birthday bash

One of Burlington's premier music venues, Higher Ground, rang in it's 10th birthday with a huge bash featuring many of Vermont's greatest musical talents. I went to the birthday party to collect audio while Jordan Silverman shot most of the photos. Of course, I couldn't resist bringing my camera as I love taking stage shots since the lighting is always so dramatic. My favorites are posted below. The party was great. DJ A-Dog and Russell kept the lounge moving while the main stage featured Dave Grippo and his funk band with two high-energy sets to warm up the crowd. Local celebrities were abound as I ran into Mike Gordon of Phish (that dude is everywhere) and Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's. I couldn't stay the entire night, but word is Mike Gordon hopped on stage with the Higher Ground All-Stars, Grace Potter jumped up too with The Nocturnals and one guest I did catch was the great Fatty B throwing down with Grippo. Great night, great music...great assignment.