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13 Dec

Andrew Bird @ 6th & I Synagogue

Last week I shot Andrew Bird at 6th & I Synagogue. Very beautiful show, and a bit of a surprise– live Andrew Bird is pretty …

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Tags: andrew bird, brightest young things, brightestyoungthings, byt, concert, Music, show
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18 Nov

Modern Man @ the Red Palace

Last Saturday I snapped some pics of Modern Man playing the recently-reopened Red Palace. Good band, cool new space:

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Tags: h st., h street, modern man, Music, red palace, show
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13 Sep

National Opera Opening Night Gala

This past weekend the Washington National Opera held its Opening Night Gala at the Embassy of Italy. I photographed the event for Washingtonian:

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Tags: embassy of italy, food, gala, italian embassy, Music, national opera, opening night gala, opera, washington national opera, washingtonian
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13 Sep

Philip Glass @ the Corcoran

Last week I got to see legendary composer Philip Glass give a talk at the Corcoran. Here were the photos I snapped for Byt:

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Tags: brightest young things, brightestyoungthings, byt, composer, corcoran, lecture, Music, musician, philip glass, talk
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27 Jul

Black Keys @ DAR

Last night I capped off a busy photo day by shooting the Black Keys and Morning Benders at DAR Constitution Hall for Byt. Two great …

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Tags: black keys, brightest young things, byt, concert, dar, dar constitution hall, morning benders, Music
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21 Jun

DC Week Closing Party @ 930 Club

This past Saturday DC Week had its closing party at 930 Club, sponsored by iStrategyLabs and ReadySetDC. The roster was 10+ bands long and included …

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Tags: 930 club, concert, dc week, dcweek, digital capital week, istrategylabs, little bigheart, Music, peter corbett, readysetdc, show, stout cortez
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12 May

Little Bigheart Jammin Java poster

Here’s a poster I did for a show coming up featuring the Uglysuit, Leroy Justice, and friends Little Bigheart:

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Filed under: Design, Music
Tags: concert, Design, flyer, graphic design, jammin java, leroy justice, little bigheart, little bigheart and the wilderbeast, Music, poster, show, the uglysuit
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09 May

Long Walks on the Beach @ Paper Sun

Last night I saw the EP release party of friend and talented investigative-television-producer-cum-musician Fritz Kramer, performing as Long Walks on the Beach. Great success! Cool …

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Tags: brightest young things, byt, concert, fritz kramer, long walks on the beach, Music, paper sun, show
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05 May

Talib Kweli @ Black Cat

On Monday I was lucky enough to see one of my favorite artists, Talib Kweli, who is back and out on the road with DJ …

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Tags: black cat, brightest young things, byt, concert, dc, hip-hop, Music, rap, show, talib, talib kweli
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29 Mar

Friday at Fly Lounge

This past Friday I shot Fly Lounge for Ezra Qassim and Jamie Hess. Here’s what the evening looked like:

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Tags: club, dancing, dj, ezra qassim, fly, fly lounge, jamie hess, Music
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20 Mar

Little Bigheart vs St Patricks Day @ DC9

On Wednesday I shot Little Bigheart at DC9 for Byt

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Tags: brightest young things, byt, concert, little bigheart, little bigheart and the wilderbeast, Music, show
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13 Mar

Morning Benders @ Black Cat

On Friday the Morning Benders played at the Black Cat:

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Tags: black cat, concert, morning benders, Music, show
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13 Mar

Tanya Tagaq @ National Geographic

Last night I shot renowned throat singer Tanya Tagaq at National Geographic–the “Jimi Hendrix of voice singing.” Here’s what it looked like:

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Tags: inuit, Music, natgeo, national geographic, tanya tagaq, throat singer
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25 Feb

Little Bigheart St. Pat’s Day poster

A poster design I did for Little Bigheart‘s show on St. Patrick’s Day at DC9. They’re headlining! Check them out.

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Filed under: Design
Tags: band, dc9, flyer, little bigheart, little bigheart and the wilderbeast, Music, poster, show, st. patricks day
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17 Dec

December Pink Sock @ Wonderland

Pink Sock is a new party held monthly at Wonderland Ballroom, catered toward the gay crowd. I shot it last night for Byt:

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Filed under: Events, Music
Tags: brightest young things, brightestyoungthings, byt, djs, event, gay, Music, party, pink sock, wonderland, wonderland ballroom
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12 Dec

Finus/88 @ Finnish Embassy

On Friday I shot the Finus/88 show at the Finnish Embassy. Part of their week-long Media Arts Symposium, the event included performances by the Pink …

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Tags: adrian loving, concert, dj, electronic, finnish embassy, finus, finus/88, Music, pink twins, show, yoko k.
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08 Dec

Little Bigheart in the Studio

On Saturday Little Bigheart & the Wilderbeast went into the studio to record an EP. The music-making went down at Bias Studios in Springfield, VA, …

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Filed under: Misc, Music
Tags: bias studios, little bigheart, little bigheart and the wilderbeast, Music, recording, rock
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08 Dec

Georgetown Merriment

This Sunday was the Merriment in Georgetown Christmas street festival. Local establishments had booths set up, a number of bands played, and the author of …

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Tags: christmas, festival, food, food & drink, georgetown, georgetown bid, georgetown business improvement district, georgetown merriment, merriment, merriment in georgetown, Music, street festival, winter
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27 Nov

Devendra Banhart @ 930 Club

On Wednesday I shot Devendra Banhart at the 930 Club. The show was really, really good. Unfortunately the rules regarding photography sucked – we were …

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Tags: 930 club, banhart, concert, devendra, devendra banhart, Music, rock, show
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24 Nov

The lovely Bebel Gilberto @ 930 Club

Last night I saw Bebel Gilberto perform at the 930 club. Here is my write-up for Brightestyoungthings: It was a cold rainy night Monday, and Bebel …

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Tags: 930 club, bebel, bebel gilberto, brazilian, brightest young things, brightestyoungthings, concert, Music, show
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12 Nov

Milton Nascimento @ the Birchmere

From my post at Brightestyoungthings: This has been a good month in DC for Brazilian music. In October the freshly-reunited Os Mutantes—“the Beatles of Brazil”—played the …

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Tags: birchmere, brazil, brazilian, brightestyoungthings, concert, milton, milton nascimento, Music, nascimento, review, show, the birchmere, tropicalia, tropicalismo
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