These bands put every ounce of energy into their performance, regardless of the size of the stage, the venue, or the audience. Jason Aalon Butler, letlive, Chicago Open Air And then last night, at the Boardwalk in Orangevale, before an audience of maybe two hundred, if you counted very carefully (which I didn't) a compact venue, a tiny stage, sweaty, and dark, very dark. It was very interesting to see both Silver Snakes, and letlive, twice within a very short time-less than two weeks-and in such different environments.Īt Chicago Open Air, before thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people, both bands playing the festival's second stage, outdoors, as the festival's name suggests. (I wasn't photographing last night, so these photos were all taken at Chicago Open Air.) Gina Salatino playing a Tremonti guitar, Some Fear None, Thunder ValleyĪlex Estrada, Silver Snakes, Chicago Open Air (And it was a real treat to photograph them in daylight, instead of wringing drops of light out of a dingy nightclub.) Many more photos from last night's show here in the photo gallery. Sacramento music to be heard by the world! Take the time to check out Some Fear None's recordings here on Apple iTunes, or here on CD Baby, and here on their YouTube channel, and you'll find some seriously good music. Always high energy, always.Ĭhuck Carrasco and Gina Salatino, Some Fear None So good to see these guys in the major lineups: they'll also be performing at this year's Aftershock festival in Discovery Park in October. Gina Salatino, bass and guitar, Some Fear None Some Fear None, winners of this year's Sammies Artist of the Year and Outstanding Hard Rock awards, last night opened the show at Thunder Valley Casino Resort's summer concert series, where Papa Roach headed the bill. Nathan Giguiere, vocals and guitar, Some Fear None
You can check out and share #iamjenny stories on instagram and other social media. if sharing this video, and these organizations, and #iamjenny, makes a difference to one person, one family, one person's friend, sister, child, brother, parent, lover. (There is always, always someone to talk to, no matter how bad today is. At the end of the video, there are organizations who might be able to help, such as Bring Change 2 Mind, The Jed Foundation, The International Bipolar Foundation, Young Minds (UK), and To Write Love on her Arms, with whom the band have partnered to raise awareness. the song describes the turmoil, the hope, the love, the despair. Every one of us-and I mean, each and every one of us-knows someone who has struggled with, who is struggling with, who lives with mental illness, addiction, depression, any or all of the above, or who has someone in their lives who are struggling with mental health. If you haven't already seen it, watch the official video for Jenny all the way through, right to the end. It wasn't until I'd returned home and worked on the Nothing More photo gallery, doing what I usually do-listening to a band while I work on the photos I've taken-that the story, and the meaning, became very clear. I had seen people wearing #IamJenny t-shirts. MTV, right through to Salem (Burn the Witch), and I'm hooked. Jonny Hawkins, barechested, attacks them Ben Anderson on regular drums, Mark Vollelunga on guitar, Daniel Oliver on bass, and the band is complete.
The set opens with extra drums, front and centre, wound with rusty bike chains and other recycled metal. Not only the music, and the songs-familiar from metal and rock radio-but the entire band's stage presence, Jonny Hawkins' occasional and uncanny resemblence to Jim Morrison, the genius bass solo involving three members of the band and a metal contraption, the Bassinator, which allowed playing the bass with picks, slide, and drumsticks. and they blew me away.ĭaniel Oliver, Nothing More, and creator of the Bassinator
Seeing them at Chicago Open Air was like discovering a band for the first time.
I had actually forgotten that I'd seen Nothing More, once before, back in 2013.
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