Local Spotlight - Barbarossa Brothers, American Opera, Kid Brother Collective & Sprout

It has been a good week or so of music. The holidays are always great for bringing musicians back to their home towns and special shows come from such things. First show I caught was of The Barbarossa Brothers. This band is a new sight in town featuring well established musicians in the local scene. Loren Kranz from The Ragbirds on drums and vocals, Ryan Fitzgerals of Sprout on bass, and Drew Pentkowski on guitar and vocals. I really enjoyed my time checking them out. They have kind of a Jerry Garcia Band sound especially in this song. Also check out the flickr photo-set I shot.





Second show of the weekend was one I was particularly excited about. Kid Brother Collective was a band I had not heard play in over ten years. They booked a few reunion shows to celebrate the re-release of their Highway Miles album on vinyl. American Opera also opened the show. The Flint Local 432 is a great venue with a lot of potential to continue helping out a lot of local music. I enjoyed checking the place out and meeting the organizers who keep the lights on. Here is a cool clip of Jon of American Opera talking about his history with Kid Brother Collective.

First a clip of American Opera. I have been waiting a while to get to shoot Jon play with my new camera. Love his music!



Getting to shoot Kid Brother Collective after being just a 16 year old at a hall show was an amazing feeling ten years later. They played mostly songs off of Highway Miles. I was a bigger fan of their first independent release with songs such as "Few and Far Between" and "The Small of Her Back". They did play "Ringfinger" which is one of my favorites by them but was also featured on Highway Miles. Here is a few clips.





Lastly I headed out to Whites one more time to see Sprout. Was a good way to end the weekend. Here is a goofy up-tempo version of one of my favorite songs of theirs.

Electric Forest Festival 2012 Review

Electric Forest 2012

I must say that the excitement before the festival this year was almost unmatched from years previous. Our excitement before Summercamp was nowhere near the level it was before Electric Forest. The line-up went a bit more towards the DJ side this year compared to 2011. It featured three nights of The String Cheese Incident, along with other headliners STS9, Thievery Corporation, and Bassnectar. There was an expanded lineup this year featuring about 25 additional artists than the previous. With the stellar time we had last year, meeting so many friends new and old, everyone could not wait to re-unite!

Getting there:

Getting to this local festival is always a breeze for me. The three hour drive is one of the most exciting middle of the night experiences I look forward to every year. My party departed Saginaw around Midnight with hopes to arrive sometime around 3am to Muskegon's brocery store.

This year we had a huge group of people. Over 100 people signed up ahead of time to meet up in the designated parking lot, and most everyone showed up. This was the biggest group of campers we have ever attempted to get in together all at once. I believe our caravan of over 50 cars departed from Muskegon around 5am and we entered the same crazy line of cars as every year. It is never a very organized operation and it became very apparent that keeping this amount of people together just might be impossible. After a very long 5-6 hour grueling period we all managed to get in and basically were split into 3 camps because we failed to make it happen. I ended up leading the largest group of people to a pretty distant camping spot compared to years previous. It made for a pretty decent walk from camp to the festival entrance. You can't make it perfect every year :-/. I ended up camping with a lot of new people and meeting them all was great!

The Festival:

As with every year, Madison House and Insomniac attempt to trump themselves. It was very hard to do that with the amazing job they did in 2011. Everyone had the utmost expectations this year.

First major upgrade was they moved the Tripolee stage to right where the festival entrance is. This move allowed for a bigger stage and the area overall could accommodate more people than the original Tripolee. I did not watch a single act there all weekend but I would say I enjoyed the move, while at the same time I miss being able to walk through the old Tripolee area in order to get to the Ranch stage. They funneled everyone a different way this time and it lead to a lot more bottle-necked traffic during peak times. They also added a Ferris wheel to the main entrance area. It seems all of the festivals are having the Ferris wheel come out.

