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Some galleries of note:
Stone Mecca :: The Grand
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 :: posted a facebook gallery 26.03.2009
Sora :: 12 mile coulee (album cover session)
Sora gave us some stories and background on her upcoming album, as we wandered thru a wonderful forest and tried on a few different outfits :: shot May 28th., 2008 :: nice low-cut black number that we finished off the session with :: this is a sample of the final cover treatment done by an artist in Australia I think it is :: album to be mastered January 15, 2009 - and in her hands perhaps in Feb/March :: had a chance to listen to a pre-release of the title track, and it's awesome! :: beautiful woman, with an even more beautiful voice
Yo La Tengo :: The PumpHouse
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 Ira Kaplan thumbnailed on the left, and Georgia Hubley (drummer) on the right :: The trio being - Ira Kaplan (g), Georgia Hubley (d) and James McNew (b) :: small gallery posted on Facebook Dec 23, 2008
The Painted Birds :: The Underground
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 :: Shawn Berke (b) Dominique Fricot (v) Shane Lynch (d) Josh McNorton (g) :: gallery posted on Facebook Dec 23, 2008
Jonathan Richman :: The Martha Cohen Theatre
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?!... :: posted a short series on Facebook Dec 21, 2008
Okkervil River :: Central United Church
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 ... :: posted a 36 frame gallery on Facebook Dec 21, 2008
Ghost Bees :: The PumpHouse
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... :: posted a small gallery on Facebook Dec 17, 2008
Extra Golden :: The Marquee Room
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 :: Small gallery posted on Facebook Dec 17, 2008
Blitzen Trapper :: Broken City
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 :: posted a small series on Facebook Dec 17, 2008
The Insomniacs :: Calgary International Blues Festival (day 4)
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 'The Root Doctor' with Bill Dowey & The Blues Devils :: Calgary Blues Fest (day 4)
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 :: Calgary International Blues Festival (day 4)
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 :: Hi-Fi Club
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 :: Calgary International Blues Festival (day 3)
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
Dione Taylor with Jake Langley, Jack Semple :: Calgary International Blues Festival (day 3)
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
Savoy Brown :: Calgary International Blues Festival (day 2)
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 :: Calgary International Blues Festival (day 2)
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
Buckwheat Zydeco :: Calgary International Blues Festival (day 2)
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 Fabulous Thunderbirds :: Calgary International Blues Festival (day 1)
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 :: Calgary International Blues Festival (day 1)
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
NIN (Nine Inch Nails) :: Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary)
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]
Paper Lions :: MacEwan Hall, U of C
This band opened up for Cake :: shot May 15th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: gallery of 20 images posted 22.07.2008
Plain White T's :: Coca-Cola Stage (Calgary Stampede)
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 :: Coca-Cola Stage (Calgary Stampede)
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
Sora :: 12 mile coulee (album cover session part 2)
Sora braved the mosquito's for a second session in a little piece of paradise :: shot July 8th., 2008 :: amazing summer evening light.
Ministar :: Guitar Connection
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 Van Zanten :: Olympic Plaza Stage
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.
