Christine McAvoy Photography

Analog Bell Service and The Zolas

Labels: Analog Bell Service, Biltmore, The Zolas

NXNE

Another month, another event happening in Toronto that I wish I could attend. (These are the reasons that Toronto is calling my name again...)

North by North East is an awesome music festival that stretches over a few glorious days in June. It's a festival where I saw some of my good friends play for the first time...Hey Ocean, Dan Mangan, Lotus Child, Hollerado. I distinctly remember walking down Queen Street with Ashleigh Ball, and sitting on the floor of The Hideout listening to Dan Mangan sing his MySpace song.

Anyways...MANY of my new friends are playing in the city and I've put together a list of their set times if you are reading this in Toronto and want to check them out.

Oh and below that is a screen shot of the NXNE page for Rah Rah with my breaking hearts photo...

Hollerado:
16th Mod Club 8pm
18th HRCafe midnight
19th CN Tower 8pm
http://www.myspace.com/Hollerado

Said The Whale:
18th Yonge & Dundas Square 7:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/saidthewhale

Jody Glenham
17th Cameron House midnight
http://www.myspace.com/jodyglenham

Library Voices
19th horseshoe 9pm
http://www.myspace.com/thelibraryvoices

Maurice
19th Gladstone 8pm
http://www.myspace.com/wearemaurice

Rah Rah
18th Bread & Circus midnight
20th El Mo 11pm
http://www.myspace.com/rahrahband

The Mountains & The Trees
17th Gladstone 9pm
http://www.myspace.com/themountainsandthetrees

The Zolas
19th Gladstone - 10pm
http://www.myspace.com/thezolas

We Are The City
18 Rancho Relaxo 11pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecitiesmusic

Labels: Hollerado, Jody Glenham, Library Voices, Maurice, Music Photography, NXNE, Rah Rah, Said The Whale, The Mountains and The Trees, The Zolas, Toronto, We Are The City

Slow Knots

Brasstronaut had it's all-ages CD release with The Zolas on Thursday at St James hall. It was hot. Really hot. Like 30 degrees hot. Or it might have just been the girls screaming for Zach and Tom...

I had a great time attempting to take photos under low light was a challenge, but then there were lasers! Pretty crazy.

First, here's a music lesson with Henry:

Labels: Brasstronaut, Music Photography, St James Hall, The Zolas

Vertical Thinking...

So my first assignment for Exclaim! Magazine is out on the inter-web! It didn't really feel like a job at all...the writer was my talented friend Amanda Ash and the subject was non other than Mr. Tom Dobrzanski (of the Zolas).

The focus isn't the band, but Tom's recording studio, Vertical Studios.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

Here's a screenshot, an outtake that I really liked but didn't make the cut, and the wonderful Amanda as my stand in model...