Sherwood Forest:

As with every iteration of Sherwood Forest, Madison House puts the most effort into making sure they make it the best version ever! This year they removed the "Beatlejuice" looking pointy blow up stuff above your heads in the trees. They instead put a lot more effort into building structures and art work. They also hired a huge array of costumed performers that included people on stilts, jugglers, stage dancers, mimes, and just odd people for you to run into.

 There was an un-announced stage in the forest called the Salun. It was more an area than a stage. It featured a crashed spaceship dj stage that was almost always playing music. Inside of the Salun was crazy furniture, artwork, and some very creative odd things. I loved it!

Another cool new area was one called Einstein Moments. It incorporated all user integrated activities like a community painting, a crazy user run game, stuff to bang on to make music, and all sorts of hands on activities. The entire area was built to look like a locomotive and on the front had a ton of recycled percussion odds and ends to play with.




  Re-incarnation is a recurring area at Electric Forest that always changes each year, but also always keeps a few of it's original key elements. I believe they use the same materials found naturally around the ranch to create the area each year. One upgrade this year was 2 small buildings on a wooden platform featuring stairs you could walk up to get a birds eye perspective of the forest. This was never before something you could do and I really loved the view from up on top of the buildings.

As this is the fourth adaptation Sherwood Forest has seen, it is hard to say whether I like one version more than any other. Every single time I step foot into this magical place, I am immediately overwhelmed with it's amazement time and time again. The odd characters in the forest and the Salun were definitely my favorite additions this year! I really look forward and hope to be able to come back again! Here is a few good shots:

The Music:

Of all four festival's I planned to attend this year, Electric Forest had my weakest preferred lineup, but my overall favorite festival grounds. It was hard to walk in not knowing if I would really be able to enjoy the music while knowing I love the place. Three nights of the The String Cheese Incident was about the only thing I was specifically looking forward to. (How could any Rothbury veteran not?) With that said, I did not shoot very much performance footage all weekend, but I have a few nuggets for you all.

I did very much enjoy the music that was new to me and some of the energy that could be put forth at some of these intense shows, but I mainly came for the headliners, SCI, Bassnectar, Thievery Corporation, and STS9.

String Cheese Incident -

As always I love cheese and getting to see them 3 nights in a row is always worth the ticket price alone. I caught a clip during the day of their first song and one of my favorites Rosie.



Here is my unededit raw footage from one of the craziest moments of their night two set. They had performers in giant balls, on stages, carrying flags, on stilts, and just craziness occuring! Had such a good time shooting as media with a real camera this year! Learned so much!



Last footage I am sharing from SCI is just this close fan persepctive. It shows just how beautiful the lighting and stage setup really was for the main stage. Amazing!



Bassnectar - As much as I enjoyed the set last year, I was nowhere near ready for the amount of people that would be at this show. This is by far the most people I have ever witnessed at the Ranch area and I would have to say, that if Electric Forest expects crowds this big next year, they are going to need a bigger stage. There were people all the way back to the vendors and on all the walking paths. The show was awesome and some of the craziest energy I have ever witnessed, but a bit of a zoo at the same time. Here is another raw clip




Synopsys -

Overall Electric Forest 2012 was an amazing festival. Madison House and Insomniac Events put in a lot of work to make this the best overall experience possible. The production quality was unmatched compared to any other event I went to. No matter what happens next, this ever evolving festival will always be my home. Rotbury is and always will be my favorite festival venue. I hope to be back next year again to experience whatever madness they can come up with :-)


Lastly, check out my highlight video I put together with all of my video footage! It features many of my favorite moments of 2012.





Thanks for all the support ~ Pun



The Holy Gun - nice night out

It has been a while since I've gone out to shoot some local stuff, so I figured this was a perfect opportunity. I only shot one video, a nice jam before set break. I really enjoyed getting out and shooting a few pictures. Check out the Flickr photo-stream for those!

