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My interest in music photography began in the mid 70's with a teenage attempt to photograph the band AC/DC on their "Highway to Hell" tour in 1977 at Austin's Municipal Auditorium.

Using an old Canon SLR, the wrong lenses, the wrong film, and with little background, training or knowledge of photography I wasted several rolls of film and what was at the time a good deal of money for a batch of prints that at best could be said to contain pretty colors.

At some point life intruded and by the early 80's I had set my hobby aside, looking for something less expensive and frustrating to spend my limited teenage funds on. I put the camera away, the pictures got stored, then lost. They weren't necessarily the best photographs in the world, though some were really good, but from a historical perspective many of them were important. Some of the bands I shot back then included Triumph, Journey, Rick Derringer, The Jam, The Beat, XTC, and a series of performance and candid backstage and dressing room shots of The Ramones during their "Road to Ruin" tour.

In 2006 my interest in music photograhy was re-kindled when I attended the SXSW Music/Film/Interactive festival. Along with compatriots from my online business, we launched a music blog/web-zine called club kingsnake shortly afterwards and that has allowed me to pursue my interest with a zeal that some have called obsessive .

I focus on shooting performance stills primarily in the Austin area and my work has not only appeared on our own web site, but on many others including The Austin American Statesman, MSNBC.COM, and MTV.COM. I do not sell my photos, but bands, labels, and publicists may use my photos for free if they contact me. I am also available as a stringer for music oriented publications that need photos in the Austin area.

I shoot almost exclusivily with Nikon D300s, and a wide array of primarily Nikon lenses.

I want to thank the following Austin organizations for allowing me access to shoot their venues and their bands on regular basis. This is in no way a complete list. La Zona Rosa, The Backyard, The Austin Music Hall, Direct Events, Frank Erwin Center, Antone's, Emo's, C3, Stubb's BarBQ, SXSW, Live Nation, and Roadrunner Records.

I want to thank all the artists who have allowed me to shoot them, with a special thank you going out to my friend Kerry King and Slayer for finding a way to get me into all their shows.

 
Micheal

Micheal Stipe of R.E.M. at Stubb's BarBQ
photo by Jeff Barringer
Below are links to photo galleries of bands and artists that I have photographed. I will add more to the gallery as time allows. Please note the galleries may also contain photos by other photographers that use the club kingsnake photo galleries as well. Please refer to the photo credits to verify which are mine.

   Concert Photo Archives: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006

         2012 Archive

 


Cheap Trick
07/29/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Blues Traveler
07/21/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Barenaked Ladies
07/21/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Cracker
07/21/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Big Head Todd
07/21/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Boston
07/11/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

 


Slayer
07/10/2012
Gexa Energy Pavilion

Motorhead
07/10/2012
Gexa Energy Pavilion

Anthrax
07/10/2012
Gexa Energy Pavilion

Devil Wears Prada
07/10/2012
Gexa Energy Pavilion

Dirtfedd
07/10/2012
Gexa Energy Pavilion

Southern Assault
07/10/2012
Gexa Energy Pavilion

 


Everclear
07/06/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Sugar Ray
07/06/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Gin Blossoms
07/06/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Lit
07/06/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Marcy Playground
07/06/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Howard Jones
06/28/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

 


Social Distortion
05/06/2012
Stubbs BarBQ

Riverboat Gamblers
05/06/2012
Stubbs BarBQ

Lindi Ortega
05/06/2012
Stubbs BarBQ

Evanescence
04/17/2012
Stubbs BarBQ

James Durbin
04/17/2012
Stubbs BarBQ

Todd Rundgren
03/28/2012
La Zona Rosa

 


Bootsy Collins
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Doyle Bramhall II
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Los Lobos
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Robby Kreiger
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Robert Randolph
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Jonny Lang
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

 


Dweezil Zappa
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Eric Johnson
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Eric Gale
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Brad Whitford
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Billy Cox
03/24/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Megadeth
03/03/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

 


Volbeat
03/03/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Lacuna Coil
03/03/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Gladys Knight
03/02/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Earth, Wind, & Fire
03/01/2012
ACL Live/Moody Theater

Polyphonic Spree
02/15/2012
La Zona Rosa

New Fumes
02/15/2012
La Zona Rosa

 

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