Interpol at The Vic

I covered the Interpol show last Sunday for the Chicago Reader Photo Pit. It was a bit of a challenge as the lighting was very low and almost completely from behind. Luckily for me, I had my new 5Dm2 along with me so I was able to pump the ISO up to around 5000 and still come away with very nice images. That definitely saved my ass on this assignment. Pick up a Reader and check out the few they printed!

or Click here to see all the photos from Interpol at The Vic on Sunday night...

Some Disposable Film Scans...

I had 3 cameras sitting on my desk awaiting development. My favorite part about shooting film is going to pick up the prints and discovering all the moments you had forgotten about. You don't get that feeling with digital. Alas, not the greatest shots of all but some fun ones. Moments include scenes from Austin, Miami, Chicago, Houston and some other random places. I don't even know haha.

Click here to see all the 35mm disposable camera shots...

Get Familiar!

DVAS hails from Montorontreal (that's Montreal + Toronto), Canada. They are really great and you should probably check them out. You can check out the video above (vimeo), listen to some more music on their myspace, and then see them live at Just Desserts #10 at Lincoln Hall on Saturday, September 11th. So, now you know...

Do312 "Celebrity" Kickball Game

I play kickball professionally so I figured I would clean house in the Do312 Celebrity Kickball game at Lollapalooza. Unfortunately, our team got destroyed but we had a lot of fun in the process. (youtube)

I'm on Tumblr!

So I started yet another blog... I'm on tumblr now, go follow me there! I have to say, I'm late getting into it but the ease of posting is exactly what I was looking for. You can expect to find any silly, fun, awesome, random or stupid things I find while browsing the internets posted there and hopefully, once I figure out some coding issues, I will have it all displayed here on everyoneisfamous as well...

This Week at Beauty Bar.

You know the deal. It's Tuesdays Are Famous edition #21 this week! No cover, free vodka 10-11pm. We have Just.One.Duran in the building along with myself. Be there! Beauty Bar, 1444 W Chicago Ave. 10pm-2am.

Tuesdays Are Famous #20

Friend of everyoneisfamous.com Kyle LaMere from IshootRockstars.com stepped in and manned the (colorful!) photo booth this past week along with DJs Mad Dog 20/20, Cheap Champagne and The Mike Perry who played some amazing old jams. I wore a tie.

Next week it's myself and Just.One.Duran on music duty. As always, no cover and free vodka 10-11pm w/ rsvp (or without, ya know, whatever..)!

Click here to see all the photos from Tuesdays Are Famous #20 at Beauty Bar...

The Cool Kids - Gold Links Music Video

I haven't been hearing from Chicago's finest Cool Kids too much lately as they have been busy touring the world and recording with probably everyone in the hiphop world. That said, I just stumbled upon their new video for Gold Links. The song is top notch. Classic Cool Kids beat and lyrics. The video, on the other hand, while not bad could probably due with 50% less effects clutter. It's a simple video seemingly shot on one location in perhaps an hour, which is fine! Why do we need 2 days of post effects to make it look all crazy? I don't think we do. Oh well. It's still a solid production and most definitely worth a watch! (youtube)

Just Desserts #9

It's back! It's almost time for this month's edition of Just Desserts at Lincoln Hall! We're really excited about the lineup, which features many of our favorite Chicago acts. Willy Joy, Charlie Glitch of Ghetto Division, Kid Color, Action/Adventure and a Gemini Club DJ set round out the lineup. Best yet, it's all only $5 and we have $3 Syn Vodka, Bud & Busch drinks all night long. Saturday, Aug 21. 10:30pm-2:30am, 18+, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. facebook page.

Get Familiar!

On Saturday, September 11th we are hosting one of the most epic Just Desserts to date! The Hood Internet & Kid Static are headlining and releasing a new 7" along with live sets from Wallpaper and DVAS. It's going to be pretty great so mark those calendars or purchase tickets here. More info to come...