back in the fall i met the fantastic guys of Take the Sky.  needless to say, i like them all.  we did a little shoot at some bizarre parking garage.  and the other week i finally went to my first live show.  it was a fanfreakintastic!  held at the unique venue, the Music Mill, Take the Sky, Ranger, and Post Script played a fabulous show.  most of the images are of TTS, but a few Ranger and Post Script fotos slipped in as well.  if you are at all into going to a excellent live performance and you like to support local music, please check out Take the Sky as well as Ranger and Post Script. 

so who's your favorite local band?*

i met these guys through my aunt!  and i thought for the longest time that Jason Chapel, the lead singer, was my aunt's nephew on the other side of the family.  NOPE.  i was wrong.  he went to high school with my cousin, so who can blame me. 

Take the Sky is a progressive rock band based out of indianapolis.  they definitely rock (pun intended). check out their music, especially if you're from indianapolis -- because they're local to you, you who are into music and live in indianapolis.  they have shows coming up all throughout november.

we had a great time together just talking, hanging out, and me standing way too close to edges of very high edifices.  my job wouldn't be fun and unpredictable if i didn't almost die every shoot, right?  well, then i guess it would be predictable: "ah, well, he was pretty close to the edge.  poor guy."  maybe i'll wear a harness from now on.

p.s. for those who stalk follow me on twitter/facebook, this is the shoot where a creepy woman stared at me off and on for about an hour total.  foto 1 of woman  foto 2 of woman

i am always seeking to explore new music and to share what i am finding.  i wanted to highlight a few ladies that are making some fabulous and wonderful and catchy sounds.  some of it will make you tap your foot, others will make you tap your repeat button to see if you can perhaps understand her perspective with a second listen.  below are a few lines of synopsis and a link to start listening.  if you have new music that y'all would like to share/promote, send some info down my way (or up, left, right my way).

Alela Diane: folk singer.  she reminds me of a mature Joanna Newsom (mature in her voice that is, i can't back up any claims of mature personalities).  she tells sings stories that are vivid and real.
www.myspace.com/alelamusic    i recommend her song 'rifle'.

Bat For Lashes: Natasha Khan, Ben Christophers, Charlotte Hatherley, Sarah Jones.  this time it's a real siren that will lull you into love (for the mysterious).  their sound is stark and is left to the listeners' emotions -- dreamlike.
www.myspace.com/batforlashes   i recommend 'what's a girl to do?' which is not on their myspace.  so check out the video first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wnOUH2jk8

Laura Barrett: tribal?  not really, but she describes it as neurotic sci folk. she plays the kalimba, african thumb piano.   it's simple, but complex by how she introduces her lyrics. 
http://www.myspace.com/laurabarrett  recommend 'thewoodbetweenworlds'

Those Dancing Days, 80's pop, but now, their music takes place now not actually in the 80s.  composed of some swede ladies -- Linnea Jönsson, Rebecka Rolfart, Cissi Efraimsson, Lisa Pyk Wirström, Mimmi Evrell.  they sing (really well) in english, but in an interview i watched they couldn't speak english at all. their music doesn't have much depth.  catchy...kind of.
http://www.myspace.com/thosedancingdays   recommend 'run run'

i've put some pictures up. the first one is from the side of the road in utah.  i believe i was traveling down utah 58.  the second is while i was hiking up to get the following two pictures, which were across from zion national park, one at sunset the other at sunrise.

DJ Lockstar and i did some promo pictures for him back in march.  those were outside and pretty dang sweet but they were away from the live action.  this time he needed pictures of him in the act, rockin the house.  i think we nailed it.  Lockstar you make me move.

i've also included a few from our previous march session.