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The Insomniacs (from Portland, Oregon USA) - were really great - unfortunately I arrived on the last day as they were leaving the main stage - this is from the Beer Tent reprise, which was awesome :: shot Aug 10th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Vyasa Dodson singing on the left, and Alex Shakeri (keyboards) on the right
Roy Hytower (from Lansing, Michigan, USA) - did a nice job ripping up the stage, especially since he played with the local band Bill Dowey & The Blues Devils with next to no rehersal time :: shot Aug 10th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Roy singing on the left, and the tasty guitar player from The Blues Devils on the right
C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band (from the States) - had some nice flaire :: shot Aug 10th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: C.J. Chenier singing on the left, and the guitar player on the right
Black Francis graced us with his presence (from Portland, OR, USA) aka Frank Black, and/or the front man of The Pixies - did a solo set - single amp, and one microphone (no backing band) - sounded great :: shot Aug 9th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: his introspective dome on the left, and yowling on the right
Canned Heat (from Los Angeles, California, USA) - they did their famous "boogie" for an encore - much appreciated! :: shot Aug 9th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Robert Lucas going crazy with 'slide' on the left, and Greg Kage (bass) on the right
Jack Semple brought his drummer and keyboard player, mixed it with Jake Langley rounding out some more guitar, a local bassist - and the lovely Dione Taylor came out a bit later to spice things up - Dione/Jack ended up doing a great series of improv back-and-forth riffs, which was quite impressive! :: shot Aug 9th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Jack Semple on the left, and Dione Taylor on the right
Kim Simmonds seemed to be in his element here in Calgary, nice to hear a live version of Hellbound Train in person, really let him let loose - his solos have a lot of vibe - originally from Britain, now residing in New York (USA) :: shot Aug 8th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Kim Simmonds with his Gibson Les Paul Sunburst Standard
E.C. Scott sure has some pipes on her, and a tasty backing band in stylish treads :: shot Aug 8th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: E.C. Scott talking up the crowd as an intro into a tune on the left, and the sax player on the right
I'm glad that Buckwheat came up from the US for the show, nice to see some cool Hammond B3 action going on :: shot Aug 8th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Buckwheat Zydeco (organ) on the left, and the trumpet player on the right
The T-Birds hailing from Austin, Texas (USA) - headlined the day, some great guitar playing for sure (from both Johnny Moeller & Mike Keller) :: shot Aug 7th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Johnny Moeller (guitar) on the left, and the main-man Kim Wilson singing on the right as well as playing some mean harmonica
Lionel Young came in from Louisville, Colorado (USA) for the festival - played earlier in the day, and closed out the night in the beer gardens after the T-Birds set - what a treat! - he played guitar, and violin (5-string) - did a bit with the bow, but most that I saw was using the violin like a guitar (plucking and strumming it) :: shot Aug 7th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: drummer on the left, and Lionel Young singing on the right
Their 'Lights in the Sky' over North America 2008 tour (4th date on the tour) was a crowd pleaser :: shot July 29th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Bassist on the left, and Trent Reznor belting out the vocals on the right - gallery pending [needs to pass thru official channels] - opening band was 'Crystal Castles' from Toronto [no photos of them, sorry]
Last day of fireworks - not sure if the crazy burst of rain that evening hampered the event any - I hid for cover by the Saddledome until everything was over :: shot July 13th., 2008 :: I think the one at the right looks like a jellyfish creature, well that's my story and I'm sticking to it. 
