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BB King : BB King at the Silver Legacy Reno, November 2009
Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and guitar playing. King was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, a small town near Indianola, Mississippi. His parents were Alfred King and Nora Ella King. While singing in a local gospel group, at the age of twelve Riley bought his first guitar for $15.00. Many of King's early recordings were produced by Sam Phillips, who later founded Sun Records.
Visit his websight at: http://www.bbking.com

Blondie : BLONDIE AT THE GRAND SIERRA RESORT RENO, AUGUST 2009
Inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Blondie emerged as the great pop icons of New York's celebrated late '70s new wave punk scene by defying easy categorization. They wrote great rock hooks and brilliant, ironic lyrics. They had the hippest clothes and the coolest hair. Debbie Harry went from the pages of Punk magazine to being on the cover of just about every mainstream publication on the newsstands. (from their website)
Vist their website at: http://www.blondie.net

Alice Cooper - Theatre of Death

Tommy Castro : PART 1:
Tommy Castro playing in Sacramento in June 2005 (1 - 6)
PART 2:
Tommy Castro in Reno in June 2008 (7 - 24)
PART 3:
Tommy Castro's Blues Review at Harrahs Lake Tahoe October, 2009 (25 - 110)
At the core of THE LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES REVUE is renowned guitar slinger and vocalist TOMMY CASTRO and his band. Castro was named B.B. King Blues Entertainer of the Year in the 2008 Blues Music Awards, and his album Painkiller won Contemporary Blues Album of the Year!
VIsit the Tommy Castro Bands sites: http://www.tommycastro.com/ http://www.myspace.com/tommycastroband

Mumbo Gumbo : Mumbo Gumbo in Carson City, Nevada - September 2009
Mumbo Gumbo blends many genres, from rock to soul, afropop to lush balladry, zydeco to country, into a celebratory, danceable noise. Over nearly 20 years, on the septet’s eight albums and during countless gigs around their native Northern California, Mumbo Gumbo has created something that is less a specific style than a particular feeling: The sound of sheer joy. (from their website)
Check out their site at: http://www.mumbogumbo.com

Sol' Jibe : Sol' Jibe playing in Carson City, August 2009
Sol'Jibe, the number 1 band from the Reno/Tahoe area for the past 3 years, are now poised to break on to the International touring circuit. Blending American roots, world beat, and Latin rhythms into an inspired sound that has been dubbed "World Pop,” Sol'Jibe creates a high-energy performance that gives its audiences an irresistible desire to dance. Their eclectic sound draws from extensive travels to Spain, Cuba, and Central America where they studied folkloric rhythms and culture.

Visit their website. http://www.soljibe.com

Diana Krall : Diana Krall performing at the Peppermill Tuscany Events Center, August 2009
Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Her father Jim Krall's large record collection helped to expose the young Krall to jazz legends. At age seventeen she won a scholarship from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In Nanaimo, her playing attracted the attention of famed bass player Ray Brown and drummer Jeff Hamilton. After hearing her play, Brown and Hamilton persuaded Krall to move to Los Angeles, and study with pianist Jimmy Rowles, with whom she began to sing. This also brought her into contact with influential teachers and producers. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York and the rest, as they say, is history. (taken from Wikipedia)

Diana Kralls website: http://www.dianakrall.com
Reno Gazette-Journal Review: http://www.rgj.com/article/20090816/ENT/90816010/1056/ENT/Review--Diana-Krall-displays-dual-musical-arsenal-in-Reno-

The Funk Brothers : The Funk Brothers was the nickname of Detroit, Michigan, session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until 1972. They played on Motown hits such as "My Girl", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Baby Love", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", "The Tears of a Clown", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave". The role of the Funk Brothers is described in Paul Justman's 2002 documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown. http://www.standingintheshadowsofmotown.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/standingintheshadowsofmotown

The Funk Brothers

Heart Bypass : "Heart" has been one of my most visited Galleries. Because of that I decided to thumb through the shots I didn't post and find a few more to share. Here are the ones I thought were the next best picks.
Part 1 (1 - 13)
Grand Sierra Resort, Sept 2007
Part 2 (14 - 68)
Reno Events Center, July 2009

