect Day
Last Saturday was the Pig City Festival at University of Queensland. When I moved to Brisbane a couple years ago someone recommended the book to me and not knowing anything about the city it was a bit of an eye-opener to find out what a mess the place was in until fairly recently. It was […]
Magic Dirt + Violent Soho + Gyanism
Some photos from the Magic Dirt gig at The Zoo a couple weeks back. Magic Dirt gone a lot more rock and noise since the last (and first) time I saw them at The Annandale about 2 1/2 years ago. Been told they were more like this back in the day. Violent Soho, still being […]
Gin Club DVD Recording
Went to see The Gin Club play an afternoon show last Sunday at The Powerhouse. They were filming for a DVD and didn’t want to get in the way so took some long-range and wider-than-I’d-normally-do-angle shots. Have wanted to try to get a proper group shot of the band but with the amount of people […]
Zombie Ghost Train + The Wrath
Last Saturday night was Zombie Ghost Train and The Wrath at The Globe. Was a toss up between that and Vasco Era at The Zoo. Seen TVE a couple times before (supporting Gomez, Falls Festival) and although really impressive live and good to photograph, was a bit disappointed with the album, plus not seen ZGT […]
Pauhaus Festival
W/e before last was Pauhaus. No quick way in so had to queue up for 35 minutes so whilst got to see second half of Violent Soho’s set missed my 3 songs to photograph them in. Considering how good the lighting rigs are on all three stages at The Powerhouse the lighting wasn’t as good […]
MereNoise Meltdown
Had a great night at the MereNoise Meltdown festival at The Globe at the start of the month (2 June). Load of photos on Rave’s website and dumped bigger versions on flickr. The flickr shots are as I intended them to be; had to reshape them for Rave after they had initially been done. The […]
Sloan & The Pictures
Photographed Sloan on Thurs night, with The Pictures supporting. When the Rave Concert Calendar was emailed around it was a blast from the past to see their name on it. A housemate from years ago had some of their stuff, so put in for it despite a Thursday night embarrassment of photo ops (Underoath, Tim […]
Emma Dean & Tara Simmons
Some photos from a gig at The Globe last month that got missed and have been sat on my hard drive. Is hard getting photos of pianists/keyboard players; even though they don’t move, they always seem to lean in close on the mic so that you always get it obscuring half their face, and from […]
Howling Bells + The Temper Trap
This was the third time of seeing Howling Bells (after the 2006 shows at The Rev and The Columbian) and definitely the best of the three shows. It was also the second time that I’d seen The Temper Trap and was good to see them for more than the three songs that saw them for […]
60 seconds with Beyonce
Originally we were told we would get 2 songs from the mixing desk. On the train out to the BEC got a phone call from the Sony rep to say this had now become 60 seconds from the mixing desk – as in the roughly 60 seconds it took Beyonce to walk to the centre […]
Random March Photos
Apart from moving house at the start of March also managed to tear myself away from unpacking to get up to the Valley to see a few things. A few here and more on flickr. Bellrays Vegas Kings Comets On Fire Grey Datsuras Scul Hazzards The Slits Japanther
Random February Photos
Photographed a few things in February and March that didn’t get around to putting in blogs due to moving. Here’s some from the February batch, with more on flickr. Bob Log III Vegas Kings Handsome Family Vashti Bunyan Love is All Mean Streaks
Overcranked 2007
Had a great time at Overcranked this year. Enjoyed the day much more than last year. Possible due to less emo bands this year, possibly due to drinking far too much… Was great to see Helmet after all these years. Mammal were awesome, the find of the day and one that a fair few other […]
Expatriate + Operator Please + wind&brackets
Over jet-lag and straight back into photographing stuff after being away for the BDO and all the Brisbane sideshows. Hopefully someone will give me Splendour, V and other assorted festivals and big shows to make up for it… Will get around to posting some photos from my two weeks back in the UK but in […]
G3 – Satriani, Vai, Petrucci
The List Yngwie Malmsteen [x] Joe Satriani [x] Steve Vai [x] Edward Van Halen [ ] Last night it was G3 at the Brisbane Convention Centre. Promoter photography rules get ever worse – turn up at 10:15pm and you can shoot the finale when all three of the guitarists – Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and […]
The Follow + The Mercy Dolls + The Mean Streaks
Went to The Globe for the first time on Friday and found that it’s really nice venue, especially the lighting. Even the red light was strong enough to get some really nice contrasty B+W shots. Had taken Thursday and Friday off ill and have spent ever since coughing up my lungs so probably shouldn’t have […]
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher was in town last Tuesday as part of his whirlwind semi-acoustic tour. The deal was supposed to be three songs and escorted out the venue (although by the time we were escorted to the pit he was already half way through the first song…). I was packing up afterwards and watching him play […]
Tapes ‘n’ Tapes
Took some photos a couple weekends ago of Tapes ‘n Tapes. Decided that would get some practice in by only shooting the first three songs. Although I did cheat and do a couple near the end of Tapes ‘n Tapes’ set. The keyboard player started playing a tuba. What else was I to do? More […]
SixFtHick + Mean Streaks
What I learnt from last Saturday night: (a) I don’t take very good photos at The Troubadour; and (b) I don’t take very good photos of Jean Nicotine. Actually, I already knew both of those things… A few more here. SixFtHick Mean Streaks
LadyFest
Some photos from the first night of LadyFest at The Powerhouse in Brisbane a few weeks back – Erase Errata, Macromantics, I Heart Hiroshima and Butcher Birds. A few more here. Butcher Birds I Heart Hiroshima Macromantics Erase Errata
The Datsuns + The Casanovas
Can’t remember the last time I shot three days in a row (making it four in a week). Possibly the Mean Streaks back in April, when it was four nights in a row… So anyway, Sunday night was The Datsuns and The Casanovas at The Zoo. With a photo pit The Datsuns would be a […]
