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Lowest of the Low @ Indie Awards - March 8, 2008

Posted in Concert, Music, Photography on March 12th, 2008 by Carrie – 1 Comment

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Recently retired Canadian band Lowest of the Low was honoured at the Canadian Music Week Indie Awards this past weekend with an induction into the Indies Hall of Fame. While the band officially broke up this past December, they came out for a special performance at the Royal York’s Canadian Room Saturday evening. Things got off to a slightly shaky start, and singer Ron Hawkins admitted to being a little rusty, having to begin the first song over again. No matter, though, as it added to the charm of the performance–as did the invitation Hawkins extended to a long time fan to join them on stage for the show. They only played a few songs, but it was clear that they were enjoying themselves. Shamefully, it was the only time I’d ever seen the band in action, and now I’m kicking myself for never getting out to see them before.

Lowest of the Low gallery here.

Ticket Giveaway: David Ford @ El Mocambo

Posted in Concert, Contests, Music on March 7th, 2008 by Carrie – Be the first to comment
We’re going to try something new here today, and if all goes well, there may be more of these in the future. Ticket giveaways!Solo artist and looper extraordinaire, David Ford, is back at the El Mocambo next week supporting Irish band Bell X1. Want to go? Be the third person to email me with the name of Ford’s most recent album title, and they’re all yours.

If you’re not familiar with his work, check out this YouTube video for his song “State of the Union” which was recorded in one single take.

Show info: March 12 @ El Mocambo. Tix are $13.50

HIM @ Molson Amphitheater - August 21, 2007

Posted in Concert, Music, Photography on March 4th, 2008 by Carrie – 2 Comments
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HIM was one of the acts that performed at Projekt Revolution this past summer, along with My Chemical Romance, Placebo, Saosin and headliners Linkin Park, among others. I’d never seen HIM before, but had heard they were pretty good to shoot. Maybe I caught them on an off day, though, because Ville Valo basically stood at the mic fairly sedate, with a cigarette dangling from his hand for the three songs we were shooting. Many of the photos in this set are similar for that reason.

HIM gallery here.

It’s Canadian Music Week (CMW) here in Toronto, which is the time of year things really start to pick up. I’ve already shot Gogol Bordello and The Hives this week, and will be adding a number of other bands to the list, including one of my faves, Hawksley Workman. Hopefully I’ll find a few new acts that catch my eye (or more accurately, my lens), because as it stands, most of the bands I want to check out I’ve already seen a few times. Updates might become sparse over the next few days due to lack of time and the need to actually sleep. If you’re in Toronto, hopefully you’ll get out to a few shows…say hi if you see me (if you don’t know me, just say hi to any female photog with a ponytail).

And last but not least, I forgot to mention in my last post that Live Baby Live turned one on March 2nd! Time flies!

Incubus @ Molson Amphitheatre - August 2, 2007

Posted in Concert, Music, Photography on March 2nd, 2008 by Carrie – 2 Comments

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If I recall correctly, for the Incubus show, we ended up shooting the third to fifth song of the set, which was a nice change, especially since we could just enjoy the first few songs and get an idea of the lighting, etc. Admittedly, this set is more like the Brandon Boyd show, since a) it was hard to tear the camera away from him, and b) the lighting wasn’t so great on the other band members and I didn’t get anything I was happy with.

Incubus (a.k.a. Brandon Boyd) set here.

On a separate note, if you’re a music photographer or even just a really big music fan, you should check out Henry Diltz’s California Dreamin’ gallery. Start by clicking the first thumbnail to cycle through the images and stories of iconic musicians, such as Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, etc. Too bad that this kind of access is almost next to impossible these days. This is the kind of stuff I’d love to be shooting. It’s an inspiring set. Enjoy!

Holy Fuck @ CBC - October 16, 2007

Posted in Music, Photography, Promo on February 29th, 2008 by Carrie – 2 Comments

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Last fall, I shot Toronto’s own Holy Fuck for one of CBC’s Radio 3’s Sessions. It was interesting, because the whole time I was shooting them, I could only hear the drum and bass in the studio…everything else was all wired up to the soundboard. It was nice to hear the full sound a few days later when they opened for M.I.A.

Holy Fuck gallery here.

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