The Belly Up is one of my favorite places to see a band- great sound, a big stage, and color-changing lights. This is also what makes it hard to shoot. I just want to listen to the music. Boyscout doesn't have a myspace page or any recordings yet, so this is the only way to hear the music.



They almost go out of their way to not be like other bands. For example, the hats change wearers several times during the set.





Beyond that, the music itself is unconventional in that it sounds like it's being played just for the sheer fun of it. This is a chance to play things that don't fit in any of their other bands, and it actually sounds good too!





It looks like they're having too much fun to just call it a side-band.

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Apes of Wrath played too.

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This was my first time seeing Death Eaters, although I've heard their red dress song on a compliation.



Good blues rock with some strong singing.



The lights were wreaking havoc on my autofocus, and I can tell that my manual focus skills need some practice. The backline here is just far away enough that I want to switch to telephoto, but I don't want the loss in lens speed.





Since he was closest, I focused on the singer.



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After the show, I took a few group shots for Boyscout behind the Belly Up after getting kicked out of the dressing room. I left my tripod at work so I couldn't do my standard long exposure shots. Which was fine, because none of us were in the mood to stand still.