Barrence Whitfield & The Savages

October 12, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

Despite suffering from a rather annoying cold I was really looking forward to Saturday night at the Exeter Phoenix. I thought a good dose of American soul and R&B would be just the medicine I needed. Thankfully Barrence Whitfield & The Savages instantly made me forget my own blues as I moved around the intimate venue taking my shots. The power of music and photography can cure all sorts of problems!

It was a cracking gig and and my friends over at MusicMuso will be posting up a full review very soon, but in the meantime here a few images to keep you going.

See you next time on The Unplugged Blog!

The Bluetones

September 28, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

It's always harder to get motivated for a Sunday night gig, particularly when you need to drive to Bristol. But when it's the The Bluetones at the Bristol O2 Academy motivation is not an issue that is for sure! Particularly when MusicMuso is driving (thanks Steve!).

So while Steve is busy writing up the review for MusicMuso , let me share some of my favorite images from the gig, which by the way, was brilliant! My job as photographer is always easier when you have an experienced band who knows how to work the stage.

But lets start things off with Cornish band The Velvet Hands:

Next up were the very entertaining The Standard Lamps:

And of course filling the Bristol O2 Academy were the very cool The Bluetones:

That's about all I've got for now. I've got a busy run up to the end of the year so if you want to see what I've got coming up please check out the My Set List page. And if you want to see the latest images remember to check out my Twitter feed and of course right here on The Unplugged Blog.

See you next time on The Unplugged Blog.

The Unplugged Blog is One Year Old!

September 22, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

A year ago today I started The Unplugged Blog as a quick way to talk about and share the images I had recently captured. My first blog post shared some images from the Lewis Watson gig at the Exeter Phoenix - you can read it here.

One year and 24 blog posts later I've shared images from The South, The Boomtown Rats, Europe, Grandmaster Flash and UB40! It's been a blast.

For those who read my blog on a regular basis you'll know that I like to share my images as soon as I can. And while I will post images direct and live from a gig on my Twitter feed, you can't beat the quality of a fully processed image from the computer. So when I get back from a gig the first thing I do is catalog and select my best images. I will then normally select one or two of my best images from the shoot to share on my blog. It's important to share some images while the gig is still fresh in everyone's mind!

So to celebrate The Unplugged Blog's first birthday I've collated a selection of some of my favorite images. Not only are there images from previous blog posts but I've included some images from gigs before I'd even started the blog. So have a good look through and you might see some images previously unshared!

I hope you enjoyed this selection of images, I certainly enjoyed taking them. Remember to keep checking my Twitter feed and The Unplugged Blog for all the latest images!

See you next time!

In The Garden

September 20, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

In The Garden had all the elements of an epic night. A great Exeter city centre location, nice weather (for September), a quality line up of artists and 4500 tickets sold. So when I was asked by Hold It Down to cover Exeter's biggest ever music festival with MusicMuso I didn't need to be asked twice!

As usual on The Unplugged Blog I'm going to let my images do the talking and I'll leave my friends over at MusicMuso to wax lyrical about the event (a full review will be on their website really soon). But one thing I can say is that the packed out crowd had an awesome night and were treated to some of the UKs finest musical talent.

Here, let me show you...

As you can see it was a bit of an epic night and it was a lot of fun to shoot. It's always good fun at the festivals as you get to photograph artists on a big stage and the crowd enjoying themselves.

Well, that's about it from me. Keep an eye out on my Twitter feed and this blog for a very special post that I'll be making this week. I'm also shooting the Bluetones this Sunday night in Bristol, so you can see some images from that gig both on my Twitter feed and here on the blog.

On a technical note....

As regular readers will know I like to tweet images live from the gig to my Twitter feed. I had some real issues with this on Saturday night though. In certain locations around the In The Garden event my tablet struggled to maintain its WiFi connection to my camera. As you can imagine this made tweeting images rather difficult! I'm not sure what the issue was as my workflow is normally rock solid in the field (including other festivals). It could have been the density of people (and mobile phones), or the radio transmitters that had been installed. I'm not sure which it was, but something I'll need to be aware of for next time!

See you next time...

The Willard Grant Conspiracy

September 17, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

After a busy festival season and a nice long summer break it was good to be back at the Exeter Phoenix on Thursday night. I was there to shoot the Willard Grant Conspiracy, an alternative country band from sunny California. As usual I was there with my friends from MusicMuso so expect a full review of the gig up their website really soon.

