2023 High Sierra Music Festival camp @ sunset

With brutally hot days, this was by far my favorite time of day.

Posted on January 23rd, 2025 under Other. Tags: california, High Sierra, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, sunset. Comments: 1

Marcus King @ 2023 High Sierra Music Festival

@realmarcusking @highsierramusic

Posted on March 11th, 2024 under Other. Tags: california, concert photography, High Sierra, Marcus King, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Marcus King!

Jason Isbell on the Grandstand Stage @ 2023 High Sierra Music Festival

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Posted on February 1st, 2024 under Other. Tags: concert photography, High Sierra, jason isbell, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Jason Isbell!

@kingbuffaloband @highsierramusic

Posted on July 17th, 2023 under Other. Tags: concert photography, High Sierra, King Buffalo, metal, Nikkor Z DX 24mm f/1.7 lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Metal Monday

Eggy’s Jake Brownstein leading the “Carry On” (CSNY) session featuring Holly Bowling, Dan Lebo, and others in the High Sierra Music Hall @ 2023 High Sierra Music Festival

@eggylive @highsierramusic @hollyjbowling @Lebo_Tone

High Sierra does something I haven’t seen regularly done at music festivals, and that is to have pre-planned artist collaborations around a particular theme. Nearly all of these events take place in the High Sierra Music Hall (AKA: Serpilio Hall on the grounds of the Plumas Sierra County Fair). Given that this year’s festival was hot every day (90s in the shade by noon), and this venue had air conditioning (that didn’t work great but was still enough to make it cooler indoors than out), it became the go-to place before the sun finally went down each day.

One such event was the band Eggy doing some Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young tunes (sometimes with guest artists).

The setlist was something like this:
Find the Cost of Freedom
Love the One You’re With
Southern Cross
Carry On
Helplessly Hoping
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (with Dan Lebo and Holly Bowling)

Posted on July 9th, 2023 under Other. Tags: california, concert photography, dan lebo, eggy, High Sierra, holly bowling, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on HSMF’s playshop