Happy New Year, everyone, as the snow again turns into rain...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik2zEZmEJSA
-Daniel
December 31, 2021
Friday, December 31, 2021
Thursday, December 30, 2021
New Interview With Ken Evans Of The Fifth Estate
https://www.goldminemag.com/music-history/where-are-they-now-the-fifth-estate
Check out my recent interview with Ken Evans of the Fifth Estate.
-Daniel
December 30, 2021
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Christmas Carol Photos, Charlotte, NC, December 15, 2021
Christmas Carol
Theatre Charlotte
Halton Theater at CPCC
Charlotte, NC
December 15, 2021
All photos copyright 2021 Daniel Coston
-Daniel
December 22, 2021
NSMA Photos, Winston-Salem, NC, December 12 and 13, 2021
NSMA
Winston-Salem, NC
December 12 and 13, 2021
All photos copyright 2021 Daniel Coston
-Daniel
December 22, 2022
Kane Brown and Jordan Davis Photos, Charlotte, NC, December 4, 2021
Kane Brown and Jordan Davis
Spectrum Arena
Charlotte, NC
December 4, 2021
All photos copyright 2021 Daniel Coston
December 22, 2021
Circles Around The Sun, Charlotte, NC, November, 2021
Circles Around The Sun
Visulite Theater
Charlotte, NC
November, 2021
Photo copyright 2021 Daniel Coston
-Daniel
December 22, 2021
Mipso Photos, Visulite Theater, Charlotte, NC, December 3, 2021
Mipso
-Daniel
Visulite Theater
Charlotte, NC
December 3, 2021
All photos copyright 2021 Daniel Coston
-Daniel
December 21, 2021
Southern Culture On The Skids photos, Charlotte, NC, December 3, 2021
Southern Culture On The Skids
Visulite Theater
Charlotte, NC
December 3, 2021
All photos copyright 2021 Daniel Coston
-Daniel
December 21, 2021
Elonzo Photos, Charlotte, NC, December 9, 2021
Elonzo
Visulite Theater
Charlotte, NC
December 9, 2021
All photos copyright 2021 Daniel Coston
-Daniel
December 21, 2021
Preservation Hall All Stars Photos, Charlotte, NC, December 9, 2021
Preservation Hall All Stars
Booth Playhouse
Charlotte, NC
December 9, 2021
All photos copyright 2021 Daniel Coston
-Daniel
December 21, 2021
Monday, December 20, 2021
Thank You/Next Shows
My sincere thanks to everyone that came out to, and was a part of last night's Double Door reunion show. It was wonderful to see everyone again.
Tonight, the Neverending Tour passes through JazzArts' event at Crown Station, and the Tosco Holiday Party at Knight Theater. Stay safe out there, and see you on the road.
-Daniel
December 20, 2021
Friday, December 17, 2021
Double Door Inn Reunion Show On Sunday
Sunday! Double Door Inn reunion show! Neighborhood Theatre! Lenny Federal Band, and the Mannish Boys! 6pm doors, tickets available at the door! Spread the word, and see you there!
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Last Few Days
Sunday and Monday, photographing the National Sports Media convention and awards gala in Winston-Salem, NC, working and hanging with Neil Leifer, Dick Stockton, Jim Nantz and many others. Tuesday, work on one County Commission meeting, listening to mixes of a new Cyrkle song, then working on photos for the video of another new Cyrkle song.
Thank you all. See you soon, and see you on the road.
-Daniel
December 15, 2021
Friday, December 10, 2021
Thoughts On The Last Nine Years Photographing The Monkees
In early 2012, I never thought that I would see the Monkees onstage again. I had given up a photo pass to the band's first show in 2011, due to a work commitment. I'll just see them in the fall, I thought at the time. But time had other ideas. I went so far as to travel four-plus hours to see Micky Dolenz do a half-hour set in Hiawasee, GA, convinced that it was my only chance to hear those songs again.
When the fall tour with Michael Nesmith was announced, that was no question if I was going to see it. The only question was where, and if I could take photos of the show. On November 29th, nearly sixteen years to the day after I saw the Monkees (sans Nesmith) play on my birthday, I photographed the band in Glenside, PA. Those of you that saw that tour know how wondrous it was, witnessing Headquarters, and the whole of the Monkees catalog played live. It was literally a dream come true. Thankfully, there was more to come.
Over the last nine years, through the good graces of Andrew Sandoval, I was enough to photograph the Monkees on several occasions. So many highlights come to mind. Flying to Hollywood to photograph the band's 50th anniversary show in 2016. Dinner with Micky, and Peter Tork in Nashville, discussing music and their plans for their stage show. Witnessing a First National Band show, another impossible mirage come to life. It was not always a perfect ride. Dealing with weekend warrior security in Ohio, and driving ten hours in 2018 to Pennsylvania, only to discover that the show and tour had been cancelled. But if the opportunity came again, I always jumped at the chance to return to that dream.
While I enjoyed photographing the band on this recent final tour, I will always think of photographing the Mike & Micky show in 2019 as my emotional farewell. I was in Ohio to visit my mother-in-law, who had just received a terminal cancer diagnosis. Andrew and the band knew none of this. I just asked if I could photograph their show in Michigan, roughly four hours away. While the band was eager to finish the tour, they gave an emotional show that again that spoke to everything I was feeling in that moment. Some of the best photos of Mike & Micky come from this show. After saying my goodbyes, I made my way back to Ohio through two snowstorms, dodging broken-down cars, and following the ruts on the highway to keep going.
As I approached my mother-in-law's house at 3:30 in the morning, the snow stopped. I had, for just a few minutes, outrun the storm. I pulled into the driveway, and watched as the snowflakes begin to fall on the ground. Time catches up to all of us. But for a moment, we can live and enjoy moments where summers seem endless, and be thankful that while the sun is shining, we surrounded ourselves in the sights and sounds that made our lives better.
I photographed every show as though I may not ever see them again, but in my heart, I always hoped for one more show. As I look back tonight, I am not sad that an era has passed. I am thankful that the dream of the Monkees existed, and for nine years, I was witness to something that, like life, was ever-evolving and ever-changing, but changed my days on this earth for the better. That, and the music, will always be there. Now, and for all of our days to come.
It cannot be part of me, for now it's part of you.
Thank you, Monkees. Thank you Peter, and Mike.
'Til then, goodnight.
-Daniel
December 10, 2021
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Announcing My New Exhibit Of Photos
In September of 2001, I first photographed the Avett Brothers at Fat City. It wasn't the first time that I had photographed members of the band, and it wouldn't be the last.
Over the last twenty years, I have been witness to, and documented their journey. There's a lot of stories, and a lot of photos from those adventures that have never been told. Until now.
The Avett Brothers have given myself and the Earl Scruggs Center the opportunity to put together A Symphony For The Road, an exhibit featuring my photos from the last 23 years. Nearly all of the photos in this exhibit have never been seen before, and tell a remarkable story. Please join us in February when we open this exhibit at the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC.
More information soon. Thank you all, and see you on the road.
http://earlscruggscenter.org/earl-scruggs-center-announces-new-special-exhibition-2/
-Daniel
December 7, 2021
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