The Safes at The Firebird

After a week of not wanting to put anything near my tender nose, I picked up my camera again. I didn't use it too much, but I wanted to grab some shots of The Safes when they came down from Chicago.







It was another night of playing with the new camera and my RAW software. Shooting in the dark isn't much of a challenge with the D5100. Friday night I decided to see how "filmish" I could get. It's not my normal way of working; I don't generally waste my time twisting one media to resemble another. Everyone has moods, though, right?

Walking Around SLU

Live Music: Tapes and Tapes

Live Music: Art Majors

Live Music: Luxora at The Firebird, 7/31/10

Live Music: Bruser Queen at the Firebird, 7/31/10

Live Music: The Safes at The Firebird, 7/31/10

Great Rivers Biennial 2010, Contemporary Art Museum

Running thru August 8.

Ben Folds, Midtown

Ben Folds and a Piano came to town.



It wasn't the best BF show I've seen, but I blame it on the audience. It was, flat out, no reservations, the worst audience I have ever been a part of. They were clearly not there for the music.



If I'd had those sticks I probably would have been escorted off the premises after using them to ask a couple dozen d-bags to please let me hear the show.

SLSO Blogger Night, Powell Hall

Every once in a while, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra generously offers local bloggers tickets to a performance. I am not one of those bloggers. Happily, Julie is.

Gil Shaham was our soloist, dancing his way through Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2. That's him on the right with the long tie.



Watching him play was almost as much fun as listening to him, and I thought he sounded incredible.

The whole program was strong. I'll let JD tell you all about it. I'll just leave you with another pic of Powell's staircase


...and part of the view as we wandered back to our car.

An UnderCover Weekend @ Firebird 5

Logos appearing as ZZ Top

An UnderCover Weekend @ Firebird 4

Fractured Army appearing as EURYTHMICS

An UnderCover Weekend @ Firebird 3

Tenement Ruth appearing as The White Stripes

An UnderCover Weekend @ Firebird 2

Chapters appearing as The Smiths

An Undercover Weekend @ Firebird

A Firebird brainstorm: Local bands playing as bands STL could never lure to a small venue on a Saturday night. Good fun. I hope the bands enjoyed it as much as we did.

The Makeshift Gentlemen appearing as Radiohead

Trubright d'Art Exhibit, Pius Library, Saint Louis University

The first show in The Gallery had an artist's reception yesterday immediately after work.







Ted explains it all.