Fall Update

I know things seems a little sparse lately since festival season has winded down. I just want all of my readers to know I am still here and that I am still kicking! Life is busy and a lot less shows are on the agenda for me as of right now. I will be hitting up as much local talent as I can.

I still want to write up my experiences at Electric Forest, Allgood, and Hoxeyville for you all. I may just wrap  it all up into one update since it's already been so long since the fests. Expect that to be my next priority for you all. I am always updating the Youtube channel with anything I go check out. Make sure you are checking that feed the most as I am apt to get that content out first.

Thank you all for continuing support and I look forward to future shows this fall and winter!

Pun

Summercamp Music Festival 2012

Hello readers, sorry for taking so long to write this one up, but here is my experience at Summercamp Music Festival 2012.

Getting there -

Being over 7 hours away from the festival grounds, this is the farthest drive I would be making all year. After my enduring experience last year driving from midnight-7am, I decided it would be better this year to leave a day early and book a hotel. This enabled me to drive during the daylight and take my time. The good night of sleep was also a great refresher to help overtake the first day of the fest well.

I had an RV pass this year so that I could take my car into the festival grounds. It was very helpful not to have to haul all of my gear from the parking lot and allowed me to charge my camera batteries, phone, etc.

I was able to get in early and secure a good spot in the woods for the rest of my festival family before most people were let into the grounds. Overall my experience getting to the festival and getting into the grounds was way better than last year.

The Festival - 

This year was almost complete opposite from the year prior. Last year we had rain and clouds all weekend. It was a mud party. This year was almost unbearable hot temperatures and the dust from the dry weather really made it hard to enjoy certain aspects of the festival. I found myself trying to leave the shade for just minutes to do something only to be running back. I tend to sweat long before most people and I could drench a dry shirt in minutes the heat was so hot. This led to a great weekend of water balloon and squirt gun fights though :)

The line-up was stacked this year and with the heat, it was almost impossible to check out every band you wanted to. Luckily my crew was camped right next to the camping stage and to my surprise almost every act that played throughout the weekend was GREAT MUSIC. I have to go back and listen to some of those under-cards!

The Umphrey's stage was moved to a much better location this year not far from it's original just on higher ground and at the edge of the festival grounds. The Jagermeister stage was also moved and the set up this year seemed to work out better all around. The main Moe. stage seemed to be pushed further back at the top of the hill to accommodate a few more people this year. Camping was extended a little further beyond the main stage as well. This year seemed to be the biggest turnout yet, but the attendance in my opinion was close to last year so it was hard to tell.

The Music -

I was the more excited about the lineup at Summercamp than I was for any other festival I planned on attending. Three nights of Moe. and Upmphrey's alone made the ticket price worth my money, but with by far the strongest undercard I have ever seen! Having camped next to the camping stage allowed me to sit and thoroughly enjoy music even while hiding under my shade tents. Our camping spot really couldn't have been much better on that regard. Here are my personal highlights.

Victor Wooten -

 I was seriously excited to see who I regard as the best bass player on the planet. He put on a workshop about nature and his camp he runs. I think it was just an excuse to play some of his new music. Here is one video I shot. Keep in mind there are no drums and when the band actually played their scheduled set it was more rounded out. I was ecstatic to be this close to Victor.

The Lumineers -

My good friend Lyndall showed me this band a few months before the festival. I was immediately hooked and drawn into their sound. They are from Colorado and their newest single "Ho, Hey" is gaining popularity quickly. I wouldn't be suprised if this band is playing on much larger stages in future years. I hope for their sake that they do well. Here are a few videos I shot.







Michael Franti & Spearhead -

This was my 3rd time seeing Franti. I must say after a few shows they may feel a little stale, but he never dissapoints on the good vibes. I love Franti shows so much that I don't even care if he tells the same stories and does pretty much the same things at every show. It doesn't take innovation to LOVE! I am so happy to finally show my readers some of why I love this human so much!






