Absinthe Rose @ Caldera Tap House
Third of three on this bill, Absinthe Rose wrapped up the evening at the Tap House a week ago.

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Third of three on this bill, Absinthe Rose wrapped up the evening at the Tap House a week ago.
I said I wasn’t going to AHS’s graduation ceremony, but I ended up taking my daughter to Lithia Park for the last few minutes after all.
Today’s photo is of the Ashland High School gym with the sun coming up from behind. I posted a pic of the high school today because tonight (6:15 start time) is the graduation ceremony in Lithia Park. I won’t be attending tonight’s ceremony, but I will be at two of the next four graduations as my kids will be walking with the classes of 2014 and 2016.
Next up after Brynna Dean at the Tap House on Monday evening was Dirty Kid Discount, a three-piece on this evening that sometimes has as many as six members.
Last night Ellie played in the first regular season softball game in Phoenix. It rained pretty good just prior to the game (and then again after), but the softball gods parted the clouds somewhat during the game.
Last night at Caldera Tap House in Ashland there were a few acts playing. The first was Brynna Dean of 100 Watt Mind singing and playing her Gibson SG Guitar. (Ryan recently purchased an SG.)
Ellie has started conditioning for AHS volleyball next school year. The workouts are early morning. While waiting for her to come out I wandered over to the nearby football field as the sun was just coming up. I couldn’t fit everything into the photo even with my ultra-wide angle lens so this is a photomerge of two wide-angle photos.
Go Grizzlies!
I headed over the Green Springs on Highway 66 last night with my son and his friend to see Floater perform at Oregon Tech (OIT) in Klamath Falls. I have never really been to Klamath Falls before even though it less than two hours from Ashland. I have been through it a few times, but the last time was probably five years ago. So this was my first time on the OIT campus. Floater basically played at the end of the hallway in the student union building, not your typical concert venue.
The stage was only a foot off the ground (if that), there were no spot lights, and strong sunlight was coming in through the blinds behind the band for the first few songs so conditions and lighting were really poor for photography or for just seeing the band (as you’ll especially note in the video at the end).
The crowd was enthusiastic and appreciative. That’s my son, Ryan, in the middle there (with all of the hair) trying to get a mosh pit going. I’m proud to say he succeeded.
I’ll process a few more photos of Floater from last night and post them tomorrow.