David Wilcox :: Olympic Plaza Stage
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 Night Stalkers / Garter Girls Burlesque :: The HiFi Club
Shot 01.03.2008 :: the crowd was eating up the Night Stalkers - I wish the bassist did more of a solo session when the guitar player was restringing his axes :: the Garter Girls were pretty stunning
:: galleries posted 01.04.2008
The Dudes :: The Palomino
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 :: The HiFi Club
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 :: The HiFi Club
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 :: The Legion No.1 (upper floor stage)
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 :: Sled Island 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 :: Sled Island Festival
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 ::
Of Montreal :: Sled Island Festival
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 :: Sled Island Festival
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 :: Sled Island Festival
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 :: Sled Island Festival
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 :: The Legion No.1
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 :: The Legion No.1
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 :: The Grand
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 ::
Azeda Booth :: The Martha Cohen Theatre
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 ::
Tegan and Sara :: Sled Island Festival
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 ::
The Details :: The Underground
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
Bison :: Ship and Anchor
Bison came rumbling in off the plains for the Sled Festival (from East Vancouver) :: shot June 25th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival 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 :: The Warehouse
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 :: The Palamino
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 :: Ship and Anchor
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 :: Ship and Anchor
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 :: Central United Church
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 :: Broken City
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 :: Broken City
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 :: Broken City
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 :: The Marquee Room
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 :: The Marquee Room
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 :: The Marquee Room
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
Art Study :: The Marquee Room
Nice space and vibe in the room :: shot June 21st., 2008 :: glassware and out of focus tinsel backdrop to the stage thumbnailed
Tokai SG w/Red Matte Finish :: Guitar Connection
This Tokai SG w/Red Matte Finish :: was shot May 22nd., 2008 :: gallery of 21 images :: posted 01.06.2008 - a series of 38 images can be seen at GC
Cort Open Pore Natural G260 :: Guitar Connection
This Cort Open Pore Natural G260 electric :: was shot May 22nd., 2008 :: gallery of ten images :: posted 01.06.2008 - a series of 16 images can be seen at GC
Cort MR-100F NS - acoustic :: Guitar Connection
This Cort MR-100F NS acoustic with pickup and controls :: was shot May 22nd., 2008 :: gallery of nine images :: posted 01.06.2008 - a series of 21 images can be seen at GC
M.I.A. :: MacEwan Hall, U of C
Maya Arulpragasam (from Sri Lanka, London and South East United Kingdom) headlined for "Lets Go To War" and "Top Billin" (missed both openers, was busy with the Sora shoot) :: shot May 28th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Maya thumbnailed on the right - never seen anyone ask for a pile of the audience members to get up on stage and dance before - people were really into this...
The Hives :: MacEwan Hall, U of C
The Hives did a stint (in from Sweden) and ripped up Mac Hall right from the get-go :: shot May 22nd., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Howlin' Pelle Almqvist thumbnailed on the left (v) and Nicholaus Arson (g) thumbnailed on the right - great lighting, neon and loads of antics & facial expressions, so much cool material it will take me quite awhile to post anything - so drop by the Guitar Connection, and see the in-progress work! :: intro gallery posted 27.05.2008 (before they came on stage, and the first three songs) of 61 images :: more to come ...
Locksley :: MacEwan Hall, U of C
Locksley (from Brooklyn, New York) opened for The Hives :: shot May 22nd., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Kai thumbnailed on the left (lead guitar) and Jesse (rhythm guitar) thumbnailed on the right - great lighting, and a much better set than I anticipated - nice job gents!
Cake :: MacEwan Hall, U of C
Cake - oddly they didn't have any fresh cake for sale at the merch booth - would have made yummy sense no?! / great band hailing from Sacramento, CA :: shot May 15th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: John McCrea thumbnailed on the left (v/g) Xan McCurdy (g) thumbnailed on the right :: posted a sequence of 40 images 22.05.2008
Liberation Moog :: restored
A nice vintage Liberation Moog unearthed from dry-storage (since around 1987) :: shot 01.04.2008 :: cleaned up :: series of 56 images posted 06.04.2008 - listed this on eBay as well - with a Buy It Now price of only 1,500 - they usually fetch around 2,000, so grab it quick! listing will be active at 5pm EST I think...
