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What do you expect, Bbop is a wordsmith. Listen to my eyes.

It's true. Wharf rats along the riverfront are known not only for their size, but their charming stage presence. I saw one trying to nick John's Rickenbaker, and you know how heavy those are...

Here's some pics from the show, link below.... Paul - that was the closest to me on this tour. Two hours from my front door to inside venue. I did forget to mention some interesting banter that apparently resurfaced a bit in Charlotte. Jeff said that this was the most hard rocking front row ever. This confused me as I was as usual all around the place including up on side stage where I had a good crowd vantage point and while the crowd was not sedate, I didn't think they were very hard rocking. He went on to say that they weren't, but the T Shirts indicated they were. He then named

I've lived in NC since '87 and this was the first show I've ever seen in Wilmington. I think this shed is attracting larger acts. The venue itself is right on the riverfront so there was a steady cool breeze tamping down the humidity. I've never associated Wilmington with Dawsons Creek, but then again I've never seen the show. It is a big film town though. There's some big soundstages and it is home to a large film crew community. My gaffer is out of there. In terms of other interest, apparently there's a bar where a prominent scene in Blue Velvet was shot. I only know this becaus

Thanks for the recaps. Interesting about Kingpin. As you know, that used to be a standard but I personally have not heard it live in quite some time it seems. I need to hear this new live version. Here's the handclap from way back when in 2004...

As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The sheer volume of photography available for us to see, both good and bad, probably dilutes the casual viewer’s ability to discern which is which. It is true that there is a lot of pedestrian music photographers who simply have good access and/ or good schmoozing skills. I disagree that once access is achieved all you need is ‘a certain level of technical competence’. You need to have the eye. Some have it, others do not. How you attain notoriety, I wouldn’t know. I do know that by simply showing up usually won’t get you there. Ba

Here are some of my photos from SS24. Enjoy! Solid Sound Gallery charles

Excellent work, as always! Was great seeing you at the fest. Looks like you got around as much as I did, which was a lot. Whew! Charles

Sorry about the can last time, it was either that or the kamera, something had to go Of course Ashwin must be featured, as he is such a great guy. This was the first time I’ve been there with any sort of rail. I’ve seen pics where that odd set of steps was cordoned off, but this was different. You are correct that previously at most all shows there the GA folks (reserved seating generally starts at row 5 of the seats) could crowd the small area in front of the stage, including stepping up to be almost eye level with the band on this very low stage. There's a semi wide-angle pic buried somewh

Here's a look at my look of the show. NCMA Photos

For anyone sitting on the fence, here's a Solid recap of photos from 2010, 2011 and 2022. Gallery limitations forced me to break into two galleries. Enjoy, please let me know what you think... https://www.charlesharris.photography/solidsound https://www.charlesharris.photography/solidsound2

Here are some photos from the first three shows of the Cousin tour. Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, the South Side Ballroom in Dallas, and the Moody Amphitheater in Austin. Basically a small, medium, and large for stage size. Cain's was particularly intimate. Overall, a fantastic debut tour. Hope you like.... Cousin Tour Photographs

I was recently asked to do an interview for a podcast about Wilco re my work with the band as a photographer. I’ve been shooting for them on/off for 18 years. While I'm doubtful that I merit a podcast interview, I enjoyed the process, except maybe the speaking part The podcast is called Shoving Wilco, hosted by Todd. He’s super nice. The episodes are relatively short, so mine is broken into two chapters. It has been said that maybe another, more prominent, VC member has done an interview for an upcoming episode(s). Check out my interview Part O

Thanks, High praise from a serious concert shooter! (which I am not, excepting Wilco) I always dig your work too.

More photos to waste a bit of time from the near end of this tour in Asheville NC. https://www.charlesharris.photography/wilcoasheville FYI .. I have about 50+ more shows beginning 2004 in the Archive, whew!