Rootbeer

The Beat Freaks

America's Best Dance Crew's Beat Freaks came out to club v2o in Long Beach last night to throw an amazing performance in front of an ecstatic crowd. The venue, if you haven't been there yet, is great. Lots of space in the 21 and over section (don't ask about the 18+) and the staff all except for one were very friendly. The Beat Freaks though, took the club to another level. Their energy and dance moves shook and stunned audience members. If you haven't heard of them, I suggest you look them up on youtube here.

Viva La Vida

What an incredible experience this was. Security was a little tighter at the Honda Center than I would have liked and that led to some inhospitable decisions from their staff which I will not delve into. Despite missing the first of the two opening acts and losing a lens cap I came out a happy man. I deeply wish I could have watched the entire show.

American Seige Tour

I had the pleasure of shooting one of my favorite bands, Saosin perform with Underoath on their American Seige Tour at the UCI Bren Events Center the other night. This was my second time watching Saosin and you can certainly say that I was singing along with them throughout their show. The is a certain balance of energy of peace that I find within the lead singer's voice (at least on the CD) that cannot be matched with any other band.

Underoath on the other hand is pure evil, despite their Christian background. Their set opened with a increasingly loud static track coupled with a grainy short video with showing a man in a gas mask with the words "I am the messenger" written on his hand. As the static grew out of nowhere the drummer came on stage and killed it. What ensued was beyond words.