Here we have Willard Grant Conspiracy in action:

I've got a busy schedule from now until the end of the year so I'm looking forward to giving my camera a good work out. You can see where I'll be by checking out the My Set List page and remember if you follow my Twitter page you'll see me post images live from the gig!

I'll see you next time right here on The Unplugged Blog!

Chagstock 2015

July 20, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

It had been a busy week for me and my energy levels were low. Well, that was until I arrived at Chagstock last Friday evening! As soon as I picked up my photo pass and got through the gate I could tell it was going to be great weekend full of festival fun.

I spent a lot of time wondering around the site and there was a really positive vibe about the place. From the young to the old, everyone was just on a mission to have a good time. Hopefully you can see this from this selection of some of my favourite people and crowd shots:

As with my last festival post I'm going to keep this post light on words and let the pictures do the talking when it comes to the music. However, expect a full review from my friends over at MusicMuso really soon, so keep an eye out for it. In the mean time, here are some images of the bands and artists that made it such a great festival:

Chagstock was amazing. No doubt. It was hard work (believe it or not), but very satisfying. A great mix of amazing musicians and festival folk really made it a pleasure to shoot. I've still got lots more photos to process so keep an eye on my Twitter feed and I'll let you know when I've posted them.

I'm away to catch up on some sleep but see you next time on the Unplugged Blog!

Brother Strut

July 16, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

With a festival shoot last weekend and another this weekend, spare time to fit in a mid-week gig shoot was looking slim. However, I couldn't resist the chance to nip down to the Exeter Phoenix to shoot the new funk-soul band Brother Strut.

I'm pleased to say that my efforts were well rewarded, both musically and photographically. As usual I'll leave it to my friends over at MusicMuso to wax lyrical about the gig in their upcoming review, and I'll concentrate on the images.

So to kick things off here is Leigh Coleman on stage:

Dfunk then hit the stage with some awesome sounds:

And here we have the funked up Brother Strut:

A relatively short blog post from me. I'm still working my way through all the images from last weekends festival and getting prepared for another this weekend. If you want to see what gigs I'm shooting then check out my set list.

I'll see you here again on the Unplugged Blog really soon!

Glas-Denbury Music Festival!

July 14, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

For my first festival of the year I took the not so long trip to Denbury for the cunningly named Glas-Denbury. Though not as large as that other festival with a similar sounding name there was plenty to do and see, and of course plenty to photograph! In fact I barely got time to post any images to my Twitter feed I was so busy going from tent to tent. However, even though it was hard work it was great fun and I got to meet some awesome people.

I'm going to keep this post short on the words front and let the images do the talking. If you are looking for a review of the festival, the music and the people keep an eye out on MusicMuso for a full write up!

It was a long day but I really enjoyed shooting Glas-Denbury! It's got everything a photographer wants from a shoot. Lots of musical talent, happy festival folk and plenty of action. I've still got lots more photos to process so keep an eye on my Twitter feed and I'll let you know when I've posted them.

See you next time on the Unplugged Blog!

The Sherpas, Instant Karma and AFTPC

June 15, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

Epic. It's the one word I would use to describe the quality night of music at the Exeter Phoenix last Saturday night. With local band The Sherpas headlining it was already guaranteed to be a great night, but as I've seen before never under estimate the power of the support band to turn it into an epic night.

My photographic duties started out early as my friends over at MusicMuso asked me to help them cover a pre-gig interview with The Sherpas. It was good chance to meet the band and it was also a rare opportunity to shoot outdoors. It's sure to be an excellent interview so keep an eye out for it on the MusicMuso website.

Returning inside I prepared for the first band of the night, Auction for the Promise Club. Now, when I go to these gigs my primary focus is to shoot high quality images. However, sometimes you can't help but have a great time. Not only were AFTPC great to shoot but I also really liked their music. So after shooting the first three songs I got to hang back at the side of the stage and enjoy some quality music from the Cornish artists. Here is what they looked like on stage:

Next up were another local band Instant Karma. These very talented and energetic guys really put on show. Plenty for me to shoot and and a great show to enjoy from the sidelines. Here they are in action:

Last up were The Sherpas who put on a truly entertaining show. Again my shutter finger was given a good work out while my foot was furiously tapping to the quality sounds. Plenty of action from these guys:

Overall it was a great night for my photography as I got the chance to shoot three highly energetic bands with bags of stage presence. I saw Steve from MusicMuso writing frantically throughout the night so I'm sure there is going be a quality review up his website really soon. It really was an epic night of music!

