this was an epic gig. full stop, but I should really expand. first, musically, among my favorite bands, and I was finally able to catch them: so lucky to fly from San Francisco to Berlin. it was just fantastic, as any long time expectation (20+ years in the making). photographically, it was also the culmination,…
Month: December 2020
IBTABA Nº 39 — Spectrum ( Peter Kember / Sonic Boom )
an alternate— portrait style— will be posted to Instagram, but to make an appeal later under a Essay: Elements of Style post. a much anticipated show, and at a surprisingly small venue, but that afforded a great spot for photographing— noting that I pick a spot and stay put with no “I am a photographer,…
IBTABA Nº 38 — Low ( Alan Sparhawk )
my first concert for the “slowcore” genre— in which I did not get past Low and Bedhead (thereafter as The New Year) to sample the genre— and it was great. in a weird way, this concert felt more “Americana” in feel than with “Americana” styled groups. due to the side angle, it can be seen that…
IBTABA Nº 37 — winfred E. eye
not only were these series of concerts great, but it was very formative— as I can see from the photos taken. more importantly, was using Aaron as a portrait subject… and then the ability to be close enough to see how the “but the microphone is in focus” [ link ] approach. it would be…
IBTABA Nº 36 — Xiu Xiu
a memorable concert, in many ways: this also being the last time I caught them live. I hope that it can be rectified. this night was also unusual in that there were two concert… almost literally across the street was The National doing as small of a venue as they would in those days, and…
IBTABA Nº 35 — winfred E. eye ( Aaron Calvert )
an alternate is posted to Instagram [ link ]— in which it closes in on the aspect of it being a portrait, as opposed to a concert event. and yes, that is the key, and it would not be out of consideration, in hindsight due to this process, that the evolution was to go away…
IBTABA Nº 34 — Tortoise
I didn’t remember taking this photo. at the Tortoise concerts I would always stand near John Herndon, as I am always enthralled by his style and energy. while a more “proper concert” photo was posted to Instagram [ link ], this more-portrait-like photo is in line with how I see this revisit of the concert…
IBTABA Nº 33 — winfred E. eye ( Aaron Calvert )
one of my most favorite concert photos— perhaps the first of its kind up to this moment. certainly there was a hint with the Bill Callahan photograph in Nº 6, but here it is in a form that came to be remembered in future concerts as something to chase. well, it is not quite possible…
IBTABA Nº 32 — winfred E. eye
back to Bottom of the Hill— which I found to be a great venue, and as usual for most of them, if not packed. having first found out about the band in 2003, or so, when they opened for Black Heart Procession at the Great American Music Hall, I lost track of the band as…
Box of Fallen Leaves 