Thursday, April 30, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
January 2009 Thoughts
Alright! Here is my first official blog of 2009!
I've been trying to think back on the times we had at the shows in January so I can bring out some fun key parts. We started it out at a bar/ski resort in New Hampshire. Apparently it has revamped itself and weened out the crazies cuz it was a really fun place to be at! All kinds of music to put on from a juke box hanging on the wall to Deer Hunter video games and a pool table. No cell phone service though! I'm so dependent on my cell phone, it's sick. The way the lights were set up in there made a cool reflection from something on the wall:
At one of the shows in Massachusetts, a woman had brought her daughter that was probably about 5 years old. She was super smart (and adorable!) and I ended up playing with her all night. She saw me taking pictures and wanted to try, so I let her put my camera around her neck and try and take some pictures. She was stealing my job for sure! She took some pretty cute pics!:
Chris with his now old school banjo.
We also ended the month with a few shows in the home state of Massachusetts! Bill's Bar in Boston is such a fun (and close!) place for a show. The band had a good turnout despite the snow falling down at a pretty fast rate! By the last show of January, Chris had a new electric banjo, woot!
Nice, eh?
The final show of January was in Vermont at a military school benefit show. I had the pleasure of sitting through almost all of the bands that played, and let me tell you, it was a pretty eclectic mix of genres! First a jam band, then a pop rock band, then a hardcore band, then a pop rock band again, then Oneside (aka pop rock with a banjo, as I like to call them :P). It made for an interesting transition, that's for sure! I lost my lenscap to my professional SLR camera, so while i'm waiting for it I have to use my point and shoot camera while on the road. I just got it so I started playing with the settings on it at this show, and I got a pretty cool raw black and white shot!:
That is all for now! I'll write more when I have a funny picture or story to tell. :)
I've been trying to think back on the times we had at the shows in January so I can bring out some fun key parts. We started it out at a bar/ski resort in New Hampshire. Apparently it has revamped itself and weened out the crazies cuz it was a really fun place to be at! All kinds of music to put on from a juke box hanging on the wall to Deer Hunter video games and a pool table. No cell phone service though! I'm so dependent on my cell phone, it's sick. The way the lights were set up in there made a cool reflection from something on the wall:
At one of the shows in Massachusetts, a woman had brought her daughter that was probably about 5 years old. She was super smart (and adorable!) and I ended up playing with her all night. She saw me taking pictures and wanted to try, so I let her put my camera around her neck and try and take some pictures. She was stealing my job for sure! She took some pretty cute pics!:
Chris with his now old school banjo.
We also ended the month with a few shows in the home state of Massachusetts! Bill's Bar in Boston is such a fun (and close!) place for a show. The band had a good turnout despite the snow falling down at a pretty fast rate! By the last show of January, Chris had a new electric banjo, woot!
Nice, eh?
The final show of January was in Vermont at a military school benefit show. I had the pleasure of sitting through almost all of the bands that played, and let me tell you, it was a pretty eclectic mix of genres! First a jam band, then a pop rock band, then a hardcore band, then a pop rock band again, then Oneside (aka pop rock with a banjo, as I like to call them :P). It made for an interesting transition, that's for sure! I lost my lenscap to my professional SLR camera, so while i'm waiting for it I have to use my point and shoot camera while on the road. I just got it so I started playing with the settings on it at this show, and I got a pretty cool raw black and white shot!:
That is all for now! I'll write more when I have a funny picture or story to tell. :)
Monday, January 19, 2009
Before Bed Thoughts...
So I've been thinking about this blog and what it means to me, as well as the band. My original plan for this blog was to get people into Oneside through it. To see how fun they are and how good they are at what they do, as well as give myself a chance to write about the fun through text and photographs. But, as I started getting into writing this blog the past few months, I realize it started to lack something.
It started off funny and sarcastic, which is what myself and the guys totally are, and it came off great at first! But then I lost that spark, and it turned into merely a pictorial blog of almost all performance pictures.
Jake and I had a chat about 2 months ago about how I should try and focus on the behind the scenes stuff, not just the show. He was totally right then, and he still is now. I started to do that, yet I'm still writing the same blog entries.
