Friday night was a fun, night, starting with going down to the Casbah to catch the first couple bands before heading to the Whistle Stop.

Bloodflowers must have just started when I got there, because there was still the "I'm too cool to stand in front" gap happening, but it only took a couple songs and an invitation from the band to move up so they could see the audience before it was closed..





It's pretty standard rock and roll, probably a better fit with a band like Scarlet Symphony than the other bands playing this night, which are quite a bit heavier.
 


I decided to try something I've never done before, leaving my pictures pretty much as they came out of the camera. It's a bit scary for me, because this is close to what the Casbah lights actually look like, and I normally feel the need to tweak.

And some fun Ultra-wide portraits, my last weekend with this lens:
 




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I decided to process my Hostile Combover pictures differently too, almost totally in black and white.






These guys make some of the most exciting music in San Diego. Go see them 3 /14 at the Radio Room.


And then go see Ben Johnson front his other band at the Casbah on 3/21. It's going to be my first time shooting him in The Long and Short of It, and it's also their CD/Vinyl release show.







Hey, I have almost that same wedding band!

Right after they finished, I had to leave to get to the Whistle Stop. I probably should have just stayed and shot the next two bands, since that would have meant that I would get to hear more than 5 minutes of music, but it didn't  turn out that way...