Kaylin | a NC Senior Story | Covington Imagery

 I had so much fun with Kaylin!  She was fierce in front of the camera and had an incredible wardrobe.  That red dress!!!  Just wow.  Thanks so much for all your energy.

Madison | a NC Senior Story | Covington Imagery

Madison!  This senior was ready to go to extremes with her makeup and attitude and it was so much fun to capture.  Her spunky personality sparkled behind those amazing eyelashes.  It is always incredible to create photos of such an adventurous and fun person.

Thanks Madison for a great time.

Skydog 9/22/12 SucciFest | Music Photography

I could hear the sounds of old school Allman Bros filling the air as I parked my car at SucciFest.  I grabbed my gear and ran towards the stage excited to see and surprise my bro’s rocking out onstage    I don’t get to see my non blood brothers that often and I was so excited when I found out that they would be playing right before The Big Payback who I had on my schedule to create images of that night.

Skydog is just awesome.  Early Allman Brothers rocked out.  The Allman Brothers were a frequent sound during the hangs at the Gray-V HQ (home of my Simmons Brothers) and this band has been a long time coming..  it was only a matter of time before these musicians banded together and formed Skydog to pay homage to their favorite bros.  And seeing the huge grins on my favorite bros faces while they made magic with some of their favorite bros songs was a long time coming for me…I’ve been wanting to catch a Skydog show for ages and I’m so glad I made it to the fest in time to catch their set.  Luv y’all Jeremy & Dusty & the rest of the Skydog gang.

For all the pics CLICK HERE

The Big Payback | 9/22/12 | SucciFest | Music Photography

 The Big Payback : A Tribute to James Brown.

What can I say about TBP?  Other than they are quite possibly my #1 live act out of Richmond, VA.   They fill the stage with a lot of my most favorite people in the world and then they pay homage to one of the most brilliant musicians of all time.  Plus they are incredible musicians, I mean, you have to be, to make a band in Tribute to James Brown, and they are.  Kelli Strawbridge struts and leaps and splits his way into morphing into a young, hot, sexy James Brown and his voice.  DAMN.  I mean, he has that illusive IT, the sound and the swagger that keep the crowd utterly entranced.  The sound is loud with two drummers (Joel DeNunzio & Dusty Ray Simmons), two guitar players (Frank Jackson and Andrew Rapisarda), bassist Todd Herrington, and a moving and grooving horn section that seems to be constantly growing.  For Succifest they had Scott Frock on Trumpet, Marcus Tenney on Sax and Suzi Fischer on Alto Sax.

This is not one of those cliched cover bands.  This is the real deal.  They go on in TRIBUTE and tribute they pay with every moment of the passionately energized show.  If you love James Brown, you will freak out over The Big Payback.  Be warned you may start making out with yourself.

To see all the images from the show CLICK HERE

To find TBP on Facebook CLICK HERE

Big Daddy Love’s NYC debut at Sullivan Hall 9/13/12 | Music Photography

One of my favorite things about constantly running all over the place is crossing paths with all the awesome people I adore.  I don’t get to see my friends often but I always know when our paths cross – the world rocks, so needless to say, I was really excited when my best friend gave me the news that Big Daddy Love (go LIKE them here) was going to be leaving their mark on Manhattan.  He joined the band and moved to North Carolina last spring and has been cruising all around the country ever since, playing festivals in Colorodo and opening for Willie Nelson, ya know, just regular stuff like that  
I finally got my chance to see them play mid summer at some hella hella, oh jhc, hella hot  ‘On The Rise’ Festival somewhere in the middle of nowhere PA.  Gorgeous site for a festival though – hope it becomes a thing.   Now the boys were gonna bring their Bluegrass Infused Appalachian Rock to Manhattan.  *clap* *clap*
The Rock Gods were smiling as they found a place to park their huge van and trailer right across from Sullivan Hall.  No small feat for the streets of nYc.   and since they were playing at Sullivan Hall, I had to take Scottie to The Peanut Butter Factory.  YUM. This is his “OHMYGAWD Peanut Butter Heaven!” face. 

and then it was time for the show.  The guys filled the room with their energy, talent and love for the music they are creating.  My bottom half was dancing around while the top half of me tried to stay still long enough to make a photo.   I just want to boogie across the room at their energetic shows.  They have the feel of a different era, a good home grown rocking sound from back when music was good and real and fucking solid.