Digital Tape Machine -

This was the only band I shot all weekend with my good camera. The dust was just too scary. I really enjoyed their set and will definitely be checking out this group again.



Moe. and Umphrey's Mcgee -

The two groups who are responsible for the whole festival. If you go to Summercamp, you will see these bands!





Pun Synopsis -

Overall scamp this year was a great festival. The heat made it impossible for the vibe to get to extreme levels, but the different format of this festival always leaves me loving every minute of it. I would of taken the mud from last year over the heat this year. Both Summercamps I have attended have proven to be enduring festivals. I hope next year it finds a nice median.

Here is my highlight reel I put together with my footage... Until next time ~ Pun

Home from Electric Forest

Happy Fourth of July everyone. It's been a few days since Electric Forest and I am happy to say I had a wonderful time. I am already hard at work on my highlight video and probably won't write my review until that is completed. In the meantime head on over to Flickr or Facebook and check out my photos from the festival! Here is an amazing clip I took in Sherwood. Keep an eye on the youtube channel, I will be releasing clips as I find good ones. Full highlight video coming soon. :)

Post Scamp Update

Hello my friends,

It's been a while since I've written but if you've been visiting the site you've noticed lots of pictures and videos highlighting my experiences lately.

I spent the entire day yesterday shooting Free Music Fest in Freeland, MI. It is a great event in my home town and I had a blast hanging out the entire day.

Check out this short 3 minute video from my footage from Summer Camp.  Next Up, Electric Forest!!!!!

11 Days! - Summercamp Music Festival 2012

In only ten days my official festival season will be kicking off by departing for Summercamp Music Festival 2012.

May 24th-27th marks the festivals 12th year and looks to be it's biggest turnout yet. Every year since 2001, moe. has headlined the festival and will be playing 5 sets over 3 days. Umphrey's Mcgee has been playing the festival since 2003 and has taken the co-headlining spot next to moe. They also will be playing 5 sets over 3 days! It's guaranteed to be one amazing weekend of music including many other great acts including: Janes Addiction, Primus, Michael Franti and Spearhead, and Pretty Lights just to name a few. 

In my opinion, Summercamp has THE BEST lineup this year when put up against the other 3 festivals I will be attending this year. I am so excited to see some great music and see my festival family again!

Here is a playlist of all my videos from last year. I had a blast and can't wait to get you some better coverage this year :)

Here is the current Pungenda:

May 19 - Life Size Ghost @ The Emerald Theater (Detroit, MI)
May 24-27 - Summercamp Music Festival (Chillicothe, IL)
June 10 - Radiohead @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 22-23 - Dave Matthews Band @ Deer Creek (Noblesville, IN)
June 28-July 1 - Electric Forest Festival (Rothbury, MI)
July 10 - Dave Matthews Band @ DTE Energy (Clarkston, MI)
July 19-22 - Allgood Music Festival (Thornville, OH)
August 17-19 - Hoxeyville Music Festival (Wellston, MI)

Major Chords for Minors - White out Party - Whites Bar

Last Sunday was a great day for local music. Whites Bar in Saginaw, MI hosted a benefit for Major Chords for Minors, a local non-profit organization that provides music lessons to children who cannot afford them. Over 10 bands played all day from 2pm-2am. I had a blast getting out and checking out some of the areas best talent. Here are the highlights.

The Banana Convention - I intended on shooting some video of their set but forgot my mic at home and had to just shoot some pictures.

There was a lot of music I did not get great video of, but check out my flickr photoset for pics of a few bands not listed.

The Holy Gun - Another great set from these guys. I cannot get enough of Ryan Fitzgeralds amazing bass playing and Ray Torres great guitar licks. There are two songs in this video, the second of which I have posted previously, but this one is amazing!






Loren Kranz and Friends - I am always excited to cover Loren's music when he gets the chance to slow down a little from touring non stop with The Ragbirds. There is a lot of talent from all the other bands that played who came together for these great collaborations.




