Los Angeles Photographer - Kelvin Kuo » Variety Playhouse http://kelvinkuo.com mementos and aesthetic outlays Wed, 23 May 2012 05:36:52 +0000 en hourly 1 Tegan and Sara, Steel Train, and Holly Miranda at the Variety Playhouse http://kelvinkuo.com/entertainment/2010/02/24/tegan-and-sara-steel-train-and-holly-miranda-at-the-variety-playhouse/ http://kelvinkuo.com/entertainment/2010/02/24/tegan-and-sara-steel-train-and-holly-miranda-at-the-variety-playhouse/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:13:25 +0000 Kelvin Kuo http://kelvinkuo.com?p=2339 The Variety Playhouse is a wonderful venue if you love light shows and music. It is one of my favorite places to take pictures since the lighting is one of the best that I have been to. The first band up was Steel Train, who was the first band opening for Tegan and Sara. I was close to not being able to get into the concert due to a mix up with names so I was only able to photograph this band for a song. First up is Jack Antonoff, the vocalist and guitarist of Steel Train.

Next is Daniel Silbert, who plays guitar and is backup vocals for the group.

Justin Huey on piano and vocals.

Evan Winiker on bass and also backup vocals.

Next, which was my favorite band of the night, is Holly Miranda. I just like it because it resembles the sound of the Stars, which is very vocally driven. Well, meet Holly. I wish I could find more information about the band but this is all I know so far.

And last but not least, the Canadian Indie rock band, Tegan and Sara. Here is a shot of Tegan Quin rocking on her guitar.

And Sara Quin on her own guitar.

And a view of the venue as Tegan and Sara are playing for the audience.

]]> http://kelvinkuo.com/entertainment/2010/02/24/tegan-and-sara-steel-train-and-holly-miranda-at-the-variety-playhouse/feed/ 1 Badfish at the Variety Playhouse http://kelvinkuo.com/entertainment/2009/11/09/badfish-at-the-variety-playhouse/ http://kelvinkuo.com/entertainment/2009/11/09/badfish-at-the-variety-playhouse/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:03:40 +0000 Kelvin Kuo http://kelvinkuo.com?p=1420 I had the opportunity to review and photograph Badfish this weekend at the Variety Playhouse. I wasn’t really expecting much, except for a cover band of a very well known Sublime. But I got way more out of it, not expecting the variety that was given. The lead singer had a feel good song, blending both reggae and rock and roll.
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The bassist on the other hand, wasn’t as animated but was fun still to take a picture of.
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I was really loving the lighting that the Variety Playhouse offered, but was upset by the lack of space for me to work with. Here is another picture of the Bassist.
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I decided to work my way to the other side of the stage, and got some decent shots that were gone after a few minutes.
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People started to crowd in, and I wasn’t able to get close enough to the stage. I learned that next time I should just stay in front.
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Just a view of the whole band. A view of the great front and back lighting.
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