Photos: Knowledge Lives Forever CD Release Party @ The Underground

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Release Party @ The Underground 2012-02-03

Reno’s finest female-fronted hip-hop / rock / soul / funk / acoustic crossover band, Knowledge Lives Forever, hosted a CD Release Party yesterday evening entitled The Trilogy … and I Shoot Reno was there to capture the magic.  At a little past 10:30 PM, Chari Smith and the first incarnation of her accompanying performers took the stage at The Underground for a no holds barred, dance floor filling, featured artist extravaganza with guests including, but not limited to local favorites Whitney Myer, Gia Torcaso and Mark Sexton with numerous others joining the stage throughout the evening.

This was definitely a fun show to attend, with a solid hour and a half long mix of genres spanning hip-hop, rock, acoustic and reggae with a super-special LED-lit beach ball accompaniment to “Warriors”, as seen in the video we shot from amid the dance floor posted below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnt0imBgguU

This was the first live music performance I had the opportunity to try out my newest piece of glass, and boy oh boy does the legendary AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED live up to the reviews seen on Amazon and B&H Photo Video.  As The Underground is usually pretty dark when it comes to stage lighting, I was prepared with a wide-open aperture of 2.8 and ISO boosted to 6400 for the evening, along with my standard shutter speed of 1/250th of a second, which IMHO, produced some beautiful in-the-moment shots to commemorate this once-in-a-lifetime performance.

 

VIEW THE FULL KNOWLEDGE LIVES FOREVER GALLERY HERE

 

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Release Party @ The Underground 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Release Party @ The Underground 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Release Party @ The Underground 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

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


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Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

Knowledge Lives Forever CD Party @ The Underground, Reno, NV 2012-02-03

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.

 

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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...