Melanie C :: MacEwan Ballroom, U of C
Melanie C / Melanie Chisholm (aka Sporty Spice of Spice Girls fame) the most talented solo act of the group IMO - nice atmosphere and lighting for Mel - looking and sounding good :: shot May 15th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: posted a series of 40 images 19.05.2008
Karma :: Hawley, Leacock, Pineo, and Stack
4 piece band (Jane Hawley - thumbnailed on the right, Tim Leacock, Steve Pineo, and Mike Stack - thumbnailed on the left) played a few sets in Calgary at Karma's - awesome gig :: originally posted a sequence of 115 images :: 27.10.2006 :: Karma closed it's doors down at the end of October ('06) :: didn't even name these files, so people could see a sample of what I was slide-showin' on my laptop that night above the bar, before I returned Oct 28 :: gallery re-vamped 19.05.2008
:: posted a sequence of 28 images
The Soda :: Open Jam Session
Various musicians jumped on the kit that evening, and I did a little guitar action as well after convincing the owner to tune up his axe for me sequence of 10 images :: 10.10.2006 :: gallery re-vamped 18.05.2008
NOS :: Practice Session
New Old Stock :: shot September 12th., 2006 :: posted a 16 image gallery 17.05.2008 Ray thumbnailed on the left, Bryce (devil version) thumbnailed on the right
Infected Mushroom :: The Warehouse
Infected Mushroom (an Israeli psychedelic trance duo) :: shot May 16th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: keyboardist thumbnailed on the left, guitar player thumbnailed on the right (they came up on stage first)
Trance :: The Warehouse
The place was packed, everyone was grooving to the Trance DJ there before Infected Mushroom took the stage at 12:30 :: dancer on a riser thumbnailed on the left stage right, Cynthia - beer maiden backlit with laser light during Infected Mushroom's set shot May 16th., 2008 for BeatRoute
Tokai Love Rock in Gold Metallic :: Guitar Connection
This Tokai looks pretty sweet :: 18 image gallery posted 12.05.2008 - a 32 image gallery at the GC site
Song Original in Red :: Guitar Connection
A nice red Tom Song guitar (the red looks different in person) :: 7 image gallery posted 12.05.2008 - a 20 image gallery at GC site
Song Original in Green/Natural :: Guitar Connection
The latest Tom Song guitar, with plastic still on the pickups :: 9 image gallery posted 12.05.2008 - might be sold already, haven't noticed it the shop for a couple weeks - a 22 image gallery at GC site
The Dirtbombs :: The Warehouse
The Dirtbombs [from Detroit] ventured into town in a stop on their big world tour - at The Warehouse on May 7th., 2008 :: The main man Mick Collins on the left, and Ko Melina (baritone-guitar) player on the right :: 49 image gallery posted 11.05.2008
Dan Sartain :: The Warehouse
A two piece opened up for The Dirtbombs at The Warehouse on May 7th., 2008 :: The drummer Ben Blackwell on the left (one of the drummers from The Dirtbombs), and Dan Sartain (vox/guitar) player on the right :: small sequence of 5 posted 11.05.2008
Chixdiggit :: The Castle Pub
Shot three bands at the Castle Pub on April 23, 2008 :: The Bass drum skin on the left, and the vocalist/guitar player (KJ Jansen) from Chixdiggit on the right. The bar closed down for good (26.04.2008) - RIP! :: posted a series of 15 shots 02.05.2008
The Anti-Social Club, Shark Raper :: The Castle Pub
Shot three bands at the Castle Pub on April 23, 2008 :: The bass player from The Anti-Social Club (viewed thru someone's drink) on the left, and the vocalist from Shark Raper on the right.
The Stetson :: The Colin Decker Freefall, BDFM
Shot four bands at the Stetson, and the costume contest on Oct 27, 2007 :: The Colin Decker Freefall belting out some vocals on the left, and the bass player from BDFM kickin' it out on the right - small inprogress
gallery here - posted 31.10.2007 :: posted a small series of 5 from The Colin Decker Freefall 22.04.2008
NOS :: Morgan's Pub
Shot this 19.04.2008 at Morgan's Pub - New Old Stock played for the lead guitar players 40th birthday - opened up for the best cover band I've seen in Calgary - The Butchers :: posted a gallery of 10 images 21.04.2008
Woodpigeon :: The Den