I have so much more to offer. And so do these guys. Yes, I can take a few good show shots and talk about the show in general, but what about those funny moments that everyone would love to read about? Like when Ned wore the hat his mom knitted him religiously everywhere we went last time we were in Vermont, and all we did was joke about how it made him look like such a nice person. Or the time when we drove to Ned's house in the middle of a bad ice storm and had to take back roads that we compared to Narnia. Or the late night drives where Jake and I are the only ones awake and we sing along to amazing bands like Kings of Leon. I could keep going, but the story would be better with some pictures, right? :)
From now on, I think I'll write blogs a little less (as in not for every single show so that I don't lose sight of my objective), but they will have so much more fun detail and pictures.
I have about a month of stories to catch up on, we've had a ton of fun this past month (especially with all the snow), so stay tuned for my next blog, coming soon, that might even have some pictures from the stories I told above.
Point is, I spend most of my weekends (and some late weeknights/mornings) with these guys. Traveling, planning, helping, selling, promoting, shamlessly plugging, etc, and we are like family now. They are my brothers. And I want to extend our family to you, the Oneside family.
Stay tuned!
It started off funny and sarcastic, which is what myself and the guys totally are, and it came off great at first! But then I lost that spark, and it turned into merely a pictorial blog of almost all performance pictures.
Jake and I had a chat about 2 months ago about how I should try and focus on the behind the scenes stuff, not just the show. He was totally right then, and he still is now. I started to do that, yet I'm still writing the same blog entries.
I have so much more to offer. And so do these guys. Yes, I can take a few good show shots and talk about the show in general, but what about those funny moments that everyone would love to read about? Like when Ned wore the hat his mom knitted him religiously everywhere we went last time we were in Vermont, and all we did was joke about how it made him look like such a nice person. Or the time when we drove to Ned's house in the middle of a bad ice storm and had to take back roads that we compared to Narnia. Or the late night drives where Jake and I are the only ones awake and we sing along to amazing bands like Kings of Leon. I could keep going, but the story would be better with some pictures, right? :)
From now on, I think I'll write blogs a little less (as in not for every single show so that I don't lose sight of my objective), but they will have so much more fun detail and pictures.
I have about a month of stories to catch up on, we've had a ton of fun this past month (especially with all the snow), so stay tuned for my next blog, coming soon, that might even have some pictures from the stories I told above.
Point is, I spend most of my weekends (and some late weeknights/mornings) with these guys. Traveling, planning, helping, selling, promoting, shamlessly plugging, etc, and we are like family now. They are my brothers. And I want to extend our family to you, the Oneside family.
Stay tuned!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Oneside Touring Blog #13: December 3rd, 2008; Hartford, CT at The Half Door
I'm back!
It took me a while to get these up since things were so busy with the holidays and all! I'll try my hardest to update more often now that things are settled with with Christmas and tomorrow is New Years Eve! The guys are playing a show in Maryland, I couldn't make it down with them so I hope they have/had an amazing time. :]
Anyway, for this blog we are back at the Half Door in Hartford, Connecticut. We made it there just in time for the guys to load in, sound check, and play. The place was packed when we got there, especially pretty packed for a Wednesday. (the 2 dollar Irish drafts that night might have had something to do with it, but I'm betting they came for their Oneside fix also ;) ). There were some people there who had been there previously when the band had played here, and they were really excited to see the show!
And here are some pictures from the night!
My merch set-up. Oohhhh ahh!
Writing the set-list before the show.
Grafton clearly wraps cables better than anyone else.
That's all for now! Stay tuned for a Vermont blog, coming ASAP! :)
Thanks for reading!
It took me a while to get these up since things were so busy with the holidays and all! I'll try my hardest to update more often now that things are settled with with Christmas and tomorrow is New Years Eve! The guys are playing a show in Maryland, I couldn't make it down with them so I hope they have/had an amazing time. :]
Anyway, for this blog we are back at the Half Door in Hartford, Connecticut. We made it there just in time for the guys to load in, sound check, and play. The place was packed when we got there, especially pretty packed for a Wednesday. (the 2 dollar Irish drafts that night might have had something to do with it, but I'm betting they came for their Oneside fix also ;) ). There were some people there who had been there previously when the band had played here, and they were really excited to see the show!
