The Fine Print @ the Whisky

[Suicidenote]

Band: The Fine Print
Venue: Whisky a Go Go
Date: Jan 28. 2007
Equipment: Canon 30D, 50 f/1.4, 70-200 f/2.8

1.
http://www.monstarphoto.com/Canon/TFP/TFP1.jpg

2.
http://www.monstarphoto.com/Canon/TFP/TFP2.jpg

3.
http://www.monstarphoto.com/Canon/TFP/TFP3.jpg

4.
http://www.monstarphoto.com/Canon/TFP/TFP4.jpg

5.
http://www.monstarphoto.com/Canon/TFP/TFP5.jpg

6.
http://www.monstarphoto.com/Canon/TFP/TFP6.jpg

7.
http://www.monstarphoto.com/Canon/TFP/TFP7.jpg

[livewire-photography.com]

my fav is No.5, good colors and framing, and Crystal Clear, all round nice set, looks like the lighting was a pleasure to work with?

[René Damkot]

Very nice set. On #1 a bit more contrast would be nice, as well as fixing the skin tone a bit (IMO).
Used ACR as raw converter?

[Kiddo]

Nice photos!! I really like #6. Great job!!

[Steve Parr]

Dude, you're killin' me. I have to make the drive up there to shoot at the Whiskey!

Something interesting I've seen in a lot of recent photos taken there, is the quality of the equipment a lot of the bands seem to be using; namely, pretty low.

Was this a "showcase" show? The guys above look pretty young (hence, less disposable income for high-end gear).

#6 is excellent. #1 could be excellent, I think, if it "popped" more. It's a tad flat...

[Suicidenote]

Used ACR as raw converter?

I have been using the Beta version of Adobe Lightroom to do my RAW conversion, so I believe the answer to your question is Yes.


Dude, you're killin' me. I have to make the drive up there to shoot at the Whiskey!


The Whisky is a great place to shoot. They have got great lighting for such a small club. Also you can easily get up close to stage, even when the place is packed, since it is LA most people are "too cool" to do much more than stand around. So not have a barricade to stand in front of is not necessary. Also the stairs & balcony are great places to camp out and shoot with a 70-200.

Was this a "showcase" show? The guys above look pretty young (hence, less disposable income for high-end gear).


This was the show that seemed to cause so much controversy on this board.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=265980
So yes, they were young and have little diposable income, but they did sound/look really good.

[croslide]

Great job. I like No.2 and No.5.

[DwightMcCann]

And without disposable income for equipment they surely have none for photography. Good job. Interesting looking venue ... in San Diego? I think you could sharpen a tad more after resizing.

[Suicidenote]

Interesting looking venue ... in San Diego?

Dwight are you still half asleep or am I incorrect in thinking that most people know that the Whisky a Go Go is in Hollywood?

[DwightMcCann]

Dwight are you still half asleep or am I incorrect in thinking that most people know that the Whisky a Go Go is in Hollywood?
At some point you will come to understand that I am a space cadet, old, very poorly informed musically, and only sorta remember that somewhere I saw a Whiskey a Go Go mentioned in Hollywood, probably by Parr in a previous unbanning. But honest, I pay little to no heed to such details ... someone will always be willing to re-enlighten me ... hmmmm, I guess I rely on the kindness of strangers ... and they don't get a lot stranger than this crew! :rolleyes:

[Suicidenote]

I'll forgive you. When I talk to kids about music I always feel old when they don't know who bands such as The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath are. Same as I do when people who don't know about the Whisky. But I figured a man of your "experience" would know the Whisky, since it is probably one of the most famous/infamous clubs in the world.

Here is my little history lesson for anyone who cares. If you don't care, don't read....

Well I was going to write up my own thing, but I'll take the easy way out and copy from wikipedia.

The Whisky a Go Go is a nightclub in West Hollywood, California, at 8901 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. It has been called the first real American discothèque. The name, often misspelled as "Whiskey", is confirmed on the signage in the images at right, as well as on the club's official Web site. In Paris, a slightly differently named Whisky à Go-Go opened in 1947.

