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Anthony Green, AVALON 10-Year Anniversary Tour

Anthony Green of Saosin and Circa Survive made a run celebrating ten years of his debut solo effort, titled AVALON. It was a great show at House of Blues San Diego





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Veil of Maya Press, SOMA, 10/28/17

Hello Music Fans!
I got the opportunity to work with another great band back in October called Veil of Maya. This is on the heels of the release of their newest LP “False Idol” I caught up with the guys to create some dark metal images on the San Diego stop on the No Sun, No Moon Tour with The Devil Wears Prada & Silent Planet & Thousand Below.


I’ve photographed these guys live a few times, and really enjoyed their first LP titled, “Matriarch” with new vocalist, Lukas Magyar, therefore I jumped at the chance to shoot with them out behind the venue in an alleyway adjacent to the San Diego Ice Company.






^ Dan Hauser, Bass

^ Sam Applebaum, drums.


^ Marc Okubo, guitars

^ Lukas Magyar, vocals
#Veil of Maya#Lukas Magyar#Marc Okubo#Sam Applebaum#Dan Hauser#Sumerian Records#Kyle Kenehan Photography#Music#Metal#Matriarch#False Idol#Mikasa#Doublespeak#Pool Spray#Citadel#Ellie#Phoenix#SOMA San Diego#Portrait#Black and White
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Through Being Cool, 11/24

I was invited by my friend and guitar hero Scott Szikla to come out to San Diego’s Emo Night, called “Through Being Cool”. I have always wanted to go to one but never found the time. Whats the difference this time? I was invited to make some pictures of the live bands, so I guess EMO NITE + PHOTOS = Mad Dog. I cleared my Schedule and made my way down to Blonde Bar, hidden in plain site by some of San Diego’s premier mexican food joints: Lucha Libre Taco Shop and the Legendary El Indio.

I was there to hang with friends and photograph the two cover bands, both of which named themselves after the bands in which they tribute: LOUDER NOW and BLEED AMERICAN. My buddies Scott (Above, right) and AJ Peacox (Above, Left) were playing with the second band of the night, BLEED AMERICAN: A tribute to JimmyEatWorld. I also got to meet Scott’s Girlfriend, Elena (Above, middle).
Another great thing about Emo Night, besides the great music, is all the friends I don't usually get to see! I got a lot of hugs, and ‘Hows it goings. It was Great Fun, Plus I met new friends which was great too!

LOUDER NOW
The Live band to play that night was a cover/tribute to Taking Back Sunday, a band that is still active touring having become popular back in the early 2000′s with hits like A Decade Under the Influence and MakeDamnSure, the latter being a hit single off their third album and namesake for the night’s Tribute: Louder Now.


Another great thing about these nights is that everyone is passionate about the music being played. It was really a great night.









BLEED AMERICAN
Second band up was comprised of some people from different bands I worked with in the past. Guitarist/vocalist AJ Peacox played for Weatherbox on the band’s final tour and thus was a part of my photoshoot for the group. Drummer Jason Dean is in San Diego based Cloudside, Which I’ve done some work before for. Tying the Three bands together is my buddy Scott who played in both Cloudside and Weatherbox, and finally my new friend Sean Tolley who was in both live bands playing at Blonde Bar for Emo Nite San Diego.



^ AJ Peacox and cheesin’ Jason Dean




Such a happy and content drummer









Those are my images from the night. They’re alright images of a pretty fantastic event. I highly recommend checking out an Emo night in your part of the country, these things are popping up all over the country. For now...

... I’m through Being Cool.
#BLEED AMERICAN#Through Being Cool#Emo Night#San Diego#Through Being CoolSD#Blonde Bar#Taking Back Sunday#JimmyEatWorld#Kyle Kenehan Photography#Weatherbox#Cloudside
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Dolphins off the Coast

A week ago, I sped out to the Nine Mile Bank with Wildlife Photographer and friend Richard Herrmann. If that name doesn't ring a bell, perhaps his more popular clients will. He has produced imagery for and with BBC, National Geographic, and IMAX, just to name a few. At one point he even had dinner with Jacques Yves Cousteau, having worked as an underwater photographer with the crew on the Calypso. I’ve worked alongside Richard a few times, from being second shooter with him on a wedding to some Web Consulting, creating a SmugMug Website, which could be viewed HERE

Today our goal was to locate a certain species of dolphin in the waters off California: Pacific White-Sided Dolphins. On our way out to Nine-Mile Bank, we ran into very little in the way of life, except for a single Bottlenose dolphin which was casually porpoising in and out of the water uninterrupted by our speed boat. Once we reached our waypoint, we found life. Not the mammals we longed for but life none the less on an ocean that seemed as lifeless as a foreign planet.