Thick as Thieves - My second time covering this awesome group. They just got home from a short tour on the road. Their skills were sharpened and you could tell the music was pretty on point! Can't wait to work more with these guys in the future!




Sprout - I finally got to shoot these guys with my new camera. They have been spending some time in the studio working on getting a few songs recorded.

Here comes awesome! Festy Season is underway!

Festival season is upon us and I cannot be more excited to get to my first festival. 36 days and counting and I will be Summercamp Music Festival bound. Cannot wait to see friends and experience some great music. With Coachella in California just winding down after last weekend I am safe to say that the season is now officially underway. That Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre performance was amazing!

Since my last update I am proud to say that Punlive will officially be covering Electric Forest and Hoxeyville music festivals as Media. I will also be covering Summercamp and Allgood, but not with media credentials! Maybe next year ;)

I have been enjoying getting out to local music and shooting some of the scene. There is a lot of bands out there and I don't plan to stop covering music anytime soon. I run into so many wonderfully talented people. It feels amazing to be respected by a few of them :)

I hope to make you all some great videos this year. Ramping up the post production on my videos is my first focus. I really can't wait to use some of my new video/photos to create some great professional coverage. Excited to get to a festival with the new camera and see what I can accomplish shot wise. Summercamp will be a great start to get the feel for the types of shots I can take. Summercamp has the best lineup of music IMO so it's going to be mainly about the music. Expect some in depth reviews of a show or two this year. Once my feet hit the ground at Electric Forest it is going to be another story. The lineup is not that overall intriguing to me music wise (except cheese!), but I do expect one of the craziest and wildest experiences of my life. I plan to bring as much of that experience back to you all. I know musically Electric Forest might not be my bag of chips, but there is no way I could ever miss an opportunity to spend time with my friends in the greatest place on earth. It is going to be a whole new level of awesome and I wouldn't miss a chance to be back in it, EVER!

Since I won't be running from stage to stage non stop all weekend like I will at Summercamp, I plan to use that time wisely getting all the photos and clips of the vibe that I can. Expect something really interesting and tons better than last years coverage. I really cannot wait! I have so many ideas for types of videos and shots I want to do. You will see me running all over the festival grounds waving my monopod/tripod in the air running from one spot to another getting great shots hopefully :)

I also want to get with a few of the acts at the festival as I didn't do any artist interviews last year. Expect that to change this year. Not sure who I want to target yet, but I will find someone interesting :)

I really want to cover the crowd reaction. I am going to be doing short interviews and working to get on the spot commentary from festival goers. I can't wait to see how that will go.

That is what is currently on the Pungenda right now. Here is the list:

May 19 - Life Size Ghost & Candlebox @ The Emerald Theater (Detroit, MI)
May 24-27 - Summercamp Music Festival (Chillicothe, IL)
June 10 - Radiohead @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 22-23 - Dave Matthews Band @ Deer Creek (Noblesville IN)
June 28-July 1 - Electric Forest Festival (Rothbury MI)
July 10 - Dave Matthews Band @ DTE Energy (Clarkston MI)
July 19-22 - Allgood Music Festival (Thornville OH)
August 17-19 - Hoxeyville Music Festival (Wellston MI)

Local Spotlight - The Macpodz & The Deep End

Drove out to Mt Pleasant last night to check out the Punlive favorite The Macpodz and also check out a newcomer called The Deep End. Had a great time. The Deep End featured a heavier rock set with a lot of rock sounding influences. To me it was more Umphrey's like but their sound varied enough to not always sound like that. Really enjoyed checking them out.

Did not catch any quality video of the Macpodz, but check out our latest pictures for a few of the guys. Their last show with all 5 original members is Saturday. It was nice seeing them all one last time before their next iteration. I will be sure to catch up with The Macpodz again at Hoxeyville and Allgood music festivals.

