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Concert Photos of Dashboard Confessional from Denver Summit Music Hall

Dashboard Confessional with Vinyl Theatre at Summit Denver

Another band I have always wanted to photograph but somehow always missed was Dashboard Confessional. Everyone told me how great Chris Carrabba and his crew were... and yup. Denver's Summit Music Hall was full and ready to rock out to nearly 20 years of music. Vinyl…
Concert photos of DNCE, Joe Jonas' pop rock band

DNCE Photos From Summit Denver

Is it "Dance" or "D-N-C-E?" ... I have asked myself that since Joe Jonas started his new project and the song "Cake By The Ocean" was on constant repeat. It's "D-N-C-E", for the record, as I found out at the band's sold out show at…

KTCL’s Top 10 Hometown For The Holidays 2015 #HTFTH

It's a big tradition at Channel 93.3's Not So Silent Night concert: the Top Ten finalists of Hometown For The Holidays are announced. This song contest has become such an ingrained part of the Denver music scene that some bands specifically record songs just for it.…
KONGOS Concert Photos via @Greeblehaus.com

KONGOS with Sir Sly & Colony House at Summit

Guys, bear with me for second here. It's going to sound like I am ragging on KONGOS, but I really more raising a question. Not that I expect them to answer, so perhaps it's a bit of rhetorical question, but here goes. Why do bands have crappy lights while photographers are in the pit? Seriously. I'm seeing this more and more and am completely baffled. Do bands want to have bad photos taken? In the case of KONGOS, it was incredibly dark with only strobe lights during the first two songs. As a photographer, that is when you "spray and pray," meaning you just shoot shoot shoot and hope you get something, anything. We only get three songs, but luckily on the last one, the curtain fell and glorious lights came up behind the band, not to mention electronic screens. I know that bands are doing what they feel is right for them and their fans - but I really don't understand why the good lights come on later when no one is photographing. Again KONGOS,  love you, you're talented, entertaining, great show... but I walked away from the pit and looked back, then my jaw dropped as all these beautiful lights were floating down on the front row full of cell phones.