shutterTHAT! http://shutterthat.com Photography by music photo artist, Tim Vahsholtz Tue, 08 May 2012 18:53:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Silversun Pickups revisted http://shutterthat.com/2012/05/silversun-pickups-revisted/ http://shutterthat.com/2012/05/silversun-pickups-revisted/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 18:40:14 +0000 Tim http://shutterthat.com/?p=767 post thumbnail

Sometimes, it’s nice to go back and revisit photos from a show a while back.  This time, it’s the “triple bill” Silversun Pickups show from September, 2009.  Cage The Elephant and Manchester Orchestra opened for the band, in a 500 seat venue that, I don’t think, was completely sold out.  What a difference a couple of years makes, as all three bands have gained popularity. Anytime you can see an up-and-coming group in a venue that holds only a few hundred, you should definitely do it.

Silversun Pickups releases their new album, “Neck Of The Woods,” on May 8th.

A few more pics of the show, here.

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Indie Pop band, Awolnation, stops at Revolution Music Room on their Megalithic Symphony Tour.  Backlit by a huge red “AH” logo, Aaron Bruno energetically pleased the near sell-out crowd with a 75 minute show.

The Love Live Music Facebook page noted they hadn’t ever seen so many cameras recording, and probably “Instagraming,” during the band’s mega hit, “Sail.”

We were using our smartphone camera too:

More photos at shutterthat.com/albums/awolnation050212

]]> http://shutterthat.com/2012/05/awolnation/feed/ 0 Don’t Stop Please http://shutterthat.com/2012/02/dont-stop-please/ http://shutterthat.com/2012/02/dont-stop-please/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:53:15 +0000 Tim http://shutterthat.com/?p=741 Don’t Stop Please is working on their upcoming album, due out Spring 2012.  Here, the group is putting on a show at Stickyz Rock N’ Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock.

]]> http://shutterthat.com/2012/02/dont-stop-please/feed/ 0 MUTEMATH http://shutterthat.com/2011/10/mutemath/ http://shutterthat.com/2011/10/mutemath/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:55:30 +0000 Tim http://shutterthat.com/?p=649 To some, the return of the New Orleans based band, MUTEMATH, to the Rev Room in Little Rock was like the second coming.  “Best live act I’ve seen… EVER!” one said.  A great deal of anticipation prefaced the event.

So, during this stop on the  “Odd Soul Introduction Tour,” – the new album just released earlier in the week -  a near-capacity crowd watched as the band paraded into the joint (literally) and gave a very hands on, interactive performance for nearly two hours.

Drummer Darren King, noted by club owner Chris King as “Possibly the 8th wonder of the world,” began the show by taping his headphones to his head with gaffers tape.  (He is an amazing drummer.)

Vocalist and keyboardist, Paul Meany, did not disappoint either, blending in the tunes their audience knew by heart with new album cuts.

MUTEMATH website.

 

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Members: Ryan, Israel, Kati, Luke, Ian, Dave

 

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Se7en Sharp @ Rock In The Rock Showcase

4 bands hit the stage at Revolution Music Room on Thursday, Aug 11th as part of the “Rock in The Rock Showcase.”  “Stereo Down” started out the evening, followed by alt indie sounds from “Underclaire.”  Then, “Se7en Sharp” threw an energetic, almost spastic set at fans of the showcase before headliner “Thread” rocked out the remainder of the evening.

These were the top 4 bands as voted by listeners of the “Rock In The Rock” show, heard Sunday nights on Big Rock 93.3.  Once in the showcase, it again was up to fans of the bands to vote – this time the band who brought the most fans receives the most regular rotation airplay on Big Rock.

(Above, from L to R: THREAD, Stereo Down and Underclaire)

The event was put on by North Little Rock’s Infrared Records and Crain Media’s Big Rock 93.3.

Photos by shutterTHAT! / Tim Vahsholtz.   More shots in the gallery here.

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Grace Potter & The Nocturnals perform for a near capacity crowd at Revolution Music Room, 5.23.11.

Energetic, sexy and fun, Grace put on a show that titillated boys and girls alike.


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Poison't Bret Michaels

It was definitely a good time for fans of the mega-hair-band Poison!  An energetic, and apparently recovered, Bret Michaels entertained a crowd of thousands at Arkansas’ Riverfest 2011.

CC Deville - Poison

Known for their “live and flashy show,” CC Deville, Rikki Rockett and Bobby Dall rounded out the stage with a set list and performance every Poison fan, rabid or casual, would expect.   Factor in that Bret seems to have completely recovered from his illness of the past year or so, and you truly witnessed something great on stage Friday night.

 

 

]]> http://shutterthat.com/2011/05/poison-lookin-good/feed/ 0 Cage The Elephant III http://shutterthat.com/2011/04/cage-the-elephant-iii/ http://shutterthat.com/2011/04/cage-the-elephant-iii/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:24:55 +0000 Tim http://shutterthat.com/?p=524 post thumbnail

Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant surfs the crowd at Rev Room in Little Rock, 4.6.11

Fall of 2009, Cage The Elephant was the opening band for the opening band for Silversun Pickups at Revolution Room in Little Rock.   Now, just 18 months and two Rev appearances later, the boys from Bowling Green, KY are headlining their own three’fer – and are just as humble and personable as ever.  Success has not gone to their heads.

Once the tour bus parked behind Revolution’s restaurant, Matt spent much of the afternoon out on the patio, hanging out and talking with fans.

Sleeper Agent's Alex "Kidd" Kandel

Guitarist Brad Shultz was around the side of the stage early watching Sleeper Agent, the opening band for the opening band for Cage, also from Bowling Green.  Brad commented that Sleeper Agent was one of his new favorite bands.  I’m not sure how many Cage fans noticed Brad in the audience later that first set.  If you arrived to the show after 9pm, you missed a fantastic opener.

With two albums under their belt now, Cage The Elephant brings a hour long set of sing-a-long songs.    Matt dedicated two of the band’s well known hits: “Shake Me Down” to the Little Rock audience and, “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked” he dedicated to “the douchebag who broke into my house this morning and stole all my crap.”

Matt seems to have refined his  “fish out of water” on stage presence with more dance moves to accompany his frantic head bobbing, in fact, it’s reminiscent of a young Mick Jagger at times.  Matt’s perfected his signature crowd surfing as well, to the point that the third and final time he stood over the audience in a cheerleader “top of the pyramid” pose.   (There should be about two dozen iPhone shots somewhere on the net.

I was told by Cage’s tour manager that the boys will be golfing somewhere in the Natural state on Thursday, taking some time for R&R before another energetic and intimate show Friday night at George’s Majestic in Fayetteville.

more from the show at shutterthat.com/albums/cagetheelephant2011

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Randall Shreve’s latest disc is called “The Entertainer,” and he and his Sideshow did not disappoint.    A small group of rabid fans trekked in from Fayetteville to experience Randall’s burlesque-ish, multi-genre music.

Late in the evening, the group slipped into a blues jam that clearly showcased the group’s raw enthusiasm for music.   An attempt to capture that enthusiasm is in this gallery:

http://shutterthat.com/albums/randallshreve/

(Some amazing pics below of drummer Zach “Sway McStaggers” Reeves… he reminds us of a young Buddy Rich.)

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