This year – as always, the images show what a great cause, what fun, and what is so cool about this event – the people & the music. Enjoy…

Full Gallery –

Noise for the Needy 2012 @ Neumos 6-2-2012 – Images by Elisa Sherman

I don’t know if the images are like all the other music images or if they are special because of what the community is coming together to do? Regardless – it’s a beautiful thing. This year, the festival proceeds benefit Real Change – something if you walk around downtown Seattle, you should be well familiar with.

To see my images from previous years – 2008, 2009, 2010.

This year – I covered Metal Night (yeah, you heard me) and ironically enough, the next night I covered happened to be dance music – so 2 ends of the spectrum – and no “singer songwriter” bits to be seen at either…not that people didn’t write their music, but you know what I mean…I also captured images from last March’s kickoff event – which was a bit of swirling lights, dancers, electronic beats and fun.

Anywho – some of my favorite images from this year –

Bands covered at Festival – click on each to see full photo sets of each
Akimbo
Wildildlife
Black Queen
Princess
Vultures 2012
Smooth Sailing
Whiskey Tango
What What Now
Brite Futures
Lisa Dank
The Redwood Plan
Fresh Espresso

At the March Kickoff event –
Kokon Taiko Drummers
Truckasauras
Mad Rad
Junkie XL

By night –
March kick off event at Neumos 3-10-2011
Metal night at Underground Event Center 6-11-2011
Dance/electronic night at Chop Suey 6-12-2011

Until next year (for NFTN) – cheers!

Check out my images featured on seeLOUDER.com – http://seelouder.com/featured-photos-noise-for-the-needy-kick-off-2011.html

It was quite a party at Neumos…Twistory & Noise for the Needy brought quite the visuals…

Musicians out for the event included –
Kokon Taiko Drummers
Truckasauras
Mad Rad
Junkie XL

Full set of images from the night, from all the volunteers that volunteered their shutter clicks –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noisefortheneedy/sets/72157626268142134/

I think this describes her music, the show, and the final images, processed here to black & white…

I don’t do a pure b/w process much these days…but it seemed more than called for, to illustrate Bat for Lashes…a literal lack of light…lot’s of grain…at first I thought, the images were trash…

Don’t get me wrong, the show was interesting, packed, sweaty, and pushed to the max…but the images…just weren’t wow, on initial review…

Then, a bug in the ear, re: black and white treatment, and I am like, you think? I try not to use black and white as a crutch…but sometimes, it’s just the right thing…

LiveDaily selections in color:
http://www.livedaily.com/photos/?p=two+suns

For more on Bat for Lashes:
http://www.myspace.com/batforlashes
http://www.batforlashes.com/

Some fun gigs coming up in September – http://photosbyelisa.com/upcoming-concert-shoots

~Elisa

The request was an odd one, security crossed it’s eyes! but alas pretty easy to accomplish as she was stage opposite of most all the ‘togs…though I think she may be in the back ground of one my images of the lead guitarist…

Altogether it was lots of fun, met some interesting people…this was the second year in a row I shot some of the Noise for the Needy shows; last year as a volunteer for the NFTN group, and this year covering it for LiveDaily.com…It’s for a great cause and it’s great to see all the people in the Seattle music scene and beyond, coming out for it!

For more on NFTN, visit:
http://www.noisefortheneedy.org/

This year the festival benefits “Transitional Resources”:
http://www.transitionalresources.org/

You can see select images FEATURED on LiveDaily.com
http://www.livedaily.com/news/19429.html

And a set of my faves:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emswazzu/sets/72157619719609359/detail/

Here’s a few of the images from the weekend…

Images by band:
Art Brut
Constantines
Hey Marseilles
I Was a King
Crystal Antlers
Miike Snow
Black Night Crash

Band myspaces:
http://www.myspace.com/artbrut
http://www.myspace.com/constantines
http://www.myspace.com/HeyMarseilles
http://www.myspace.com/crystalantlers
http://www.myspace.com/iwasaking
http://www.myspace.com/bla

cknightcrash
http://www.myspace.com/miikesnow

See y’alls out there! Here’s to a great summer!

xoxo
~Elisa ]]> https://www.photosbyelisa.com/2009/06/dont-shoot-bass-playernoise-for-the-needy-2009-2.html/feed 0 https://www.photosbyelisa.com/2009/06/kate-voegele-visits-emerald-city.html https://www.photosbyelisa.com/2009/06/kate-voegele-visits-emerald-city.html#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:32:00 +0000 http://photosbyelisa.com/blog/2009/06/kate-voegele-visits-the-emerald-city.html Our city is now sparkling in the sun…and a bit warm! Kate Voegele and her band of talented musicans visited Seattle on her “Lift Me Up!” tour supporting her CD “A Fine Mess”…