Here is a clip from The Deep End.

Local Spotlight - Fireworks Over London

My friend Mike invited me out to check out this band. Not my usual type of music, but it is always refreshing to get out and see what else is going on. The band came all the way from Nashville, but I think MI is home to most of them. Check out this video.

My Gear List - What I shoot with

I see that a lot of blogs and photographers list their gear on their web pages. I think it is important for anyone trying to get a gig shooting to be able to give a reference. Well here is my modest list:

Nikon D7000
Nikkor Zoom Lens -18mm-105mm VR -F/3.5-5.6 -
Nikkor Prime Lens - 50mm -f/1.8 D-AF - Nikon F
2x 32GB Sandisk Extreme Class 10 SDHC memory cards
2x Nikon EN EL15 Camera battery - Li-Ion
Promaster 67mm UV Filter
Tiffen 52mm UV Filter
Nikon Lens Pen
Rode Stereo Videomic Pro

Induro Cm24 Carbon Fiber Monopod
Manfrotto 190XPROB Camera Tripod
Manfrotto 701HDV Pro Fluid Video Mini Head
Lowerpro Rezo 160 AW Shoulder Bag

I am sure it will be ever changing. I really want to get a wide angle lens for shooting Electric Forest this year but I don't think I will be able to in time. We will see :)

Local Spotlight - Thick as Thieves & Skee-town Stylee

Went out last night and hit up The Hamilton St Pub. Seemed like the only place I frequent with any good bands playing. I was pleasantly surprised and walked away from the night feeling musically fulfilled.

Skee-town Stylee

This outfit from Muskegon, MI brought the Slightly Stoopid/Sublime sounding vibe to Saginaw. They weren't just any Sublime sounding band, their singer Brett Kerr has a great voice and can easily pull off the sound. All of their songs seem to feature a marijuana oriented theme so I feel they sound more like today's Slightly Stoopid than yesterdays Sublime, although they kind of have a sound somewhere in the middle. I was happy to hear their music as I love this kind of sound. I would love to see these guys again. Check out this video.

Thick as Thieves

This was my first time ever checking out this Saginaw local band and I am happy that I did. They have a lot of different sounding songs that range from Reggae, to blues, to Rap, and probably even more. I was very pleased because all of their songs were great. I can't wait to just sit back and enjoy these guys again. Check out these two very different sounding songs.

Few new Shows on the Agenda. - The Macpodz

I have recently been invited to come out and shoot a few more shows.


April 05 - I have been invited by the Macpodz and will be attending the Rubbles show in Mt Pleasant. Expect something fun!

Can't wait!

Thanks for all the support,
Pun

New website and camera! + Local Spotlight! Mason's Case, The Holy Gun, & Life Size Ghost

Things have been going great lately and my plans for this summer couldn't have me any more excited. I want to keep you all updated on what is going on and I must say that there is a lot to look forward to!

First and foremost is I bought a new Nikon D7000 Camera and have already been shooting and releasing content with it. I am really happy with the quality and  the extended capability this will give Punlive in the future. Check out this great video I shot last night of a Saginaw native band called Mason's Case. Check out our Youtube for more videos.

Ok enough about the camera... We also are about to debut an all new Punlive.net. I never intended on using the Blogspot.com as a true home for punlive. Now with the help of our friends at Design Hawx, Punlive will  have it's own page that will feature a lot more direct content. I am very excited to show you all. The site should be live within the week so stay tuned!

My summer schedule hasn't changed much but here it is for all your viewing pleasure!

