Live Music

It had been a while since the last time I'd had a chance to see the Backstabbing Good People perform but I was invited to see them gig at Peter's Pub in Oakland last Wednesday night. I was also lucky enough that Clinton, the leader of the group, was totally fine with me taking photos and videos. Also, I got in free; thanks, Dave!

It was an interesting experience taking photos and that setting. It's a little rough because it's dark and the subjects were moving, so I had to try a bunch of settings combinations. A 1/25 second shutter speed, 1600 ISO, and waiting til band was not so motion-y turned out to be my best bet.

Also, I was pleasantly surprised that the audio recorded by my little video camera actually sounds quite good. Unfortunately, my SD card filled up in the middle of the fourth tune. Here are three that I managed to get in entirety.

This is Be My Lover, an original.

And yes, I know the sax player was soloing in the wrong key :\

The second is Family Tree, also an original and the first tune on their album.

They usually cover Ain't No Sunshine, by Bill Withers, and for good reason.