All the squeeing girls – her music’s demographic were out, early and lined up…very excitable…I was surprised! and old….likely the oldest non parent in the crowd, err…

Anywho, Kate, a frequent guest star on the popular drama “One Tree Hill” is on tour, and hit our city during a bit of a hot streak! It was more than a bit warm at Neumo’s, the venue where she played…but alas, the crowd, with all of it’s youthful energy, triumphed over the stifling heat…As did Kate and co…

She is a gorgeous young woman, and a pleasure to capture in frame…

Selections are posted on livedaily.com
http://www.livedaily.com/photos/?p=A+Fine+Mess

Here is a fullscreen slideshow of the set…followed by a few of my favorite images from the night…
http://photosbyelisa.com/gallery/slideshows/music/live/KateVoegele-Seattle-06112009/

Noise for the Needy’s weekend shows at Neumo’s coming up this weekend, and meeting for a Summer Solstice photo pass tomorrow AM!

See y’alls out for more fun in the sun!

xoxo
~Elisa ]]> https://www.photosbyelisa.com/2009/06/kate-voegele-visits-emerald-city.html/feed 1 https://www.photosbyelisa.com/2007/03/2007-concerts-the-first-round-daughtry-storm-dude-wbig-head-2.html https://www.photosbyelisa.com/2007/03/2007-concerts-the-first-round-daughtry-storm-dude-wbig-head-2.html#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:10:00 +0000 http://photosbyelisa.com/blog/2007/03/2007-concerts-the-first-round-daughtry-storm-dude-wbig-head.html >Here>Here>Rockbandhere]]> Daughtry 2/6/2007 @ Neumo’s

Pictures for the show are all >>Here<<

Slideshow:

What do I have to say about this show…here were the first impressions I posted on Rockband Lounge after the show:

Show fucking rocked. He made the right choice to turn down Fuel.He was way toorock for AI. AI did not show his true presence and talent. While I preferred
him, over the rest of the AI bunch, I never thought he was that great from a rock perspective. Tonight totally won me over. I am really glad I went. We will not be seeing him on a small club tour again, it was a once around chance I think! You know, as much as I am not a fan of idol, he got alot more exposure on that show than say Rockstar. And, he is using it in the best way possible. I think he totally has cred. This was a straight rock show. Oh, and he did a couple covers in addition to the album songs. One notable one was Sunday Bloody Sunday. They rocked the shit out of it just right. I was impressed, and I am a U2 fan, so, that is saying something. Of course, it made me really want to see U2 as well………one of these days.

My thoughts after a month…not so different. It was a really good show. Daughtry, and Chris as the front guy have IT. They have a serious fanbase, thanks in large part to AI…but what they definitely have is a guy who can straight up sing…and front a rock band. That is the bottom line, and will be a very successful combination. I wish them much success and I will see them again, given the chance.

Storm and the Balls 2/24/2007 @ the High Dive

Pictures for the show are all >>Here<<

Slideshow:

I posted a bit from the show at >>Rockband<<. These were my thoughts:

Just saw Storm and her Balls, lol, in Seattle…and they were so good. The most impressive bit of the night was this italian song she sang a capella. Her voice is so, so strong, pure and just outerworldly. The lady has pipes. She sounded like full opera singer quality, vocally. It was stunning. Wow.

I later found out the Italian song: “O Del Mio Dolce Ador”. Per Storm, posted at the Ballz Board

Roughly translated , it is a song of desperate longing for someone who is credited with keeping breath in the body of the one who loves her … ie ..
without her , he dies , so , when she dies … of dyptheria or something poetic and awful like that … he’s going to the happy place and his love for her will be in his last breath … “Al fin respiro…..”

I love the Italians … besides my bias towards one in particular … they really know how to eat , fuck , live , love and die . Mmmm .

The set list per the Ballz board was:
Set 1:
1. Brain Stew
2. Brain Damage
3. Star Strangled Pushernoia
4. I Want You To Die
5. Missionary Sandman
6. Beautiful
7. Abba-Gadda-Davida
8. Tainted Love

Set 2:
9. New rocking original song
10. Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?
11. Hopelessly Devoted To You
12. Ace of Spades
13. Ladylike
14. N.I.B.
15. Where Is My Mind
16. Heartbreaker
17. Sweet Homie Mutha Fucka
18. ?

Encore:
19. Song in Italian sung a cappella
20. Total Eclipse of The Heart

Big Head Todd & the Mondsters 2/28/2007 @ the Showbox

I only took a few photo’s…

I was totally unfamiliar with this band. My biggest impression is that folks that are fans *love* them. It also looks like a really cool fan community…the band seems to encourage folks planning big gatherings, etc. So, if you are a fan, and they are in town, GO GO GO to their show. Everybody in the place (21-60) was having good time, and rocking out!

My pics of them are >>here<<, more may get loaded.

Goo Goo Dolls tomorrow!

So, much more to come!