Comments on: The Raveonettes & the Black Angels @ First Avenue

By: Jon Behm

Jon Behm — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:55:14 +0000

Thanks guys! Ryan, let me know if you want to talk cameras sometime. That last shot was a slow shutter speed during the concert’s strobe flashes – no need for a flash when the stage lights provide you with several!

By: Kip

Kip — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:09:57 +0000

Great photos, Jon!

By: Erik T.

Erik T. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:19:23 +0000

Thanks Ryan-I do tend to get a little wordy, but I think Chris was just trying to break it up into easily digestible doses. But thanks for the compliment, and for showing a lowly scribe some love-usually it’s just the photogs that get all of the props (deservedly so, as Jon’s pics here are wonderful).

There certainly is a bit of VU’s jangly, distorted sound to the Black Angels, but also early Floyd, 13th Floor Elevators and even some Joy Division thrown in there, amongst other influences. They have a real eclectic mix to their sound, and when it’s turned up to 11 it’s pretty hard to resist.

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:15:21 +0000

Even if I’m not familiar with these bands so much, it’s always a treat to look at your excellent photos Jon. What kind of equipment do you use lately? I’ve been seriously considering investing in something more conducive to live shooting than my current sony cybershot point-n-shoot (dsc-w80).. And how in god’s name did you pull off that last shot on page 2?

And to Erik, HOLY SHIT! is this five-page review a first here? haha, EXCELLENT stuff. i’ll have to give a serious listen to black angels; your description evoked a bit of velvet underground to me, and that is a very good thing.

By: Jon Behm

Jon Behm — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:48:09 +0000

Thanks Josh – if I can fool just one person, well, then I have done my job

By: JoshCB

JoshCB — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:11:34 +0000

Awesome photos as usual Johnny (especially the last one). New copyright logo, huh? Looks professional. You might fool people after all.