This is a band I actually had the opportunity to shoot a few years prior to this, and for whatever reason that day, I turned it down. Then at the end of their set, I see confetti flying around everywhere and immediately regretted it. When this assignment came up, I didn’t waste a second accepting it. Plus, the Novo Theatre doesn’t have a 3-song rule and I got to shoot the entire show. AWESOME.
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