The Blue Stones At Théâtre Beanfield

We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here on The Old Blog.  I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13Media, which you can do by following the link.  If you'd like an even more direct route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the following link.  A rainy Friday night can be a real downer.  You’ve worked hard all week and are looking to a couple of well deserved days off.  Then you head outside only to find a gloomy grey sky as you raise the hood of your jacket to keep the rain from going down the back of your neck.  Luckily there is a buzz in the air, an energy that is calling you to come out and find the  good time that is about to take place at the Théâtre Beanfield in Montreal.  It may be cold and wet outside, but The Blue Stones are in town and they’re about to blow those rainy night blues away.  One of Canada’s top rock acts, I’ve had the good fortune to cover the band as they have gone from opening act to headliners, all in the short space of a few years.  This blues-rock duo has been producing great music for about ten years now and their live shows just keep getting better every time I see them.   On this night, they were about to show a sold out venue exactly what I’ve had the chance to learn.  The Blue Stones put on a killer show.  Back in March The Blue Stones released their most recent album, Metro.  It has been met with critical acclaim and they opened their set with “Your Master”, the lead single from that album.  The stage was rather dark, like some post-apocalyptic landscape as both Tarek Jafar and Justin Tessier arrived, costumed as if they were just arriving from an apocalyptic scene of their own.  There is a power and energy to their songs, made all the more impressive by the fact that they are a duo.  An energy that is highly contagious.  That energy leapt from the stage to the crowd who were enjoying themselves in the moment as much as the band.  And in that moment, everyone had forgotten about the miserable weather outside.  They had probably also forgotten about any of the other things that had troubled them over the course of that day, and possibly that week.  The Blue Stones had saved the weekend, such is the power of rock and roll.  All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of The Blue Stones while they performed on the Théâtre Beanfield stage.

To find out more about The Blue Stones and their music, you can follow the link to their website.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of The Darcys, who performed earlier that night, you can do so by following the link.  Much thanks to Evenko and Christopher Gonda of V13 Media for getting me a pass to shoot the show.  As always, it is very much appreciated.  The Blue Stones are currently one of the hottest acts up here.  I've had the pleasure to see them several times and it's always a great show.  Be sure to check them out if they're playing in a town near you.

The Darcys At Théâtre Beanfield

We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here on The Old Blog.  I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13Media, which you can do by following the link.  If you'd like an even more direct route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the following link.  On a cold, grey and windy early Spring evening, Montreal's rock fans went to to seek some relief from the crummy weather in the form of a rock and roll show.  Seeking shelter and a distraction from what was happening outside, they made their way down to the Théâtre Beanfield for a concert by a couple of Canada's best rock duos.  The first band to hit the stage on this night, direct from Toronto, were The Darcys.  They joked early in their set that combining both groups would make for a pretty decent regular sized band.   The group have a retro 90s look to them, including guitarist Jason Crouse who seemingly found the old telephone cord from my childhood home and is using it to power his axe.  The band are old pros at this game and not only entertain the crowd with their music, but also engage them with some friendly banter between songs.  They put on a great impression and will certainly be welcomed back again.  The Darcys just released a new album last fall, Rendering Feelings, and this show allowed fans to hear a good portion of it live.  Five of the eight songs they played on this night were taken from Rendering Feelings and they sounded great.  Makes you want to pick up the album to hear the rest of them.  All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of The Darcys as they performed on the Théâtre Beanfield stage.                                                                                                   

If you would like to find out more about The Darcys and their music, you can do so by following the link to heir website.  If you would like to see my photographs of The Black Stones, who performed later that evening, you can do so by following the link.  The Darcys are one of the many rock duos that hail from Canada and they put on a great show.  Be sure to check them out when they perform in a town near you.