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?
The Hold Steady @ Irving Plaza, NYC 01.10.2006
Setlist:
Stuck Between Stations / The Swish / Cattle and the Creeping Things / Your Little Hoodrat Friend / Massive Nights / Same Kooks / Party Pit / First Night / Stevie Nix / Multitude of Casualties / Don’t Let Me Explode / Chips Ahoy / You Can Make Him Like You / Hot Soft Light / Citrus / South Town Girls /// Positive Jam / Banging Camp / Most People Are DJ’s / Killer Parties
The Hold Steady put on an awesome show at Irving Plaza on the second stop of thier fall tour in support of “Boys and Girls in America.” This was my third time seeing these guys and this had to have been the best I’ve seen them yet. Free of the constraints of playing an acoustic set at Battery Park or a show at Columbia University, frontman Craig Finn let it all hang out – getting up close to the raucous fans in the audience, drinking loads of Bud, and repeatedly spraying Bud into the crowd. As always, Craig talked proudly about being from Minnesota but with additional gusto this time as his beloved Twins won the division title a few hours before they took the stage.
Great photos… I have to see these guys perform live! Love the double neck guitar!