Plain White T's (from Chicago, Illinois) had great lighting, which was nice to shoot - Dave Tirio in particular - the crowd got into body surfing - Tom Higgenson (lead vocals) mentioned that he wouldn't mind just watching that [instead of performing] - hopefully nobody got hurt - the crowd really loved 'em, and there were lots of fans shooting video clips on their cel phones and P&S cameras :: shot July 13th., 2008 :: Dave Tirio (thumbnailed on the left) and various fans (thumbnailed on the right)
Social Code (from Edmonton, AB) had quite a fan base going there, and mentioned [at the end of their set] they wanted to meet/greet everyone of them - which they proceeded to do, and it appeared as if they continued until even after the Plain White T's had played and left the stage (!!!) :: shot July 13th., 2008 :: Travis Nesbitt mugging (thumbnailed on the left) and Morgan "Macchio" Gies on guitar (thumbnailed on the right)
Natasha Bedingfield (from London, England) really had the crowd going and singing along to her tunes :: shot July 11th., 2008 :: completely packed outdoor stage area
Seems they integrate fireworks into the Grandstand show itself, then do a display that can be enjoyed by the rest of people in the park and surrounding area as well :: shot July 11th., 2008 ::
Jeff Wroblewsky posed for a few promo shots after the gig :: shot July 10th., 2008 :: Did his "Mentalism" act to a sold out theatre - very impressive abilities, and he's managed to come up with all kinds of card tricks that I have not seen before - not sure if this will work for everyone, but until I post my own gallery here, if you are on 
Sora braved the mosquito's for a second session in a little piece of paradise :: shot July 8th., 2008 :: amazing summer evening light.
Ministar (from Codel Enterprises) Full-size Features, Mini-size Instruments.
The Ministar Guitar is the world's smallest and lightest full-size instrument. The light weight makes it great to travel with and assures no more sore shoulders and bad backs. Each Ministar comes with a padded nylon carrying case, shoulder strap and cord. :: shot July 4th., 2008 for Guitar Connection :: detail on the left, and the whole outfit on the right (case not shown).
Rachelle (from northern British Columbia) was in fine form Canada Day (#141) and even better lighting :: shot July 1st., 2008 :: Van Zanten doing some slide licks on the left and drummer on the right.
After David Wilcox played, Calgary blew off some pretty cool fireworks, and the whole thing was choregraphed to music that pumped out to the masses :: shot July 1st., 2008 ::
The great Fender Tele player (the Canadian version - never heard the American guy yet, but a good friend that I worked with in Montreal ended up buying the Canadian version, and was disappointed - LOL!) put on a tasty show Canada Day (#141) to a completely packed outdoor venue :: shot July 1st., 2008 :: drummer on the left and David Wilcox himself on the right.
The Dudes (from Calgary, AB) must be the "best kept secret" in this town - great from the hip, straight-up rock n roll :: shot June 29th., 2008 very last band at the Sled Island Festival :: Dan Vacon on the left (guitar/vocals) and Scott Ross (behind the skins) on the right.
Qui (from Los Angeles, California) were quite a treat - many in the club were really stoked to see David Yow (of "The Jesus Lizard") back in action :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: Matt Cronk on the left (guitar/vocals) and David Yow screaming to the audience on the right.
Enablers (from San Francisco, California) were another high-point of the festival for me - dark gritty spoken word, full of passion - wish I hadn't missed the intro to their set after the Absent Sound gig :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: Pete Simonelli gracing the microphone on the left, (drummer) on the right.
The Absent Sound (from Winnipeg, Manitoba) were a great band to stumble upon - I went to the Legion #1 with the intent of seeing some other band on the main stage, but jumping the C-Train platform, I heard some great atmospheric music emanating from the building (which turned out to only be coming out of the windows on the upper floor) :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: one of the guitarists thumbnailed on the left, Joshua Butcher (keyboards) on the right.
One of the few bands that I purchased a disc during the festival.
