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narlus
11th of March 2007 (Sun), 21:33
damn, i haven't seen these guys since i was in high school, and that was over 20 years ago...since i'd not been to any show in about 4 weeks (my friday night holly golightly plans were nixed after i drove down to boston only to see "SOLD OUT"...), i decided to head back into the city last night for the punk rock onslaught of 3 oldies (76% Uncertain, the Freeze, and Gang Green). this set will just focus on The Freeze, best known for having the title track of the ultra-essential punk rock/hardcore comp lp _This is Boston, Not LA_ and also the awesome "I Hate Tourists" single.

anyway, this was a fun, challenging set to shoot. the light wasn't too bad, but it was primarily backlighting, which made the exposure tricky, but at least it was constant. the other challenge was the flailing moshers; i found out the hard way to not spend too much time w/ my eye in the viewfinder, and took at least two hard shots to the chest and back from random pit members. since i knew it was a punk gig, i also brought my 420EX, and it's clear that i still need some work on this...i think i need to not have so much lag (ie, over 0.5 second is too much for highly energetic scenes). enough blabber, on to the evening:


#1 (not a band member, just a fan...i liked this moment a lot)
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p841986946-4.jpg


#2 (in yr face)
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p557908832-4.jpg


#3
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p903360924-4.jpg

#4 (overexposured on purpose)
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p687304385-4.jpg

#5 (that's one way to ensure you don't lose the mic)
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p899190167-4.jpg

#6 (guest bass player from the Damned...flew in from England just for this show!)
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p828920751-4.jpg

#7 sepia makes it even more old school
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p989335751-4.jpg


#8 (the stuffed animal is safe from the impending beer shower)
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/img/p540547617-4.jpg
bmoguy
11th of March 2007 (Sun), 22:58
I'm liking 2 & 3 the best. Lots of action captured. Nice job.
johnstoy
12th of March 2007 (Mon), 01:54
Definitely a great set of action pics...It's quite entertaining and kinda places you right there among the goings on... It probably was an exhausting evening...

I'm still recovering from Friday night's shoot here in PA...
kmb
12th of March 2007 (Mon), 09:24
Nice :)

...although my first thought was that I have NEVER seen so many middle-aged people at a HC concert. I have a very hard time getting over that notion :P. Sorry if this comes out as offending somehow but its just the stark contrast to what I've seen :D. Its just like what I see at the local club except that everybody's 15-20 years older :D. A parallel universe.
narlus
12th of March 2007 (Mon), 09:48
Nice :)

...although my first thought was that I have NEVER seen so many middle-aged people at a HC concert. I have a very hard time getting over that notion :P. Sorry if this comes out as offending somehow but its just the stark contrast to what I've seen :D. Its just like what I see at the local club except that everybody's 15-20 years older :D. A parallel universe.

no offense taken, but you gotta remember that the bands were toiling away in the early 80s...so it's natural that their fan base is older. the lead singer for 76% Uncertain was trying to get his son (not sure how old he was) into the club, not sure if he succeeded or not (it was a 21+ show).

i'm sure there's more current HC bands playing out, but for me, i don't know 'em and stopped monitoring that scene a long time ago. i figure it's already been done (and done well), so why bother ;)
DwightMcCann
12th of March 2007 (Mon), 13:57
Ah, yes, it's not just the world class performers at the casino (and me) who are getting old, eh? :-) I guess we need a thread where we post our ages! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Compact Diss
12th of March 2007 (Mon), 14:09
I like 2 & 7. I've never been to the Linwood, might try it out now that I see what you have captured.

Joe
narlus
12th of March 2007 (Mon), 14:14
i liked the linwood...decent-sized space, lighting wasn't too bad, and the beer selection was excellent.
René Damkot
12th of March 2007 (Mon), 20:19
I like #1 and 7...
revaaron
12th of March 2007 (Mon), 22:09
the freeze at the linwood? why the hell didn't they tell me about this one! I think I've shot them twice.
I Hate Tourist's
Valerie S
13th of March 2007 (Tue), 03:23
If I remember, the Linwood is a tiny place in the Fenway. Is that the same place? Did they do "Refridgerator Heaven"?
thelightofsound
13th of March 2007 (Tue), 09:42
nice set. i like 2,4,7 the best. i think you pulled 4 off well.