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?
Corinne Bailey Rae @ J&R MusicFest, City Hall Park, NYC 24.08.2006
Corinne Bailey Rae was the opening act at the J&R MusicFest. I realize that City Hall Park is directly across the street from J&R but they might want to consider moving their concerts to a better, not necessarily larger, park. The problem with City Hall Park is the lawn that runs down the center, ending approximately 40 feet from the stage. You end up with a bunch of people filling up the front from stage left to right and then a bottleneck on the sides of the lawn – hardly an accommodating situation for the concert-goers.
As far as the music went, the soul chanteuse from the UK showed off the voice that’s made her a favorite among the Starbucks crowd. It’s a shame that most of the audience was there to see Joe and seemed to treat Corinne as filler – too bad for them.
