Lauren Pritchard @ Hoxton Square Bar Kitchen, London, 21 Jul 2010Lauren Pritchard
I recommend you check out the amazing amazing voice of Lauren Pritchard, powerful and soft at the same time. The fan gallery on her website is also worth checking out… Slideshow below:
Broken Social Scene @ HMV Forum, London – 30 Jun 2010
Just one photo from the set that I really like…
Nedry (with Youth in Colour and Devilman) @ The Lexington, 29 Apr 2010
Big show for my good friends of Nedry currently on tour around the UK. Youth in Colour and the Japanese duo Devilman were supporting. Big turnout and amazing set by Nedry, one of their best so far! Check out all the pictures from the night below: Nedry, (w/ Youth in Colour, Devilman) @ The Lexington, [...]
Basia Bulat @ The Luminaire, London, 26 Apr 2010
Amazing night in an amazing venue that is The Luminaire. Plush seats, very good sound and respectful crowd, it’s pretty much the opposite of The Good Ship located a few meters away. Basia Bulat gave an amazing performance and the two support acts, Spencer Mclean and Paul Frith, weren’t too shabby either. See the full [...]
Playing with a Diana F+
Despite the fear of hipsterizing myself, I recently acquired a Diana F+, one of those plastic 60′s film cameras re-edited by Lomography and sold with a (probably) huge markup by Urban Outfitters. I have been almost exclusively digital until now, and it’s a refreshing experience… I bought five rolls of film, ISO 400, messed up [...]
Bikes
I hate riding a bike. That’s why I like to see one leaning against a wall or chained to a post; it makes me feel safe. A few other pictures from my walk near Victoria Park below.
The Album Leaf @ Bush Hall, London, 23 Mar 2010 (Support The Go Find)
A sold out gig at Bush Hall for The Album Leaf supported by The Go Find. For some reason, everyone was in a jolly mood, from the door person to the bouncers, and people seemed to come in and out of the venue as if it was a friend’s (big) home. I, on the other [...]
So So Modern & Race Horses @ Scala, London, 04 Mar 2010
So So Modern and Race Horses were the two support bands for Errors that night. Great energy from from So So Modern (who just released their album), not that thrilled by Race Horses who sounded a bit like the Grease soundtrack.
Huw Stephens’ Introducing @ The Social, London, 09 Mar 2010
The Social was full for BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens ‘Introducing’ night. Cosy venue but horrible lighting (ie, non existent apart from those yellow walls). First up was the Liverpool duo Capac, followed by my good friends Nedry. Different style to finish with the latest Rough Trade Records recruit Wilder. Speaking of Wilder, there [...]
Errors @ Scala, 04 Mar 2010
I absolutely love the band Errors and they deserve way more attention than they are getting. It’s electronic yes, but also subtle and happy, in a non cheesy way. Those are the pictures I took at their London gig at Scala.
Local Natives @ Heaven, 02 Mar 2010
The LA band Local Natives were headlining at Heaven (which by the way has a really good live programmation). Great energy, and great moustache. Be sure to also check out the cute and moody Peggy Sue who were supporting.
Peggy Sue @ Heaven, 2 Mar 2010
Peggy Sue was supporting Local Natives at Heaven in London. Really good vocals and harmonies but I would have liked a few more smiley faces…
Hildur Gudnadottir & Iarla O Lionaird @ Kings Place, 27 Feb 2010
The icelandic cellist Hildur Gudnadottir and the irish singer Iarla O Lionaird were performing this Saturday, as part of The Bubbly Blue and Green festival. The festival took place at Kings Place, a fairly recent venue near King’s Cross with an excellent acoustic.
Peter Brotzmann @ Cafe Oto, Hackney
Peter Brotzmann is a key figure in free Jazz, and delivered an intense (to say the least…) set at Cafe Oto, in Hackney.
It’s snowing in London!
I had felt a bit unprepared when it happened last year, so I have had my gear ready in preparation of this year, and replaced the D200 by a D700.
Rim Shots – Please vote for me in the Photography.Book.Now competition
I’ve self-published a book called ‘Rim Shots’ on Blurb, and entered the Photography.Book.Now competition. This book is a collection of gig photographs taken in London over the last 2 years, and a tribute to those small bands that may become big one day. I focused on the dark atmosphere and the dim light that you [...]
Renegade Sound, Promo Shoot, Brick Lane, London
You know a band is motivated when they (almost) all show up on time, at 9am on a Saturday morning. I had the perfect location in mind, near this vegan bustaurant but it turned out it was private property (“Don’t you see all the cameras?” said the security dude – right, that’s obviously a criteria [...]
Nedry @ The Dublin Castle, 14 Jun 2009
Staying in the dark black&white mood from the last post. I liked the lights at this Nedry gig, very different from the one at the Good Ship. Good crowd turn out, tighter set, things are coming together at a steady pace, and I can’t wait for their album to come out (August!).
The Marvis in Black&White @ Monto Water Rats, 23 May 2009
I’ve taken a lot of photos of The Marvis, and also a lot of photos at Monto Water Rats so I thought that it would be good to have some kind of consistency on this set, rather than the usual sepia/colour/black&white. So they’re all black&white. I like the extra sharpness on the shots taken with [...]
Seiji and his band, the Tower Tavern, 23 May 2009
Funny story here: I bumped into Seiji on my way to shoot another gig, The Marvis, playing at Monto Water Rats. Now, I used to play with The Marvis (I was the drummer) and guess what, so did Seiji, who was the drummer after me. He no longer plays with them either and found this [...]
Nedry @ The Good Ship, 22 May 2009
The awesome Nedry built up in intensity as the set went along, Ayu’s fantastic voice supplementing Matt and Chris’s catchy beats. Read my review of the gig here.
Voynaru @ The Cross Kings, 10 May 2009
Witchy is the word that comes to mind when you first hear and see Voynaru. They gave for their first gig a very original performance, using powerful strings (cello & violin), subtle and steady drums, and transe-like vocals (by Ayu Okakita, whom you can also hear in a different style with Nedry). They are not [...]
Nedry @ Ginglik, 9th May 2009
Nedry is a fantastic band. Matt and Chris take you to some fantastic place between Air and Boards of Canada, and Ayu gently adds her mesmerizing voice.
