My good friends and favorite Sacramento band Musical Charis is leaving on their cross country New American Dream Tour.
I had a chance to catch them at the Rickhouse in San Francisco before they left and the show was absolutely amazing!! They opened for a band from Fresno called Fierce Creatures who blew me away! Amazing show… amazing bands… go local music!

The Rickhouse

Fierce Creatures!

Musical Charis

I took Kenli out to shoot some skating with the studio lights. We made a spectacle in front of the Urban Hive.


Eric Mills kickflip
Kenli Black backside heelflip

We took a break from the daily grind to go on a little winter photo safari. I took Beatnik’s super intern Emily and Jett and Isabel came to model. We also had my friend and fellow photographer Colleen Riley come along. Lots of spectacular colors and clouds made for a fun and cold adventure. Happy Thanksgiving!!

I haven’t blogged in a while because video editing is ridiculously time consuming… here’s a video I have been working and some sweet photos from by best friend and business partner Lindsay Calmettes

Last night I went to the Crest Theater 20 years to the day after Nirvana had played there. Jerry Perry and some buddies of his had filmed Nirvana live at the cattle club in Sacramento in February of 1990. This was the 2nd show of Nirvana’s first ever tour. Jerry had the footage edited and screened it for free to about 300 adoring fans at the Crest.

The footage was raw and amazing! I think it was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. As a photographer I am always trying to capture life’s moments but this footage really made me feel like some things are just too fleeting and spectacular to ever capture. The dark, dirty, grainy and shaky feel of the video only enhanced the emotions that were exploding from Kurt on stage. The video was a wonderful glimpse into a transformational moment in the history of music and I’m greatly appreciative to have been able to see it.

Don’t look for this video on youtube… you won’t find it… It will not be sold or used to make money. This video will be kept safe and freely shown to those fortunate enough to come across it’s path.

Thanks Jerry!!