Julian Marley in Breckenridge

Reggae singer Julian Marley played a show in Breckenridge, Colorado for the Bud Light concert series "Spring Fever." The son of the legendary Bob Marley played the free concert at the base of Peak 8 on  a beautiful, sunny day.

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The Brownchicken Browncow Stringband

I had the pleasure of hosting the Brownchicken Browncow Stringband as they passed through Golden, Colorado on their national concert tour last month. The newest member of the band, Miss Kat Fountain, is a dear friend of mine from back home in Connecticut. The crew needed some new shots that included Kat so we took these outside of my house. Matt the bassist has tried putting some of these on a black background and they look really nice, eliminating the background clutter. These fabulous people and musicians were a joy to have around and our home was full of great food and great music in between their shows. I could tell you who plays what, but they all play about 15 instruments, thus the wall of sound next to the van. (By the way, they are raising money to replace the van, "The Predator," on Kickstarter. Check it out and throw down a few bucks if you have it to spare! It'll help them get their kick-ass music to a town near you. 

You can listen to their music here:

http://bcbcsb.com/

The moral of the story is... if Kat, Xander, Orion, Matt & Justin ask if they can crash on your floor for a few days - do it. You will be repaid grandly with a full belly and a full heart. Come back soon, guys!

Orion cooks up a mean dinner. (Mean in a good way).

The view through the dog fence... Orion on mandolin. 

Matt and his moustache.

Life in the "The Predator".

Xander in the kitchen.

Yes, Kat the harmonica/harp player in also learning trombone.

With the garden Buddha

Erik Husman Music

My friend, former co-backcountry guide and now co-music maker Erik Husman asked me to shoot some portraits for his new album. "Archaeology of the Let Down" will be recorded live at the Walnut Room in Denver this Thursday, March 24, and yours truly will have a guest singing appearance on about 3 songs. Yay!

The Changing Colors from Manitou Springs, Colorado will be opening.

You can visit Erik's page on Facebook or listen to some music on his MySpace page.

This Golden, Colorado local defines his genre as "Western Freak Folk." Rock on, Erik.

Inspired by his music, we made some portraits that reflect an old-timey sound, melancholy mixed with celebration. I chose to desaturate some of my favorites and turn some to black and white to turn the viewers focus towards the emotion of the images, rather than the color. (Don't worry, purists. I also gave him all the originals in full color).

With the dog. Awww.

String Cheese Winter Carnival!

Last Saturday, I shot The String Cheese Incident's dress rehearsal for their Saturday night concert at the 1ST Bank Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Why shoot a dress rehearsal for a band, you ask? Because during the beginning of second set, they busted out with a crazy theatrical performance featuring aerialists, bungie jumpers and stilt walkers! That's right. You hear me. And yes, it was epic.

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The stilt walkers on a cigarette break.

Aerial fabric on stage.

The lovely Jill Katzenberger in the spotlight.

Emily Knoblauch on stage.

The stilt parade.

Emily Knoblauch

Team EZ Entertaingment Gogo dancers up on cherry picker lifts!

Backstage

The costume master.