Favorite Ten Releases of 2008. >>>>>>>>>>>>// In No Particular Order //

Violens ~ Violens EP

School of Seven Bells ~ Alpinisms

Wait.Think.Fast. ~ Vuelve Al Mar

White Lies ~ Unfinished Business/You Still Love Him

Friendly Fires ~ Friendly Fires

I'm Not A Gun ~ Mirror

Portishead ~ Third

The Daysleepers ~ Drowned In A Sea of Sound

M83 ~ Saturdays = Youth

The Sea and Cake ~ Car Alarm

Best Show of 2008: 

Portishead @ The Mayan Theatre

Little Joy: Portraits: Detroit Bar: 12/06/08

Snapped these of Little Joy before their performance at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa for The Scenestar.

No Age: Troubadour: 12/02/08

No Age is one of the best bands from L.A.

Period.

Titus Andronicus: Troubadour: 12/02/08

Titus Andronicus = Solid pub punk rock from Jersey.

School of Seven Bells: Benjamin Curtis

Here is one of the portraits from the School of Seven Bells shoot last week. 

I miss polaroid.

School of Seven Bells: Announcement.

I had the opportunity to photograph one of my new favorite artists School of Seven Bells on Monday December 1st. I was able to shoot individual portraits with some found Polaroid Type 55. The group portraits where done digitally. The shoot happened in my back yard around 9PM in the fog.......It was so fitting.

I will post images soon.

I highly recommend picking up their album "Alpinisms". It's one of my favorite releases of the year.

Thanks go out to Jeff at Ghostly International, Sam, and of course SVIIB.