Flamenco serenade

Anyone who knows me well might tell you I love three things very much: Music, food and photography (although not in any particular order). Last week before heading for the desert, I got to combine all three of my loves into one fabulous evening with my Dad. As a belated Father’s Day celebration, we treated ourselves to dinner and a live show at the Triple Door, my top venue in Seattle. I absolutely love this place. The food is delicious, the acoustics are amazing and the scene is intimate and low key. Without a bad seat in the house, there is always a window for a bit of photography between bites of deliciousness and sips of wine. Just make sure to put your flash away and bump up your ISO.

Since I was a little girl, I can remember our house filled with the strumming of guitar. Usually this came from my Dad’s wonderful playing, but often times it was the sounds of nouveau flamenco guitarist, Ottmar Liebert.  A family favorite, Ottmar is a true talent with a style all his own. It was quite a treat to finally see him playing right there before our eyes after years of listening to his albums in our living room.

This is my tribute to that evening and to my Dad, whose love of music has made a special impact on me, as well as the rest of my family.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock & Roll

Man alive, am I excited for this one. Last month I had the awesome privilege of being asked to photograph live, local music in the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square. The show was designed by local band promoter/entrepreneur extraordinaire, CJ Hubbard, owner of Fractured Industries. And like a pint of perfectly cold beer, it all went down at one of Pioneer Square’s famous little brick bars – on Friday the 13^th, no less. And before I forget to include the best part, the night was kicked, rocked and roughed up by a few of Seattle’s finest: Glass Elevator, Brownstar and Your Divine Tragedy. Here are some of my favorite shots from the night: 

The Bar

The Booze

 

The Bands

Glass Elevator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brownstar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Divine Tragedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And aside from putting on a raging successful show, CJ also surprised his lady for her birthday by rounding her up on stage with Brownstar for a bar-wide Happy Birthday song! 

 

 

 

 

Way to be, Kelsie. Great job, CJ. And a big hand to all the fantastic musicians.