Shot this 10.02.2007 at 'The Den' :: MacEwan Student Centre :: Five Star Affair, Starewell, Woodpigeon, The Rocky Fortune, and S.I.D.S. (Sudden Infant Dance Syndrome) - missed the first set of SIDS - MuchMusic and the UofC Students' Union presented 'Much Does Calgary' on February 10, 2007 in the Den on the University of Calgary campus. MuchMusic's 'Going Coastal' was in the Den to tape interviews and performances by the best Calgary has to offer in independent music :: posted an abstract gallery of 10 images 19.04.2008
Stampede BBQ at Guitar Connection
Good times in the evening behind the Guitar Connection ensued :: shot 12.07.2007 :: oddly nobody broke out a guitar - too much fun was being had I guess, plus fancy guitars and burger grease don't match :: Mat and Andy thumbnailed here muggin' for the camera :: series of 27 images posted 17.04.2008
New Old Stock :: Tropicana Lounge & Grill
New Old Stock [NOS] gig Friday 30.03.2007 at Tropicana Lounge & Grill [link is a googlemap] :: was a rockin' show - this time around, I shot a little bit of DV video
as well to post for anyone that was foolish enough to miss 'em. :: posted a revamped series of 21 images :: 17.04.2008
The Rocky Fortune :: The Den
Shot this 10.02.2007 at 'The Den' :: MacEwan Student Centre :: Five Star Affair, Starewell, Woodpigeon, The Rocky Fortune, and S.I.D.S. (Sudden Infant Dance Syndrome) - missed the first set of SIDS - MuchMusic and the UofC Students' Union presented 'Much Does Calgary' on February 10, 2007 in the Den on the University of Calgary campus. MuchMusic's 'Going Coastal' was in the Den to tape interviews and performances by the best Calgary has to offer in independent music :: posted an gallery of 22 images 07.04.2008
C'Mon :: The Ship and Anchor
Shot 26.03.2008 :: great pitstop on their Canadian tour [played with Starvin Hungry (from Montreal)], wow - slamin' good time - main vocals/guitar thumbnailed on the left, and Katie givin'er on the right.
Starvin Hungry :: The Ship and Anchor
Shot 26.03.2008 :: opening band for C'Mon (from Montreal), good tunes, great energy - main vocals/guitar thumbnailed on the left, and drums on the right.
Gibson Les Paul Standard (Tobacco) :: The Guitar Connection
Shot 26.03.2008 :: got a call that someone across the country was interested in a particular new Gibson Les Paul, so I did another series of 8 guitars, this being the first - a very nice Gibson Les Paul Standard Tobacco Burst, the finish is "faded" (no lacquer), much easier to light - haven't seen this case design either yet - feels and plays nice, this baby won't last long! :: in-progress gallery of 49 images posted 28.03.2008
Acoustic in the Round :: Mikey's Juke Joint (Bluesfestival)
Shot 28.02.2008 :: The set was called Acoustic in the Round - part of the Calgary Midwinter Bluesfest - featuring Bill Johnson (thumbnailed on the left), Jack Semple (thumbnailed on the right and Ellen McIlwaine - with The Eh Team backing them up with drums, bass and keyboards - nice little venue down at Mikey's Juke Joint & Eatery - some pretty impressive playing by all of the featured players :: gallery of 39 images posted 18.03.2008
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald and "The Jr's" @ Broken City
The first band was Michael Bernard Fitzgerald - the main guy has a great voice, and some tastey rhythms - the second band was called "The Jr's" - pretty good too - they dub themselves sorta like a mix between The Police and Queens of the Stoneage - my take - uh, kinda - was fun, got some cool shots. Went down to see The Rocky Fortune - but they didn't show. [doh!]
- shot April 12, 2007 :: 'The Jr's" gallery sequence of 59 images :: posted 18.04.2007, more in the vault, MBF shots - still pending - added a handful to my facebook account - 12.03.2008.
The Black Halos :: The HiFi Club
Shot 01.03.2008 :: unfortunately I broke my eye this evening, and had to duct-tape it over (before the Halos started their set) for the whole session... / kind of apropos I suppose for such a band, but still got some cool pics :: a FaceBook gallery for now, while I chill the f**k out :: Adam Becvare (thumbnailed on the left), and Billy Hopeless giving every ounce for the show (thumbnailed on the right)...