And here are some pictures from the night!
My merch set-up. Oohhhh ahh!
Writing the set-list before the show.
Grafton clearly wraps cables better than anyone else.
That's all for now! Stay tuned for a Vermont blog, coming ASAP! :)
Thanks for reading!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Oneside Touring Blog #12: November 7th, 2008; Northampton, MA at WWII Club
The place that the band played at tonight was pretty cool (and close to home, yay!). It was part function hall, part bar, with a hallway that had bathrooms connecting the two. The guys played in the function hall room, with another band opening for them called Appalachian Still. More about them later. :)
There was plenty of space for everything tonight as far as merch goes, and I even got to use the banners from the release party again! They make the table look so sharp!
Before the guys played, they hung out. They shot some pool, ate some pizza, then hung around and watched the openers. Here are some candid shots of some pre-show action:
And here are some show pictures! :)
Hahahaha Chris!
Once the show was over, music was still in the air! Members of Appalachian Still as well as Chris (and later Ned) played some acoustic sets together!
They started in the corner, but people who stuck around wanted to watch them, so they decided to get on stage.
This was where Ned decided to join them and sing. :)
Last but not least, we sat around a table and had another jam session. :)
Such a fun night!
Check them out if you haven't! http://www.onesidemusic.com
There was plenty of space for everything tonight as far as merch goes, and I even got to use the banners from the release party again! They make the table look so sharp!
Before the guys played, they hung out. They shot some pool, ate some pizza, then hung around and watched the openers. Here are some candid shots of some pre-show action:
And here are some show pictures! :)
Hahahaha Chris!
Once the show was over, music was still in the air! Members of Appalachian Still as well as Chris (and later Ned) played some acoustic sets together!
They started in the corner, but people who stuck around wanted to watch them, so they decided to get on stage.
This was where Ned decided to join them and sing. :)
Last but not least, we sat around a table and had another jam session. :)
Such a fun night!
Check them out if you haven't! http://www.onesidemusic.com
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Oneside Touring Blog #11: November 1st, 2008; Burlington, VT at Red Square
The Red Square in Vermont was a cute little place that had a very nice atmosphere to it! It was actually located right near Ri-Ra. We were really crunched for time that night and running late, but got there just in time to set up and go! There aren't really many details from this night for the trip there, so I guess we'll just get right to the pictures! :)
My merch set-up!
The Group! The stage was kind of awkward where it was placed, so it was kind of hard to be standing there taking pictures because you were in everyone's way it seemed!
Ned. He decided he likes the jacket look! Snazzy, eh? :)
Grafton. Although not at the best angle. But like I said, pictures were kind of difficult here!
Jake. I love this shot!
Hahahah Chris!
A cool shot from behind the band!
And now since we don't have a chicken sandwich review for this night again, it's time for "Who's Sleeping In The Van This Week?"!!
Except he wasn't really asleep when I took this picture. He was about to be. He got comfy against the van window and he was just too comfy to not capture this moment. We stopped to use the bathroom before we left, and even people on the street were noting how comfy he looked in there! They were jealous and wanted to buy the van! Haha. :)
Here's a video of "Into The Night" as a closer!:
Oh and also, I met a man and a woman there who said they read the blog, so I wanted to give them a shoutout! I hope you guys enjoyed the band and hopefully we will see you again soon. Thanks for your support! :) It was nice talking with you guys!
That's all for this blog! Check out the band: www.onesidemusic.com
xo until next time!
My merch set-up!
The Group! The stage was kind of awkward where it was placed, so it was kind of hard to be standing there taking pictures because you were in everyone's way it seemed!
Ned. He decided he likes the jacket look! Snazzy, eh? :)
Grafton. Although not at the best angle. But like I said, pictures were kind of difficult here!
Jake. I love this shot!
Hahahah Chris!
A cool shot from behind the band!
And now since we don't have a chicken sandwich review for this night again, it's time for "Who's Sleeping In The Van This Week?"!!
