September, 2009 Monthly archive
Update: There are two music videos (so far) for this album. I shot the video for the opening track, Take A Chance, and Roman Coppola shot the video for White Telescope.
I had the pleasure of taking pictures (both publicity stills and album art photos) of my friend Liam Hayes for the new Plush record, Bright Penny, which comes out next week on the British label Broken Horse and the Japanese imprint After Hours. Here’s a collage I put together from the promo shots:
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New look for The Fall
UPDATE: Derek Erdman will be spinning from his vast collection of Fall records.
Last night I shot these pictures of Lawrence Peters, a contender for the Hardest Working Man in Show Business title (since the G.O.S. has left the planet), who has broken his heel and badly needs some dough to get it fixed and cover other related expenses. There’s a benefit this Saturday at The Hideout . Here’s the lowdown:
Saturday, September 19th, 9 to 11:30pm
The Hideout- 1354 W. Wabansia
A Tribute to the Fall
+ Benefit for Lawrence Peters (Lawrence Peters Outfit, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Velcro Lewis Group, Golden Horse Ranch Band, Mar Caribe, Hardscrabble…)
An evening filled with the brilliant music of The Fall as interpreted by local luminaries The Thin Man, Grimble Grumble, Plastic Crimewave Sound, Blasted Diplomats, Dorian Taj, Bleary, Punk Band, and Pritchard. Proceeds will go to Lawrence Peters to cover the many, and surprising expenses of a broken heel (medical bills, living expenses, rehabilitation, medicine, and lots of lost income). Come on out and support this local musical stalwart/ Hideout bartender/ music booker….
A raffle will be held for a print by Jim Newberry, posters by Bob Hartzell, and possible other goods. $8 admission. Don’t miss out!
I’ve been digging through my archives lately, reacquainting myself with the pleasures (and annoyances) of working with “film” (in the days of yore, this is what you stuck in your camera). I just stumbled upon photographs I shot of the magic that was (apparently she’s in retirement) Ms. Misty Martinez, a gal who brought elegance and sophistication to the faded glory of Chicago’s Congress Theater, gracing the stage as one of the cavalcade of muliebrous stars comprising Ladyfest. Unless my research team is sadly mistaken, this transpired on August 18, 2001.
Misty Martinez performing at Ladyfest in Chicago, 2001.
Misty Martinez performing at Ladyfest in Chicago, 2001.
You can catch Dr. Stanley this Sunday in the Chicago suburbs. More information and some great video clips at The Reader’s The Blog. I shot this at the Old Town School of Folk Music in 2003.
Last week I had the pleasure of shooting pictures for this week’s fantastic Chicago Reader cover story—a doozy written by my friend Jake Austen—about The Jackson Five’s earliest recordings, which took place in Chicago. In the course of writing the article, a forgotten tape surfaced which now appears to be the earliest studio recording made by the group.
Jake and I drove to LaPorte, Indiana, where I photographed the lost tape as well as the folks who found it; Eric Leaner and Phylis Newkirk (children of Ernie Leaner, of the One-derful label where the early recording was made). It was a fun trip made even more special when we found out that Dusty Stepper—the horse belonging to radio legend Herb Kent (“The Cool Gent”)—lives right next door.
Herb Kent's horse, Dusty Stepper
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