Mogwai (from Glasgow, Scotland) were visually not much of a treat, but the crowd could have cared less - after the first song, the rest of the pro photographers also gave up and started to shoot the crowd and their reactions - there were a whole slew of other bands I wanted to get to that nite, so I left after the 3rd track :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute ::
Wire (from London, England) seemed to enjoy the evening sun, but somehow I think they would have enjoyed the crowd jammed up against the stage like at the Legion, but alas, that was not to be the case :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute ::
Horatio Sanz (from NYC) put on his "Kings Of Improv", which included : Brian Huskey, Eddie Pepitone, Jason Mantzoukas, Sean Conroy, Seth Morris and one more guy that I couldn't find a reference to... :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: This was pretty hilarious, and fun to shoot - everyone putting on really great facial expressions :: Horatio Sanz (thumbnailed on the left) and Jason Mantzoukas (thumbnailed on the right) started off the session, and then the supporting comedians came out a bit later once they ingested the audience participation segment 
Of Montreal (from Athens, Georgia, USA) caught me a bit off guard - didn't know what to expect, and somehow theatrical outfits in the blazing sun wasn't working for me, so I went to grab a beer and grub :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute ::
Jonathan Richman (from the US) was a joy, and his renditions were quite a bit different on the songs that he did at the Martha Cohen Theatre - even microphone woes didn't seem to phase him too much :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: Tommy Larkins on drums (thumbnailed on the left) and Jonathan Richman (thumbnailed on the right)
Jane Vain and The Dark Matter (from Calgary, AB) were another dark treat - wish I could have gotten more shots of Jamie's riveting eyes :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: Jamie Fooks (thumbnails) 
The Gutter Twins (from LA, USA) were a dark treat - thanks to my buddy Colin R. (in LA) for suggesting 'em :: shot June 28th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: Mark Lanegan doing the dark stuff into the microphone (thumbnailed on the left) Greg Dulli doing double-duty on guitar and keyboards (thumbnailed on the right)
Wire (from London, England) kinda freaked me out, the way they had the amps arranged on stage shortly after The Secret Machines left, but they ended up re-arranging them to allow the rest of the members to have some space :) :: shot June 27th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: large crowd, so I just hovered next to the bassist, then ducked out early to decompress after soaking up all these bands!
The Secret Machines (from New York City) :: shot June 27th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: not sure why more bands don't place their logo on the bass drum - the drummer
- Josh Garza (thumbnailed on the right)
RZA (took the stage as his alter-ego "Bobby Digital") with the Stone Mecca clan :: shot June 27th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute ::
Stone Mecca - the backing band for RZA, did their own set - These dudes really brought it to the stage :: shot June 27th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: loved the look of the bassist :: 
Nice to see organic live music performed (from Calgary, AB) :: shot June 27th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: guy thumbnailed on the left played drums, keyboards and vocals - bald dude and his yellow Gibson SG - never seen anyone hold it so high up :: 
I was really pumped to finally see Tegan and Sara at the Mewata Stage, but it was so sunny out, which made it a nightmare to shoot (and for them to perform) in the blinding sunshine - they even asked for audience members shades :: shot June 27th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: thanks for coming back to the place where you started it all ::
Good band, but the pink and blue stage lights made it next to impossible to capture the whole band, so I just soaked up the tunes (from Portland, OR) :: shot June 26th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: 
The Details (from Winnipeg, Manitoba) :: shot June 26th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: reminded me of a heavier version of The Northern Pikes, check 'em out! :: vox/guitarist thumbnailed on the left, lead guitar player thumbnailed on the right
Only caught a bit of Extra Golden (from Buru Buru, Nairobi - Africa) but they have quite a vibe going :: shot June 26th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: 
Just Jonathan Richman and Tommy Larkins on stage filling the space with delicious sound (from the US) :: shot June 26th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: the drummer (Tommy Larkins - thumbnailed on the right) not sure what he's got written on this bass drum there anyone?!...
Another packed house at this church - good to see Okkervil River (from Austin, Texas) :: shot June 26th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: great venue - there should be more shows there! :: The drummer (Travis Nelsen - thumbnailed on the right) reminded me of Keith Moon in his antics ...
