William Bragg

My latest commercial shoot was with Side Street Reny,(Official Site), a root’s n blues band from Portland, Oregon (via Brooklyn). They are incredible people, and a great band. I had a lot of fun with them, which is a great added bonus on a commercial shoot. I’m quite happy with the results. Here’s a few shots.

After reading this, and having it feel like I’d been punched in the stomach & exclaim, “I hate people!”. I needed to go to extremes to find it’s opposite. Believe me this is uncharted waters for me. Behold:

Good friend, Timmy Knight (Guitar Castle), called this morning to let me know that his friend, John Doe (yes, that John Doe) would be stopping by his shop. John is currently touring with Kathleen Edwards. They will be in Seattle tonight, and Portland tomorrow.

I saw X last back in the late ’80s. Definitely, one of my favorite bands. Needless to say, when TK asked me if I could come by with my camera, there was no hesitation.

John Doe.

Kathleen Edwards.

Promo shots, album cover, and more for Chris Hooper’s forthcoming album/CD.

I can’t tell you how much I’m enjoying the 31 Knots new album, Worried Well. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

We got back early Saturday afternoon. The trip was a complete blast. Jim Normandy rocks! The club was great. The band was great. Lighting was a bitch, but I got some good shots. While it’s all rock and roll, it’s not always glamorous. The drive was long. We ate fast food and drank bad coffee, and got stuck in horrendous traffic both ways. And one of my favorite shots of the night came when Jim was doing business in his “office”.

(Yup, in the truck in the back parking lot. You do what you gotta do.)

More shots after the jump.

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The $100 Jayhawks.

Promo shot for the band, The Nettles.

Can’t remember if he’s Freddy or The Motel Roses.

While some may wish that Salem was more like other places, Salem actually has a lot going on. One very recent example occurred on Wednesday night at The Space. It was their second Songwriter’s Night. This night featured Mark Lemhouse (Yes, THAT Mark Lemhouse), Nate Hagen & his Harp Guitar (you really need to see him play this thing), Peter the Great of The Worrynauts, The Smiles, & Seahorse. Oh yeah, it was FREE!. And then last night The Funhouse Strippers and The Falcon played downtown, and, get this, it was also Free. Salem has a great local music scene, and some very talented artists. There is more and more venues exhibiting art and hosting live shows. You really gotta check it out.

Some photos from Wednesday night’s event:

Mark Lemhouse

Nate Hagen

Peter the Great

The Smiles

Seahorse

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The Space, Salem, Oregon.
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I know that The Space has been open for a bit now, but I think many of us (as well as the owners) viewed Saturday night as the true opening night. The Space has finally received its liquor license and celebrated with many, many people by hosting Office Diving and The Falcon. Needless to say, it rocked, and you’d be crazy not to check out the Space in the future!