Heart : Part 1
Heart performing at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno; 2007 (1 - 31)
Part 2
Performing at the Reno Events Center, July 2009 (32 - 88)
Visit Hearts official websight: http://heart-music.com/
Reno Gazette-Journal Review: http://www.rgj.com/article/20090726/ENT02/90726018/1056/ENT/Journey-and-Heart-make-believers-of-Reno-crowd

Gregg Allman : Gregg Allman's most visible contribution to rock music is as lead singer, organist, and songwriter within the Allman Brothers Band, founded by his brother Duane (d. 1971) in 1969. Allman's instrument is the organ, and he is most effective, when he is in top form, as a singer.
Part 1
The Grand Sierra Resort in November 2006 (1-13)
Part 2
Harrahs South Shore Room, Lake Tahoe, July 2009 (14 - 50)

Visit Gregg Allmans website: http://www.greggallman.com/index.php

Journey : Journey came to Reno in July, 2009 and rocked the joint. Journey was formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California with former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases. Throughout Journey's three decades of existence, their albums have achieved gold status twice, platinum status three times, multi-platinum plateau eight times, and Diamond one time.
Visit their website at: http://www.journeymusic.com/

Kevin Costner and Modern West : The show began with an eight-minute video montage of clips from many of Costner’s films, including “Field of Dreams” and “Dances with Wolves.” He then appeared from the back of the room, walking up an aisle and shaking hands on his way to the stage. Throughout his roughly 90-minute set Friday Costner sang a mix of songs from Modern West’s debut album “Untold Truths” and new songs. (Taken from the Reno Gazette-Journal review.)
For the full review, go to: http://www.rgj.com/article/20090425/ENT/90425005/1056

Kevin Costner and Modern West's website: http://www.kevincostnermodernwest.com/

Kevin Costner and Modern West

Blues At The Lake (Tahoe) : The Mannish Boys were first up. Assembled from the cream of the crop of today’s blues veterans and young bloods, the flexible and rotating cast of vigorous musicians and entertainers keep things interesting and fresh.
Elvin Bishop was next. Growing up in the 1940s on a farm in Iowa with a loving but non musical family, Elvin seldom heard music as a kid. "This was before TV," Elvin says. When rock and roll started up in the mid-'50s, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Little Richard showed up on white radio.
Mavis Staples followed Elvin Bishop. Mavis Staples began her career with her family group in 1950. Initially singing locally at churches and appearing on a weekly radio show.
Then came Jimmy Johnson. His first solo material appeared on Alligator Records and Delmark Records in 1978-79, when he was fifty years old. His career continued to pick up until December 2, 1988, when his touring van crashed in Indiana, killing his keyboardist St. James Bryant and bassist Larry Exum. Johnson was injured and took an extended hiatus from music, but returned to record for Verve Records in 1994. In 2002 he cut a record with his brother Syl.
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater was next. A Chicago legend, Clearwater is an intense, flamboyant blues-rocking showman. He’s equally comfortable playing the deepest, most heartfelt blues or rocking, good-time party music. DownBeat said, “Left-hander Eddy Clearwater is a forceful six-stringer...He lays down some gritty West Side shuffles and belly-grinding slow blues that highlight his raw chops, soulful vocals, and earthy, humorous lyrics.”
Over the course of his career, guitarist/vocalist Lonnie Brooks has come a long way. From his early days backing zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier to his years as a hit-producing Gulf Coast rock and rolling R&B singer to his emergence in Chicago as an innovative blues man in his own right, Lonnie shaped a signature sound and style.

Blues At The Lake (Tahoe)

Elvin Bishop : Part 1 (1 - 6)
Elvin Bishop playing in Reno at the Barbeque, Brews, and Blues event in Reno, June 2005
Part 2 (7 - 16)
Blues At The Lake, Harveys South Lake Tahoe, July 2009

WILCO : Wilco (the band) opened Wilco (the concert) with "Wilco (the Song)" from the band's new album, due Tuesday, "Wilco (the Album)." It set the stage for a night that would draw liberally from the alt-rock band's new album. (From Jason Kellners review in the Reno Gazette-Journal.)
Full review: http://www.rgj.com/article/20090629/ENT02/906290336
Band website: http://www.wilcoworld.net/

