It’s not every day that one of America’s most pioneering electronic production / DJ acts comes through Reno. In fact, I personally wish that there were more electronic artists booked here in town, but that’s neither here nor there.
The fact of the matter is that The Crystal Method will be bringing their favorite records, or CD’s or iPad’s or whatever it is that artists DJ with these days to Knitting Factory Concert House on Thursday, January 19th for a winter warmer DJ set filled with their distinctive blend of breakbeats laced with hints of trance, house & techno … not to mention one hell of a pop-sensible yet totally raver-friendly filter. Well worth the ticket price if you’ve never seen these guys drop the breaks before.
If it’s the same lighting as they had on tour a couple years back (or new and improved), this will provide plenty of eye candy to accompany the deep and dubbed out sound of The Crystal Method’s one-of-a-kind DJ set.
Ana Sia delivering a tower of bass to the crowd at Grand Sierra Resort...
Bass for your face Reno! If you enjoy that which goes thump in the night, and you weren’t present for this sold-out Burning Man decompression event at Grand Sierra Resort featuring headlining act, Pretty Lights, then you missed out on a very groovy time, baby. After Love and Light warmed things up, Ana Sia unleashed the demon. There were times when the bass frequency response shook me to a point where I felt mesmerized, as if a spell had been put over me and I was then transported to this truly ‘static’ state of being. It was like I was existing in the fabric behind the walls of life. It was amazing, and loud … it was amazingly loud. Loud to the point of where I felt sorry for others not wearing ear protection. Gotta pack protection, y’all.
As per my shooting arsenal, the Nikon D7000 DSLR and attached Nikon 50mm f/1.8D lens were in tow, and specs were set as follows: Aperture, f/1.8. Shutter speed, 1/250th of a second. ISO, 1600. Very straight-forward and typical of most shoots using this setup. As always, I am impressed at the quality of the shots this lens can capture, albeit the 50mm is Nikon’s least expensive lens in the lineup. Don’t worry faithful followers, there are a couple new lenses I’ve got my eye on. It hurts a little to know that thousands of dollars will be spent. However, photographs of Reno concerts and other social outings will ensue. I can’t help but keep looking toward the future … and grinning!
Ana Sia got the crowd workin' up a sweat at GSR this September...Ana Sia letting the bass drop while opening for Pretty Lights...
Camera(s) Used:
Nikon D7000
Lens(es) Used:
Nikon 50mm f/1.8D
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