Wehrmacht @ Musichead (2/21/13)

Wehrmacht began their West Coast tour last night in Medford. Tonight they play in Oakland at the Oakland Metro Operahouse. Saturday night they open for Sacred Reich in West Hollywood.

Marco “Sharko” Zorich – Shark (guitar) Attack

Members of Witch Cult hanging in the Musichead crowd (Witch Cult opened the show)

John Duffy of Wehrmacht

Good night to be a young Wehrmacht fan with a birthday

Wehrmacht setlist – Impala is the first new Wehrmacht song in over 20 years, and it was played live for the first time on this evening at Musichead

Brian Lehfeldt on drums for Wehrmacht behind another sweet Marco Sharko guitar

Eric Hezler of Wehrmacht

Attorney by day, Wehrmacht bassist by night, Shann Mortimer

More photos from this evening coming here soon…

Posted on February 22nd, 2013 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: concert photography, musichead, Nikon D600, wehrmacht, witch cult. Comments Off on Wehrmacht @ Musichead

Mt. Shasta from Mt. Ashland

I believe the smaller mountain between the two is Goosenest.

Posted on February 16th, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: mountains, mt. shasta, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, trees, winter. Comments Off on Another photo of Mount Shasta from Mount Ashland

This past weekend, after feeling great after an hour-long workout at the Ashland YMCA, I decided to snowshoe up the backside of Grizzly Peak. Normally you can drive to the Grizzly Peak trail head but not this time of year. While there is no snow currently on the Ashland side of Grizzly Peak, there is plenty of snow on the other side.

I parked on Shale City Road near road number 38-2E-9.2. From there the snow was several feet deep so I had no choice but to start. I took today’s photo near that location. A mile later and there were no more human tracks in the snow. From the three-way junction it was just me on the snow, which felt great (like I was Ernest Shackleton or something) but at the same time it was a little scary. There were lots of animal tracks, and it was a Sunday afternoon so I figured it would be next weekend, at the earliest, before anyone found my carcass should I break a leg or should an animal decide I needed to be taken out.

On top of this, fatigue started to set in so I turned around once I got to the parking lot rather than go another 2+ miles to the top of Grizzly Peak. Next time I won’t do a workout before heading for the top, and I should be able to manage the nine-mile, round-trip hike. Nine miles in snow shoes, when you are sinking several inches with each step and gaining elevation half the time as well, is not nearly as easy as walking around town for nine miles.

Posted on February 14th, 2013 under nature, places. Tags: grizzly peak, hike, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, snow, trees. Comments Off on Snowshoeing to Grizzly Peak

Sarcalogos’ Skylar Guzman

It has been almost a year since Sarcalogos has played in this part of the world. The show in two weeks with Witch Cult will be the first metal show at the new Club 66. Sure, it’s a Wednesday night and you probably have to go to school or work or something the next morning, but things will wrap up well before midnight–unlike some of the weekend shows at Club 66–so put it on your calendar, copy off some fliers (below), post them everywhere, and head on down to Club 66 on February 27 to support metal in Ashland.

Club 66 – Witch Cult and Sarcalogos

Posted on February 13th, 2013 under only in ashland, people, places. Tags: club 66, concert photography, sarcalogos, witch cult. Comments Off on Sarcalogos returns to Southern Oregon

Foxhollow members Evan Kunze, Tim Stickrod, and Nathaniel Stickrod @ Club 66

Posted on February 12th, 2013 under only in ashland, people, places. Tags: club 66, concert photography, foxhollow, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on Foxhollow @ Club 66

Major Jones @ Standing Stone

Posted on February 10th, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: concert photography, major jones, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on Major Jones @ Standing Stone Brewing Company

Mount Shasta Sunrise

Today’s pic is from Mt. Ashland on an autumn morning.

Posted on February 8th, 2013 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: mt. shasta, nikon d7000, sunrise, Tamron 10-24mm lens. Comments Off on Mount Shasta Sunrise

U of O quad

During the two days I spent in Eugene late last week we saw almost 12 seconds of blue sky. Today’s photo (a photomerge of six photos actually) captures about half of those seconds.

If this looks familiar and you’ve never been on the campus, it may be because ESPN’s College Gameday has set up in this location on more than one occasion.

Posted on February 6th, 2013 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: eugene, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600, photoshop photomerge, UofO. Comments Off on University of Oregon Memorial Quad facing Lillis Business Complex

Brynna Dean of 100 Watt Mind @ Club 66

Last night was probably the seventh time I’ve had the privilege of seeing 100 Watt Mind live. While they always put on a great show, their performance last night had more energy than I have ever witnessed before. 100 Watt Mind absolutely killed it from beginning to end at Club 66 on this evening.

Skyler Squglio working his cherry Gibson SG

I have said it before, and I’ll probably say it again, but I love Club 66. I enjoyed a fantastic Caesar salad prior to 100 Watt Mind. The lighting is so good. So many small clubs do little or nothing in the lighting department, but I really appreciate a venue that puts forth the extra effort to make the lighting as professional as the sound.

Nathan Hurlocker on bass guitar

Robert Morris on drums for 100 Watt Mind @ Club 66 – Ashland, Oregon – February 2, 2013

Posted on February 3rd, 2013 under only in ashland, people, places. Tags: 100 Watt Mind, club 66, concert photography, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on 100 Watt Mind @ Club 66 photos