Tim Barnes and Friends : Tim is a Sacramento favorite who's been playing all over since the early '70s. He is a founding member of the Bay Area band, Stoneground. They were know for their outstanding live performances and they toured America and Europe as part of Warner Brothers' Medicine Ball Caravan in the early 70's. I becamed familiar with Tim while he was playing with Mick Martin and The Blues Rockers. This photo gallery was taken in Sparks Nevada on a rescent appearance playing to a packed house.
Visit his MySpace page at:
http://www.myspace.com/timsoupbonebarnes
Rick (SAX) Metz site: www.RickMetz.com

Tim Barnes and Friends

Front Row Photo - Photography by Nick McCabe : This is a small sample of my concert photography
Contact Information:

nick.frontrowphoto@gmail.com
www.frontrowphoto.smugmug.com
916-519-2196

Front Row Photo - Photography by Nick McCabe

Susan Tedeschi : Susan Tedeschi at John Ascuaga's Nugget, February 19, 2009
Susan Tedeschi (pronounced te-DES-ki) (November 9, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American blues and soul artist, who has risen to fame with multiple Grammy Award nominations, her powerful singing voice, fearless stage presence, and her marriage to Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band. She is also known for the "Soul Stew Revival", a conglomeration of both her band, that of The Derek Trucks Band, and assorted other personnel.
(From Wikipedia)
Visit her websight at:
http://www.susantedeschi.com/

John Mayall, Rick Estrin, and James Harman at the Mark Hummel Harmonica Blowout : This series was started in 1991 and has grown to become an international event, having played festivals and theatres like Nottonden Blues Fest (Norway), San Francisco Blues Fest., Chicago Blues Fest., Ultimate Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Pocanos Blues Fest., Mississippi Valley Blues Fest., American Music Fest. (Fitzgeralds), BB King's (NYC), Heritage Blues Fest., NY R & B Fest., King Biscuit Blues Fest., El Dorado Blues and Brews (Reno, NV), Edmonton Blues Fest., Yoshi's NiteClub, Monterey Jazz Fest., North Atlantic Blues Fest., and many other venues that have been sell-out shows.

John Mayall, Rick Estrin, and James Harman at the Mark Hummel Harmonica Blowout

Taj Mahal : Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17, 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. In addition to piano, the young musician learned to play the clarinet, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his stepfather's guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from North Carolina moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues. ..
Taken from his biography on his web site: http://www.tajblues.com/

Steve Winwood : Steve Winwood at the Grand Sierra Resort, Reno in 2007

Boston : BOSTON, RENO 2008
Boston put on a hell of a show. Great sound..great performance..great photo opps! It's obvious that they decided to 'give the crowd what they want'. They set themselves up for good photographs all through the show. I took almost 400 pictures. I couldn't help myself.

Crosby, Stills, and Nash : CROSBY, STILLS, AND NASH AT THE RENO BALLROOM, JUNE 2008
The Reno Ballroom is not a very large venue, so it is hard to get a bad seat. The sound was good, the drinks were good, and the boys looked and sounded great!

Crosby, Stills, and Nash

Jackie Greene : Jackie Greene
The first 7 photos are at South Lake Tahoe, April 2006.
The rest are from North Shore Lake Tahoe, December 2007.
Most of these don't hold up well when enlarged due to extreamly low light conditions.

Marsha Ball : Marsha Ball at The Crystal Bay Casino, North Shore Lake Tahoe, March 2008

Dave Mason : Dave Mason performing at South Lake Tahoe, December 2007

Little Feat : The first batch of these is Little Feat performing in Santa Rose in February 2005. I bought the event poster by Stanley Mouse, from Stanley Mouse, and signed by Stanley Mouse. Then I had the entire band sign it.
The second group of shots is in Truckee California, July 2007.

Jonny Lang : Jonny Lang in Sparks, December 2006.
It was just after Christmas and I was using my new telephoto lense for the first time!

Blues Traveler : Blues Traveler at the Crystal Bay Casino, North Shore Lake Tahoe, December 2007

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss : ROBERT PLANT AND ALISON KRAUSS AT HARVEYS - SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, JUNE 2008
This was an excellent show featuring group efforts as well as individual performances by Plant, Krauss, and T-Bone Burnett

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

The Tubes : The Tubes at South Lake Tahoe; February 2008 (Quotes herein are taken from Wikipedia and The Tubes website)
The Tubes is a collection of high school friends from Phoenix, Arizona. The core band membership remained largely intact: Fee Waybill (real name John Waldo Waybill) (vocals), Roger Steen (guitar), Prairie Prince (real name Charles L. Prince) (drums),and Rick Anderson (bass). Showbiz excess was a common theme of the band's early work, with Waybill sometimes assuming the on-stage persona of Quay Lewd (a pun on Quaalude), a drunk, drugged-out, barely coherent lead singer, decked out with flashing glasses and impossibly tall platform shoes. "White Punks on Dope", from their debut album, was an absurd anthem of wretched excess, and a tribute to their rich, white teenage fan base in San Francisco.