Hundreds of Common Dolphins on all sides of the boat. Racing, Porpoising, jumping in and out of the water. We Met a boat of fishermen that had struck it rich in the middle of the frantic Common Dolphins: Tuna! It seemed that for every line they placed in the water, they pulled up a YellowTail.



After pulling the boat in to the docks, Richard Told me about a group of Black Skimmers that lived in San Diego, one of two groups of this kind of bird in SD County. They were just down the street from the boat launch. We headed there on the way home to catch some Black Skimmer shots.



For more Shots by Richard Herrmann, click HERE, or HERE or even HERE
#Kyle Kenehan Photography#Ocean#Marine Mammals#Common Dolphins#Photography#Ocean Life#Marine Life#Black Skimmers#Sea Birds#Professional Photographer#Richard Herrmann Photography#Pacific White Sided Dolphins#Dolphins
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No Sun, No Moon Tour in San Diego, 10/28

Had a Photoshoot at Soma San Diego with Veil of Maya. I shot the show afterwards too, up through headliners The Devil Wears Prada’s set. The VoM guys were all very kind and easy to work with and I was excited to see their set!
THOUSAND BELOW
San Diego natives played their hometown show opening the No Sun No Moon tour for TDWP and Veil of Maya.

SILENT PLANET
The next band up was Silent Planet, a group of musicians Ive heard a lot of great things about and was very excited to catch a set of theirs.

My buddy Mark Lewis was on the tour with them. I’ve run into him on runs with Phinehas and Sleeping Giant. He's a good guy, with a great smile.

Here Mark is watching Drummer Alex Camarena work. Good Times between two good Friends.


VEIL OF MAYA
Next band on stage was Veil of Maya! Ive seen these guys a couple of times before, but tonight was a little different. First, I got to work with them to create some press imaging and Also they had just released their newest album, False Idol, which is their second release with new vocalist, Lukas Magyar.








THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Headliners The Devil Wears Prada took the stage by storm. If theres one thing the guys in TDWP are not short on, its energy. Lead Singer Mike Hranica was all over the stage, screaming his aggressive lyrics into the mic while Jeremy Depoyster strummed guitar, bassist Andy Trick and backing guitars Kyle Sipress brought the show together with drummer Giuseppe Capolupo supporting on the drum set.











#no sun no moon tour#TDWP#The Devil Wears Prada#Music#Mike Hranica#Veil of Maya#Thousand Below#Silent Planet#Kyle Kenehan Photography#Maddog Photog#Music Photography#Soma San Diego
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Zero Tolerance Tour 2017 at SOMA

The Zero Tolerance tour kicked off on September 15 at Soma San Diego! This tour package featured Belle Noire and Icarus the Owl with San Diego Locals, Our Second Home opening and headliners Dayshell.
I caught up with the Dayshell guys to shoot some promo stuff beforehand and was lucky enough to catch all four sets with my camera.
OUR SECOND HOME

The night started off super heavy with metal core locals, Our Second Home
Singer Jonny Magana found himself on the stage floor often, showing his passion for what music they’ve created.






BELLE NOIRE
The next band was the first on the tour package to perform. Hailing from San Jose California, the guys played a great set to a filling venue.







ICARUS THE OWL
Following Belle Noire was Icarus the Owl.






^ This is Tim. Tim is strong.

Be like Tim.


*Pretty Stage Lights*



DAYSHELL
DAYSHELL makes good music. Go listen to it.


