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Her Name Is Victory at The Crowbar - 2009-04-17

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 1 May 2009 18:21:00 -0400

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Her Name Is Victory - The Crowbar -2009-04-17

Mr. Bella at The Crowbar - 2009-04-11

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:15:00 -0400

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Mr. Bella at The Crowbar - 2009-04-11

Weszt at The Crowbar - 2009-04-11

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:09:00 -0400

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Weszt at The Crowbar - 2009-04-11

Tantrum at Green Iguana Ybor - 2009-03-28

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:04:00 -0400

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Tantrum - Green Iguana Ybor - 2009-03-28

Rocket - Test with new Tamron lens

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:14:00 -0400

I recently got a Tamron SP AF28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) lens for my Sony A100. I researched this lens for months, and I finally decided to purchase one for myself.

I took a few sample shots of Rocket out back. It locks on a fast moving target like Rocket, and it produces a sharp picture on the Sony. I plan to test it out soon at the clubs, so I hope some decent bands are playing this weekend.

The Crowbar - 2009-03-14

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:33:00 -0400

Ybor City had its annual "Saturday before St. Patrick's Day - unless St. Patrick's Day is on Saturday" parade, and thankfully I skipped the parade. I already saw both the Gasparilla Day Parade and the Gasparilla Knight Parade in February. Some of the floats have a St. Patrick's Day theme, but most of them use the tired old pirate theme from Gasparilla. The worst part is that almost all the bars and clubs try to take advantage of the parade by charging cover when they normally do not or by jacking up the drink prices.

Fortunately, The Crowbar is different. They charged normal cover rates and they did not jack up the drink prices. To top it off, they had some great bands playing that night.

Liquid Limbs was the first band I caught that night. They are a two piece band from Gainsville.

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Liquid Limbs at The Crowbar - 2009-03-14

The second band I saw was Early Man. I do not know much about them except that they rocked.

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Early Man at The Crowbar - 2009-03-14

The final band was Red Fang. They rocked as well. I got a series of action shots of the drummer. I happen to like stop motion shots like that. If you do not, well then go buy your own damn camera and take some pictures.

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Red Fang at The Crowbar - 2009-03-14

Mr Bella at The Crowbar - 2008-12-06

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:20:00 -0400

This is another time I saw Mr Bella at The Crowbar. This is from late last year. These are the raw, untouched photos; There are too many of them to go back and edit up.

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Mr Bella at The Crowbar 2008-12-06

Paradigm at The Crowbar - 2009-01-10

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:15:00 -0400

This is some older pictures from last year that I finally got around to posting here.

Paradigm played at the Crowbar on January 10, 2009.

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Paradigm at The Crowbar 2009-01-10

Chromatic - Gasparilla Knight Parade - 2009-02-14

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:03:00 -0400

These are some older pictures of Chromatic from the Gasparilla Knight Parade in Ybor City. It was crowded, which made it a tough shoot. Not my best work, but there are some interesting shots here.

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Chromatic - Green Iguana Ybor - Gasparilla Knight Parade - 20090214

Chromatic - Green Iguana Ybor - 2009-03-07

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:00 -0400

This is Chromatic at the Green Iguana Ybor on March 07, 2009.

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Chromatic at Green Iguana Ybor - 2009-03-07

Silvertongue - Green Iguana Ybor - 2009-02-27

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 5 Mar 2009 23:17:00 -0500

This is Silvertongue at the Green Iguana Ybor on February 27, 2009.

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Silvertongue - Green Iguana Ybor - 2009-02-27

The Beauvilles at the Crowbar 9/11/2008

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:03:00 -0400

The Beauvilles held their CD release party at The Crowbar on 9/11/2008. The opening acts were Mouse Fire and Lush Progress. They gave a free copy of their new CD with admission to The Crowbar, but I would have bought it anyway. The new CD is incredible; it you like this band then you must get the CD.

Check out their music at the Beauvilles website or at their MySpace page.

Lush Progress at The Crowbar - 9/11/2008

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:37:00 -0400

Lush Progress played at The Crowbar on 9/11/2008. They have a unique style and really put on an incredible show. How many bands have a cello player who rocks down the house?

Check out their music at their MySpace page.

Mouse Fire at the Crowbar - 9/11/2008

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:07:00 -0400

These pictures are from Mouse Fire's set at The Crowbar on 9/11/2008.

I have their CD, and they really rock. Check out their music at the Mouse Fire website or at their MySpace page.

Mr Bella at the Crowbar - 8/23/2008

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 7 Sep 2008 14:55:00 -0400

Mr Bella is a Tampa band that played The Crowbar on 8/23/2008. They always rock the house down.

Check out their songs at their web page or their MySpace page.

Weszt at the Crowbar - 8/23/2008

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:28:00 -0400

Weszt is an Orlando based band that came over to The Crowbar on 8/23/2008. I have never heard of them, but I am glad I caught them at this show. They are incredible.

Check out their songs at their website or their MySpace page.

Tailgunner Joe and the Earls of Slander at the Crowbar

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:17:00 -0400

Tailgunner Joe and the Earls of Slander are another great band I saw at The Crowbar on 7/18/2008.

Check out some clips of their songs at their MySpace page.

At this point the guys from No Circus and the other opening act (I wish I remember his name) joined in with Tailgunner Joe in the final song for a big jam. That was awesome!

No Circus at the Crowbar - 07/18/2008

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:27:00 -0400

No Circus is a hard rocking original band, and these are photos from their show at The Crowbar on 7/18/21008.

Check out their songs at their website or at their MySpace page.

Rocket

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:16:00 -0400

Rocket is finally learning to pose for the camera. So much for the athletic Field Bred Springer Spaniel who only wants to hunt. He is learning to be a "fancy pants" Bench Bred Springer Spaniel. Next thing he will want to go for weekly trips to the groomer.

The Beauvilles at the Crowbar - 07/12/2008

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:54:00 -0400

The Beauvilles are an incredible band, and this is from their show at The Crowbar on 7/12/2008. Checkout their website or their MySpace page for clips of their songs.

2009 Dodge Challenger

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:40:00 -0400

I designed this car at the MSN Cars site. If I bought a 2009 Dodge Challenger, it would look like this.

Pictures coming

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:52:00 -0400

Huge break between posting pictures. My old PC took a major shit, and I lost a lot of photos. I have a few Crowbar shows to post, and some great images with my new flash. Look for the photos in the next few days.

Driving The Fall at The Crowbar - flash pictures

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:14:00 -0400

These were also taken on 04/19/2008. I used the built in flash on my Sony A100. Some pictures were good, but others still did not get enough lighting. It is just too damn dark in The Crowbar when they turn on the red lights. I now have Minolta 5400HS flash for my camera, so I would like to see how that performs at The Crowbar.

Driving The Fall at the Crowbar - no flash pictures

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:50:00 -0400

I took these pictures on 04/19/2008, which was almost four weeks ago. I finally got around to posting these.

This is the first time that I tried taking pictures at The Crowbar without a flash. I feel the results are mixed.

This band is Driving The Fall, and they are one of the better bands I have seen at The Crowbar. Check out their songs at their website.

The Crowbar

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:19:00 -0400

One of the best places to see bands that play their own original music as at the Crowbar.

I have many good shots from Driving the Fall's show from last night. I hope to process the pictures and post them by the end of the day.