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On 24th Feb, Charlotte Hatherley (yes her from Ash) kicked off her monthly residency ‘experiment’ at Bar academy Islington. Each show is to take place on the final sunday of each month and I know there are definitely shows for the next 3 months planned. This gig consisted of a set containing songs from her 2005 debut solo album and 2007′s follow-up, The Deep Blue. If you like summery indie-pop music then come along!!

The Bar Academy was a nice little venue… this was my first visit. The stage was small and the lights were fixed, no movement or flashing which made my life easier as I only had to adjust my camera settings depending on whom I was aiming at. The direct light pointing at Charlotte created a shadow across her face so I had to pick my moments to press the shutter release well. If I can make the next gig then I’ll see if I can bounce a little flash off the ceiling to get rid of the shadows.

Fullset

As Camden hosted London’s biggest barbeque on Saturday night, Kaitee Page and her band played the awesome little venue, The Dublin Castle. Lighting was pretty good for a small venue, but as the band didn’t mind me using my flash I thought it would be perfect opertunity to get a little practice using it. Non-flash photos came out ok but the constant red and orange light was a bit boring. So my aim was to iluminate the band and keep the background ambiance… and on the whole I was pretty pleased with the results.

The performance itself was great. The sound levels seemed spot on… which was expected after a lengthy soundcheck before hand. The remaining acts had a tough act to follow after the openers performance, but I’m sure they still stole the show… I didn’t hang around to find out as after the show I had to make my way to The Enterprise for ‘Joana and the Wolf’. Kaitee’s next few gigs are in the USA… but she’ll be back at the end of the month for more london shows and some recording sessions. You might as well check her out now as I’m sure success is on the horizon.

Set list:
Something Wrong with Sarah
Wake Up
Living a Lie
Dichotomy
Blow it
Open Your Eyes
The Killing Time
Crash

Full set: *Click*

Municipal Waste are gonna fuck you up!! … or so the crowd chanted…

… and a fair majority of the metalhead crowd probably did leave a little worse for ware, if not because of the circle pits, then definitely because of the alcohol. It was definitely a drink fueled party down at the Islington Academy… and all the better for it.

The night was pretty damn rowdy from the start and it didn’t relent through the awesome support of Seregon, Mutant and Toxic Holocost (photos to follow).

After what felt like a long night of music, teh Waste appeared and the bodies started flying over the crowd. The photography pit was not the safest of places to be. One crowd surfers feet nearly landed on my camera… I was just lucky that my head got in the way to deflect him.

So first time shooting at the Academy in Islington. Lighting was difficult, and there were no backdops behind the band… just a black curtain to shoot against. They also put less dry ice in the air then they usually do at that venue making the ambiance pretty boring. Anyway .. here are some of my better pictures from the headliners….