Gold Motel opened up for Butch Walker, which is a hard spot to be in. How do you impress Butch Walker fans, many of whom believe that Butch Walker is the ultimate in live performance (and I might be included in that statement)? However, Gold Motel was good, and I heard a lot of the audience members also saying that they enjoyed Gold Motel’s set.

Singer Greta Morgan might look (and sound) familiar to you. She was previously in the popular Chicago band The Hush Sound, and after they went on hiatus, she formed Gold Motel. Gold Motel has a similar sound, but a bit more laid back and throwbacky (don’t you love making up words?). It was a good choice for an opener for Butch, and I can see them playing together again.

If you want to check Gold Motel out, visit their Myspace.

Shooting Notes
As I mentioned in the Butch Walker post, I actually went to this concert to enjoy the show, not necessarily to take pictures… so there are only a few shots from Gold Motel’s set. Since I couldn’t move around, and wasn’t in the best spot for photos, I mainly focused on playing with the light the few times I did lift the camera to my face. There was a red spot that gave me some interesting rim lighting. Other than that, nothing much worth noting.

5D Mark II, 135mm & 24-70mm. Settings were around 1/200, f/2-f/2.8 (depending on lens), and 2500ISO-4000ISO.