Lydia at Mercury Bar 3/5/09

I got the wonderful chance to shoot one of my current favorite bands, Lydia, at the Mercury Bar in Manhattan this past week (thanks to Celeste at Universal). I actually had photo passes to their show in Atlanta at the end of 2008 while they were on tour with Copeland and Lovedrug, but there was confusion about our passes at the box office and ended up missing their set. So, when I found out they were playing here in New York, I had to get a second chance.

I'm so glad I did.

Their music is just as beautiful live as it is in the studio. The band admitted (and apologized!) to being sick, but had they not said anything we would have never noticed. The band, which consists of a few mellow, low key guys, a few high energy rockers, and an equally beautiful and talented female keyboard player, made the early show rock just as hard as any other Mercury bar show. The only disappointing part of the show was realizing how much I missed NOT seeing them in Atlanta. I would love to keep shooting Lydia in the future, they made for some good shots for sure. The entire collection will be posted on my myspace, and Lydia can be found here, and they are very much worth the click.









all photos by E