Concert Photography.

Since moving to Chicago, I've relished the opportunity to go to an endless number of concerts. There's always something going on in the city. I've been captivated by watching musicians play their instruments for as long as I can remember, and even did a few staged photo projects on them at school; my favorites were with duct tape instruments.

Here are my favorite photos from shows around the city.

RJD2.

Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble.

The New Pornographers.

Rogue Wave.

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down.

Kevin Andrew Prchal.

  

Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele.

The Decemberists.

Songs:

Bag of Hammers - Thao & The Get Down Stay Down


Sixteen Military Wives - The Decemberists

Oh No! Doom - Soft Served Plush Show

Recently I attended the Oh No! Doom gallery's Soft Served show. It was a well-crafted collection of plush creations, from the cute to the startling to the absurd. Since seeing the show, I've been inspired to make more plush luminous creatures. Here's my favorites from the exhibition of fabric.

Showcard.

Melissa Sung's "Remy's Escape."

Image via www.ohnodoom.com

Alisa Ross' "Riding Bareback on the Ostrich."

Image via www.ohnodoom.com

Jordan Elise's "The Kittacorn." The patterns are great.

Image via horribleadorables on etsy.com

Robyn Fabsits' Owls.

Image via RobynFabsits.com

Songs & Videos:

Sewn Up - Rogue Wave

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of - Carly Simon

Fabric Of My Life - Zooey Deschanel

All Things Go, All Things Go.

A Playlist for Chicago: My Top 10.

Taste of Chicago.

The Bean. (Cloud Gate.)

Willis Tower.

In the Loop.

Seurat at the Art Institute.

Chicago - Sufjan Stevens


Lake Michigan - Rogue Wave


Twist & Shout - The Beatles (From Ferris Bueller)


The Giant of Illinois - Andrew Bird


Slow Down Chicago - Canasta (Thank you to the fine folks of CHIRP Radio for introducing me to this.)


Chicago - Lucy Wainwright Roche


Chicago Falcon - Budos Band


Chicago - Frank Sinatra


We Both Reached for the Gun - Chicago (The Musical)


Whole Lotta Losin' - Monsters of Folk