Live

I was recently invited to shoot Freddy Vette playing with the legendary Commodores Orchestra at The Empire theatre. I’ve never shot at the Empire before, and wasn’t sure what to expect because there was really no space at the front of the stage for photography. But Freddy gave me full access including back stage, so I knew I could get some interesting images. Before the show started, I spent some time backstage getting photos of…

  Free outdoor concerts on a beautiful summer night. Can’t go wrong with that! This year the City of Kingston hosted Sam Roberts and Kingston’s own Kasador in Springer Market Square for a fantastic night of free music. It was a great night for music, but the constant red and blue flood lights made for some challenging photography! Despite the lighting, I had a great evening and I can’t wait to see who’s coming next…

 Remember Record Stores? Thanks to many hours listening to CBC Radio 2, I’ve been a huge fan of Wintersleep since before it was cool. And I have the CD to prove it. That’s right, one listen to Oblivion and I was off to the old record store to pick up a copy of Welcome to the Night Sky after work. That CD now collects dust on my shelf with all the other CDs I purchased…

    It’s not often that I get to photograph a legend the likes of Carlos Santana, but last night at Rogers K-Rock Centre, I got to do just that. Before the show I talked to a lot of people, and all of them mentioned the same thing. Santana got their big break at Woodstock in 1969. Here we are 47 years later, and he is still killing it live. That’s impressive. Are You Gonna…

As soon as we were walked to the pit for this concert, I knew we were all in for a show. I noticed right away that there were cameras setup to project the show on big screens, there were a ton of lights, and for the first time there were security guards in front of the stage. The security is something I haven’t seen at any show I’ve shot yet, but as soon as Carly…

  I recently had the opportunity to shoot Death Cab For Cutie at K-Rock Centre along with Metric (more on them later). Then my computer became a sluggish mess of Windows 10 garbage. Long story short: It has taken forever to process these photos because it took me two days just to get Windows and Lightroom re-installed correctly! Anyhoo, I’m finally working my way through the concert photos so here’s the first batch. Buy One,…

Marianas Trench and Walk Off The Earth kicked off their Canadian Tour on March 9 at Rogers K-Rock Centre in Kingston. I have to be honest (and to those of you who know me, this will be no surprise),  I can’t say I know anything about Marianas Trench. However, a nearly sold out crowd were losing their minds as soon as these guys hit the stage. And one thing was clear from the very start:…

It’s been a while since I’ve been out to shoot a local band play a show. There are a number of reasons for that, one of the primary ones being that the venues just aren’t great for photos due to poor lighting and other reasons. But when I heard that local band Down And Loaded were having a CD release show at the Belleville Club with the support of another great local band, Moon Sugar, I…

This years Waterfront Festival in Belleville featured a ton of music over three nights. Night one was the Indie Music Fest featuring local acts and headliner Treble Charger, who have recently reunited and started playing shows again. Seeing these guys play was a real treat indeed! Every year the Indie Fest has been getting bigger and drawing more fans, and this year was no exception. After a night of loud rock, night two was geared…

The year was 1995 and there I was browsing the tiny record store in the Fraser Mall when I spotted Road Radio on the shelf. At the time, I didn’t know a lot of the Skydiggers’ music, but I recognized the name and a few of their songs (from Much Music no doubt). So, being eager to soak up as much music as I could, I took a chance and picked it up. Of course,…