Dorothy … And a Band to Sing With
I have wanted to photograph the band Dorothy since I received an email from their publicist last year. Unfortunately, I missed last year’s shows, but I finally saw them at Sacramento’s Ace of Spades on January 19th. It was worth the wait and the trip. I even saw a cool opening band Spirit Animal. Below […]
Skinny Lister – San Francisco
Last month, I photographed Skinny Lister during their current United States tour. Will Varley opened at The Independent in San Francisco. Photo Gallery Here. This was my third time seeing Skinny Lister. Before the show, I asked people at The Independent how they had become fans. Many people had similar experiences to my own. We […]
15 Years After – Nina Diaz
I photographed Nina Diaz one week ago in San Francisco at the DNA Lounge. It was the third time I have photographed Nina. The first time I photographed Nina, she was with her band Girl in a Coma. Last year, I photographed her when she performed as a solo artist. This time she was touring ahead of her new […]
In Search of Treasure Island
“The beauty that shimmers in the yellow afternoons of October, who could ever clutch it?” Ralph Waldo Emerson I found the Emerson quote in the new National Geographic book Life in Color. I bought the book a few days before this year’s Treasure Island Musical Festival. I photographed the two previous festivals and I was looking for inspiration. TIMF is a colorful festival […]
Treasure Island Music Festival Day 2
By the second day of the 2012 Treasure Island Music Festival, I was prepared to photograph fun. (Here is the gallery from Day 2 of Treasure Island Music Festival.) I spent most of the days at the Painted Wonderland booth. I photographed a few bands and several vendors, but I mostly photographed the people of […]
Treasure Island and Painted Wonderland Day 1
On Saturday October 13, I attended the first day of the Treasure Island Music Festival. For the last few years, I have photographed hundreds of musicians, at concerts and music festivals. This year I assumed I would photograph several more acts during the two day festival. Instead, I spent most of the festival with my […]
Melrose Leadership Academy Music Expo
I placed these photos in the music category, but I could have put them in any of the other sections. The Music Expo is an education event, so I could have categorized the photos into either Education or Events. Melrose Leadership Academy’s after school program is also newsworthy. The elementary students attend a Spanish immersion public […]
MLA 2012 Winter Performance Expo
Melrose Leadership Academy community assembled for the Winter performance expo in Oakland,
MLA Community Bridges Student Dance Expo
Today is the first day of the Melrose Leadership Academy music and performance expo.
Bomba Estereo Cumbia Concert
Liliana Saumet is the lead singer for Colombian based cumbia band Bomba Estereo. In 2010, MTV Iggy named Bomba Estereo the band of the year. On May 23, 2011, the band played The New Parish in Oakland, California.