Photos: !!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground (Venue’s Final Show)

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

One does not simply blog about the end of an era.  Nor are these ordinary words surrounded by digital photographs on a screen.

During !!! (Chk Chk Chk)‘s headlining performance at The Underground this past Friday (July 27th, 2012), there was an urgency sensed throughout the venue.  An urgency to finish all of the alcohol behind the bar in preparation of their end-of-the-day move-out on July 28th, that is.

All sadness aside, this was a fantastic closing party for The Underground and owner Remi Jourdan, with not only a jammy dance-punk wonky funk performance by !!! up-front, but plenty of late-night debauchery going on in the Treehouse Lounge out back.

There were beautiful, albeit extremely drunk, ladies and gentlemen brimming throughout, carrying on as if it may just be the end of the world (as we know it); and as expected, a good time was had by all … especially when singer Nic Offer took the stage with what could only be assumed to be a psychedelic acid trip-laced homage to John Heder’s dance scene in Napoleon Dynamite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiAwpYIkRmU

Check out the clip above and compare to our animated GIF … we’d LOVE to hear your thoughts!  Maybe we’re completely off target or perhaps this was a fantastic re-enactment?

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In case anyone is wondering… ISO stayed between 1600 – 6400, shutter speed stayed constant at 1/250th of a second and aperture also stayed dialed-in at f/2.8 on my Nikon D7000 + AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED body + lens combo that evening.

While I’ve always found The Underground to be more on the dark side, and a challenge for me to photograph, this fast glass from Nikon really helped out a lot in capturing the ambient lighting without obnoxiously blinding everyone with a flash.  Yeah, I care about your eyes… no matter if you’re a performer or party person!

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) @ The Underground

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED


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Photos: Whitney Myer Band, Lindsey Pavao @ Cargo in CommRow

Whitney Myer Band @ Cargo in CommRow

It’s been difficult to see the name Whitney Myer without seeing NBC’s The Voice in the same sentence this past week here in Reno.  Whew, now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s get down to brass tacks.  Fact: Whitney Myer is perhaps the most talented female singer in Reno right now.  Fact: This was also our first shoot at Cargo in CommRow.  Put these elements together, along with Cargo’s 1st ever sold out show and a guest appearance from Lindsey Pavao, and you have a recipe for magic.  Pure magic.

When we arrived at the venue, it was already beyond packed.  Seeing as how there was no pit for photographers, it was every man, woman and 12 year old girl for themselves.  I was even told that “We’re mean here in Reno” and that “[I did not] look like I was from Reno” while making my way through the crowd to secure a spot which would yield some fabulous shots for our faithful readers here on IShootReno.com.

Having taken the brunt of criticism with a laugh and smile, and squeezing past the kiddies in the front row with the KT DW-495 aka ‘front-pack-man-sack’ attached to my waist and Nikon D7000 + AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED in-hand, I finally made my way to a very small, mosh pit-looking circle made possible by some friendly local photographers, who clearly arrived at the venue ahead of time.  Here, we traded some geeky photography notes and prepared ourselves for a cramped shoot.

When Whitney Myer came on stage the high-pitched screams nearly blew my eardrums (yes, I sadly left my earplugs at home this time) and the energy level took Cargo to an all-time high.  I spent only a couple of songs up front before I felt like I had exhausted my resources and moved to the outside and around the venue for some farther-away shots.  I kept ISO between 1400 – 6400, shutter speed constant at 1/250th of a second and a wide-open aperture of 2.8.  Small adjustments were made in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 and then uploaded straight away here on IShootReno.com.

Click through to the full gallery below and let us know which shots are your fav’s.  If you were at the show, let us know about your experience by commenting below.

 

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Whitney Myer + Lindsey Pavao @ Cargo in CommRow

Whitney Myer Band @ Cargo in CommRow

Whitney Myer Band @ Cargo in CommRow

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED


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Whitney Myer Band @ Cargo in CommRow