Visit their site - http://www.thetubes.com

Santana : The Salvador Santana Band, Carlos' son, opened for him (first 7 shots).
Santana put on an excellent show, playing for close to two and a half hours at the Reno Events Center.
October 2008

Click this link to read Carlos Santanas biography from his website.
http://www.santana.com/frameset2.html

Steve Miller : Steve Miller at the Reno Events Center, August 2008.

Steve Miller has the credentials to be one of the world's foremost blues or jazz musicians, but he's quite content to be the Joker. "What better job is there?" he asks rhetorically.

The 1973 smash single and album "The Joker" not only supercharged his career but also gave him an identity ("a picker and a grinner, and a lover and a sinner") in the brave new world of "rockin' stereo FM" -- one station in every city playing several cuts per album -- a slightly more hip Top 40 than the AM dinosaurs. The Steve Miller Band was perfect for this format, along with Steely Dan, the Eagles, Peter Frampton and a handful of others.
(Chicago Sun Times)
Steve Millers web site:
http://www.stevemillerband.com/index.html

Shane Dwight : Part 1
Shane Dwight at Barbeque, Brews, and Blues in Reno, June 2005

Part 2
Shane and the boys in Carson City Nevada, August 2008
It was dark..he had on a black shirt, dark glasses, and a black hat. Not an easy shoot!

Check out their sight at:
www.myspace.com/shanedwightband

Dr. John : Dr. John, or Mac Rebennack as known to friends and family, is universally celebrated as the living embodiment of the rich musical heritage exclusive to New Orleans. Adorned with voodoo charms and regalia, a legend was born with his breakthrough 1968 album Gris-gris, which established his unique blend of voodoo mysticism, funk, rhythm & blues, psychedelic rock and Creole roots.
Visit his websight at: http://www.drjohn.org/

Shots 1 through 24:
Dr. John at the Crystal Bay Casino, North Shore Lake Tahoe, October 2007

Shots 25 through 58
Harrahs, South Shore Lake Tahoe, January, 2009

Tab Benoit : Tab Benoit performing at the Crystal Bay Casino at Lake Tahoe - January 30th, 2009

With all the makings of an American music icon, Tab Benoit has become one of the premiere roots stylist of the century. Tab has paid his dues as a road troubadour playing 250 nights a year performing at venues across North America, honing his guitar chops and becoming part of Louisiana folklore and legend.
(Taken from Tab Benoit's websight)
http://www.tabbenoit.com/index.html

James Hunter : James Hunter opening for Susan Tedeschi at John Ascuaga's Nugget February 19th 2009
James Hunter (born October 2, 1962) is a Grammy-nominated English R&B musician and soul singer originally from Colchester, Essex. Hunter's career began with a band called, "Howlin' Wilf and the Vee-Jays," who released one album in 1986 titled, "Cry Wilf." James spent much of the 1990's playing small clubs in London. Hunter's blue eyed soul garnered the attention of Mr. Van Morrison, who appeared on Hunter's first album released on Ace "Believe What I say," in 1996. (Morrison sang backing vocals on "Turn On Your Love Light" and "Ain't Nothing You Can Do.") James' relationship with Van Morrison lead to Hunter touring with Van in the early nineties and sang backing vocals on Morrison's 1994 live album, A Night in San Francisco, and his 1995 studio recording Days Like This. (From Wikipedia)

visit his websight at:
http://www.jameshuntermusic.com/

Santana Lite : This is a reduced version of my main Santana gallery set up for those of you who may not be interested enough to go through 87 pictures.
I do recommend that you visit the whole enchilada at this link:
http://frontrowphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/6210852_VTipE//392165586_onmQ3
Santana put on an excellent show, playing for close to two and a half hours at the Reno Events Center.

Click this link to read Carlos Santans biography from his website.
http://www.santana.com/frameset2.html

Joe Cocker : Joe Cocker at the Reno Events Center, August 2008
Due to a completely black stage setting and teams of security that were not camera friendly my offerings from this show are a bit limited and one dimensional. Enjoy them none the less.

