Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV 2011

Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Zoe Jakes of Beats Antique in a full-on back bend on-stage at Grand Sierra Resort...

Why did we want to cover Beats Antique’s performance at Grand Sierra Resort for Friday the 13th?  The answer is quite simple, really.  We have a photographic crush on Zoe Jakes.  There, we said it.  It’s official, folks.  Besides this strictly professional ‘photo-crush’, we continue to be deeply moved by the music and mission of this pioneering ‘worldtronica’ group that incorporates, yet dares to be vastly different than that which is so commonly known in today’s music world as ‘dubstep’.

Armed with skilled multi-instrumentalists (Side Car) Tommy Cappel and David Satori on drums, keys, Ableton Live and a slew of prominent Eastern instruments, Beats Antique as a group is able to truly come alive on-stage.  Mix in the world-famous belly dance routines of Zoe Jakes (The Yard Dogs Road Show, The Indigo, Miles Copeland’s Bellydance Superstars) and featured guest Kami Liddle, an international bellydance artist from nowhere else than … drum roll please [insert drum roll … ] Reno, NV (!!!), and you’ve got one of the HOTTEST touring shows we’ve ever seen.  Hands down, this very well might have been the best show of the upcoming summer concert season, which technically, has yet to begin.

The gallery of photos assembled here today shares more than 275 ‘borrowed’ moments from the evening of Friday, May 13th 2011 on the world’s largest indoor stage at The Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV.  From Zoe’s drum-bangin’ entrance to David and Tommy’s multi-instrumental juggling, amidst a literal circus of guest musicians and actors galore (LYNX, Buster Blue), topped off with the Friday the 13th massacre (think Jason meets Sesame Street on Easter Sunday) which took place made this an extremely special, one-of-a-kind, Reno-only encore.  An encore which was nothing short of instrumental in making ourselves, and more than likely hundreds of other concertgoers tingle, from head to toe.

Download Beats Antique’s Remix of the Friday the 13th Theme HERE

Check out Beats Antique on Amazon: Blind Threshold, Collide, Tribal Derivations

Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Side Car Tommy taking a quick break to show the crowd some love...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
David Satori rockin' out under blue light playin' the slide...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Zoe Jakes with the rockstar face, in leopard print, drumsticks in hand...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
David in mid-beat on his stand-up drum kit...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Side Car Tommy's drum solo, as introduced by Zoe Jakes...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Zoe Jakes and guest Kami Liddle in tandem, on-stage at Grand Sierra Resort...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
LYNX during her featured spot in Beats Antique's set on Friday the 13th...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Zoe Jakes with feathered wings, in-flight...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Kami Liddle in a very picturesque pose, soaking up the perfect lighting...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Zoe and Kami drumming in unison, with Rachael McElhiney of Buster Blue in the background...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Stalking the prey...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
See, everything is fine...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Wait a second... Are those Jason Masks?
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Things got a bit 'murderous'...
Beats Antique @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
We pretend that we're dead...

 

VIEW THE FULL BEATS ANTIQUE GALLERY HERE

 

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D


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Beats Antique Crowd @ Grand Sierra Resort 2011-05-13
Several excited fans in the Beats Antique crowd...

LYNX @ Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV 2011

lynx @ grand sierra resort 2011-05-13
LYNX working Ableton Live in-between guitar licks...

No matter how you look at it, opening for Beats Antique is quite the privilege.  We couldn’t think of a better opening act than Oakland indie-electro singer-songwriter, LYNX, to get the audience ready for a production as breathtaking and unique as that which is took place this Friday the 13th.

LYNX is a young, gifted and extremely versatile artist who has been turning heads of many as of late.  During her set she commanded a) her laptop b) an electric guitar c) live drums d) a melodica (she calls it ‘the world’s tiniest organ’ and e) a mandolin.  Did we mention she’s also one of the best beatboxers ever to grace our lens?

LYNX is featured on Beats Antique’s recent release, Blind Threshold, and first popped up on our radar during a jaw dropping performance in Austin at SXSW 2011.

Check out LYNX on Amazon: On The Horizon, Between Worlds, Grain Of Sand

lynx @ grand sierra resort 2011-05-13
LYNX playing the melodica at Grand Sierra Resort...
lynx @ grand sierra resort 2011-05-13
LYNX bangin' out some live drums during her set...
lynx @ grand sierra resort 2011-05-13
LYNX laying down some of the finest beatbox skills this side of the Truckee...
lynx @ grand sierra resort 2011-05-13
LYNX singing a 'pirate song' and playing the mandolin...

VIEW THE FULL LYNX GALLERY HERE

 

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D


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