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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Ha Ha Tonka & Samantha Crain @ Doug Fir

Didn’t get much in the way of pictures at this show, wasn’t in the mood to mess with the camera.

In short… Ha Ha Tonka killed it, though there was only 20 to 30 or so people there. Samantha Crain opened, was really good, and talked about how she lived in Portland for a while.

When she mentioned this, she expected some cheers and was met with crickets, which surprised her. Surprised me, too, really. I think my reaction, though, was that she looked and sounded a lot like a Portlander so it really wasn’t that suprising. My reaction was more along the lines of, “Ok, then. I can see that.”

Good though. Great show. Wish more people saw it. Here’s some videos of these folks, though not from last night.

http://www.hahatonkamusic.com

Lessons (New Album):

Amazon - http://amzn.to/1fyrRPH
iTunes (w/ bonus track) - http://bit.ly/17F6zvj

http://www.facebook.com/hahatonka

http://www.last.fm/music/Ha+Ha+Tonka

http://www.samanthacrain.com/

http://www.facebook.com/Samanthacrainmusic

Monday, March 11, 2013

"St. Nick on the Fourth in a Fervor" & "Caney Mountain" by Ha Ha Tonka

Let’s get one thing straight from the get-go
This glimpse of brilliance is much better than a long look at mediocrity
…

I own all of my ideas
I stole just one or two
…
I owe all of my ideas
To the ones I stole from you

Pretty much my theme song right now for those lyrics up there above the clip. This has been stuck in the van’s CD player for awhile. I keep thinking it’s time to switch it out, and then this song, or another one or two on the album, will come on and I decide to let it play through one more time.

"Caney Mountain" is a good song too, but I really love this video… Saw this after initially posting this, and I had to throw it in too!

Can he climb old Caney Mountain?
Can he outrun this Crusading mob of men
who aim to kill him with the Crucifix theyd fished out of Hodgsons Mill.
They drug her cold, blue body from its depths.
That old relic served to drown her as a millstone round her neck.

Can he clear that western wall which looms large out the Ozarks side?
Calls of men and dogs are closer as is the end of his life.
Could he ever find forgiveness from those gospels he came to preach.
held her down as he baptized her so that heaven she might reach.

High shined sequined buckle in that Bible belt
High shined sequined buckle in the middle of that Bible belt

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/caney_mountain_lyrics_ha_ha_tonka.html
All about Ha Ha+Tonka: http://www.musictory.com/music/Ha+Ha+Tonka

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Talenthouse: My Soundgarden 2013 Short List

Murder By Death. Dante's. Portland, Oregon. August 11, 2012.

Band photography is something I've always wanted to get into a bit more, but haven't for various reasons over the years.

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, working with film, the lighting issues were just too annoying to deal with. However, these days, digital cameras are just much more light sensitive, and then there is the ability to vary ISO per shot, not per role, so that helps a lot. Also, being able to review the shots on the spot is tremendously helpful in these situations, because I can keep firing away until I know I've captured what I've been aiming for.

This last year, when I started taking cameras around with me pretty much everywhere, it was only natural to start taking some shots at shows, and I have been happy with the results.

I really like playing with the stage lighting, good performers do interesting things, and I can get some of the good, blurry but nice weird effects that I like, giving me a lot to play with in editing.

This last year, time and budget kept me from making it to many shows. Hopefully 2013 will give me plenty of new opportunities to continue developing my technique with live band photography and to build up a more solid portfolio in this area.

Photograph Soundgarden:

Looking for photographers to shoot dates on the tour. Submit your best live photo for the chance to win a photo pass…

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