May 24-27 - Summercamp Music Festival (Chillicothe, IL)
June 10 - Radiohead @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 22-23 - Dave Matthews Band @ Deer Creek (Noblesville IN)
June 28-July 1 - Electric Forest Festival (Rothbury MI)
July 10 - Dave Matthews Band @ DTE Energy (Clarkston MI)
July 19-22 - Allgood Music Festival (Thornville OH)
August 17-19 - Hoxeyville Music Festival (Wellston MI)

On top of all these great summer big band events, I will be continuing to release coverage of all sorts of local Michigan talent. Make sure to subscribe to the Twitter in order to keep up with all the videos and pictures I am posting of new content. I am using Facebook and Flickr to release photos I am shooting for now. I just got the Flickr account created and they only let you upload so much at a time so the updates might be a little behind on Flickr until it all gets caught up.


Local Spotlight:

I am going to start writing in the blog on a more consistent basis and I am starting a section devoted to all the local Michigan area bands that we will cover. Here are a few showcase videos of some of the great local Michigan bands I saw this week.

The Holy Gun - I had seen this band open for Sprout a few times and it took a few to get by Ray Torres extreme "Trey Face" to realize that this guy can really play awesome guitar. Pair him up with Ryan Fitzgerald, who is in my opinion Saginaw's best bass player, and you've got a great combination. Ray obviously is Phish influenced. Check out this video!

Life Size Ghost - I have been covering these guys since my ears first had the pleasure of hearing Talitha's amazing voice. Erik their lead guitar player is amazing at taking their music and blasting it into the stratosphere.  Check out our Youtube for a lot more videos of these guys.

Mason's Case - Originally from Saginaw, Matthew Alfano's Mason's Case is now based out of Chicago. It was great to have them back for a local show. I shot what is probably some of the best video about to be on the internet of them yet! Here's one tidbit for now. We shot this show with 3 cameras, so expect some edited version to come out eventually featuring all of the set from different angles. Here's one song the D7000 captured. 

The Banana Convention - This was my first real time going out and attempting to shoot video with the new camera. I learned a valuable lesson about turning the microphone on and ended up with a bunch of soundless footage. Of course it was all the best shots. You live and learn. Here is an amazing cover of Adele's "Rolling in the deep" that they did. This girl can really sing I am excited to check them out again sometime. Thanks for letting me shoot the show :)

Thanks for all the support ~ Pun

Gearing up for a great season

2012 is well underway and dates are swirling. My first shows this year will be Lotus in Grand Rapids on 2/15 and Umphrey's McGee in Detroit on 2/18. Expect a few pictures and maybe a clip or two from each show.

I have been getting prepared for what is guaranteed to be a great year of music. On the punlive agenda thus far is:

Summercamp Music Festival
Dave Matthews Band @ Deer Creek (Noblesville, In) on 6/22 - 6/23
Electric Forest Festival
Dave Matthews Band @ DTE Energy 7/10
Allgood Music Festival
Hoxeyville Music Festival

Punlive.net will be adapting and adjusting it's focus this year. I will be releasing a lot less RAW content of any bigger shows. Expect most of the Ipod style video to be of local bar scene music and a lot less from the festival scene. My new intention is to capture quality footage with the use of a new DSLR. I want to start taking this footage and applying vigorous editing and ideas to hopefully come out with some really higher quality content this year.

I want to start connecting directly with artists to help incorporate our skills into what can really help benefit both Punlive.net and the artists. I don't want to just rogue shoot every show I see with hopes that it will be ok to release.

Moving forward from last year, covering festivals in a lot more detail will be a major focus. I want to really start filming crowd reactions and interact directly with fans. I want to be able to convey the love and energy that people have at these events. If I can bring even a shred of what I have experienced back home to share with others, then I am happy to be doing it.

I also want to get a grasp on all the talent in lower Michigan. There is a lot of good bands working very hard to make something of themselves out there. Expect quite a bit of new music to start hitting the youtube channel . I am connecting with organizers of shows and event's to start frequenting some local talent.

I am just itching to do more for my fans and to get some updates rolling. Make sure you are checking out our Facebook page and other social pages as well. I update those pages weekly, while only updating the blog periodically.

Thanks for all the support,
Pun