Ok..last one for awhile. I like to save some for later anyhow. I took a handful of lead singer Simon Balthazar but I liked this one best. I think he liked the more serious ones better though..but this he looks a touch boyish and very charming, pretty much irresistible as the whole band is.
I waited around for the adoring fans to pretty much clear out then I told Simon that I had gone up to people the previous night at the Mt. Eerie show and campaigned for them to go to Fanfarlo, which is the truth. I literally became a one woman street team for Fanfarlo. I have never actually done this before for any band but I really wanted their night to sell out. I wanted them to feel loved by Chicago because I love them and I couldn't bare to see such a glorious band play an empty room.
What was I saying? Oh yeah...so I told Simon all of this which meant I probably came off like a ridiculous fan girl who watches too much t.v. and doesn't read enough Kurt Vonnegut but that's not really true...that's not me.
Anyhow, Simon was nice. My friend Nick had asked me at a Halloween party about portraits...and concert photography. I love taking photographs at live shows even though it's alot of work for almost always no pay. It's just how I experience music. On the flipside, I go through drastic and bleak periods of my life where I feel like concert photography can be soulless when everyone is just vying for the same exact shot and the same moment. So, I guess that explains why I like taking portraits of bands better than live shots. It's because that precise moment didn't happen for 15 or 20 other people and so I can hold it close and cherish it a little more.
I know I have said this before but I'll say it again...Fanfarlo are really great so if you think all this incessant rambling is just for any old band, think again and have a listen:
www.myspace.com/fanfarlo
Photos and review here:
www.soundcheckmagazine.com/reviews/concert-reviews/1832-r...
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