Making History: Backstage at the Miami Fillmore Featuring Jacuzzi Boys/CCCP/Nerve City {South Florida Freelance Photographer}

First official concert at the Backstage Miami venue at the Fillmore. Always such a dilemma at concerts, do I dance or take photos? I do my best to balance the two. ;)

AM I FLA

See the awesome sketch of this night by Brian Butler HERE: theUpperHandArt.com

N E R V E  C I T Y 

Low key.

"If anyone wants to come onstage and just like, vibe out and dance, that's totally cool."

WARNING: Five hour long school functions prior to concerts may cause this behavior from your children. 

The sad realization that despite world-wide musical success and blessings by rock legend Iggy Pop, you still have to tie your own shoelaces. 

"I want my shirt back."

Cop City/Chill Pillars playing TONIGHT at Propaganda. 

October Highlights, 2011

What a month! Here are a few of the highlights & some of my personal favorites:

Stitch Rock slideshow.



Loved these rings! (If someone know who's pictured here I'd love to link to their shop...)


Lowell of Jinx Remover Prints


J.Cole at Ft Lauderdale's Revolution Live! New Times slideshow.


Arctic Monkeys and Smith Westerns (playing Revolution instead of  Langerado!!) New Times slideshow








Slideshow of Oktoberfest in Lantana.


Possibly the biggest fan of the chicken dance, ever!

They've either been drinking bottomless boots of beer or are just this happy to be out of the hour and a half wait for parking. Maybe both?



Legendary punk rocker, Keith Morris at the Culture Room! Here's a link to the New Times slideshow.








A couple of firsts...a first opportunity to cover a show for Beached Miami, as well as photograph at the historic Fillmore in Miami Beach. Please look at how my images turned out, as displayed by the beautiful presentation on Beached Miami's blog. Oh, almost forgot to mention that it was a little band called TV on the Radio!!

First 100 people or so out of the venue were given these free posters!

A personal image I took of Bruise Cruise co-captains , and Jonas Stein of Turbo Fruits flavor, and Michelle Cable of Panache Booking fame. Polaroid film is instant magic! Get some at the Impossible Project.


Moonshine cherries and a Polaroid pack cover at KISMET's Delray Beach Vintage Halloween party and sale.


For the Swarm666 (Hosted by Black Locust Society) I returned to Ft Lauderdale for a consecutive night (previous night caught up with friends at the Laser Wolf costume party) to find a well, swarm of people braving the less than ideal weather to reach the Black Locust Society's warehouse. Here's my slideshow from the Broward Palm Beach New Times.














RikoLus














Tranced by the great music at SWARM.













These guys really wanted their photo taken.

Swarm666-Continued:


















A shoutout to PUREHONEY for doing what they're doing. It's the newest way to get the word out about your band, shows, or business. Featuring a new artist every month as well as a free CD's worth of music. This was the first month I advertised with them and am extremely pleased!! Interested? Check out the buzz, HERE.

UP NEXT:
1. Looking forward to covering the Radio-Active Grand Re-opening on Saturday, November 5th.

2. A chance to WIN a free photo session in my studio!! In connection with a Holiday shopping party I'm giving everyone a chancce to win. Simply "Like" my Photography by Monica page on Facebook, go to the party page HERE to comment that you want to win! Winner annouced on Sunday the 6th.

3. PLUS I'm showing some work and going to be guiding a meditation at the "Oneness" event at the Bubble in Ft Lauderdale on 11.11.11.
You can RSVP to the event by clicking the flier below. Meditating bunny image is the genius of artist/photographer Sean Murdock who will be exhibiting at the event as well.