Ever heard of the South By South West festival (SXSW) in Austin? No? How mossy is that rock you live under? Honestly. ;) 
Well, in my travels to the Lone Star state I (along with my fabulous travel partner and singer/songwriter extraordinaire Laura Ganci) attended SXSW.  It was, without a doubt, one of the most fun weeks of my life.  There were over 1,000 band *a day* and the festival truly took over the coolest town in the whole USA, Austin, TX.  We laughed and danced and pedi-cabbed around like the world was ending.  It was a really, really good time.  Without a doubt, however, the highlight of our trip was meeting, befriending, be-brothering, and photographing the Portland-based band, Rare Monk.  These dudes are rrrrrraaaaad.  Man, I'm sortof at a loss for words. Which is rare.  Well, beyond the fact that they're all SUPER super super nice, really fun and funny, and not hard to photograph, they're also (and this may come in more handy for them in the music industry) superbly talented.  They absolutely MURDERED it at SXSW.  Laura and I started out as mere fans, but ended up as band photographer and promoter.  And we wouldn't change a second of it. 
Please listen to their music, follow their tour, go see their shows, and say you knew them when...
Here are some pictures of my new brothers.  Enjoy.  Love. Thank you...

Continuing on my quest to expand my portfolio to rock stars of all influence I photographed DJ Fuzzy Fotch and Ted Thousand of Snake Sound System.  Ted and Ardie are brothers gone DJ collaborators and their sound is booty poppin' moombahton. 
These two talented brothers were just signed with a record label out of San Francisco so they needed both an EP cover shot and something capturing them in action.  For their cover shot they wanted something "loud, vibrant, ethnic, and recognizable" so I suggested a Latin supermarket.  For their live shots they absolutely KILLED it at The Good Life on a jammed packed snowy Friday night. 
Here's to the rest of your lives and an illustrious career for both of you. Rockin. Rock it. Love.

 
 

In an effort to expand my portfolio I have decided to photograph rock stars of many pursuits.  Laura Ganci is a gifted and beautiful woman so it's a joy to be able to start with her.  Her voice is so beautiful and her songs are soulful and often heartbreaking, I love so much about her music.
She braved some seriously offensive temperatures to help me get these shots of her.  Turns out that Boston in December is cold.
Aaanywaaay..... let's listen to her while we look at her, too. Her website is HERE.
Her myspace page is HERE
And she's an identical twin!!  Here's her and her womb roomie, Nina busking it up: YUP
Laura, I love you!!!  I believe in you times a gagillion.
A wise woman once yelled at me these words:
Sugar Glider spread your wings and FLY!!!!
git it.