The Slants
June 5, 2011, 2:18 am
I took some new promo shots for the Slants today. They have a new member named Thai. Editing these photos are really making me crave dim sum.
The portfolio of photographer Ro Tam
The portfolio of photographer Ro Tam
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June 5, 2011, 2:18 am
I took some new promo shots for the Slants today. They have a new member named Thai. Editing these photos are really making me crave dim sum.
April 5, 2011, 8:10 pm
This afternoon I had the pleasure of photographing the infectious pop band Pocketknife at Coava Coffee Roasters in SE Portland. They’re finishing up their debut EP “Tough as snails” on SoHiTek records, look for it soon.
September 16, 2010, 5:12 am
Music Fest NW Saturday, September 11 @ Mississippi Studios. Mynabirds, Portland Cello Project and Crooked Fingers.
Janet Weiss played drums with the Portland Cello Project. Since she’s such a loud drummer, they had to put a plexiglass barrier around her to tone it down.
Read Willamette Week’s review of Saturday.
September 16, 2010, 4:50 am
Music Fest NW Friday, September 10 @ the Crystal Ballroom.
“Music Fest NW, I love you. I love the talented bands, the rush of zipping around town to photograph the next show, and the free booze with dear friends and music nerds at the end of the night. I love you even when I don’t get to go to bed till 4:30am and have to get up at 5:15am for work in the morning. Pearl vodka and Jack DanieIs, I don’t love you so much but I’m okay with our late night encounters during this time.” Thats all I have to say.
This is what Willamette Week had to say.
August 24, 2010, 6:44 pm
These badass ladies will be playing the Not Enough! queer music festival September 18 @ the Waterheater. Yes, their band is called Fucking Lesbian Bitches, and they really are fucking lesbian bitches.
May 29, 2010, 9:55 pm
While down in San Francisco, I snapped a portrait of International Waters from Austin, TX. They opened for Voxtrot and share Mitch Calvert on guitar.
April 12, 2010, 1:23 am
The Slants just released their second album “Pageantry” and I took some press photos for them here in North Portland because my mom told me to. The one with the tie all the way to the left is my brother Simon and the other nice young man with a tie, Johnny, lived down the street from us while growing up. They’ve been in several bands together since high school and I love that they’re still playing music together. Now that I think about, I’ve been photographing their bands for over ten years and they’ve put up with some of my stupid antics at their shows for just as long. Whether you’re into the music or not, the Slants put on quite the rock show and you should make it a point to see them live (not just because my mom says you should).
March 21, 2010, 11:11 pm
Most of the music venues I go to are either 21+ or have a separate area for the boozers. Sometimes at shows I’ll see kids standing outside hoping to hear some music or meet the band. It makes me smile because I used to do the same thing. I feel sorry for them then go inside, order a drink, take some photos and feel grateful that I don’t have to stand outside anymore. The Cool Kids played at the Roseland on March 8 and I photographed it for Willamette Week’s Local Cut. It was an all ages show but the underage crowd made it memorable. They were so excited to be there and knew all the lyrics. During the last song the band let them go up on stage. Afterwards, the kids hung around to get autographs and had the Cool Kids sign everything from their ticket stubs to their sneakers. It was adorable.