^ Shayley Dayshell Bourget, dayshell

^Zack Baker, dayshell

^ Mac, touring guitars for dayshell

^ Alex, touring bassist for dayshell













#dayshell#Shayley Bourget#Zack Baker#zackdrumssometimes#zero tolerance tour#soma san diego#soma#kyle kenehan photography#music#music photography#nexus#icarus the owl#belle noire#our second home#photography
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#70in24 - Take 2

This is the second attempt this quartet has taken to beat the Guinness World Record of most amount of concert “gigs” in a one day period. Their first attempt in May came up short by about 10 gigs from the record, 15 from their personal target. Their intention then, as well as this time around, was to beat the current record of 65 by performing 70 times in 24-hours around San Diego Ca. Spoiler Alert: They did it!

After their first attempt back in May 2017, a few months of brainstorming, planning and a pinch of organization, they beat the World Record!

Some changes this time around included a van, which carried the musicians and their team from venue to venue, especially when walking wasn't ideal.


Also before this attempt they had a lot more venues lined up beforehand allowing them access to play. I followed them to about 5 around Liberty Station in Pt Loma, San Diego CA including an office building housing support for California State Parks





Next, they drove to The New Americans Museum, which told the stories and shared the history of peoples who left their country of origin and relocated in the United States.

Amidst these stories is where the guys played.


Next we High-tailed it to a restaurant named SOLARE, where we played comfortable on a patio just outside the doors to the eatery’s entrance.


^ Matt, the percussionist, played a metal heater during this set. He is just two or three days into his marriage when he helped take the World Record.





“Grazie” Thanks for playing!

Next we zoomed over to Pinot’s Palette, a Wine and paint shop to play to an empty room of paintings and tables and chairs.




The guys’ biggest little fan showed up for a few gigs. His name is Ray, and he is pretty cool.



Just down the street was the Recreational Music Center, where the guys played to a house of kids






The final gig I stayed for was in front of a restaurant whose name escapes me.

Ray, Again.




Well Done, Guys!
You can find an online write up from the San Diego Union Tribune HERE
THE BAND

Mackenzie Leighton, Stand up Bass

Ed Kornhauser, Keys

Matt Smith, Percussion. Definitely not the Doctor.

Leonard Patton, Vocals.
This whole thing was Leonard’s Brainchild. He was the backbone to creating and organizing the while event. Hats off to him!
#70 in 24 take 2#Leonard Patton#Matt Smith#mackenzie leighton#ed kornhauser#san diego jazz#liberty station#pinot's palette#solare#museum of new americans#recreational music center#jazz music#guinness world records#Kyle Kenehan Photography#maddog_photog
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Leonard Patton’s attempt at a World Record!

Hi Friends!
My good friend Leonard Patton (Far Right) and his small gang of SoCal musicians got together in early May 2017 in attempt to obliterate the Guinness World Record with 70 performances in 24-hours! The current world record is 65 in a 24-hour period.
In the days leading up to Leonard’s attempt, I helped him and his wife, Jerusha, contact venues and set up the schedule of performances. I also volunteered to photograph and witness the final 4 hours, from 6AM to 10AM Wednesday, May 3. These are those pictures.

I met up with LP and the guys just after 6AM in front of the Museum of Art in historic Balboa Park. During performances, and sometimes in between, Leonard would update his social media sites with his location, so that people could come catch a show. At 6AM not many people showed up to this spot.


LP & Friends took advantage of the space in Balboa Park to catch up on venue locations and performance numbers.

This was in front of the Botanical Garden building, on the bridge over the Reflection Pond.


The third and final spot in Balboa Park was on the Prado. At this point, several joggers started making laps.

Leonard had already been featured on several local news channels the night prior, as well as the front page of the San Diego Union Tribune, so a few joggers running by recognized him and took some pictures of the band as they played.

The runners who didn't recognize him got to enjoy some free entertainment as they exercised.

The next few stops for the guys were coffee shops around the La Mesa, San Diego, CA area. Here is Public Square Coffee House. 7:00 AM and I am finally getting some coffee inside me!


The band met up with some friends here who came to enjoy the music and, maybe, some Music History!


Next on the tour of local coffee houses was Bugsy’s Brew Coffee in La Mesa. Awesome spot to play, they had a bookshelf full of books, a guitar waiting to be played and, on this morning, LIVE music!

People are starting to wake up and watch the shows. As time is winding down on their 24-hours, the excitement begins to build in the gut of my stomach!

Leonard is a pro in Audience participation!


Although there were only a few people in the shop that morning, LP got them up for an energetic rendition of “You Are my Sunshine”!

