Sean Chin

Monthly Archives: August 2008

V-fest Set Times A-GO!

Well, they are finally here! (Not V-fest yet) But the anticipated band set times. They can be found here: http://virginfestival.ca/toronto/#/lineup/. Overall, the 2008 schedule looks pretty decent. However, on day 1, they decided to bill MGMT, the Fratellis and newly added Lights at almost the same slot on different stages around 5 O’clock-ish. Running around [...]

Live Concert Portfolio: UPDATED

I have just updated my “Best of” portfolio with some of my personal favorites. Some of my top shots are all in there. Bands like Arcade fire, M.I.A, Interpol and Radiohead are included! Check it out! This shot is of Explosions in the Sky at Virgin Festival 2007 at the Future Shop stage. They are [...]

Virgin Bound

With the 2008 edition of Virgin Festival on the Toronto Islands just about ten days away, it seems that all the final acts have just been added. If you take a look at my previous post , where I tried to predict some of the key bands I thought would have gave V-fest more sparkle [...]

iN rAiNbOwS

Terrifyingly Beautiful. I finally got to see Radiohead live last night at the Molson Amphitheater. I am still in awe, and my limbs are as sore as ever. But it was worth it… *Check out more photos @ my -> Flickr <- After the fresh opening act delivered by Grizzly Bear, the crowd turned around [...]

Virgin Festival 2008: Confirmed

My credentials just came through for the 2008 Virgin Festival here on the beautiful Toronto Islands. We got a reviewer and two photographers prepared to hit the battle fields on September 6 and 7. V-fest is all about giving many upcoming indy bands the chance to rock it out along side with some of the [...]

8-bit wonder…Crystal Castles

I NEED to see this band live. You know those times you think you got everything organized and such, and then it hits you that you totally missed out on something? Yeah that happened to me. I just realized that I missed a FREE Crystal Castle concert @ the Harbourfront center early july and they [...]

In The Pit

After a good ole show, when ruffling through the few gigabites of photos I took, I like to analyze the “crowd” shots and look at the audiences expressions. I have included just 3 of my fave “crowd” photos in this post. The first one is from Toronto V-fest 2007, the 2nd is from a Sloan [...]