I hope you enjoyed the images on this blog post but did you see the images I posted on Twitter live from the gig? No? Well then you better head over to my Twitter feed here and follow me for all the latest pictures posted live from the gig . I'm covering Brother Strut next month so get yourself a ticket and follow me on Twitter!

On a technical note...

My regular readers will know that I've been working with Lightroom CC Mobile to see if it offers any improvements to my workflow over Snapseed. I use Snapseed to process the JPG images I transfer over from my Nikon D750. I can then post these straight to my Twitter feed during the gig. After a bit of testing I've decided to stick with Snapseed. The primary reason is, and I find this a little strange, is that Lightroom CC Mobile doesn't provide any sharpening adjustments! Any image out of any camera always benefits from a little sharpening so it seems a little odd that is missing. Hopefully this will appear as a new feature soon along with RAW processing.

I still use Lightroom back at the editing desk to do all my heavy editing, but for now Snapseed is tool of choice for mobile editing.

That's it from me for now but keep an eye out on The Unplugged Blog for more images hot from my editing desk!

Evil Scarecrow, Demons of Old Metal and Embers of Eden

May 29, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

I was really looking forward to the Evil Scarecrow gig at the Exeter Phoenix last night. As I always do I did a little research into the bands that I'll be shooting and from what I could see they looked likely to put on a great show. I was not disappointed! In fact all the bands had great stage presence which made my job of capturing images that little bit easier. Expect to see a great review of the entire gig from my friends over at MusicMuso really soon.

As I always like to do here on The Unplugged Blog, here are some images of the gig hot from my editing desk.

First up were mighty Embers of Eden.

Demons of Old Metal were up next and they really kicked things up.

And finally the epic and highly entertaing Evil Scarecrow!

Well that's it from me for now. Remember to keep an eye out on my Twitter feed for images that I post live from gigs. I'll see you next time on The Unplugged Blog!

UB40

May 18, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

For most people Sunday night is all about relaxing in front of the TV and trying not think about work the following day. While this is often the case for me also, last night was all about getting over to the Plymouth Pavilions to see UB40. There were many reasons for my high levels of motivation for a Sunday night. Firstly it's the lure of the Plymouth Pavilions. Big lights, big stage and a big pit. All these things make life a little easier for the busy music photographer. The only the other thing you need is a big act. And they don't come much bigger than UB40, a British pop / reggae band that have been around for decades.

Now, I could write paragraphs of text on the history of the band and how good they were last night, but I like to leave that job to my friends over at MusicMuso who were there with me to cover the gig. Keep an eye out on their website where you will be able to read a full review of the gig very soon.

My job on The Unplugged Blog is to show you some images of the gig hot from my editing desk. There were lots to choose from, but here are some of my favourites from the night.

So there you have it. Did you see my images I tweeted live from the gig? If not, make sure you follow me over on my Twitter page.

On a technical note...

For my regular readers you may remember that on my last post that I mentioned I was trialing Adobe Lightroom CC. Well, I've taken the plunge and jumped onto the Adobe subscription bandwagon. At the moment it won't have to much of an impact on my workflow. At least not when I'm back at the office editing that is. One area I was hoping to see an improvement was with use of Lightroom Mobile. I've only done some initial testing and unfortunately it doesn't support RAW editing. I was hoping to edit RAW files so that I could maximize image quality in my tweets. However, JPEG editing seems strong so there may be room in my mobile workflow for it..

I've not moved my mobile workflow over from Google SnapSeed to Adobe Lightroom Mobile yet. I need to get really comfortable with the controls. When I'm live tweeting images from the venue, time is limited so I need to be focused on the edit rather than working out the app controls. I'm sure I'll switch soon, but I just a bit more hands-on with LR Mobile.

I also tested out a new fixed aperture zoom lens at the gig last night. I love shooting with prime lenses, my Nikon 50mm f/1.4 being my favourite, but given the size of the venue I thought I would try out something that might give me a little more flexibility. I was really pleased with the results and I might just have add it to my kit bag.

That's it from me for now. I'll likely be shooting a few more gigs over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out on The Unplugged Blogfor more images hot from my editing desk.

