Hauser Photography Blog » Martin sexton http://hauserphotography.com/blog Photographer Portland, Oregon Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:35:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 martin Sexton / Ryan Montbleau http://hauserphotography.com/blog/2008/10/27/martin-sexton-ryan-montbleau/ http://hauserphotography.com/blog/2008/10/27/martin-sexton-ryan-montbleau/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:02:07 +0000 http://kmhauser.wordpress.com/?p=448 One of my rainy Saturday morning activities is looking for new music/artists. Typically I do this on a site called archive.org, a PBS hosted website that allows people to post audio recordings of concerts they attend. I highly recommend this site for anyone that wants to search through a vast archive of live music. About a year ago I found the group “Ryan Montbleau Band”; I really enjoyed their music and I have been readily waiting for a West Coast tour. The problem is they are an East Coast group and from what I could tell played very little on the other side of the States. However, to my surprise I noticed a string of West Coast towns added to the concert list which included a stop in Portland, OR. The only problem is that it was scheduled for the same date as a Martin Sexton concert. Those of you who know me are aware that Martin is one of my two favorite musicians and I rarely miss an opportunity to see him; even if it means flying to Denver to catch a show in Aspen with my brother and his wife. I contemplated which concert I would attend for nearly two weeks before I realized that Ryan Montbleau was the solo opening performance for Martin Sexton! No wonder they were scheduled to play on the same date! That being said, this concert was a “must” for me to attend. As always Martin gave a great concert. The only problem is that more and more people are becoming keen to his amazing talent which has resulted in a crowd that enjoys singing along to his music. In my opinion there’s a place to do this… YOUR CAR. I want to hear the crisp vocals bounce around the old auditorium the way they were intended, not the guy that smokes a pack a day screeching out his version to show his girlfriend he knows the music. Oh and to the lady standing beside me that can’t keep a beat… sober up and try again. Clapping is acceptable as long as you can keep the beat and the performer isn’t singing a song about an alcohol addiction that broke up his family. Strike two for you… Ryan Montbleau put on an astounding performance. I have never heard him without the band and I must say he can clearly perform as a solo act. In fact I was shocked at his ability to play the guitar which would most likely be masked by a full band. He has a butter voice and lyrics that tell unmistakable stories; overall and excellent performer.

 

About the photos: It’s tough to shoot without telephoto, fast glass and a tripod in a dark theater. These shots are far from clear, but it’s about all I could get with my 24-70 2.8. I even set my ISO to 2500 and slightly underexposed the shot. If anyone has a tip for my next concert please let me know. My next lens (135mm 2.0) will perform much better I think.  

 

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