Most bands have a pre-show ritual. 99% of the time, this is it.



If your band has a different ritual and it's interesting, I'll take a photo of  it. If it's doing shots, I'll still do it, but you have to buy me one too.

I had a last minute photo shoot down the street at Eleven (which you'll find out about soon enough) and afterwards I brought Heather and a couple friends to see the Mashtis open up the night at Soda Bar.

Click on a photo to go to the full gallery.



I was happy to get a chance to shoot them on an actual stage this time.



I did have to deal with deadly red lights, however.


 
So sometimes that's what B&W is for.





Itai's clean-toned Les Paul echoes his restrained vocals. Both try to stay quiet to lure you in close so you can hear each detail. While the rhythm section isn't always tight, it supports without ever getting in the way. Erica's backing vocals are delivered with a soft, lilting flutter, heightened by how her words float like a butterfly above Itai's.



I also gave each of them a portrait of their hands.





 

And their feet.



We only stayed for them, since my next stop was to go see a musician who I never thought I would ever see.

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