A great treat to come across this heavy/bluesy outfit (from Vancouver, BC) :: shot June 26th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: The guitar player Josh McNorton (thumbnailed on the left) and front man Dominique Fricot (thumbnailed on the right) :: Dominique ended up getting biffed in the head by Josh's headstock, and there was a bunch of blood, but we got him cleaned up and he finished out the show - nice to see some bluesy guitar action at this festival
I'd missed the Ghost Bees (from Halifax, NS) on their last stint in town, well worth the wait tho :: shot June 26th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: quite something to see a performance in near total darkness - Sari on her mandolin thumbnailed on the left, and Romy singing w/guitar on the right
- a delicious experience! :: met Romy and her violinist at the Blitzen Trapper show later in the evening, and showed them a 'ghost' portrait of the sisters before they went on stage, very cool...
This trio seems to be creating quite a buzz in this town, great sound in the theater, but not much for me to shoot [visually], so I was happy to venture next door to see the Ghost Bees for 7:30 :: shot June 26th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival for BeatRoute :: guitarist thumbnailed on the left, and the drummer on the right
Bison came rumbling in off the plains for the Sled Festival (from East Vancouver) :: shot June 25th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: really heavy and tight sound, wish I could have caught the beginning of the set - lead guitar/vocals slammin' on his Gibson SG thumbnailed on the left, and the other guitar dude with a white Gibson Flying V on the right
- I doubt that anything will be heavier than these guys during the festival - starting it off right!
Dan Deacon came in for the Sled Festival (hailing from Baltimore, Maryland) :: shot June 25th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: crazy skull thumbnailed on the left, and the Dan preaching to his disciples on the right
:: Dan started 24 mins late, so I only stuck around for 8 mins, then ran off to Hunter Gatherer...
Hunter Gatherer (from Calgary, AB) :: shot June 25th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: keyboard electronics simmering with a heat lamp thumbnailed on the left, and guitar/keyboard frontman on the right
Lint (from Calgary, AB) really ripped up the place, can't get enough of this drummer - a must see folks! :: a mix of jazz, thrash and hardcore - if only Miles Davis was still alive, perhaps this would be his band :: shot June 25th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: sax player thumbnailed on the left, and the drummer making mincemeat out of the kit on the right 
Snake Mountain (from Calgary, AB) played to a very receptive crowd, wish I didn't have to run off :: lots of lush dark tones (Ambient Metal band) shot June 25th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: lead guitar player thumbnailed
Grizzly Bear (from Brooklyn, New York) played to a packed house in the Central United Church, wish I could have stayed for the whole show :: shot June 25th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Christopher Taylor playing flute - thumbnailed
on the left, Edward Droste (OoF) and Daniel Rossen filling the room with magical vocals
No Age (a duo from LA) headlined the first night of the Sled Island festival at Broken City - standing room only :: shot June 24th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: the guitar player - thumbnailed
DD/MM/YYYY was the second band to play the first night of the Sled Island festival at Broken City :: shot June 24th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: the guitar player - thumbnailed on the left ... and he also switched off and played drums at the end of the set thumbnailed on the right
Dirty Dirty North (from Calgary) opened up the Sled Island festival at Broken City for "DD/MM/YYYY" and "No Age (from LA) " :: shot June 24th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: the non-stop drummer- thumbnailed on the left ... and him and bassist thumbnailed on the right 
The Tranzmitors (from Vancouver) headlined the evening for "Twenty Centuries of Sleep" and "Sub-linguals" :: shot June 21st., 2008 for BeatRoute :: a fan in the crowd grabbed the mic - thumbnailed on the left ... and Jarrod thumbnailed on the right banging on an old Ace Tone 
Sub-linguals were the second band up :: shot June 21st., 2008 for BeatRoute :: drummer - thumbnailed on the left ... and the head-man thumbnailed on the right - I liked the dark ambience of the swinging bare-green lightbulb - made it pretty tricky to capture any photos tho...
Twenty Centuries of Sleep opened the evening for the "Sub-linguals" and "The Tranzmitors" :: shot June 21st., 2008 for BeatRoute :: guitarist singing - thumbnailed on the left ... and bassist thumbnailed on the right 
Nice space and vibe in the room :: shot June 21st., 2008 :: glassware and out of focus tinsel backdrop to the stage thumbnailed
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