Clinical Madness :: Border Crossings
Shot 29.02.2008 :: got some great moments from the band tonight
'67 or '68 Gibson :: Sold :: Guitar Connection
Shot this 09.11.2007 :: Thought to be a 1967 or 1968 vintage semi-hollow body Gibson ES345 (actual details still pending) - a stereo version of the more popular 335 I think it is - wonderful apple-like finish and coloring on this baby - took way more pictures of this, than I figured [I would] at first glance the day before - nothing like studio lighting to bring out the best in a piece :: Guitar Connections' gallery posted (120 pictures) 28.02.2008
DOA :: at The Distillery
shot 12.02.2008 :: great event - Distillery anniversary - DOA came out specifically just to do this show (and then go right back to Vancouver) - took a break from recording their new album :: Joey "Shithead" Keithley (thumbnailed on the left), Randy Rampage (on the right) :: gallery of 41 images posted 27.02.2008
The Turrettes :: at The Distillery
shot 12.02.2008 :: great event - Distillery anniversary - DOA came out specifically just to do this show (see other listings) :: Philly (thumbnailed on the left), Lyndon (on the right)
:: posted a 24 image gallery 25.02.2008
BDFM :: at The Distillery
shot 12.02.2008 :: great event - Distillery anniversary - DOA came out specifically just to do this show (see other listings) :: Mark (thumbnailed on the left), Guitar-dude (on the right)
:: posted a 21 image gallery 20.02.2008
Living Room Concert :: Cindy O'Neil / Ashley Coe / Sora (Andrea Hunt)
shot 15.02.2008 :: nice acoustic event at the Nikkei Cultural Centre - three local singer/song writers performed individually and in tandem :: Ashley Coe (thumbnailed on the left), Cindy O'Neil and Sora (Andrea Hunt) (on the right) - I was mostly just taking in the vocals and music, so didn't take that many photos this time 'round :: gallery of 7 images posted 16.02.2008
The Headpins :: at Broken City
shot 30.01.2007 :: great show from my all-time favorite heavy
Canadian band - was a great treat talking to Anthony DellaCroce after the show :: revamped posting 11.02.2008 :: gallery of 33 shots
Canada Day - Ceili's Rockfest 2007 :: Shades of Grey / Crowd Antics
Shot eleven bands outside infront of Ceili's on 8th Avenue :: Covered the bands again this year - up this time were :: Judas Cradle, Broken Ride, Opabinia, Cross Hatch, The A-Team, Wade, Inspected By 40, Rockstone, Sixx Gunn Loaded, Drugstore Cowboys, Shades of Grey (thumbnailed left), and the MC for the festivities again was "Pat" who treated us to an accoustic set (party-ers thumbnailed right) :: Broken Soldiers seemed to have been missing in action :: shot 01.07.2007 :: posted a series of 8 shots from Shades of Grey - 08.02.2008 :: series of 27 crowd shots from the day posted 11.02.2008
New Old Stock :: Tropicana
A semi-impromptu session, which necessitated a stand-in bassist, was pretty cool in my books - and was a treat to see Andy solo-ing thru some different material than I'd seen before (thumbnailed) :: shot 20.07.2007 :: these are now my favorite shots from that venue :: gallery of 42 shots posted 09.02.2008
Shot eleven bands outside infront of Ceili's on 8th Avenue :: Covered the bands again this year - up this time were :: Judas Cradle, Broken Ride, Opabinia, Cross Hatch, The A-Team , Wade, Inspected By 40, Rockstone, Sixx Gunn Loaded (thumbnailed left), Drugstore Cowboys (party-ers thumbnailed right), Shades of Grey, and the MC for the festivities again was "Pat" who treated us to an accoustic set :: Broken Soldiers seemed to have been missing in action :: shot 01.07.2007 :: posted a series of 8 shots from Sixx Gunn Loaded - 08.02.2008 :: series of 18 shots from
Drugstore Cowboys posted 10.02.2008
Broken City :: The Ostrich :: The Adam Brown
Went to catch the White Stripes at the Saddledome - great interplay between the stage lighting, and the shadows thrown on
