Having settled in Denver, Colo., after years of living and working as a professional photographer in New York City and San Francisco, I spend my days (and quite a few nights) taking pictures. My love for photography is more than a passion; it’s an obsession, and I’m constantly in search for the next story I can tell through my camera lens.
Brian over at Del Toro Guitars in Denver, Colorado has done it once AGAIN. This is the latest offering, and it might be my favorite Del Toro Torelli to date. It’s awesome, and for sale. Contact Brian at Del Toro Guitars for more information.
Solid Honduran mahogany chambered body and cap.
Rock maple neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard.
Hand-wound P-90 and Tele bridge pick-ups.
Modern 4-way switch.
TV yellow lacquer finish.
My man Jon Grinder and his drummer Steve Laudeman from Skull Full of Blues played Herman’s Hideaway in Denver, Colorado on April 25, 2013. These guys are a Two-piece playing the Blues with a Punk attitude…call it Delta Punk!
I also photograph other peoples art work. This is Poky the dog painted by my friend Len’s mom some 30 years ago. Len had me photograph it and make a canvas to give as a gift back to his mom. Len is keeping the original!
Brian over at Del Toro Guitars in Denver, Colorado has done it again. Check out the latest pieces of art he’s offering.
Del Toro “Corrida” model featuring a solid Alder slab body, flame Maple neck with an Indian Rosewood finger board. 2 modified Seymour Duncan P-90s. Tone-Pros bridge and tailpiece. Nitro Lacquer finish.
Del Toro “Corrida” Baritone. Solid Alder slab body, maple neck with Indian Rosewood finger board - 30″ scale. Mid ’60s Rowe Pick-ups. Schaller bridge. Nitro lacquer sea-foam finish.
This girl can sing! We did her shoot with two rolls of 120mm tmax 400 b/w film (24 shots). I took out the Hasselblad (first time in 10 years) and the ‘blad’ worked like a champ. Shot in the Baker district Denver, Co.
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1. Name: SHANNON ALLIE-MURPHY
2. Bands you’ve played in:
Across Tundras (Neurot) since 2005 and Brightstar (Amplified Din Records), my solo project, since 2005
3. What are your favorite songs to perform live?
For Across Tundras, I always loved doing “Blackbird Sanguine Sky” because I get to do some screaming, soft singing and a cool psychedelic vocal part in the instrumental slowdown. One that pulls on my heart strings is “Follow Me to the San Luis”, it is hard for me not to cry, it is a personal song that Tanner wrote about a very special experience and I can see the whole thing in my head as we sing it. As far as Brightstar, “The Blackest Crow”, that was the first song I ever recorded with Tanner and it is very emotional but fun to sing the high parts, it vibrates inside me. “Trapped in a Song” I wrote with Brandon Rich, it is beautiful and cathartic. I wrote it about a very hard break up so singing that feels like I am singing it to that person every time.
4. Did you have any female rock idols growing up? Who were they?
I was super into Liz Phair, I connected with her vocal range, she is an Alto 2 like me and I just loved how daring, honest and raw her songs were. I saw PJ Harvey in Boston on her “To Bring Me Your Love” tour and it changed my life, I loved watching her play so many characters, she definitely became and idol and inspiration. Besides that I was into Joni Mitchell, my friends would drive me to this point near the ocean and put the album “Blue” on and have me hit all the high notes, she is still one of my favorite singers of all time. I also loved Bjork, Madonna, Cher, The Cranberries and Sinead O’Connor.
5. Your advice to women and girls that want to start their own metal band is…
Don’t be afraid to be girly and wear your heart on your sleeve. If you are making music for your soul, then you are doing it for the right reasons. My songs are about love and I never second guess saying things like “I love you” in a song. If I think I am second guessing my lyrics to appease a commercial audience, I underline the original thought and keep it. I want to stay true to exactly who I am and I encourage all girls to do the same. I was encouraged not to take singing lessons and that ended up being one of the best lessons in self-acceptance. We are all unique, our voices cannot be replicated, perfection is not necessarily perfect because perfection is subjective, be unique, be you.
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. ~ Captain Kirk
My wonderful assistant Eunice Brownlee on the job and ready for action!
I met Jenny and Luke at White Ranch Park in Golden, Colorado last month for their portrait session. They were so gracious with me as we walked and photographed in the park. They are having their wedding this year in New Orleans. Congratulations guys! Thank you again for sharing this day with me. It was my pleasure.
My man Danny Murphy played last month at the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco. I just happened to be in town for his show with his band CASSOWARY. Mr. Murphy and I were in the photo business back in the nineties in SF. I moved to NYC and Danny became an architect, a rock-n-roller and a father. He has an awesome family in SF,CA. Great to see you again Mr. Murphy.
(please forgive the shaky grainy pix. Low light and hi ISO don’t work well with the Leica DLux 4 point and shoot)
PS - I’m wearing my CASSOWARY t-shirt with pride!
C’est Tra La played March 13 at The Meadowlark in Denver, Colorado. The vibe was 50’s beat, but the music had a psych/60’s sound. I felt I could have been in France. Great show!
-shot with my point and shoot @1600 ISO (not great at that ISO)-
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