Easter Sunday I had a blast rocking out at Chain Reaction with the guys in Phone Calls From Home! I met Dave and the guys at Bamboozle and found out they had a show scheduled for Sunday at Chain and so I swung by to take some shots. I was excited to see that Teen Hearts was playing too because I’ve run into these guys at a few shows passing out their promo but hadn’t had a chance to hear them and they were just as good as I hoped they’d be, so I snapped some pics of them before Phone Calls From Home went on. I had a blast with the guys and the other photographer there, running around the stage and the green room. We did an impromptu shoot in the green room after their set (props to Chain for the most literal green room ever :D) So check out the shots and when you’re done, check out Teen Hearts and Phone Calls From Home on myspace and give them a listen and support good music!
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Back in October, at Fall Ball at the Avalon, I met a guy named Ronn Heaton between The Secret Handshake and Set Your Goals’ sets and he struck up a conversation. Turns out, Ronn’s the lead singer of a band based out of Whittier, CA called Forgiving Yesterday. We kept in touch and this winter he and the boys in the band recorded their new album and when they finished it, I got a call from Ronn to meet up with the guys for a photo shoot. Well, that shoot was this past Friday up here in SB and we made an adventure out of it, going from my house to Knapp’s Castle and swinging by Jensen’s to check the metal show at the mainstage and down to Chino’s and the mall, all in search of the best shooting spot. We had a few hours of adventure complete with a mountain-top Paramore sing-a-long driving down the mountain just after sunset with Ronn and Mark. I had a great time out with Tom, Matt, Mark, Ryan and Ronn and I can’t wait to hear and see more of these guys. Go check them out on myspace and keep your ears out for their new tunes, they sound great!!
The Material, 118 West Studios, Simi Valley, CA
Had another great opportunity to shoot The Material this past weekend in Simi Valley. We met up before their headliner at 118 West and Jon and I did some exploring and found a great shooting space in their recording studio in the Attic, so we gathered the band and did some quickie, stripped down, promo shots. Then I got some good candids of them with fans and doing their set up for their performance. I also got one before and one after of the band with Noah as we bade him farewell and happy trails this weekend. Check them out and let me know what you think!
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Colleen, Jon, Noah, Roi, Dustin, The Material, Mira Mesa Blvd.
Warped ‘10 or Bust! The Material, Promo Shot #1
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