the huge red painted stage backdrop. pretty exciting. Met Cam from the Cripple Creek Fairies in the beer line, and again after the show - then headed over to Broken City, and caught the middle two bands of the evening at the Sled Festival - v.good - The Ostrich, v.animated vocalist, and then The Adam Brown from Montreal, which had a second set at the Legion the same night - great lead guitar player, and an impressive [and feisty] female drummer - nice to see - great material from this session. Hi to John from Kovered in Lies - who was sportin' a nice Mohawk too :: shot 29.06.2007 :: gallery of 51 Ostrich shots posted 23.01.2008 :: gallery of 49 The Adam Brown shots posted 07.02.2008
Canada Day - Ceili's Rockfest 2007 :: Inspected By 40 / Rockstone
Shot eleven bands outside infront of Ceili's on 8th Avenue :: Covered the bands again this year - up this time were :: Judas Cradle, Broken Ride, Opabinia, Cross Hatch, The A-Team , Wade, Inspected By 40 (thumbnailed left), Rockstone (thumbnailed right), Sixx Gunn Loaded, Drugstore Cowboys, Shades of Grey, and the MC for the festivities again was "Pat" who treated us to an accoustic set :: Broken Soldiers seemed to have been missing in action :: shot 01.07.2007 :: posted a series of 9 shots from Inspected By 40 - 07.02.2008 :: posted a series of 6 shots from Rockstone - 07.02.2008
Canada Day - Ceili's Rockfest 2007 :: The A-Team / Wade
Shot eleven bands outside infront of Ceili's on 8th Avenue :: Covered the bands again this year - up this time were :: Judas Cradle, Broken Ride, Opabinia, Cross Hatch, The A-Team (thumbnailed left), Wade (thumbnailed right), Inspected By 40, Rockstone, Sixx Gunn Loaded, Drugstore Cowboys, Shades of Grey, and the MC for the festivities again was "Pat" who treated us to an accoustic set :: Broken Soldiers seemed to have been missing in action :: shot 01.07.2007 :: posted a series of 4 shots from The A-Team - 02.02.2008 :: posted a series of 9 shots from Wade - 02.02.2008
Shot eleven bands outside infront of Ceili's on 8th Avenue :: Covered the bands again this year - up this time were :: Judas Cradle, Broken Ride, Opabinia (thumbnailed left), Cross Hatch (thumbnailed right), The A Team, Wade, Inspected By 40, Rockstone, Sixx Gunn Loaded, Drugstore Cowboys, Shades of Grey, and the MC for the festivities again was "Pat" who treated us to an accoustic set :: Broken Soldiers seemed to have been missing in action :: shot 01.07.2007 :: posted a series of 13 shots from Opabinia - 31.01.2008 :: posted a series of 9 shots from Cross Hatch - 31.01.2008
Republik :: Lighting study
Great space there down at the Republik - multiple rooms and each bar has a different vibe going on - shot 24.01.2008 :: see next section for the bands that night :: Republik gallery of 109 shots posted 29.01.2008
Republik :: Cripple Creek Fairies :: The Ostrich
Great space there down at the Republik - multiple rooms and each bar has a different vibe going on - shot 24.01.2008 :: wicked show! :: Ostrich gallery of 38 shots posted 29.01.2008 :: Cripple Creek Fairies gallery of 13 shots posted 29.01.2008
Shot eleven bands outside infront of Ceili's on 8th Avenue :: Covered the bands again this year - up this time were :: Judas Cradle (thumbnailed left), Broken Ride (thumbnailed right), Opabinia, Cross Hatch, The A Team, Wade, Inspected By 40, Rockstone, Sixx Gunn Loaded, Drugstore Cowboys, Shades of Grey, and the MC for the festivities again was "Pat" who treated us to an accoustic set :: Broken Soldiers seemed to have been missing in action :: shot 01.07.2007 :: posted a series of 20 shots from Judas Cradle - 22.01.2008 :: posted a series of 16 shots from Broken Ride - 22.01.2008 :: bands for this event can get a disc of websized good-stuff for only 10.00/member :: some more thumbnails visible on FaceBook...