“You Are My Sunshine” was the highlight of my quick 4 hour stint with the quartet.

Next on the Coffee House Tour: Brew Coffee Spot!

At Each spot, a friend of the musicians’ was filming video. I think he’s planning to create a video promotional for the guys!


^ Matt “The Doctor” Smith on percussion

This was the most populated venue yet -- Finally! A Real Audience!


As Time dwindled down, the second to last performance was at Kaffee Meister Coffeehouse in Santee! In this shot, Ed Kornhouser plays with Leonard Patton.

The first spot and Last spot was an important choice for this event, the brainchild of Leonard Patton. For his final performance, LP and his band played the Off Broadway LIVE stage in Santee! Leonard has been a part of a number of the theatre’s productions, including currently, “The Road to Woodstock”!

News 8 sent a reporter and cameraman to film some of the band’s final performance of the 24-hour run.

The band was quite sleepy, but still played with all their hearts!


The darkened venue allowed me the chance to play around creatively with slow shutter speeds and my 18-70mm zoom lens.

At the end of the gig, Leonard got interviewed by CBS News 8 for a local story. His goal was 70 in 24-hours, and he walked away with 55. The Guinness World Record was 65, The boys came up 10 short.

L-R: Ed Kornhauser, Matt Smith, Mackenzie Leighton, Leonard Patton
They may not have succeeded this time, but Leonard’s determination will not be shaken. He is already thinking and planning attempt #2 in six months with all that this “Practice run” has taught him. Plus he achieved another goal through this trial run, which was to bring attention to and raise funds for, a non-profit organization to provide music education to Schools.
To read the U-T’s article on Leonard, click HERE
For the Video Reports from News Channels click HERE
Also Right HERE
More on Leonard’s Non-Profit HERE
#Leonard Patton#guinness world records#ed kornhauser#matt smith#mackenzie leighton#kyle kenehan photography#photograph#photography#70 in 24#san diego#san diego news#music#jazz music#jazz musician#record#Music Photography#Band Photography#Story of the Year
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Tilian Pearson

Last Year, I had the pleasure to meet and work with Tilian Pearson of Dance Gavin Dance on my birthday, April 24th! After exactly 365 days, I received his blessing to share the images we produced that day on my tumblr! I got the ok from his management a few months earlier during his San Diego stop of his solo tour. He had just gotten off Dance Gavin Dance’s 10 anniversary tour and was now doing a quick run with DGD’s ex-clean vocalists, all of whom have solo careers and projects. Jonny Craig has SLAVES and Kurt Travis was in A LOT LIKE BIRDS. but this day was about Tilian.

He was out promoting his latest solo record, PERFECT ENEMY, released just a few months earlier. I caught up with Tilian in the bar of House of Blues with my buddy Jotham, the 16-year old son of my friends Leonard and Jerusha, who showed up dressed like a stagehand.

^ “Stage hand”
Tilian had some stuff to do, so Jotham and I waited around, chit chatting with Jonny who I had worked with a year earlier around the same venue.
When Tilian was ready, we wandered around Downtown San Diego, shooting some press for the Dance Gavin Dance singer.



We started with some basic white wall backdrop. Tilian was very gracious of his time, which was evident in the generous way he interacts with fans, and there are plenty in San Diego.



^ Top of a parking garage overlooking the streets of San Diego



This Purple wall was deemed appropriate, as this shoot happened just after Prince passed away suddenly. #PurpleRain



My thought process in these types of shoots are that I want to get a large group of differing shots to give variety in my product back to the client. Also, I like this shot in spite of the door frame not being straight. I think its unsettling but in an interesting way that doesn't detract from Tilian.

I changed the hue of purple just a bit in this one. I think I was just going for ‘pretty’.




