Photos: Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Tony L. Walker of Status-FLO delivering an energetic opening set on World AIDS Day...

About 10 days ago, Status-FLO (Joel “Jaybird” Cowell, Tsyoshi “Yosh” Curtis, Tony L. Walker, Mark Sexton + more) laid down their luscious and smoky grooves in preparation of Sage Francis’ headlining set at the 2011 World AIDS Day benefit concert at Knitting Factory Concert House in downtown Reno.  With a non-stop lyrical overdrive carefully laid atop soulful downtempo grooves, Status-FLO’s local blend of organic musical ingredients is a solid bet any day of the week, and it pleases me to no end to have the privilege of photographing a bit of the magic to share with the faithful readers here at I Shoot Reno.

Settings on the Nikon D7000 camera (using the Nikon 50mm f/1.8D lens) were essentially the same as shooting Sage (and many other shows at The Knit), with shutter speed of 1/250th of a second, aperture set to 1.8 and ISO cranked up to 3200.  Editing took place in Lightrrom 3 and Lightbox by Photocrati is the theme used on IShootReno.com to present the final product.  Included in the full gallery (link below, in ALL CAPS), images include Status-FLO’s performance, breakdancers performing in-between sets, live art taking place throughout the night including such themes as ‘Zombie Bill Cosby’ and Eazy-E, as well as a very unique pair of sparkly blue jeans (under red light).  Yes, you read correctly, there’s a photo of a pair of sparkly jeans.

 

VIEW THE FULL STATUS-FLO GALLERY HERE

 

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Tsyoshi "Yosh" Curtis pumping up the crowd during Status-FLO's opening set...
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Joel "Jaybird" Cowell keeping it classy on the Rhodes...

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Mark Sexton laying down a bluesy groove and vocals with Status-FLO...
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Tony L. Walker aka "doodles" contributing to the silent auction on World AIDS Day...
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
One of the many breakdancers performing in-between sets at The Knit on Thurs. Dec, 1st 2011...

 

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D


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Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01

Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Zombie Bill Cosby: Jello!
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
RIP Eazy-E...
Status-FLO @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-12-01
Yes, those are sparkly pants...

Photos: Big Head Todd & The Monsters @ Knitting Factory Concert House

Big Head Todd and The Monsters @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd & The Monsters, fully illuminated on-stage...

Shooting Big Head Todd & The Monsters is a bit like trying to capture the fastest rabbit in the meadow with your bare hands.  On the evening of Tuesday, June 14th 2011, there was so much amazing musicianship going on druing any given time in a song that I literally felt like a child playing ‘Whack-a-Mole’ at Chuck E. Cheese’s during the first three songs of their set at Knitting Factory Concert House.

Take, for example, Todd Park Mohr’s explosive blues/rock lead guitar coupled with an intimate understanding of the written lyric; or delve deeper into the sound of Big Head Todd & The Monsters’ sound and dissect the inner workings of Rob Squires’ perfect timing on the bass, Brian Nevin’s incessant rhythmic perfection or the multi-instrumental talents of Jeremy Lawton.  What you will find is modern day live music perfected, with a blues-rock spice that could only be offered courtesy of Big Head Todd & The Monsters.

Any way you crack it, this band is EXTREMELY fun to shoot and really topped off the evening something proper.  While shooting on my Nikon D7000 (w/Nikon 50mm f/1.8D lens) in the pit, I found the ISO of 2000 working well in conjunction with my ever-steady shutter speed of 1/250th of a second and a nearly full aperture setting of 2.0 to increase the depth of field and incorporate a strong sense of natural lighting, as seen below.

What did I take away with me from their performance?  A downright pathetic craving for electrified blues-flavored rock & roll played at earth-shaking volume levels; think tube amplifiers in a blaze of flames.

VIEW THE FULL BHTM GALLERY HERE

Big Head Todd and The Monsters @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Jeremy Lawton crankin' out the lap steel like none other...
Big Head Todd and The Monsters @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Rob Squires soaking up the non-ultraviolet light...
Big Head Todd and The Monsters @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Brian Nevin sweatin' out a perfect rhythm...
Big Head Todd and The Monsters @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Todd soakin' up the light during an explosive performance...

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D


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Big Head Todd and The Monsters @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Silhouette against soft white light; a contrast of style, if you will...