The Wong Way
Back in July 2006, I bought my first digital SLR camera. The very next day, I brought it with me to Siren Festival in Coney Island. Although the shots from that concert didn't turn out too hot - too far away, too much of a novice with the camera - I wasn't deterred from future attempts at concert shooting. Ultimately, I decided to start a musicblog, titled The Wong Way, featuring photos I took from the concerts I went to. It ran regularly from July 2006 to December 2006 and while I'd like to start it back up some day, I prefer to just enjoy concerts from the sidelines. But who knows what the future will bring, right?
Stars @ Siren Festival, Coney Island, Brooklyn 15.07.2006
Art Brut was fine but what really made me want to drag my ass out to Coney Island was the chance to see Stars.
After my first exposure to them at Celebrate Brooklyn! in Prospect Park last summer, I’d been waiting for my next chance to see them perform. Torquil and Amy have an amazing synergy when they perform live – with their respective solos and their back-and-forth verses, they are one of the best lead-singing duos around. Unfortunately, the Siren Festival soundboard engineers managed to suck some life out of their performance. Next time…