Bury Tomorrow

April 27, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

There are two main challenges with shooting rock bands, knowing where to point the camera and selecting which images to publish. Both these problems are of course a good thing. I like to have the challenge of keeping up with the action on the stage and it's always a good thing to have a wide selection of images to choose from.

"So what bands caused your shutter button to flutter so much?", I hear you cry! Well, it was a triple whammy of Pillars, Creeper, and the mighty Bury Tomorrow. As usual the venue was the Exeter Phoenix and I was there with my good friend Steve from MusicMuso. He will be writing a full review of gig really soon so keep an eye out for it over on the MusicMuso website.

As it was such an action packed night last Thursday I'm doubling the number of images I'm normally post on my blog! To kick things off, here are Pillars....

Up next were the equally awesome Creeper.

By the time Bury Tomorrow hit the stage at theExeter Phoenix it was packed out. These guys delivered an awesome set to the eager fans.

So not only was it a great night of music, but a great night for taking photographs.

It's a change of music genre and venue for me next time. I'm off to the Plymouth Pavillions on the 17th of May to shoot UB40. So as always, keep on eye on my Twitter feed for images posted live from the gig.

On a technical note....

For those of you that follow my blog on a regular basis you will know that I currently shoot with a Nikon D750. I link this to my Nexus 6 tablet so that I can live tweet images of the gigs I'm shooting. I use Google's SnapSeed image editing app to process the JPEG files straight from the camera. This generally works very well and I was glad that they have just released version 2 of the app. This now provides me much better control over the shadows and highlights. These can be challenging areas with gig photography.

While Snapseed 2 is a great improvement I'm also going to start trialing Adobe Lightroom CC. I've always been a big Lightroom user and was always going to upgrade to the next version, but this time I'm going to jump on their subscription based licensing service. This will give me access to Lightroom Mobile on my tablet. It will be interesting to see how this could fit into my workflow. If I can edit the RAW files straight from the camera this should give me a similar level of image quality as I have here, but also when I'm tweeting live. I'll see how my tests get on but this could be an exciting addition to my image workflow.

However my images are processed next time, I look forward to sharing more of my shots right here on the Unplugged Blog!

Villagers

April 20, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

I was back to my regular routine again last Thursday night with a trip to the Exeter Phoenix to photograph indie folk band the Villagers. I was of course joined by Steve from MusicMuso who will be posting up a full review of the gig on his site very soon.

It was very busy at the Exeter Phoenix and it looked like a full house. Those music fans in through the door early were treated to an excellent solo performance from the very talented Luke Sital-Singh.

After Luke's solid performance the eager crowd were warmed up nicely for the main act of the night, the Villagers.

It was a fine night of music and despite some challenging shooting conditions it was a pleasure being there to capture images of some very talented musicians.

My next gig is UB40 on May 17th but I'm looking to shoot a couple of extra gigs between now and then. You can keep an eye on my schedule here, and please follow me on Twitter to see images posted live from the gigs I'm shooting.

That's it from me on The Unplugged Blog, so I'll see you again very soon!

GoGo Penguin

March 26, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

After a full on night of rock and roll with Europe and Black Star Riders last week, I was expecting a complete change of pace with GoGo Penguin. I was back at the Exeter Phoenix and there was an large, eager crowd to see the jazz trio from Manchester.

The music was perfectly delivered and the crowd of jazz lovers were enjoying everything GoGo Penguin had to offer. It was a challenging shoot for me though. Lighting can vary greatly from venue to venue, and even between acts in the same venue. As the music was relatively laid back the lighting was set to match the mood of the music. Strong blue and red lighting is always a challenge for photographers, but I got some good shots of the band....

Only a short blog post from me this week, but I'll be back with some images from Everything Everything gig in a couple of weeks time. Remember, you can see what gigs I'm shooting here, and see images from gigs as they happen here.

Oh, and before I forget, keep an eye out over on MusicMuso for a full review of the GoGo Penguin gig.

See you next time on the Unplugged Blog!

Europe and Black Star Riders

March 16, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

Sunday evening gigs are sometimes some of the hardest to get motivated for. You've spent most of Sunday eating, drinking and generally chilling out. However, with both Europe and Black Star Riders performing at the Great Hall last night there was no chance I would be lying around on the sofa. There was work to be done!

