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45 of my personal favourite images from 2013 part 1

It’s always fun looking through images trying to compile a list of faves for any given time frame, really it is! These are some of my personal favourites, some previously published here on stratophotography.com, some that either slipped thru the cracks or were rejected for a technical reason, pictures that struck a nerve, or captured a unique moment, a smile, an emotion, a truly wild gesture.

They span quite a few different genre’s. I’ve got blues & jazz, indie pop, hard rock, folk, metal… in bars like the Horseshoe Tavern, Lee’s Palace and Monarch’s Pub, concert theatre’s like The Opera House, The Rockpile and outdoor festivals at City Hall, Woodbine Park and Kew Gardens BandShell.

Toronto and surrounding environs have copious amounts of live music for all to see and hear,  every day of the week! I encourage you to get out and support live music, pick up a CD or t-shirt and don’t be worried about the resulting lack of sleep this entails.

2013 was a very busy year in my photo journey, sleep will come later, enjoy!

James Cotton

Shout Out Louds

Three Quarter Stone - Scott Clarke

Joanna Swan

Greg, Frank, Tony, Guenther, Pat

Shout Out Louds

Shout Out Louds

Nathan Philips Square

Molly Johnson

Mavis Staples

Dr. John

Ronnie Hayward

Courtney Pine Band

Dr. Lonnie Smith

Planet Earth

Joey Peebles

Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews

Michael "Bass" Ballard

Pete Murano

Paul James

Dave Bayley

Kristen Anzelc

Tia Brazda

Saidah Baba Talibah Band

Saidah Baba Talibah

Jesse Dee

jerome godboo band

 

HEY, that’s only 27! You said 45!   ….to be continued…..

White Cowbell Oklahoma with Catl @ Lee’s Palace, Dec 13th, 2013

A long time ago, back before Xmas, even before the Great Ice Storm of 2013, but not by much, back on a rather unlucky day, there was an annual celebration happening! A 10th Annual Celebration for that matter! White Cowbell Oklahoma were marking their milkeestone anniversary, er 10th milestone anniversary of the WCO X-Mess with special guests Catl on unlucky Friday the 13th.

The pictures speak better then my words, enjoy a few hi-lites! At the bottom of this post are links to the full gallery of images from each band. Were you there? Leave a comment, thanks

White Cowbell Oklahoma

White Cowbell Oklahoma

White Cowbell Oklahoma

White Cowbell Oklahoma

White Cowbell Oklahoma

White Cowbell Oklahoma

White Cowbell Oklahoma

 

Catl

Catl, Jamie Fleming

Catl, Sarah Kirkpatrick

Catl, Jamie Fleming

Catl, Jamie Fleming

Catl, Sarah Kirkpatrick

you want more? Check out these links to all the images of each band.

White Cowbell Oklahoma @ Lee’s Gallery

Catl at Lee’s Gallery