Though Summer has come to and end, which is news that is always met with a Homer Simpson-esque 'Whoo-hoo!' in these parts, it is also met with a degree of sadness as it means that the outdoor concert season has passed as well. The quest for outside tunes took me to Place Charles-Lemoyne where the annual Vente de garage des artistes organized by the Fondation Véro et Louis was taking place. The foundation raises money to help young adults with autism by providing a secure and stimulating living environment. They've raised enough money to construct home in Varennes and this is their big annual fundraising event. There is also a musical act that is on hand to keep the masses entertained and this 
year that job went to the band Round The Clock. They're a band that specializes in classic rock songs from the 1960's to the 80's and they had a nice crowd on hand to watch them belt out some tunes. They played four short sets during the day. I only arrived in time for their third performance, which is probably for the best since I had taken way more photographs that I had planned during that short 30 minute period. I guess I was trying to compensate for the fact that this would probably be the last show I get to photograph until next year. I was also able to move around the front and side of the stage thanks to the way that the seating/rest area was set up, so that probably upped my photograph total as 
well since I had so many more angles to shoot from than usual. I still stuck around for the fourth set because I remembered that the kids of the foundation usually get up on stage to perform a song before the show ends, and they did so again this year, singing a high energy version of the song Footloose. I didn't take many more photographs during that set as the sun had moved into a spot that left the bottom half of the stage bathed in sunlight, but the rest in shadows. I guess it was a good thing that I went a little shutter crazy during the previous set after all. The first photograph was taken at f/4, 1/250sec, ISO100 at 75mm. The second photograph was taken at f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 100 at 150mm and the third photograph was taken at f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 100 at 145mm. Here are several more photographs that I took during the performance.
year that job went to the band Round The Clock. They're a band that specializes in classic rock songs from the 1960's to the 80's and they had a nice crowd on hand to watch them belt out some tunes. They played four short sets during the day. I only arrived in time for their third performance, which is probably for the best since I had taken way more photographs that I had planned during that short 30 minute period. I guess I was trying to compensate for the fact that this would probably be the last show I get to photograph until next year. I was also able to move around the front and side of the stage thanks to the way that the seating/rest area was set up, so that probably upped my photograph total as 
well since I had so many more angles to shoot from than usual. I still stuck around for the fourth set because I remembered that the kids of the foundation usually get up on stage to perform a song before the show ends, and they did so again this year, singing a high energy version of the song Footloose. I didn't take many more photographs during that set as the sun had moved into a spot that left the bottom half of the stage bathed in sunlight, but the rest in shadows. I guess it was a good thing that I went a little shutter crazy during the previous set after all. The first photograph was taken at f/4, 1/250sec, ISO100 at 75mm. The second photograph was taken at f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 100 at 150mm and the third photograph was taken at f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 100 at 145mm. Here are several more photographs that I took during the performance.
f/2.8, 1/200sec, ISO 100 at 70mm
f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 100 at 70mm
f/2.8, 1/400sec, ISO 100 at 200mm
f/6.3, 1/250sec, ISO 400 at 200mm
f/4, 1/800sec, ISO 400 at 155mm
f/4, 1/640sec, ISO 400 at 142mm
f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400 at 145mm
f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400 at 160mm
f/4 1/400sec, ISO 400 at 70mm
f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400 at 115mm
f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400 at 95mm
f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400 at 95mm
f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 400 at 105mm
f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 100 at 130mm
f/4, 1/250sec, ISO 100 at 200mm
f/4, 1/500sec, ISO 100 at 100mm
f/4, 1/640sec, ISO 100 at 80mm
f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 100 at 160mm
f/4, 1/800sec, ISO 100 at 200mm
Bon Jovi, the Rolling Stones and AC/DC, the Round The Clock band were true to their word and entertained all with their classic rock interpretations. They were in fine form for a band that admitted a few times on stage that they were much more used to singing at night. As for the foundation, a final amount wasn't able to be announced as the afternoon came to an end, but early estimates had the donations being over $100,000. A good cause, and a good time had by all.
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