Well, it doesn't always feel like work. The Great Hall is a great venue for taking images. The pit area has plenty of space to move about in, and the bands are well lit. Add that to two kicks ass rock and roll bands and you have all the elements you need to capturing great images.

First up were Black Star Riders and boy did they put on a performance.

Ricky put on a great show, and it looked like Robbie and Scott were having a great time as well!

Europe were up next and I have to admit to having a little bit of a soft spot for them. Back in the day I used to have Final Countdown on cassette, which I remember playing a lot. (Yes, I'm old enough to remember owning cassettes).

As you are only given the first three songs to shoot, I had to put all my youthful memories to the back of mind and focus on the task at hand. It was a busy 15 minutes but the guys gave me some great images.

As you might expect, the crowd were treated to a great show.

All in all it was a great night. Photographically and musically. After all, one of the reasons I do this job is for my love of music.

For my next shoot I'm back at the Exeter Phoenix for GoGo Penguin on March 25th. However, keep an eye on my Twitter feed this week. I might be making a special announcement about a very special assignment....

I hope you enjoyed these images and remember to keep an eye out on the MusicMuso website for a full gig review.

Until next time on the Unplugged Blog, c ya!

Gruff Rhys

February 18, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

I was really looking forward to shooting the Gruff Rhys gig at the Exeter Phoenix. I'd heard a lot of good things about Gruff and I was hoping for a good night of shooting. Unfortunately I was still recovering from a nasty cold so I had to limit my time at the venue. My friends over at MusicMuso were there for the entire gig though, so head over there soon for a full review of the show!

Despite my fuzzy head I still managed to capture some nice images of the show. As always on The Unplugged Blog here are a couple of images straight from the editing desk.

My next scheduled shoot is going to be a big one. I'll be shooting Europe and Black Star Riders at The Great Hall, University of Exeter. I expect both bands will provide me with numerous opportunities to capture some great images. As always, I'll be live tweeting from the gig, so click here to follow me on Twitter! You can also see what other gigs I've got coming up by clicking here.

I'll see you next time on The Unplugged Blog where normal service will have been resumed!

Jefferson Starship with The Worried Men and Auburn

February 04, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

After a nice break for the holidays I was back at the Exeter Phoenix with my friends from MusicMuso to review the Jefferson Starship gig. This was my first music shoot of the year so my shutter finger was itching to get going!

There will be a full review of the gig up on the MusicMusosite really soon, but as I always do on The Unplugged Blog, I'll bring you a few images of the gig hot from my editing desk.

First up is Auburn featuring the very talented Liz Lenten.

It was just as well that my shutter button finger was all warmed up when The Worried Men took to the stage. Lead singer Jamie Thyer really turned it up to 11!

And finally we have Jefferson Starshipwho have been rocking the world since the 1970's.

It was great to be back shooting gigs again. I spent a lot of time over the holidays working on personal projects but I'll tell you all about that in a future blog post.

Remember to keep an eye out on the MusicMuso site for a full review of the gig. It's also a great place for music reviews, news and a fortnightly music podcast. Check it out!

I'll be back at the Exeter Phoenix on February 9th for the Gruff Rhys gig so expect some images from that right here on The Unplugged Blog. And if you can't wait that long, I always tweet images live from the gig over on my Twitter feed.

Favourite Images of 2014

January 07, 2015 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

As we are now firmly in 2015 I thought I'd look back at my catalogue of images from 2014 to see what my favourites have been. It was a really busy year, so there were a lot of images to look at!

The images in this post are my personal favourites, and not necessarily my best technically. I strive for technical excellence but I also like images that tell a story or have some emotional content. So these are just 5 of my personal favourites and in no particular order!

First up is this image from The South gig from October 1st. Here we have Damon Butcher working his magic on the keyboards. While I'm very pleased on how this image turned out, it's the memory of watching Damon play that makes this image special for me.

You can read my blog post about the gig here.

Next up is the lead singer of Save Your Breath from October 7th. I love this image because you can really see the passion of the singer and the energy of the performance.

You can read my blog post about the gig here.

The next two images are both from the Boomtown Rats gig of November 10th. This was probably one of the best gigs (from a photography point of view) that I shot in 2014. They were a band with so much energy that it was almost easy to photograph them.

I love this image in particular because the guitarist played up to the camera giving me a great shot. This is where the skill comes in though as if you don't have your camera set up correctly, you'll miss the shot!

