Opening up for Foxy Shazam, The Young Veins are a throwback band. For a band that I had not heard of, I was impressed with the amount of fans there for them. A little phone Googling, and I discovered that vocalist Ryan Ross and guitarist Jon Walker were previous members of Panic! At The Disco. That explained it!
The Young Veins is released their first CD, Take A Vacation!, yesterday ( June 8, 2010).
Shooting Notes
As discussed in the Foxy Shazam post, the lighting at Beat Kitchen is just about the worst in any venue I’ve been to (which is 142 of them). It was a bit easier to shoot The Young Veins than Foxy, however, because the The Young Veins weren’t as fast-paced in their movements.
I stuck to primes because of the hideous light, so I shot this set with two 5D2s, the 35mm f/1.4L and 135mm f/2, with an emphasis on the 135mm to reach across the stage (no pit!).
