[RH Photos] Baths at Mohawk in Austin (4/17/14)
On a drizzling Thursday night, electronic artist Baths hit Mohawk in Austin. The semi-full venue was feeling the opening act, but most were waiting for Baths to hit the stage. When Baths took the stage for his set, fans were excited and ready for him. Diehard fans sang with and vibed out with Baths throughout his set. It was on the fence fans, however, that were not sure what to make of his set. He seemed to really try and get the crowd going, but most just hung back and watched. I'm not sure if it was the drizzly weather or the material, but it seemed like only a a few people were really feeling him. Baths is one of those artists that you can argue might be better on headphones or vibing out on your own in your bedroom instead of at a live performance.
My first experience with Baths was last year at Pitchfork Music Festival. I wasn't familiar with his music, but I really respected his fan base. This time around, I came in with a positive mind set and ready to see how he had developed over the last year. Unfortunately, like most people at Mohawk thought, the performance lacked something I really couldn't put my finger on, other than the fact that some material doesn't translate the same live as it does on headphones. Not to turn anyone away from Baths, but check out some photos from the performance below.
[Through My Lens] Shooting with Phoenix
Photos by Bobby Reys
Last week, I shared some photos from a location I scouted out for a possible photo shoot, and this week I wanted to share the results of some recent shots I took with Phoenix. I knew when I first found the place that Phoenix would be the one I would want to shoot there because of her style and attitude that comes across so well in photos. The day was cold and rainy, but that did not stop us from venturing out to see what the both of us could create. The location really gave us a good backdrop to work with, along with Phoenix's choice of outfits that made for a fun shoot. You can check out some of the photos I took of Phoenix here. For more, you can check out my blog.
[Via Bobby Reys]
![[Through My Lens] shooting w/Phoenix](https://rubyhornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_3150-300x170.jpg)
![[Through My Lens] shooting w/Phoenix](https://rubyhornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_3193-300x170.jpg)
![[Through My Lens] shooting w/Phoenix](https://rubyhornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_3196-300x170.jpg)
![[Through My Lens] shooting w/Phoenix](https://rubyhornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_3227-300x170.jpg)
![[Through My Lens] shooting w/Phoenix](https://rubyhornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_3249-300x170.jpg)
![[Through My Lens] shooting w/Phoenix](https://rubyhornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_3273-300x170.jpg)
![[Through My Lens] shooting w/Phoenix](https://rubyhornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_3275-300x170.jpg)
![[Through My Lens] shooting w/Phoenix](https://rubyhornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_3345-300x170.jpg)
![[Through My Lens] shooting w/Phoenix](https://rubyhornet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_3364-300x170.jpg)
[Through My Lens] Scouting Locations
Photos by Bobby Reys
The weather in Chicago never cares what you have planned for the day, and many know that it can be 80 degrees one day and snow on the ground the next. That being said, I met up with a friend to go scouting for potential photo shoot locations even though the weather didn't cooperate with us. The day was cold and rainy, even though the previous days had been okay for Chicago standards. With no particular destination in mind, we found a spot that looked like we could use one day. The place was dark, full of grime, but was also colorful at the same time, and we were able to come away with some shots and ideas. Despite the sucky weather conditions, we were able to come away with some shots and some ideas. Here are some shots that I took that day.
[Via Bobby Reys]
[RH Photos] Arcade Fire at Austin 360 in Austin, TX (4/10/14)
Photos by Jerri Starbuck
Last Thursday, Canadian rock band Arcade Fire brought their tour to the Austin360 Amphitheater at the Circuit of the Americas. I unfortunately wasn't able to make the show due to an unforeseen accident that involved me on my bike and a Pizza Hut delivery driver who didn't look both ways. For those who couldn't make the show, there are some photos for you to enjoy below.
[RH Photos] The Other Woman LA Press Conference (4/11/14)
Photos by Lauren Groth of Art Room Collective
Last Friday, we had one of our friends in Los Angeles, Lauren Groth, cover the LA press conference for The Other Woman, a romantic comedy directed by Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, Alpha Dog) and starring Leslie Mann (This is 40), Cameron Diaz (Sex Tape), and Kate Upton. The film is about three women who realize they've all been with the same man at the same time. Instead of taking their anger on each other, they team up together to get revenge on him. During the press conference, Lauren took some photos, as well as some of the actors' statements on the film. Check everything out below, and be sure to catch The Other Woman when it hits theaters on April 25th.
Everyone was having a good time. It was held in a smaller conference room, so it felt quite intimate. Cameron Diaz was the main speaker out of the group. She commented on how comfortable she was working with everyone and that she had a 4 hour lunch with Leslie Mann before shooting the film, so they hit it off early.
Leslie Mann was complimented on playing a "great drunk" by one of the reporters, which she got a kick out of. She said she learned it from "all of you," possibly because the press were given mimosas and bloody marys before the conference. Kate Upton commented how much she's learned from Diaz and Mann. Mann replied saying that she thinks of Upton as a daughter since she's only five years older than her own daughter.
The two guys, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Taylor Kinney didn't speak too much. However, they did comment how they "felt" for the cheating husband character because of the sort of revenge the girls had on him. Diaz complimented Coster-Waldau for being able to play "dumb" really well. All three girls said how great the guys were in the film & how much fun they had.