I have so many images of Bob Geldof that it is was almost impossible to select a favourite. I chose this image because it shows the energy of Bob's performance.

You can read my blog post about the gig here.

And finally, but certainly not least, is an image from the Grandmaster Flash gig from December 20th. Shooting this gig was really challenging because of the very low light conditions (mostly of which was red), but this image for me really brings back the happy memories of watching a legend on the decks. It was great way to finish the year!

You can read my blog post about the gighere.

These images, and a few others from my back catalogue now appear on the reverse side of my business cards. I'm using a new supplier for my business cards and I'm really pleased with the quality of the results. If you want to check them out, head over to Moo.

I'm now busy sorting out my 2015 schedule and it's looking like a monster year. I'll be posting my gig schedule up here really soon. Hope to see you at a gig in the near future!

On a technical note...

This blog post comes out a little later than I had originally planned. Sure, some of those reasons were that I was taking some time out over the festive period, but the main reason was that I was migrating to a new PC. My trusty old Dell PC was really starting to creak. The size of the files that my D750 produces was really starting to make my workflow creak so I decided to get an upgrade.

So what spare time I had over the Xmas period was spent moving data and installing applications. However, it has proved a worthwhile investment in time and money. My new system is uber fast and I can really see how much technology has moved on in the last 5 years since my last PC purchase.

The speed of my workflow is really important as time is always tight. I'm really looking forward to my first shoot of 2015 to put the system to the test!

Grandmaster Flash

December 20, 2014 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

It's not often you get to photograph a living musical legend like Grandmaster Flash, but that is exactly what I was doing at the Exeter Phoenix last night. Arriving with Steve from MusicMuso we soon found that it was going to be a very busy night. Over 6 hours of music between the bar area and the main arena.

Plenty of people starting arriving early and DJ Louie Louie got everyone into the party atmosphere.

Later on in the bar Rusticate kicked things up a bit more.

It wasn't just DJs on last night and through in the main area were local acoustic / hip-hop band Rapha Ghetti.

And finally, Grandmaster Flash, pioneer hip-hop DJ.

Grandmaster Flash got himself fully involved with the crowd and worked them up to a frenzy! It was an awesome night of music and a great opportunity to photograph one of hip-hops finest DJs. Expect a full gig write up on MusicMuso very soon.

Sadly, that was my last assignment for 2014, but what a way to finish. I am however very much looking forward to a break over Christmas and New Year. I'll still need to do a few tasks like sort out next years gig schedule. It's looking busy already and I'll post up all my events here so hopefully see you at an event in 2015!

See you next year on the the Unplugged blog.

Beans on Toast, Will Varley and Lori Campbell

December 08, 2014 by Julian Baird in Uncategorized

I've been shooting gigs in the Exeter Phoenix for while now but when MusicMuso asked me to cover the Beans on Toast gig in the Voodoo Room at the Phoenix I was wondering what he was talking about!

The main venue was being used by Fish that night, so the smaller, but perfectly suited Voodoo Room upstairs was to play host to Beans on Toast. I say perfect because for anyone who has seen Beans on Toast before will appreciate that he very much likes to connect with his audience.

The intimate venue was used effectively by all the artists that night and things kicked off with the very talented Lori Campbell.

MusicMuso caught up with Lori backstage for an interview, so expect to see that up the MusicMuso website real soon.

Will Varley was up next and not only was his set very good but his humour and engagement with the audience was excellent. There was a very funny the heckle midway through his set but unfortunately I can't repeat it - it's far too rude!

Beans on Toast then took the stage to a very excited crowd.

I love photography and I love music, and it's just brilliant when you can combine the two in one night. Not only was I treated to both Lori and Will's performances, but I got to enjoy a thoroughly entertaining performance by Beans on Toast. I don't think I stopped smiling from start to finish! Not only was he great to shoot, but his music really connected with me which is why I'm sat here listening to his album (which he was kind enough to sign).

Technical Troubles

As regular readers will know, I like to live tweet images straight from the gig into my twitter feed. Well, the technical gremlins were out on Saturday night so my live tweets were, well, not so live! I eventually got them out about 2 hours late and I found the issue was due to a recent software update on my tablet. I love doing the live tweeting so was a bit disappointed I couldn't get them out as quickly as I like, but I got the photographs that I wanted which is always the main thing!

See you next time on The Unplugged Blog!