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Michael Franti at the Crossroads

Josh — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:07:17 +0000

These pictures have been sitting for too long on my hard drive. If you know anything about me, I love my family, photography and good, positive music. Not many people get much more positive than Michael Franti, so when I had the chance to shoot his show at the Crossroads last month, my heart skipped a few beats. I mean, I REALLY love positive, uplifting music, and I got to take pictures too? Well, my excitement turned to a bit of nervousness when I saw the forecast was calling for nasty thunderstorms, but that didn’t stop anyone from having a killer time. And we danced the night away…

I took about 300 pictures at this angle trying to capture some lightning, but this was the best I got

Solidarity

Josh — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:07:04 +0000

“When it rains, I’ll be right out there with you.”

Michael Franti

I had a blast at the Michael Franti show down at Crossroads last night. The rain, for whatever reason, just made the event so much more enjoyable.

A Christmas Experience at Evangel Temple

Josh — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:07:19 +0000

I’ve been shooting for Evangel Temple for a couple of years now. They always have a beautiful message to share with the world. Here are some of my favorite shots from their annual Christmas concert.

Wilco & Liam Finn

Josh — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:00:37 +0000

It happened over a month ago. It was amazing.

Wilco

Liam Finn

Citizen Cope

Josh — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:43:53 +0000

Here’s one of a few catch up posts I’ll be posting over the next few weeks. Citizen Cope makes beautiful music. I saw him a few weeks ago at Crossroads. Check out his tunes here.

Robert Randolph & the Family Band

Jenny — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:43:00 +0000

I love to shoot concerts for fun. On Saturday I had the opportunity to shoot one of my favorite guitarists, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, at Crossroads behind Grinders. These dudes can flat out PLAY!!!! They put on an amazing show & their music is so positive and uplifting that you leave feeling absolutely wonderful.

I also met a couple of rad photographers who were shooting as well:
James Allison
Chuck France

He just plays with so much PASSION & ENERGY!

Here’s a video you all should check out if you don’t know who Robert Randolph is…and, if you do, watch it anyway. It’s a great pick me up!

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New York: Day 1

Jenny — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:04:00 +0000

Here’s a few frames from our first day in the Big Apple.

I was lucky enough to get to see Kat Burns play a solo set at the Sidewalk Cafe. She’s the singer of Forest City Lovers, one of my absolute favorite bands. Check ‘em out

Matisyahu

the solars — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:21:00 +0000

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of shooting the Matisyahu concert at Crossroads. If you ever get the chance to go see Matisyahu live, I recommend you doing show. The man puts on a great show!

I always love shooting concerts, because you get to play with all the backlight to create interesting images. But, for Matisyahu, it was different. He had to be finished by sundown, so that gave me a whole new type of light to play with….awesome sunlight (and, boy, was it awesome). A big thanks goes to Stacey Schmitz who came out to shoot with me as well.

Taking me back…

Josh — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:09:00 +0000

Ok, so if you know me at all, you know I love music. I have music playing at all times, and at times when I can’t play music, I am singing in my head. Anyway, I’ve been going to concerts for over 13 years now. Ask Jenny about my high school/college years and she’ll tell you I was at a concert at least 2 nights a week. Anyway, my very first concert all the way back in 1996, was 311. A lot of my favorite memories from high school involve 311. So, when I got the opportunity to shoot their concert at City Market a few weeks ago, I was pretty stoked. I will say that I don’t listen to them as much as I used to, but that doesn’t take away the impact they’ve had on my life. I hope you enjoy the photos!

George Clinton & the Parliament Funkadelic

Jenny — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:01:00 +0000

On Friday night, Drew and I had the chance of a lifetime to witness an amazing band. That band would be George Clinton & the Parliament Funkadelic at the Crossroads behind Grinders. A huge thanks goes to Fritz & Dept. Zero for giving me the opportunity to shoot the show. We witnessed men in diapers, men in wedding dresses, sweet dreads, funky music, handstands, and most importantly, more funky music!

We only got to shoot the first couple of songs, but here are a few of my favs…

My favorite image from the night.

Here’s Drew super pumped for the show.