Go see the full set on Smugmug.
My friend Kim had Jarrod Gorbel play in her living room and I absolutely love house concerts, so I couldn't miss it! There is something great about an intimate setting like a living room for listening to music and Jarrod did not disappoint.
I went out to Los Banos in Central Valley with Maret and Jen along with her two little girls to get some pictures of the cherry blossoms. We went out to Los Banos and found some lovely cherry trees. Jen has some pictures of her own on her blog in these posts: Blossoming Orchard and A few more…
Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse for tonight 12/20/2010.
Admiral Radley and The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit played in a barn in Escalon, a town just outside of Modesto, CA. What do the two bands have in common you say? They share the same drummer, who happens to also have been the drummer from Grandaddy. Admiral Radley is a band formed of former Grandaddy members Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch and the band Earlimart.
Admiral Radley came on first and I was stunned that the sound coming out of the barn was just perfect. As one attendee told me: "Music just wants to get out you know." After the band change, I had no idea what to expect, but The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit put on a killer show, getting people out of their seat and onto the dance floor (myself included). It was the first non-contrived hoedown I've ever attended and it was a lot of fun. I recommend seeing both bands if you get the chance.
See the full set of pictures in hi-res on SmugMug: http://drfindley.smugmug.com/Concerts/barn-concert
Here's one song from The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit I recorded on my 5D Mark II:
Summer stars
Do squirrels really bark?
Bluebird
Emily checking out the waterfall
Yosemite Waterfall
Emily and Laura
Laura on the bus
Camelbacks are the best
Half Dome at sunset
Silhouettes at Glacier Point
See the full size versions here: http://drfindley.smugmug.com/Travel/yosemite2010
I went and saw the fireworks this year again at Shoreline in Mountain View. Mike recommended we go to Shoreline Lake, which turned out to be a brilliant idea. These are the results of this year's show.
Full set here: http://drfindley.smugmug.com/Events/july42010/
OK GO came and played for WWDC 2010. It took a little work getting 5000+ engineers excited for a concert, but OK GO brought tons of energy. Also, they came traipsing out in WWDC hoodies that were given out to every attendee and had a "Core OS Lab Session" in the middle of the crowd.
The National played two fantastic shows at the Fox Theatre in Oakland. They played High Violet in its entirety between the two nights and intermixed in some greats from both Boxer and Alligator. On night 2, they played "About Today," which is perhaps my favorite of theirs as a 5th unscripted song (see setlist below) in the encore. It totally made my night.
These pictures I took not with my dSLR, but with my Canon S90. The pictures looked ok in color, but I felt like they were stronger in black and white.
The full set from the show can be found on flickr.