Anti Social Club, Unwanted (from Winnipeg) :: The Distillery
Shot four bands at the Distillery :: shot 28.09.2007 :: posted a series of 25 shots from The Unwanted - 13.01.2008
Dia Dolor (from Winnipeg) :: The Underground
A triple bill with The Grones, Black Wednesdays and the only band that I lensed that night : Dia Dolor - they put on quite a show :: shot 14.12.2007
:: Laura Hildebrand on the left :: gallery of 56 images posted 08.01.2008
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 :: posted a facebook 
Sora gave us some stories and background on her upcoming album, as we wandered thru a wonderful forest and tried on a few different outfits :: shot May 28th., 2008 :: nice low-cut black number that we finished off the session with :: this is a sample of the final cover treatment done by an artist in Australia I think it is :: album to be mastered January 15, 2009 - and in her hands perhaps in Feb/March :: had a chance to listen to a pre-release of the title track, and it's awesome! :: beautiful woman, with an even more beautiful voice 
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 Ira Kaplan thumbnailed on the left, and Georgia Hubley (drummer) on the right :: The trio being - Ira Kaplan (g), Georgia Hubley (d) and James McNew (b) :: small 
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 :: Shawn Berke (b) Dominique Fricot (v) Shane Lynch (d) Josh McNorton (g) :: 
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?!... :: posted a short 
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 ... :: posted a 36 frame 
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... :: posted a small 
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 :: Small 
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 :: posted a small 
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]
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
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.
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 ::
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 ::
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 ::
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
Bison came rumbling in off the plains for the Sled Festival (from East Vancouver) :: shot June 25th., 2008 at the Sled Island Festival 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
Maya Arulpragasam (from Sri Lanka, London and South East United Kingdom) headlined for "Lets Go To War" and "Top Billin" (missed both openers, was busy with the Sora shoot) :: shot May 28th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Maya thumbnailed on the right - never seen anyone ask for a pile of the audience members to get up on stage and dance before - people were really into this...
Locksley (from Brooklyn, New York) opened for The Hives :: shot May 22nd., 2008 for BeatRoute :: Kai thumbnailed on the left (lead guitar) and Jesse (rhythm guitar) thumbnailed on the right - great lighting, and a much better set than I anticipated - nice job gents! 
Infected Mushroom (an Israeli psychedelic trance duo) :: shot May 16th., 2008 for BeatRoute :: keyboardist thumbnailed on the left, guitar player thumbnailed on the right (they came up on stage first)
The place was packed, everyone was grooving to the Trance DJ there before Infected Mushroom took the stage at 12:30 :: dancer on a riser thumbnailed on the left stage right, Cynthia - beer maiden backlit with laser light during Infected Mushroom's set shot May 16th., 2008 for BeatRoute
Shot three bands at the Castle Pub on April 23, 2008 :: The Bass drum skin on the left, and the vocalist/guitar player (KJ Jansen) from Chixdiggit on the right. The bar closed down for good (26.04.2008) - RIP! :: posted a 
Shot three bands at the Castle Pub on April 23, 2008 :: The bass player from The Anti-Social Club (viewed thru someone's drink) on the left, and the vocalist from Shark Raper on the right.
Shot four bands at the Stetson, and the costume contest on Oct 27, 2007 :: The Colin Decker Freefall belting out some vocals on the left, and the bass player from BDFM kickin' it out on the right - small 
Good times in the evening behind the Guitar Connection ensued :: shot 12.07.2007 :: oddly nobody broke out a guitar - too much fun was being had I guess, plus fancy guitars and burger grease don't match :: Mat and Andy thumbnailed here muggin' for the camera :: 
Shot 26.03.2008 :: great pitstop on their Canadian tour [played with Starvin Hungry (from Montreal)], wow - slamin' good time - main vocals/guitar thumbnailed on the left, and Katie givin'er on the right.
Shot 26.03.2008 :: opening band for C'Mon (from Montreal), good tunes, great energy - main vocals/guitar thumbnailed on the left, and drums on the right.
Shot 01.03.2008 :: unfortunately I broke my eye this evening, and had to duct-tape it over (before the Halos started their set) for the whole session... / kind of apropos I suppose for such a band, but still got some cool pics :: a FaceBook 
Shot 29.02.2008 :: got some great moments from the band tonight
