Gaining ground

With the Gaga Weekend over, it was time for a technological upgrade. My Olympus had been a fairly reliable workhouse for the price, but compared to the work of other photographers working under similar conditions it was pretty clear that its focus wasn't cutting it. Worse, the flash was markedly slow to recharge - I missed many shots waiting for the "ready" light to go back on. On June 18 I went to Henry's with my Dad and bought a new camera, a Nikon D90. That night I walked over to Mavericks to see Acres and In-Flight Safety and give it a try-out, which it passed with flying colours. And the music was good too!

Acres were also previewing some new stuff - musically, that is. Michael shows the Mogwai love.



Matthew shows the Plaid love.



Rhythm section action!



Downstroking action!



The whole lot!



Matthew sings!



Singalong action!



Rocking out action!





I severely underestimated the power of my new flash.



More, better-lit rock action!



And so on.



This show was recorded, and can be downloaded in a variety of formats from the Internet Archive.

• Show reminder: The Rural Alberta Advantage, Anchors and The John Punch Band play Mavericks; Sharon Cardiff and Joel Martin perform at the Elmdale House.