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Peaches + Light Fires Launch Sarah Liss’s Will Munro Book

Alejandro — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:34:14 +0000

Peaches + Light Fires came together to commemorate Will Munro and the launch of Sarah Liss’s book, “Army of Lovers: A Community History of Will Munro” at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on October 22, 2013. It was the perfect pairing of music + queerness.

Gentleman Reg’s alter-ego, Regina was channeling Sandra Bernhard with her witty commentary in between tracks from her debut album “FACE”. She is definitely a force to be reckoned with when she takes the stage with her perfectly choreographed leg kicks and dance moves.

Peaches always delivers a memorable performance and she didn’t disappoint. She played a DJ set that covered all her best songs like “Talk to Me” and “Fuck the Pain Away”, several costume changes and champagne for everyone as seen in the photos below.

Read Jesse Ship’s review on BlogTo.

Vag Halen in Maclean’s Magazine

Alejandro — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:50:37 +0000

Don’t miss my photos of Vag Halen in this week’s issue of Maclean’s Magazine. I shot Vag Halen at the opening night of the Rhubarb Festival at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto. These ladies owned the stage–can’t wait to photograph them again.

Erykah Badu Live

Alejandro — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:30:24 +0000

Tuesday night I photographed one of my favorite musicians Erykah Badu at Toronto’s Koolhaus…

“At about 9:30 pm, Erykah Badu came out to “Penitentiary Philosophy,” backed by a four-piece band, a DJ, and three background singers. Interestingly enough, one of the vocalists was none other than Erykah’s own sister, Nayrock, the one time star of a rather controversial Flaming Lips video; another the daughter of Millie Jackson. The opener concluded to Badu proclaiming herself a “warrior princess from the other sun,” as the audience greeted her radiance with a warm ovation.”

Read the rest of Marko Orlic’s review of the Erykah Badu concert on BlogTo and check out my photos…

Solange Live!

Alejandro — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:23:55 +0000

Solange delivered soul + more at her sold out show at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall. Dev Hynes, the mastermind behind her latest ep “True”, accompanied her on guitar. Check out the photos below and watch Phil Villeneuve’s viral video for Solange’s “Losing You”.

Read Jesse Ship’s review on BlogTo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgN__UbBjD4

Miguel Live!

Alejandro — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:04:30 +0000

I love photographing people who love what they do. And Miguel was all about love when he performed at the Koolhaus in Toronto. Check out my photos below and read a review of the show on BlogTo.com