Posts Tagged ‘Molson Amphitheatre’

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!

Linkin Park @ Molson Amphitheatre - August 21, 2007

Posted in Concert, Music, Photography on February 21st, 2008 by Carrie – 2 Comments
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Linkin Park brought their annual Projekt Revolution tour to the Molson Amphitheatre, with bands including HIM, My Chemical Romance, Placebo, Taking Back Sunday and more. The day was going pretty well up until Linkin Park’s set, when not even a song into the show my camera died. Flat out died. I got the dreaded ‘error 99′ and tried desperately to get the camera to function again, but no luck. Managed to get 50 shots off, so this set is rather small. On the bright side, I got the above shot out of it, which is one of my faves, so it wasn’t all that bad. Wish I could tell you how their set was, but other than noticing the cool stage setup, I was too stressed about the camera situation to actually pay attention to the music.

Linkin Park gallery here.

My Chemical Romance @ Molson Amphitheatre - Aug. 21 2007

Posted in Concert, Music, Photography on October 12th, 2007 by Carrie – Be the first to comment

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Really quick update today–I enjoyed My Chemical Romance much more than I thought I would. Their live show is pretty entertaining, so I can see the mass appeal.

Gallery coming soon.

Debbie Harry @ Molson Amphitheatre - June 19, 2007

Posted in Photography on August 5th, 2007 by Carrie – Be the first to comment

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Shot the True Colors Tour with Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, Dresden Dolls, Erasure and more at the Molson Amphitheatre awhile ago. I pretty much came straight from Bonnaroo to the venue after a very long drive straight back to Ontario on very little sleep.

Debbie Harry is stunning. I can only hope to look that amazing at 62. While it was cool to see her live, I wish I could’ve shot her back in the Blondie days. She didn’t even sing any Blondie songs at this show, which really disappointed the crowd.

Debbie Harry gallery here.