2007 was the first year I really got into shooting live music. Its a great form of photography that you cannot fully apreciate until you have shot it. Every show is a challenge. You often cannot be sure of how much time you will have, lighting conditions, how many other photographers are shooting, where you will be able to shoot from, etc.

That being said, I have seen countless amazing Live shots from our talented NW Photogs. I decided to include five shots from other photographers and five of my personal favorites I shot from the past year. Aww the memories. In no particular order...

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at The Triple Door

The eerie lighting fit Film School's cinematic entrance and so began an explosion of their unique, moody, disorienting rock music.

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On their third album, Hideout, Film School clothes their pop compositions in the same heady atmospherics and post-punk sensibilities that they’re known for, but this time out, they manage to achieve a high level of consistency.They’ve been threatening to craft an album of great psych anthems since the early 2000s, and this is it.

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It's like a Robert Smith collaboration project with either Mogwai or Kevin Shields...

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his comp was put together by four DJs from public radio stations scattered across the country, most notable to many readers here because one of those DJs is John Richards from KEXP. Includes songs by Cowboy Curtis, Eleni Mandel, The Sharp Things, and Film School.

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