It was opened January 11, 1964, at the site of an old bank building that had been remodeled into a short-lived club called the Party, by a former Chicago policeman, Elmer Valentine. Valentine's partners were lawyer Theodore F. Flier, former press agent Shelly Davis, and Phil Tanzini.

Though the club was billed as a discothèque, meaning only recordings with no bands, the Whisky a Go Go opened with a live band led by Johnny Rivers and a short-skirted female DJ spinning records between sets from a suspended cage at the right of the stage. When the girl DJ danced during Rivers' set, the audience thought it was part of the act and the concept of Go-Go dancers in cages was born. Rivers rode the Whisky-born "go-go" craze to national fame with records recorded partly "live at the Whisky." The Miracles recorded the song "Going to a Go-Go" in 1966 (which was covered in 1982 by The Rolling Stones), and Whisky a Go Go franchises sprang up all over the country.

In 1966, the Whisky was one of the centers of the Sunset Strip police riots. The club was harassed repeatedly by the City of Los Angeles, which once ordered that the name be changed, claiming "whisky" was a bad influence. It was the "Whisk?" for a while.

Arguably, the rock and roll scene in Los Angeles was born when the Whisky started operation. From rock to punk to heavy metal, the club stood at the forefront of many musical trends.

The Whisky played an important role in many musical careers, especially for bands based in Southern California. The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Love were regulars, and The Doors were the house band for a while -- until the debut of the "Oedipal Section" of The End got them fired. Van Morrison's band Them had a two-week stint in June, 1966, with The Doors as the opening act. On the last night they all jammed together on Gloria . Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention got their record contract based on a performance at the Whisky. Jimi Hendrix came by to jam when Sam & Dave headlined. Otis Redding recorded his album Live at the Whisky there in 1966. The Turtles performed there when their newest (and biggest-selling) single "Happy Together" was becoming a hit, only to lose their new bassist, Chip Douglas (who had arranged the song), to the Monkees; guitarist Michael Nesmith invited him to become their producer. (He returned to the Turtles a year later, to produce them.).Neil Diamond also played at the Whisky on occasion.

Many British performers made their first headlining performances in the area at the Whisky, including The Kinks, The Who, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Roxy Music and Oasis. The Whisky was a focus of the emerging New Wave and punk rock movements in the late 1970s, and frequently presented local acts as diverse as The Germs (which recorded its first album there), The Runaways, X, Mötley Crüe and Van Halen while playing host to early performances by the Ramones,The Dictators, The Misfits, Blondie, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, XTC and The Jam.

The Whisky fell on hard times once the first flush of punk rock lost steam, and closed its doors in 1982. It reopened in 1986 as a "four-wall", a venue that could be rented by promoters and bands. Although a few booths remain on the perimeter, the interior has mostly been transformed into a bare, seatless space where the audience is forced to stand throughout the performances. Against this new economic backdrop, a number of hard rock and metal bands, including Guns N' Roses and Metallica, rose to prominence in the 1980s.

During the early 1990s, the Whisky hosted a number of Seattle-based musicians who would later be dubbed "the godfathers of grunge", including Soundgarden, Nirvana, Mudhoney, The Melvins, and 7 Year Bitch.

[bacchanal]

lol...love the fingerless gloves. Nice job, I hope DeepSpring is happy ;)

[bacchanal]

During the early 1990s, the Whisky hosted a number of Seattle-based musicians who would later be dubbed "the godfathers of grunge", including Soundgarden, Nirvana, Mudhoney, The Melvins, and 7 Year Bitch.

bah...wikipedia

If you believe sub pop/rolling stone, Green River were the godfathers of grunge. The above mentioned bands were grunge, and anything after 1992 or so was 'alternative' rock.

[Steve Parr]

This was the show that seemed to cause so much controversy on this board. http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=265980

Well, then you get a big high-five from me. Nice to see someone step up and help these kids out with some pretty damn nice shots...

[thelightofsound]

that bass player is funny. nice work. looks like a lot of cans.