Except he wasn't really asleep when I took this picture. He was about to be. He got comfy against the van window and he was just too comfy to not capture this moment. We stopped to use the bathroom before we left, and even people on the street were noting how comfy he looked in there! They were jealous and wanted to buy the van! Haha. :)
Here's a video of "Into The Night" as a closer!:
Oh and also, I met a man and a woman there who said they read the blog, so I wanted to give them a shoutout! I hope you guys enjoyed the band and hopefully we will see you again soon. Thanks for your support! :) It was nice talking with you guys!
That's all for this blog! Check out the band: www.onesidemusic.com
xo until next time!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Oneside Touring Blog #10: October 31st, 2008; Hartford, CT at The Half Door
The Half Door in Hartford, CT was hosting the band's special Halloween show! The weather was much better this time around! If you've been reading the blog, then you know the last time we were at this venue there was torrential rain coming through which made things much more difficult. And if you don't know or remember this experience, just scroll down! The pictures were quite amusing from that night. This blog will probably top that one though, considering we were all decked out in costumes!
I know that's what you came to see, the amusing pictures from the night! :) We had some dinner and got to bringing all the gear in and getting everything ready. I usually have pictures of just the show, but I decided to start documenting more of the process!
The sweet sign advertising the show!
Grafton loading some gear in. Doesn't he look excited?!
Setting up the gear.
A candid shot!
That's pretty much it for pre-show visuals! People had all kinds of amazing costumes, and they were ready to dance. The guys opened the show with Ghostbusters, which was pretty amazing, especially considering there was a man there dressed as a ghostbuster! Here's a video of them opening with that song:
Amazing, right?!
Others had costumes like Amy Winehouse, Cartman and Lucy from South Park, Greek Godesses, etc. My personal favorite was a man dressed as Turd Ferguson. The guys always joke around that character so I guess that made it that much funnier that someone actually dressed up as him. There was actually a contest that the band judged, and the person who won got a pair of skis. The person who won was a man dressed as the second amendment, the right to bare arms. He literally just had fur up his arms. Quite creative, eh?
Here are some pictures from the performance:
Grafton dressed as Pooh. Aww!
Ned dressed as dead Buddy Holly.
Jake just ended up being himself.
Father Chris. :)
Group shot!
Dancing! :)
Another group shot at a fun, funky angle!
And of course the best shot of the night that I will close this blog entry with, our group shot! :
We make quite the bunch, don't we? hahahah. :)
Such a fun night!
Stay tuned for more, and check out the band!
www.onesidemusic.com
I know that's what you came to see, the amusing pictures from the night! :) We had some dinner and got to bringing all the gear in and getting everything ready. I usually have pictures of just the show, but I decided to start documenting more of the process!
The sweet sign advertising the show!
Grafton loading some gear in. Doesn't he look excited?!
Setting up the gear.
A candid shot!
That's pretty much it for pre-show visuals! People had all kinds of amazing costumes, and they were ready to dance. The guys opened the show with Ghostbusters, which was pretty amazing, especially considering there was a man there dressed as a ghostbuster! Here's a video of them opening with that song:
Amazing, right?!
Others had costumes like Amy Winehouse, Cartman and Lucy from South Park, Greek Godesses, etc. My personal favorite was a man dressed as Turd Ferguson. The guys always joke around that character so I guess that made it that much funnier that someone actually dressed up as him. There was actually a contest that the band judged, and the person who won got a pair of skis. The person who won was a man dressed as the second amendment, the right to bare arms. He literally just had fur up his arms. Quite creative, eh?
Here are some pictures from the performance:
Grafton dressed as Pooh. Aww!
Ned dressed as dead Buddy Holly.
Jake just ended up being himself.
Father Chris. :)
Group shot!
Dancing! :)
Another group shot at a fun, funky angle!
And of course the best shot of the night that I will close this blog entry with, our group shot! :
We make quite the bunch, don't we? hahahah. :)
Such a fun night!
Stay tuned for more, and check out the band!
www.onesidemusic.com
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About Me
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- Music is my passion in life. It's the one thing I can do with my heart and soul 100%. The atmosphere of a live show is like nothing else for me, really. I love being around like-minded people because I feel like we understand each other better then anyone else. You dig? :) Cheers!
