Dangerous! @ the Ed Castle, March ’11
I knew there would be poor lighting at the Ed tonight for this set by Dangerous! so I brought my own. I used on camera, diffused flash for fill and a low shutter to bring up the backgrounds, then I got up nice and close for wide shots of the carnage. Dangerous! have a live [...]
Friends @ the Ed Castle, January ’11
Friends blew the room apart at the first ever Rip It Up “Hot Pack” event – a night showcasing 6 handpicked bands set to do big things in the upcoming year. It’s been a long while since Adelaide has seen a band lock into grunge infested grooves played with such intensity and they had my [...]
Radio Spectacular!!! @ the Ed Castle, January ’11
Poor lighting did nothing to help this set by Radio Spectacular!!! as part of the inaugural Rip It Up “Hot Pack” event – a night showcasing 6 handpicked bands set to do big things in the upcoming year. Radio Spectacular!!! didn’t win any new fans tonight, in fact they successfully cleared the room of almost [...]
Spine @ the Ed Castle, January ’11
I have been meaning to catch a Spine show for almost 2 years, so when they popped up on the Rip It Up “Hot Six” this year (and the inaugural showcase event “Hot Pack”) I got my chance. Brilliantly lit under the new stage lighting at the Ed, their set was touching, personal, moving and [...]
The Vasco Era @ the Ed Castle, December ’10
I caught The Vasco Era as they opened for Gyroscope @ HQ last year and that set totally blew me away! Check for yourself over here. Such a mass of frantic energy up on stage!!! And that voice?!! Sounds like front man Sid is going to split a vocal chord any second, but he wavers [...]
The Sweet Decline @ the Ed Castle, October ’10
Before I agree to shoot promo/press for a band I like to see their live show. I feel this is an important step as it helps me to gain a better understanding of the way the band members interact with each other, how they present themselves, their brand and their band. It also shows who [...]
The Thieves @ the Ed Castle, April ’10
It’s rad when a band brings their own lighting to a venue that normally has pretty much none! The Thieves went one step further and brought smoke machines too, creating a vibe not often found at the Ed Castle. 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06.
Steering By Stars @ the Ed Castle, February ’10
This is probably the only time you will see Steering By Stars on a stage that is decorated like this! It was a leftover from a Fringe performance earlier in the evening. 01. 02. 03. 04. 05.
Lyla @ the Ed, September ’09
The tragic death of Magic Dirt’s Dean Turner and their subsequently canceled tour left me free last Saturday to get to the Ed Castle to catch Lyla. I’d previously met Stefan (keys) a couple of times before and had been wanting to see his band since then, so what better chance than tonight as they [...]