Joe Cocker - one of the truly great rock voices of all time - was born in Sheffield, England on May 20, 1944, the youngest son of a civil servant. In 1961 Joe by day, worked as an apprentice gas fitter and by night, in dark suit and bow tie, became Vance Arnold singing with The Avengers in rough Sheffield pubs. The set included songs by mentor Ray Charles "What'd I Say" and "Georgia On My Mind." Vance Arnold and the Avengers biggest moment came in 1963 when they supported The Rolling Stones at Sheffield City Hall, and brought the house down.

For the rest of this story, follow the link below and click on "Story" at the bottom of the page.

http://www.cocker.com

The Lara Price Band : Lara and her band have shared the bill with headliners Etta James, James Brown, Buddy Guy, Leon Russell and many more. Lara also lent her talent to sing back-up with Triple Seven at the Fillmore in San Francisco, opening up for the pop band Smashmouth.
Learn more about Lara Price and her band at her website.

http://www.laraprice.com/

The Lara Price Band

Mark Hummell & The Blues Survivors : Rollin' on the River, Reno, August 2008
Mark Hummel is a road warrior - a true Blues Survivor. Along the way, he has crafted his own trademark harmonica sound - a subtle combination of tone, phrasing and attack combined with a strong sense of swing. While Mark is new to Electro Fi Records, his earlier albums, constant touring and appearances at the major blues festivals have firmly established his solid reputation around the US and Europe.
Visit their site and learn more about Mark Hummel and The Blues Survivors.

http://www.markhummel.com/

Mark Hummell & The Blues Survivors

Black and White : This is a collection of some of my favorite Black and White concert photos. There are a couple sepias in here too. Black and white photos give a completely different feel to what you're looking at.

Black and White

Alligator & Bayou Boogie : Alligator & Bayou Boogie playing in Carson City Nevada in July, 2008
ALLIGATOR AND BAYOU BOOGIE
Alligator was born on the Southwestern Louisiana bayou. His Choctaw Indian, French, African and Spanish lineage manifest itself magnificently in his music. Alligator's performances take you through the backwoods, of yesterday into the bright city lights and sounds of today. He mixes Blues, Zydeco, R&B, Rock & Roll, Ska, Cajun, Jazz, Country, Gospel, Calypso, and Latin sounds into a high energy, danceable, carnival performance, switching between Cajun accordion, guitar, mandolin and fiddle.

Alligator & Bayou Boogie

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Charlie Musselwhite : Charlie Musselwhite at North Shore Lake Tahoe, April, 2007

Charlie Musselwhite

Curtis Salgado : Curtis Salgado performing at North Shore Lake Tahoe, March 2005

American Made Band : American Made Band is one of the hardest working bands I know. They tour California and Nevada on a constant basis. These are old pictures I took before I really knew how to use a camera, but they are worth a look. New and better pictures will come when I catch them in town. These were taken at the Peppermill Casino in Reno, June 2005.

http://www.americanmadeband.com/

Contact American Made Band!

American Made Band

Roy Rogers : Roy Rogers at the Crystal Bay Club at North Lake Tahoe; 2008

Hootie & The Blowfish : Hootie & The Blowfish at Konocti Harbor Resort in March 2006

Hootie & The Blowfish

Loggins and Messina : Loggins and Messina, South Lake Tahoe, July 2005
I didn't have my telephoto lense and we weren't that close, so I had to get creative after the fact with my pictures.

Loggins and Messina

Edgar Winter : Edgar Winter in Auburn California, July 2005

Los Lonely Boys : Los Lonely Boys playing at The Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, August 2006.
Henry, JoJo, and Ringo Garza put on a heck of a show.

Los Lonely Boys

Leon Russell : Leon Russell at the Crystal Bay Casino, North Shore Lake Tahoe, June 2005.
This was early in my concert photo taking days (I know, it's only three years ago). I wasn't very snap happy then so I only have a hand full of shots.

Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks : Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks in Virginia City, April 2008

Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks

Robert Cray : Robert Cray at South Lake Tahoe; March 2007

Buddy Guy : Buddy Guy, South Lake Tahoe, February 2006

Alan Parsons Project : The Alan Parson Project in Sacramento, August 2005.

Alan Parsons Project

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