↑ THE BLESSINGS↑ ↓ GLAM SKANKS↓![]()
The first item of business for 2017 in FASTFILMBLOG will be one the best, last shows of 2016, FOXES Magazine's David Bowie tribute show of all Bowie covers at the Satellite in Silverlake, Los Angeles, Calif. on Dec. 30, 2016. Its top act, popular L.A. bluesy/Stonesy hard-rockers The Blessings delivered "Diamond Dogs" with groove-drenched authority amid extras like singer Jeremy White's harmonica-playing and singer Lavonne Seetal's cowbell percussion in its essential role for that tune.
Another top act, Glam Skanks provided utter glitter thrills as skanks on the run for FOXES. Proceeds from this show went to Queen guitarist/science scholar Brian May's Save Me Trust animal foundation and to FOXES magazine costs. Tina De La Celle of FOXES compiled this themed benefit.
Interesting stage lighting which made some of my shots appear as if I had de-saturated them post-production in Lightroom, which I did not!
THE BLESSINGS are Jeremy White, vocals, harmonica;
Mike Gavigan, guitar; Jeffrey Howell, keyboards;
Jason Upright, drums;
Lavonne Seetal, vocals, percussion;
Lights Out Levine, bass.
The Glam Skanks recreate the famed Ronson/Bowie "donnant la tête" stage photo op.
The GLAM SKANKS are (left to right) V Witkin, Jaxine Sparkles, Ali Cat and Millie Chen.
Two of the other genuine star acts, below left,amidst the high-key Jacques Brel lighting, singer Gabrielle Wortman and Smoke Season tackled "Rock And Roll Suicide" with appropriate swagger; right, sweet-faced bad girl guitarist Frankie Clarke of Frankie and The Studs. Homegrown L.A. Rock cred is firmly in place for Frankie-- she is Guns N' Roses' guitarist/Whisky A Gogo Ultimate Jam star Gilby Clarke's daughter.
Other featured/listed acts were The Schizophonics, Jeffertiti Moon, Jeff Fribourg, Modeste Cobian, Veronica Bianqui, Laena Geronimo, and The Blank Tapes.
PHOTO OPS:
Left to right, event organizer Tina De La Celle, Jeremy White, singer of The Blessings, rock and roll couturier Evita Corby. Behind the scenes, Tina's son Julian De La Celle was DJ for the evening as well.