LA! What a city! MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC!! :)

I don't have any new photos on my website this week...but lots of new videos up on my youtube channel. here

Last weekend was great for live music!

On Friday, September 25th, I attended the Nico Vega show at the Avalon in Hollywood. This was only my third time seeing them, but I am already an avid fan. They are fantastic! The highlight for me was the song "Jesus Baby"...this trio is a force to be reckoned with! Powerful!

The Roxy in West Hollywood was the venue for the Scott Ford benefit held on Saturday September 26th. Several musicians came out to raise money for Scott's medical bills. Performing: Glenn Hughes, Paul Cook, Dave Navarro, Kenny Aronoff, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Billy Morrison, Chris Chaney, Donovan Leitch, Dave Kushner, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Scott Shriner, Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls, Steve O, and last but not least, the man of the hour, Scott Ford. Great night for a great cause!

For more info: http://fordradio.blogspot.com/




Chickenfoot, Queensryche and Davy Knowles performed at the Gibson Ampitheater on Sunday September 27th. I shot Davy's set at this past summer's Lollapalooza...backed with his band Back Door Slam. For this show, he was solo. He sounded fantastic and I was really glad I got there eary enough to see him. Queensryche played some music off of their album, which I now want to pick up. At one point, Geoff Tate brought his daughter out for a duet, which was really sweet. Then Chickenfoot came out and tore things up! Loved them! But, then again, how can a band with Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Chad Smith not be good? They are a lot of fun to watch!

I will have some photo updates after this weekend...I have an event tomorrow that I'm really excited about. More on that later.

SSMF, Vegas and dogs!

Lots of updates on my site and youtube!

2009 Sunset Strip Music Festival

The 2009 SSMF was quite an improvement on last years! My weekend started off with a Virgin American party on the roof of the Andaz hotel (formerly the Hyatt) in West Hollywood on Friday September 11. I spoke with Chris Cornell and got a photo. He had been scheduled to play but had to cancel his performance. Virgin American had flown contest winners in from across the country to meet him. Even though he wasn't performing, he still came out to meet all of the contest winners. Really nice, charming, down-to-earth guy!

Saturday, Septemeber 12 was the street festival portion of the event. Sunset was closed off between San Vicente and Doheny. There were two stages set up at either end of Sunset and a festival pass got you into 5 clubs along the route. The high point of the festival for me was Nico Vega's performance at the Roxy. They were amazing! I also loved Fishbone! I took a few videos...here-----------> www.youtube.com/lawomanphotography

LAS VEGAS
I spent the weekend of September 19th in Las Vegas, NV. I didn't have much of an agenda...was just meeting a friend to have a girl's weekend. We ventured off the strip and went to Ovation at the Green Valley Ranch in Henderson to check out the Sin City Sinners on Saturday night. They were a lot of fun...Brent Muscat on guitar, Todd Kerns vox/guitar, Mike Ellis on bass and Rob Cournoyer on drums. Special guests were Tim "Ripper" Owens and Vinnie Paul. I took several videos...check out youtube for those.

On Sunday afternoon, we decided to visit Vince Neil's new restaurant/bar, Feelgoods. Vince collaborated with Count’s Kustoms to create a great rock/biker restaurant and bar. The attention to detail in designing this place is really impressive. Victor (manager on duty) hung out with us and took the time to walk us through the club! They are hoping to expand to Hollywood (WOOHOOO) and San Diego in the near future. If you are in Vegas, it's worth the short drive off the strip. Feelgood's is located at 6750 West Sahara 89146. http://feelgoodsvegas.com/

LA Dogworks

This past Wednesday, September 23, I attended and photographed a wonderful event at LA Dogworks in Hollywood. The event was called "A Night Of Emotion" and was hosted by Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin. Andrew Rosenthal, owner of LA Dogworks, threw this fundraiser to benefit the “Good Dog Animal Rescue” and bring attention to “The National Service Dogs Foundation“, “Fidelco Guide Dogs Foundation” and the companies that are committed to helping dogs and children in need, such as The WAG and Margo's Bark root beer.

My photos from the event are here: http://www.lawomanphotography.com/ladogworks