Due to a number of factors (Title IX, SOU having football and wrestling, limited budget, etc.) SOU has a Women’s Soccer Team but no Men’s Soccer Team (or baseball). However, there are various club sports like lacrosse, rugby, and men’s soccer.

I witnessed my first SOU Men’s Soccer Club game this past Sunday at U.S. Cellular field in Medford. Southern Oregon University beat Western Oregon University (Monmouth) 4-0. The third goal went like this…

SOU Men’s Soccer Club
Goal sequence

Posted on October 16th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: medford, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, U.S. Cellular Community Park. Comments Off on SOU Men’s Soccer Club

Rob Maramonte of the band Fallujah (March 22, 2013)

I went to Medford to see Witch Cult and Fallujah a couple weeks ago. It was the first (and last) time I have been to The Wreckroom. The sound was OK for Witch Cult, but it was awful for Fallujah so they only played a few songs. The lighting was also abysmal. It was like a concert in a small, dark closet. Hopefully, Fallujah will play somewhere else, like Musichead or Club 66, next time through.

Andrew Baird of Fallujah @ The Wreckroom in Medford, Oregon

Posted on April 2nd, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, medford, Nikon D600, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments: 3

Interior of Medford, Oregon library

“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Posted on March 26th, 2013 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: medford, Nikon 20mm f/2.8 NIKKOR AI-s lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Medford Library

Medford, Oregon’s Higher Education Center (SOU/RCC campus)

Posted on March 25th, 2013 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: buildings, campus, medford, Nikon 20mm f/2.8 NIKKOR AI-s lens, Nikon D600, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on RCC/SOU HEC

It isn’t often that a decent size metal show happens in Southern Oregon. The last was Megadeth, Testament, and Exodus on March 3, 2010. I was in Japan at the time so I missed it, but I’ve seen each of these bands multiple times so no big deal.

I was supposed to see In Flames back in 2008, but a lack of sleep, illness, and complete and utter exhaustion from travel and the dozen bands that came before caused me to miss their headlining performance at Metaltown.

Now I finally get to see In Flames (and Sylosis) next month (December 14, 2012) at the Medford Armory, just north of Ashland. Expect photos.

Lamb of God and Hellyeah are also playing, but I am really going for In Flames and Sylosis.

Posted on November 14th, 2012 under outside of ashland. Tags: concert photography, in flames, lamb of god, medford, sylosis. Comments Off on In Flames, Sylosis, and some other bands in one month

Musichead had three bands play last night. The fourth cancelled. First up was Exsanguination from Brookings.

Jenna Jameson drum kit

small but appreciative crowd

Posted on July 8th, 2012 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: medford, music, musichead, nikon d7000, sigma 85mm f/1.4, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Exsanguination @ Musichead

Next up, after Gore Cadaver‘s short set (the drummer hurt himself and couldn’t continue after just a few songs), was Sickened from Merlin, Oregon.

The quote of the night had to be from Wayne (pictured above). Seconds before Sickened started he said, “thanks for coming out” (perhaps more of a mic check than anything else) which was funny to me as I think there were only two of us in the audience at that point. It was a Tuesday night, and the crowd did grow from there, but I got a chuckle out of that line.

Posted on May 12th, 2012 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: medford, musichead. Comments Off on Sickened (band) @ Musichead

Posted on April 22nd, 2012 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: medford, music, musichead, nikon d7000, sigma 85mm f/1.4. Comments Off on I.T.F.

Headed over to Musichead in Medford last night to check out Ripper from Portland. They had a nice, Motorhead-influenced sound and loads of energy. They don’t seem to have a website, or even a Facebook page, so it’s tough to find out much more about them. I talked to the singer (Robbie I think?) after the show and it appears they are heading down the West Coast and then playing in Mexico before coming back home on this tour.

Posted on April 21st, 2012 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: medford, music, musichead, nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens, nikon d7000, the ripper pdx. Comments Off on Ripper PDX