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Photographed Tim Rogers at The Powerhouse last week. Got there at 8:30pm and managed to only just get in time, having already missed The Hampdens, who were supporting.
Have experienced The Powerhouse before and it’s not the best for photographing. Was in the Powerhouse Theatre, which although an impressive room is always very dark. But, as experienced when I photographed Robert Forster there, the rules are that you aren’t allowed to photograph from in front of anyone, meaning you either photograph from ther aisle at the side of the stage or from right at the back of the auditorium, both of which are some way from the centre of the stage.
Did the first 3ish from the side of the stage and then went and sat at the back to enjoy the show, and took a few long range, wide angles shots whilst sat down there. Decided to photograph the encore from the other side of the stage.
Really enjoyed the show but the photos weren’t the best, which is disappointing as I put in for it because I really like photographing Tim Rogers - as a photograper he gives you a lot to work with, and have taken some really nice photos of him with You Am I, at last year’s Falls Festival, and with Tex Perkins, at last year’s Valley Fiesta. Still, always next time, and see that You Am I are playing at The Zoo in mid-November…
Some photos here and more on flickr.
Falls Festival photos from what seems like an age ago…
Drove down to Melbourne the day after Boxing Day for a couple nights. Tried to book somewhere to stay on the way but forgot that the cricket was on and got laughed at by lots of hostels when phoned them up. So ended up camping in Preston/Coburg…..
Spent the next day/evening in St Kilda/the City/Brunswick Street then up early the next day and off to Lorne for another 3 nights of camping… Despite the early start, stopping at Bunnings to get some wellies in case it rained, breakfast in Geelong, lunch in Dean’s Marsh and drinks in The Lorne Hotel mean we don’t get there until late and missed the first couple bands.
Highlight of the Friday night, and indeed one of the whole weekend, was Basement Jaxx.
Saturday was a bit of a blur of bands. CSS and The Vasco Era were great. Modest Mouse were disappointing (was having worst Johnny Marr fanboy moment ever during their set though and so the photos weren’t much cop either)… Am in love with the singer from The Audreys… Eskimo Joe were making me lose the will to live…
Sunday was more chilled than Saturday, helped by photographing less bands…You Am I and John Butler (yeah, i know…) were highlights.
Wolfmother were… Wolfmother… They’ve probably taken the whole thing a bit far by having a 6/12 Gibson SG (although, as was noticed by everyone, the 12 string neck wasn’t touched at any point). If they had done one less guitar solo they might have actually managed to do the New Year countdown on time… and not 12 minutes late. They came back on with You Am I and did a cover of “Baba O’Reily”. You got the impression that Wolfmother didn’t know the song, despite it being a classic rock song from the 1970s… They had minimal input and either Andrew Stockdale had the spirit of jazz in him, was deep in the juju and chasing the train…or he was trying to play a guitar solo in a really wrong key…..
Loads of photos on The Dwarf.
And a few below.
Wolfmother
You Am I
John Butler Trio
The Vasco Era
Saul Williams
CSS
Basement Jaxx