Some quotes from the The Other Woman press packet:
Cameron Diaz: "I just thought it was a beautiful thing. It's about friendship and about women. What I also loved about the script is that it wasn't man-bashing and it wasn't revenge. It's about a journey that these women take with one another to learn about themselves."
Leslie Mann: "There are certain people who have an ear for comedy. It's like a song and a rhythm, so when you're doing comedy, if the other person isn't hearing the same thing as you are, it just lays there and dies. Cameron hears the same thing as I do. We can pick up where the other one lets off and it's like a good give-and-take. And Kate Upton has that, too. She knows how to play things and she's super smart."
Kate Upton: "I am so lucky to have one of my first movies to be with Leslie and Cameron. They are so inspiring."
[Through My Lens] Mexico
Photos by Bobby Reys
It's been about a week since I've been back from Mexico, and I've been going through all the photos I took from all the various spots I visited. It had been awhile since I shot and edited so many photos, but since I was in a new place everyday, I knew on the flight coming back to the States that I'd have some work ahead of me. There were really a lot of photos that I wanted to share, but in the end, I decided on the ones that captured a good portion of what I saw in Mexico. There are shots from cities like San Miguel, Guanajuato, and Morelia to shots that I took in little towns that are probably not even on a map. There was some more stuff I would have liked to capture, but that might have until next time. All in all, it was a good trip, even with all of the police checkpoints when traveling between places. The weather was good, and the food was even better... which I didn't even snap one photo of.
[Via Bobby Reys]
[SXSW 2014] South by Southwest 2014 Retrospective
[Ruby Hornet will be covering SXSW from March 7th to March 16th. Follow along as we bring you exclusive film reviews, photos, daily features, and interviews with filmmakers, actors, and musicians!]
South by Southwest has always held a special candle in my heart. Were it not for my inaugural trip to Austin in 2012, I wouldn't be where I'm at right now, both personally and professionally. Going into SXSW every year, I always find myself filled with a level of excitement I never get when covering other festivals, whether they're film or music-related, and this year was no different. With SXSW 2014 being my first year covering for Ruby Hornet, I opted to handle the film festival differently than I have in the past, focusing more on interviews rather than reviews, which I hope you've all seen by now, because they've been great. On the music side, Jake made his own spin on covering SXSW, writing personal daily journals that detailed his experience in Austin surrounded by a lot of rising artists and musicians, as well as doing his thing with some amazing interviews. In the photography realm, both Virgil and Kristen Wrzesniewski held it down for us, covering the film and music sides of the festival, respectively. In case you missed our coverage sprinkled throughout the past month, everything SXSW-related can be found below, neatly indexed and set in order in chronological order. I hope you all enjoyed our SXSW 2014 coverage!
[SXSW] 10 Films You Should See at SXSW 2014
[SXSW Review] The Infinite Man
[SXSW Review] Chef
[SXSW Review] Neighbors
[SXSW Review] Premature
[SXSW Review] Manny
[SXSW Review] Space Station 76
[SXSW Video Interview] Kim Shaw, David Dastmalchian, and Collin Schiffli (ANIMALS)
[SXSW Review] ANIMALS
[SXSW Review] Cesar Chavez
[SXSW Interview] Jerrod Carmichael (Neighbors)
[SXSW Interview] Ike Barinholtz (Neighbors)
[SXSW Interview] Hannah Marshall and Hugh Sullivan (The Infinite Man)
[SXSW Video Interview] Emmy Rossum and Fatima Ptacek (Before I Disappear)
[SXSW Interview] Adam Riegler and Alan Tudyk (Premature)
[SXSW Interview] John Karna and Dan Beers (Premature)
[SXSW Video Interview] Lenny Mesina (Manny)
[SXSW Video Interview] Ryan Moore (Manny)
[SXSW Interview] Shawn Christensen and Paul Wesley (Before I Disappear)
[SXSW Journal] Day 1
[SXSW Journal] Day 2
[SXSW Journal] Day 3
[SXSW Journal] Day 4
[SXSW] Music Festival 2014 Recap
[SXSW Interview] The Radkey Brothers Are Bringing Punk Back
[SXSW Interview] Bishop Nehru Embodies 'The Twenty Year Loop'
[SXSW Interview] The Tontons, Well on Their Way
[SXSW Interview] Cheers Elephant, SXSW Veterans
[SXSW Photos] Robert Rodriguez Museum
[SXSW Photos] From Dusk till Dawn: The Series After Party
[SXSW Photos] Film Festival 2014
[SXSW Photos] Music Festival 2014
[RH Photos] Deltron 3030 at Emo's in Austin, TX (3/27/14)
Photography by Virgil Solis
Last Thursday, super hip hop group Deltron 3030 hit a packed Emo's in Austin. Kid Koala fit in as the opening act along with playing with the group, also playing during a small intermission. I was somewhat familiar with some of Kid Koala's work (mostly the Deltron 3030 stuff), but I was really impressed by his work ethic that night. The guy pretty much played the whole show. As with any Deltron 3030, show the crowd was packed with fans who knew every song from their catalog. I hadn't seen Del perform in over five years, and he did not disappoint. Del is what I would consider a real rap professional. Dude has been putting out music and performing for over 20 years. The super cool Dan The Automator also did not miss a step with playing a few instruments and beat pads. Dan kept his cool the first half of the show, walking back and forth on stage until he finally cracked a smile and showed his excitement, returning the energy back to the crowd. If you haven't seen Deltron perform, I suggest you do so next time they are in you town. Until then, check out some of my photos from the show below.
