TUNED IN: Live Photographs

Hey guys! This week's TUNED IN post is going to be a little bit different.  A few months ago, I was working with online music review + culture site, The Neon Mix.  I would attend shows with them on occasion and photograph the bands during their set.

Anyways, below are some (just a little sample) of the live band photographs I have taken.  I didn't want to spend a million years digging through my archives, so I picked some photos that were readily available.  That being said, I thought it might be fun to share some of my photography - because I haven't really done so as of yet. 

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**Do you know who the artists are?  The venues? Can you guess?**  Haha.. maybe you were even at the shows!  Say hi next time - I'm usually the girl with the massive camera lens pushing my way through the crowd.

Expect to see more of my photographs on the blog (it's a summer goal of mine to take more photos - it gets so hard with work + life - but NO EXCUSES!!!), and a PHOTOGRAPHY section added to my PORTFOLIO soon! 

 

 

**For those of you who didn't want to guess.. All shows took place in Toronto, ON. 

LEFT SIDE (from top): The Raveonettes, The Phoenix Concert Theatre, 2012.  Vic Ruggiero, Lee's Palace, 2011. Tegan & Sara, Danforth Music Hall, 2008. 

RIGHT SIDE (from top): Nouvelle Vague, The Opera House, 2012.  Nouvelle Vague, The Opera House, 2012. Vic Ruggiero, Sneaky Dee's, 2010.**

 

TUNED IN: 20 Flight Rock

Good morning Internet!   Hope you're having a lovely Tuesday.  TUNED IN is back this week! I know, it's been awhile, right?  

This week's track is "20 Flight Rock" by Vic Ruggiero.  Vic is in one of my all-time favourite bands, NYC ska legends - The Slackers.  I've seen him tour with The Slackers, and solo - and it's always a great time.  So incredibly talented.

Now this song is actually from 1956, and was originally performed by Eddie Cochran.  It's a rockabilly standard and has been performed by everyone from Paul McCartney (apparently he auditioned for The Beatles with it), to The Rolling Stones, and even Tiger Army!  "20 Flight Rock" is fun + fuelled by rock 'n roll.  It can be appreciated by music lovers of all ages - but mostly (and most importantly), it just makes me want to dance.

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By request at Simmerdown Manor, the Eddie Cochran classic "20 Flight Rock" - performed by Vic Ruggiero.

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