Andrew W.K. performs at The Vault in Temecula on Oct. 18, 2013 while his hype man Blakey Boy sprays the crowd with water during the finale “I Get Wet.” (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
One of the best parts of my job is that sometimes I get to take pictures in addition to spending my days listening to and writing about music.
Being that I love to take pictures at shows, the one thing I hate is the paranoia that sets in ever since I blew not one, but two camera shutters over the three days at Stagecoach 2012. On Friday night, at the Andrew W.K. show at The Vault in Temecula, I almost had a breakdown when I got the dreaded “error 99” on a camera that had been working fine when I tested it before I went down to the show.
Luckily it was merely a busted battery and I was able to duck back into the pit to get a couple of shots of The Infamous They before the Temecula band wrapped up its set. I also snapped some shots of fellow opening acts Midnight Satellites, The Coltranes and Strike Twelve. Sadly, the traffic was too gnarly for me to make it down to see the first band of the night, Ascension, but they’ve been getting rave reviews.
Thanks to The Vault, who is always super cool about letting us photograph the entire show, not just the first couple of songs.
Check out the pictures of Andrew W.K.’s show at The Vault in Temecula and read more about Andrew W.K.’s Party Messiah show.
Andrew W.K. performs at The Vault in Temecula on Oct. 18, 2013. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)