Week In Review: January 8-14

I might as well just change this column to be the ‘Week in Instagram a la I Shoot Reno’ with all of the IG photos popping up these days, but let’s not forget about this amazing thing all around us called ‘the real world’.  Yes folks, this thing does truly exist, and if we look up from our smartphones for just a quick second we’ll realize that we’re all part of something much bigger than real-time updates on whichever topic we fancy at the moment.  Indeed, this ‘real world’ will often demand our attention when we are sucked into our technology and it is up to ourselves to impose a limit and recognize when lines are being crossed.  Example: Click on the link just below to discover an upcoming Hip Hop show in our area which is not to be missed.  Or, of course … you could just stare at your iPhone all night.

Upcoming: Abstract Rude, Shames Worthy, Zoo Effort, DJ Zole, Winstrong @ The Alley

2012-01-08 through the fog
2012-01-08 through the fog

Hold iPhone 4S up to a foggy set of glasses and snap the pic.  It should look something like the image above.  Try it with different lighting effects for really interesting photos! #nofilter

2012-01-09 how can we learn to trust what's around the corner?
2012-01-09 how can we learn to trust what's around the corner?

Anyone remember that Green Velvet song which repeats the phrase It’s time for the percolator?  That’s just a hint.  Can you guess which app I used?

2012-01-09 I Shoot Reno featured in Tech N9ne tour poster
2012-01-09 I Shoot Reno featured in Tech N9ne tour poster

So word has it that this is an unofficial tour poster and many of the dates have yet to be announced.  Word also has it that one of I Shoot Reno’s photos of Tech N9ne was included here.

2012-01-11 green means go
2012-01-11 green means go

Slow Shutter + Juxtaposer on the apps.  I was sitting at the light and took this shot right as we made a right onto Robb Dr. off of Sharlands in NW Reno.  Cool, huh?  Oh, and eat your greens!

2012-01-11 what does your home screen look like?
2012-01-11 what does your home screen look like?

So this is basically an edit of what my iPhone 4S home screen looks like.  That’s a mosaic of Jimi I made as the wallpaper even though you can’t really tell…

2012-01-12 new year, new mustard
2012-01-12 new year, new mustard

Sierra Nevada Stout Mustard clear plastic seals make excellent filters for you iPhone 4s. LOL

2012-01-13 #creativecrew_collab #beforeandafter 1 of 2
2012-01-13 #creativecrew_collab #beforeandafter 1 of 2

@truffin and @theatrefans put together this entry for the #creativecrew_collab this past Friday the 13th.  We didn’t win or nuthin, but it was super-fun and we’re all friends now.  Ta-da!

2012-01-13 #creativecrew_collab #beforeandafter 2 of 2
2012-01-13 #creativecrew_collab #beforeandafter 2 of 2

Entry #2.  Also a collab with @truffin and @theatrefans — really cool stuff!

2012-01-13 Framboise Lambic 1 of 4
2012-01-13 Framboise Lambic 1 of 4

Part one of my journey into the Lambic.  iCameraHDR + Percolator + Snapseed.

2012-01-13 Framboise Lambic 2 of 4
2012-01-13 Framboise Lambic 2 of 4

The raised Framboise Lambic logo on green glass…

2012-01-13 Framboise Lambic 3 of 4
2012-01-13 Framboise Lambic 3 of 4

Decim8 helped out on this one of the red raspberry foam.  Delicious!

2012-01-13 Framboise Lambic 4 of 4
2012-01-13 Framboise Lambic 4 of 4

Frosty, red, Belgium, beer.  Nuff said!

2012-01-14 don't forget to take a break this weekend and stretch out on the couch
2012-01-14 don't forget to take a break this weekend and stretch out on the couch

She really knows how to relax.  Take note!

2012-01-14 raise your paw if you agree with pixie
2012-01-14 raise your paw if you agree with pixie

The big blurry thing in the center is her tiny little paw.  Gotta love the Pixie!

2012-01-14 tea, earl gray, hot
2012-01-14 tea, earl gray, hot

I grabbed a photo of Captain Jean-Luc Picard from the Web and did some editing in ToonPAINT, Decim8 and LensLight.  Pretty flippin sweet if you ask me.


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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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Super-Happy Fun Bonus Pic!!!

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