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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.

My friends Mike Knippers, Matt Moench and Rachel Hamilton formed a band called Citizen. This was one of their first gigs and it was a pretty fun show.

See all of the pictures up on smumug.

Also check out the entire show here or on Vimeo:

My brother and I went to Amoeba Records this Saturday, better known as Record Store Day. We both are ashamed to admit how much money we spent on records, but we came away with some great finds, such as Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica on Vinyl. We were also treated to an in store concert performed by Jónsi lead singer of the band sigur rós. While no where near as spectacular a light show as Jónsi's shows have been, there is something special about seeing a major artist in a small venue. Luckily I had grabbed my camera and was able to get some great shots:

Check out the entire set on flickr.

I saw Joseph Arthur tonight and it was absolutely fantastic. He started out the show with a simple painting, and during the show in the middle of songs he added to the artwork without stopping the music. He was a master of the pedals and loops. It was one of my favorite concerts and I highly recommend you go get tickets for tomorrow night.

Check out the entire set on flickr.

Why should you shoot raw? Because you can bring back horribly underexposed or overexposed photos. See the example below, Try doing that with your jpegs!

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