Once again playing catch-up!

There really hasn’t been much time for post-show blues following on from Trainspotting. Things haven’t even slowed down, meaning as usual I’m up to my eyeballs and the backlog continues to grow, blogging is on the huge “to do” list.

So, once again I’m trying to catch-up. I’ve uploaded a whole new batch of photos to the Kilkenny Music Galleries. The first set; my return to the One Take Sessions following a lengthy break due to the end of college. Much to my surprise to find that KKM have finally begun to build ourselves a collection of stage lights. So I spent the night playing around with settings, trying to get used to being able to see people on the stage, and with alternating colour! You can check out my shots of Evan Prendergast, the Joe Cleere Band, Travega and the Dirty Epics at the 6th One Take Sessions of 2008 here.

The second set; my shots from last weeks One Take Sessions featuring Odi, Gary Stewart and once again the return of Jimi Cullen (he’s going for the record!). I have to say thanks to Jimi for the free copy of his new album “The Junkyard Poet” but unfortunately as of yet I haven’t had a chance to listen to it. You can check out my shots from the 7th One Take Sessions of 2008 here.

Myself and the Chief were on the road this week, travelling quite simply put in the company of legends. I’ve got a ridiculous amounts of shots to go through from the Clive Barnes (Legend) and Jeff Lang (Australian Legend) tour. I also have to give a mention to Jeff’s bassist Grant Cummerford (Also an Australian Legend). I’ll blog more about this as soon as I get through the shots and of course have time.

No sooner than a junkie needs another shot, had Trainspotting ended when Devious Theatre went straight into rehearsals for our 4th production; ‘Smitten’. Written by KKM Forum regular John Morton, here’s the official Devious statement on the show;

“Smitten depicts a tragicomic series of loosely interlinked vignettes set in Kilkenny City over a succession of rainy summer nights. The play takes its cues from the short stories of Raymond Carver and the films of Woody Allen (the early funny ones that is). The characters at the core of Smitten are trying to get their bearings in life, each stuck in their own limbo. The realities of adult life are dealing a harsh blow to the best laid plans, in a way that leaves them totally smitten… in all the meanings of the word.

Alcoholism. Pregnancy. Testicular Cancer. Apathy. Doomed Relationships.
Sock Puppets. Those elusive mystery girls. How to dance to Bruce Springsteen. And rain. Lots of rain. Smitten functions as a theatrical collage, with intertwining narratives and varying forms of narrative giving life to the comic and often tragic stories that litter the rainy streets of Kilkenny City…” Read More

Here’s my two words on it; “It’s awesome!”

We’re already knee-deep in rehearsals and pre-production for the show and I’ll hopefully be blogging throughout, over on the Oss237.com Blog. I’ll also be giving an update on Vultures Episode 3, as we head into shooting the next adventure of the three hapless detectives of VPI.

Keep on eye on the Chemical Addiction MySpace over the weekend. The lads have told me they’ll be making some interesting announcements about the fate of their upcoming debut ‘The Brian Jones E.P’ sometime over the weekend.

That’s it… so much more to come.