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Local bands Ádamas and Runnin' Blind performing at Reilly's Lantern Pub near Universal Studios. It's a shame Ádamas never made it bigger because they were sounding better and better every time I heard them. (The lead singer was my friend Juan Bautista.) This gig was the first I'd ever heard of Runnin' Blind. They were missing their bass player, but still had a great sound.

Ádamas' point man
Lead singer and rhythm guitar player Juan, and his (now divorced) wife, Rosa. Couldn't ask for better friends.

Crazy cameraness
Self portraits at slow shutter speeds and a flash pop tend to yield pretty trippy results.

Rosa with bass player Nick (left) and lead guitar player Robert
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Ádamas gets the party started
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Ádamas on stage
The first batch of photos prior to Runnin' Blind's set are only so-so quality if you ask me. Initially tried with various flash power settings or no flash at all.

Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Dancing time
Rosa and Andrea (drummer Carlos' then girlfriend—now married) get their groove on.

Creepy dude watching the ladies dance
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Still dancing
Realizing that typical flash or no flash shots weren't coming out so well, I started experimenting with low power flashes and longer shutter speeds. The results were pretty interesting and the majority of the remaining shots were done this way.

Ádamas on stage
Nah, it's not badly exposed—it's showing their energy! Yeah, that's it!

Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
The camera helps Nick do his ghost trick.

Ádamas on stage
Right about here is where I finally decided that 1/8 of a second with a -1.0 stop flash setting was giving me the best shots.

Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
Since this is the first decent single shot I got of him (better ones later), let me finally introduce you to the drummer, Carlos.

Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Ádamas on stage
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Buzzed fans
When Runnin' Blind took the stage this posse started lending a hand! I'm not sure I caught it properly, but I think the band called them the Blind Runners.

Runnin' Blind on stage
Runnin' Blind: Los, vocals; Oscar, drums; and Javier, guitar. Bass player Dave was not present this night.

Runnin' Blind on stage
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The Blind Runners
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Runnin' Blind on stage
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Runnin' Blind on stage
With help from the Blind Runners

Dancing time again
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Ádamas and Runnin' Blind together on stage
After Runnin' Blind finished their set, I planted myself in the front and center couch for a bunch of close up shots as both bands mixed it up and jammed together for about an hour. I should have sat here sooner. Except that I couldn't get any wide shots of everyone, these shots came out the best, by far.