^ “Beam me up into the MOTHERSHIP” (See what I did there?)
For more music from Tilian, check out his solo work on youtube HERE
or on Spotify. Dance Gavin Dance is also there. Go buy their latest album featuring hard hitting screams from Jon Mess, guitar licks (devotees call this genre Swancore) from the man Will Swan and, of course, the beauty of Tilian Pearson’s own vocals called MOTHERSHIP.
INSTANT GRATIFICATION never felt so good...
THIS is my favorite DGD song
#Tilian Pearson#Tilian#Perfect Enemy#Material Me#Kyle Kenehan Photography#Photography#HOB San Diego#Dance Gavin Dance#Mothership#Acceptance Speech#Instant Gratification#Jonny Craig#Kurt Travis#San Diego#music#swancore#Will Swan#bands#band photography
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Cloudside’s sophomore Album cover

I first worked with local San Diegans CLOUDSIDE in early 2016 when I was accosted by guitarist and friend Scott Szikla about shooting the band live at the House of Blues. My shoot then went well. I got some wonderful shots

This was a wonderful opportunity to meet the guys in Cloudside, and impress them with my skills as a photographer.


These photos ultimately led to the guys asking me to work with them again early in 2017 for some posed promo shots in the months leading up to the release of their sophomore effort, “IOLA”.

And a few weeks after these, Singer Jeffrey Jackson approached me about shooting the Album artwork for the release. Having wanted to work on more album artwork, I gladly accepted!
Jeffrey expanded on his vision for the album, saying he liked a fisheye lens perspective. Also he wanted something very rock’n’roll. He shared the covers of two sophomore albums of famous bands (VS by Pearl Jam, and Around the Fur by Deftones) as inspiration. I went to work, first using my mind’s eye to create what I wanted and thought might work well. I thought ‘Maybe I’ve already shot it!’ and so I sent over examples of pictures I thought might be cool. Like chickens.

The shot was cool, but not Cloudside’s kickbutt second album cool.
Onto the next idea. Obstacle #2, and Interpol reference: My mind was blank! I did not have any ideas coming to me! Do I panic? I asked Jefferey for a deadline. He said they wanted to release ASAP so something by next week. YIKES! Luckily for me, he’s a decent guy and easy to work with. He offered to find someone else if its too quick. Fortunately or unfortunately I’m stubborn and told him I will have something. Time for a Hail Mary!
I spent one Sunday afternoon at a close friend’s Jazz concert, where his 11-year old daughter joined him on stage. While Father and daughter shared a song, a picture came into my mind of her little hands holding a delicate flower, and I thought this would be my picture.
We shot some images a few days later, edited and shared the photos with Jefferey. He and the band liked one photo

but wanted the flower purple!

Now we have an Album Cover!
Here are some rejected photos from the same shoot:

^ As you can see, the flower started out pink.

^ And most of the photos started out in color.

different distances between the flower and the grass create different variations in amount of focus in the grass.
To Hear Cloudside’s IOLA yourself, visit HERE

#cloudside#kyle kenehan#kyle kenehan photography#maddog_photog#music#san diego local music#local band#second album#album artwork#pauly's pizza#photography#music photography#band photography#iolaus#clouds
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A very LEONARD PATTON Christmas

(L to R: Peter Sprague, Johnny Steele, Leonard Patton, Mac Leighton, Paul Nowell & Matt Falker)
I was invited to attend my friend Leonard’s Christmas carol extravaganza at OFF! Broadway in Santee (Claus) California. It was a wonderful nite with friends, listening to Leonard and his ensemble perform their renditions of classic Christmas songs, and even a few of their own compositions. I brought my camera, and wandered around shooting the show and enjoying some sweet Christmas tunes. I was very snoopy taking photos. It was a show of Woodstock proportions.













^ Johnny Steele is a 17-year-old drumming prodigy!


^ Paul Nowell is well known for his popular YouTube channel! His videos can be viewed at YouTube.com/PaulTheTrombonist







^ This was a true joy: Leonard Patton and Paul Nowell on stage together. These two have created a bunch of great YouTube videos together awhile ago! Visit their YouTube Page and have a listen at YouTube.com/LeonardandPaul !
For more music from these artists, visit their respective web pages:
LEONARD PATTON
PAUL NOWELL
PETER SPRAGUE
MACK LEIGHTON
MATT FALKER
Leonard’s Albums are all available at a pay-your-own price now at LeonardPatton.com/store
#Leonard Patton#Patton#kyle kenehan photography#maddog_photog#photography#music#music photography#bands#jazz#san diego#off broadway#Santee#Christmas#Christmas on my mind#Christmas carols#carols#O Holy Night#ellen degeneres#conan o brein#Albums#A beautiful Day#Love Life and Song#Expressions#Vocals#Paul the Trombonist#Peter Sprague#Johnny Steele#Mack Leighton#Matt Falker#Trombone
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Sumerian 10-Year Pt. II
Part two of my coverage of the Sumerian Records 10 year anniversary tour featuring Veil of Maya and headliners: Born of Osiris!

