Another Big Adventure

One thing that I was really looking forward to before I moved here was going to shows. Denver is kind of a destination for a lot of bands. Being in the middle of the country it doesn’t get skipped over a lot, plus there is a large variety of bands who stop through.

I managed to get hooked up with Reverb, the Post’s online music blog/magazine/arts and entertainment section. After a series of emails, I locked down my first show last week. Portland’s own, Blind Pilot was making an appearance at the cozy confines known as the Bluebird. I’m not a huge Blind Pilot fan but I know them because of Barker and I really needed to get my first show nailed down so I could request more. My plan was to show up, shoot the first three songs, stay for the fourth and split. I had an early morning and after the opening band, wasn’t really feeling like staying… then… I bore witness to one of the most captivating bands I’ve seen in a while. Their stage presence wasn’t much but the music… every time I thought, “Okay, last song. Leave after this.” I couldn’t bring myself to leave. I wanted to hear more. I’m glad I stayed because they closed the show with this incredible moment. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gVbGnUceno) (This is not a public video, you have to have the link to watch it). They played the title track of their last album, completely unplugged. It was quiet, sincere and amazingly beautiful as everyone in the damn building sang along.

Enough yammering. A few images.

I love the marquee at the Bluebird. So cool.

I love this moment. Every time he would check his phone, she would lean over and check it too. I loved the light, so I made a frame and then a second when he kissed her on the forehead.

More images can be found here (forgive the edit and the similar images. They want 20 or so images from a show. I edit tight and hate repeats but with a band like this, you are not going to get 20 unique images in 12 minutes… so a lot of similar stuff.)