Streetlight Manifesto (and the story of “Tomas and a thousand shoes”)

Ok funny story…accompanied by photos…I was shooting photos with my friend Amanda when suddenly I heard Tomas, the lead singer from Streetlight Manifesto, challenge the audience to hit him with a shoe…then it began, a berage of shoes left and right, littering the stage, and none coming particularly close to Mr. Kalnoky…and then, one lone “shoeman” aimed and fired and, well, look at the photos below:

What an amazing shot…where was this ska kid when bush was giving his speech in the middle east?  Anyway, click on one of the above photos for hi res versions of all the photos (over 150 total) from Streetlight Manifesto and Reel Big Fish…

(btw hi res of the shoe hit are on the bottom of pg3/top of pg4)

Streetlight Manifesto Custom Picks

For a band with as much of a draw as Streetlight brings, they are one of the few bands that still doesn’t use a custom pick design…I love picks for the sake of it being a free (yet hard to get) promo item from a band, and I had a few free minutes at work, so I whipped up these two designs…who knows, I might print them myself and throw them onto the stage …

pick 1 front

pick 1 back

pick 2 front

pick 2 back

Hooray for Photos! Suburban Legends, The Aquabats, and Yo Gabba Gabba…

Got an invite from Vince to come and shoot this show and found one of the weirdest crowds I’ve ever seen.  I’m not used to seeing a lot of young children at rock concerts (due to their aggressive nature usually), but this show was different.  The sheer number of young audience members just goes to show the effectiveness of a “The Monkey’s”-like hybrid approach of The Aquabats, DJ Lance Rock, and (just recently) Suburban Legends, using alternative media, like scripted television shows, to connect with new fans.  This technique isn’t new, but it is certainly being reinvented and (just for sake of conversation) it’s important to mention that, unlike bands like The Monkeys, all three of the bands playing started first as a band and then moved to a new media form, rather than being invented by a media conglomerate (Miley Cyrus, we’re SO looking at you)…I support it 100%, and the fact that the shows are fun just makes the whole package that much more enjoyable…