I want to jump into my second post of images from this show in San Diego, with images of VoM and BOO:
VEIL OF MAYA

These guys were just coming off their latest release of “Matriarch” which in my opinion is just a downright awesome record! I think their newest member and current vocalist Lukas Magyar KILLED the vox both clean and unclean vocals! Favorite tracks are “Ellie” and “Mikasa”


The drumming on Veil of Maya’s newest was clean as well. I was introduced to their latest and single “Mikasa” through a drum-thru video with VoM percussionist Sam Applebaum featuring The Word Alive’s Luke Holland.

^ This photo of Sam at his kit was also used to advertise his TEI workshop on Warped Tour 2016.



^ Lukas Magyar on Fiyahh




^ Now YOU sing!







BORN OF OSIRIS
Finally Headliners Born of Osiris put on one impressive show! Love these guys’ live production. Two screaming vocalists, a bassist with dreads, this band is everything awesome in Metal! If you get a chance see these guys!










#Born of Osiris#veil of maya#Lukas Magyar#kyle kenehan photography#maddog photog#SumerianRecords#music#music photography#band#bands#band photography#metal music#soma#san diego#SOMA san diego
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‘68 revisited

I was granted the opportunity to work with two very talented wonderful musicians, Josh Scogin and Michael McClellan, who collectively play as America’s most wanted duo: ‘68! I love these guys! They’re pretty wonderful people and play a great set, most notably never the same set twice! Josh is the duo frontman on guitar and vocals with Michael on the drum set. Josh always has a joke or two to woo the audience with in between songs. I first got the chance to work with these two southern gentlemen in 2014. They were getting ready to release their debut album, In Humour and Sadness, and looking for press images. I caught them in early May in San Diego and shot some stills for them, which you can see HERE, HERE , THERE or HERE. The internet is a large deep ocean, so I’m sure if you follow these guys even a little you’ve seen my images. (It even landed on a great shirt!) Flash forward to 2016, the boys in ‘68 are looking forward to releasing a new album within the next 20 years, so I asked to photograph these guys again on their SD stop with The Fall of Troy. I nabbed a couple shots before their set that night around the venue, the same venue I had shot them a little over 2 years earlier!
‘68

^ America’s most wanted Duo



^ “We’re Lost”

I also shot their set on SOMA’s Sidestage.














Illustrations
Illustrations is the band that opened the night before ‘68 and The Fall of Troy!







The Fall of Troy


#68#68 band#josh scogin#blues brothers#michael mcclellan#kyle kenehan photography#maddog photog#the fall of troy#Soma San Diego#atlanta georgia#sidestage#music#music photography#music photographer#san diego#concert#photography#press shoot#in humour and sadness#they are 68
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Weatherbox, RIP

Weatherbox, a great band fronted by Brian Warren, formerly of My American Heart, played their last show mid-August 2016 at the Che Cafe. Prior to their last tour in early 2016, I was asked last minute to nab some press shots for the guys. When I type “last minute” I mean “See you in an hour” i.e. my bud Scott who played guitar for WB on their tour and final few shows asked to shoot the band an hour before the actual shoot. We agreed to meet at the Che Cafe, appropriately enough the future site of their last show. Grabbing my aging next door neighbor as an assistant and human light stand, we shot down to the venue to meet the band. Arriving early, we snuck around scouting out possible backdrops around the famed UCSD music hall. It was a good shoot, I got some great shots, some favorites I wanted to share. so here ya go, WeatherBox fans!




