Sneak Peek: Jessica Long & the New Kind, Satellite & Paper Route

A mixture of local and up and coming bands made this evening spectacular. 

Pleased to show you Jessica Long and the New Kind from Raleigh along with Satellite and Paper Route from Nashville, TN.

Caleb, Chris Hendricks & Parachute

I seriously photograph the best bands. These 3 are no exception. 

Thanks to Aaron Gallagher of AC Music Group for getting me this gig!

Caleb (the band) is from Nashville, TN. And no they are not a country band. Awesome tunes and great energy from these guys!

And you'll recognize these guys. Chris blew away the crowd and had everyone dancing as usual. I loved hearing from people in the crowd that they were really there to see Chris and Parachute. Caleb just happened to be an added plus.

And then Parachute came on. They've been opening for Andy Grammar, but got to headline this show. These guys are 100 times better live than on recording. 

I'm getting caught up on the editing, but not for long! Shooting Paper Route tomorrow so be on the lookout for that sneak peek!

Sneak Peek: Inner City Mountain Men at Tir Na Nog

Remember Inner City Mountain Men? The last time I saw them was February! Seems like forever ago, but they are back for the summer! Their CD release is in a little less than 2 weeks at King's in Downtown Raleigh, so be sure to catch them!

Dash

Dash is one of my first concert photography admirers. Or something like that.

They came on after my friends in Eagledown last November, but I didn't end up staying to photograph them. David, the main singer, contacted me and wanted me to photograph their next show in Raleigh. 5 months later I finally got that honor. These guys are a super cool version of Passion Pit pretty much. Their lights really made my photos of them stellar. And coincidentally they had their concert on my 24th birthday. Such a cool way to celebrate! 

David was seriously rocking out and I loved this foggy spotlight on him.

It's extremely rare for any photographer to get a shot of the drummer. I got to  go backstage, so I got a few EPIC shots of Stephen. Seriously, these are awesome.

Coolest part of the show was the bands and the audience singing Happy Birthday to me and 2 others. Made my day. I was seriously blushing. 

I cannot wait to photograph these guys again sometime! Be sure to look them up on Youtube here!