#weatherbox#brian warren#che cafe#ucsd#san diego#music photographer#music photography#my american heart#kyle kenehan photography#photography#band#bands#band photography
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Warped Tour San Diego, 2016

It was a hot one this year.!
Warped tour stopped in San Diego this year early in August, and BOY! was it hot!!! I got the opportunity to work with one of the year’s hottest up and coming acts out of New Jersey called “Old Wounds”! These guys not only put on a great live show, they're wonderful hosts as well, inviting me under their pink tent while we waited to work on a couple full band posed images for them and even giving me a lemonade later in the day! BIG thanks to those guys, Kindness like that from strangers is awesome! Wish those guys the best, Just announced a BIG tour with Beartooth and Fit for a King and Everytime I Die this Fall!
OLD WOUNDS




Keep a Weathered Eye out for these guys!
I started my day here at Warped Tour seeing and shooting some stills of New Found Glory out of Florida. These guys have made somewhat of an impact to my life all the way back to my first year of college in Monterey CA listening to “My friend’s one you” in the back of a car with some good pals. They were a great act to catch, with Jordan, their lead singer being very energetic and bassist Ian Grushka gots mad hair and faces, ta boot!
NEW FOUND GLORY





The Rest of my day was spent wandering around shooting whatever band sets I happened to run into. Not all who wander are lost, I got to see a lot of great acts. It was a highlight of my day to meet Lukas Magyar, vocals for Veil of Maya because he has been very kind to me and my photography. I respect him and his work as well, so it was great to introduce myself and shake his hand, telling him how much I appreciate his support.
VEIL OF MAYA








Other bands I caught Include Everytime I Die, State Champs, and Sleeping with Sirens, who I caught on Warped for the first time in 2013. I also got to photo them last year on their only surprise date of Warped in San Diego 2015.
EVERYTIME I DIE











OCEANS ATE ALASKA








SET IT OFF









ISSUES
Issues had a great Pokemon themed set up for Warped Tour this year, even opening their set with a cover of the 90′s TV theme song. It was pretty great and definitely made their set a must-see all summer on tour!







STATE CHAMPS




THE STORY SO FAR









SLEEPING WITH SIRENS





**Another Year of Warped under my belt! Hope everyone who came out this year had a BLAST, just like me, Hope to be back at it again next year!!**

#sleeping with sirens#new found glory#state champs#the story so far#Old Wounds#oceans ate alaska#issues#EVERYTIME I DIE#Low Teens#good fight entertainment#Good fight#music#music photography#kellin quinn#nick martin#qualcomm stadium#set it off#veil of maya#lukas magyar#mikasa#neeloo#ellie#justin hills#parker cannon#cody carson#upsidedown#san diego#kyle kenehan photography#maddog_photog#vans warped tour
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Time with mewithoutYou
Hello there!
I’d like to speak today about some of my favorite people out there on the roads of the Earth, traveling making fantastic music! They are the lovely gents of mewithoutYou based outta Philly PA USA.
I first met the guys in mewithoutYou back in 2014, when they stopped at The Epicenter in San Diego on a tour they co-headlined with Touche Amore. at the time I had not heard of mewithoutYou, but I was intrigued by the name they had chosen for their band. It was one of my most memorable concert experiences as the venue was over-flowing with kids, fans wanting to see and experience their idols play songs like “Bullet to the Binary”. I also remember the heat of the night, the windows fogging up as well as my camera’s lens which caused the discovery of my camera capturing the cosmic starring of the lights pointed towards my lens.

I caught some of my favorite images that night, and met some new friends in the form of the guys in mewithoutYou.
Fast forward to 2015, I caught up the guys in a great photoshoot at The Soda Bar, a venue in the North Park area and shot a mix of full band and individual portraits of the guys. I am finally getting around to posting and sharing these online now, in June 2016, in light of some of my favorite people on the road losing one of their own as well as their bus making its ascent to ‘Bus Heaven’.
I wish only the best for these guys in the future and look forward to seeing them again soon!



^ I told Beav to look over there and react




^ Two of these guys are brothers. Ill give you a clue who: They're looking at each other.


^ Rickie, drummer extraordinaire!


^ fantastic smile on guitarist Brandon Beaver


^ Greg Jehanian, Currently on his last tour with mwY, badassist. Slaps the electronic fish for mwY.


^ Guitarist Mike Weiss, straight outta Philly



^ Aaron Weiss, frontman and guitarist and new-ish daddy.
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Sumerian Records’ Ten Year, Part 1

STILL have not finished prettying up this tours’ images, so I will leave the first half of this tour’s band’s images here. I will finish them soon!
Promise?
promise.
ERRA

























AFTER THE BURIAL






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