Brother Wolf and the Carnivores celebrate the new EP "Life is War"

August 21, 2015 in Music

Brother Wolf stopped by to celebrate the upcoming release of their first EP "Life is War". A few beers and a whole lot of holi powder and well, you can see the results, This was was a ton a fun to shoot and these guys were a blast to work with!

Set to release September 4th, you can stay tuned for more details on where to pick up your copy with the links below along with upcoming shows and other goods. Until then, enjoy these!

Twitter: @brotherwolfATX

Fcacebook: https://www.facebook.com/brotherwolf?fref=ts

All images ©Skyking Photography

Vain Salon

July 15, 2014

Sneak peek at my latest bit of work with my friends over at Vain Salon.

Such a great experience working on this project and I want to thank everyone involved, models, stylists and my lovely assistant, Brit! Great job, ladies!!!

All images moving or still ©Kyle Woods Photography

SX...#WHATEVER. DAYS 2, 3 AND 4.

March 17, 2014 in Music

Day 2Stop one, Rainey St. with high hopes of seeing Night Terrors of 1927 Friends: Brit, MO(+1), Ron, Helen, Pat and Sheila Music: None. :( Quotes: "If you don't have a wristband or badge, you're not getting in" - Girl working the gate at Banger's

Brit and Ron with Helen, Pat and Sheila trailing off down Rainey

This night started as a rogue adventure, on two feet this time. Brit and I parked at a friend's and started our trek to Rainey St. in hopes of catching Night Terrors of 1927 at Bangers. We made it about 3 blocks, when Mo (+1) drove by randomly and picked us up. She was on her way to pick up Marc and Bonnie on Rainey, and lo and behold, this was where we were headed anyway. Well, Bangers didn't happen. A girl working the gate turned around to us and said, "If you don't have a wristband or a badge, you're not getting in," we walked away. Luckily, we ran face-first into Ron and Helen. You can't be disappointed for long when you see these two, so we stopped long enough to get a photo with them and headed to E. 6th.

Stops two through four - Yellow Jacket, Air BnB, Gypsy Friends: Setf, Matt and Brit Quotes: "Is this a swinger's party?" - Stef upon our arrival at Air BnB

Then, it was Air BnB time. We didn't quite understand what it was but the door people were friendly and welcomed us with open arms. Stef wasn't wearing the best walking shoes so the astroturf was comforting, we found some sweet homemade dog masks/David Bowie masks and booked it out of there within ten minutes... mainly because we couldn't understand what was going on in this place.

We finished our evening at the Sailor Jerry's party at Gypsy, had some tacos and called it a night. Friday was a great evening. The weather was mild and we found comfort in our family. We stuck to who we know and the places we normally frequent. Can't go wrong that way. This is the theme throughout our SX #whatever experience.

D A Y 3 Stop one, The Ped Friends: Brit, Bonnie, Hannah, Marc, Jorge, Suzanne, Ross, Ryan, Tiana, Paul, Paula, Drew, Scott, Linda and Jason Music: The Jones Family Singers

Stop two, Liberty Friends: Brit, Music: Marijuana Death Squad and Zorch, Widower, Startographers and Gentlemen Rogues

D A Y 4 Final destination: Joe's Crab Shack Friends:: Brit, Cody, Jason, Audrey, Courtney Music: Nicole Atkins Sunday, we found ourselves at a place we never actually frequent, Joe's Crab Shack! It was the Balcony TV party and we were stoked to see some of Brit's New Jersey friends play. Nicole Atkins made SXSW a stop in the midst of a tour to promote her new record, Slow Phaser. Sam Bey and Dave Rosen, formerly of Parlor Mob, were along with Nicole on this tour. What a treat!

We invited some Cautiontape members to join in on the party and though it was a bit cold and ridiculously windy, we made the best of it. Nicole's new stuff is stellar and we enjoyed hearing it live.

Overall, Brit and I had a great SX #whatever. Yes, there may have been some chaos in and around town, but we stuck together and played it safe. Thanks for the adventures, SX #whatever, we are glad you're through, but we cherish the memories and the photos we got to take while you were here.

We leave you with this last quote: "BRIT IS A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER!" -Brit All images ©Skyking Photography

SX... #WHATEVER. Day 1

March 14, 2014 in Music

So every SXSW I go about the same plan.. I dont make any; other than heading out to meet up with friends and what ever happens happens. This year was no different with the exception that I opted for 2 wheels rather than 4 on this particular day. Not wanting to deal with the hassle of traffic, parking, paying to park blah, blah, blah and given the previous nights event in downtown Austin, I just felt more comfortable on my bike. So I parked at work (I had the day off) and began my adventure. Stop one, The lost Well - 2421 Webberville Rd. Miles biked: 2.4 Friends: Jason, Marc And Mo(+1) :) Music: Kelley Deal and Mike Montgomery. Quotes: "I thought for sure they were gonna play Cannonball" - Mo(+1) "There just aren't enough bands using the word motherfucker these days, we just need more songs with the word motherfucker" - Jason (while listening to a band screaming motherfucker... a lot.) "Now this isn't a pot holder folks" - Kelley Deal [gallery type="rectangular" ids="628,629,630,631,632"]

From left to right: Paul, Debbie, Marc, Mo(+1), Drew, Paula and I forget her name but she was reluctant to get in the shot

Stop two, Shangri la - 1016 E 6th St Miles biked: 1.2 Friends: Marc, Mo(+1), Paul, Debbie, Paula and Drew Music: nothing remarkable... sorry kids Quotes: "This guy sounds like Dave Mathews but with better hair" - Marc

Final destination, Cusp on Rainey - 78 Rainey St. Miles biked: .8 miles Friends: Ryan, Tiana, Bonsai, Nikki and Jonathan Music: Meg Myers (heard her while I stood in line), Oh Honey and Night Terrors of 1927 Quotes: "Night Terrors play next here! I will get pics!" - Kyle "Fml, I seriously want to cry" - Brit

Enjoy the rest of your SXSW and please be careful!

Until next time, Kyle

All images are ©Skyking Photography

S T A R T O G R A P H E R S !

March 09, 2014 in Music

I had the pleasure of first meeting and hearing these guys at a house party where they performed, I knew I was in for some type of experience when I was greeted with a pair of ear plugs, "You'll need these later", I was told. After they played I knew I had to work with them; their style, their sound sound, the experience. Moody and mysterious are the two words that come to mind when describing Startographers’ music. The members hail from all over the United States, but lucky for Austin, we can now claim them as one of our own.

A brief bio: Ian Lund and Mike Pawlowicz met in Wisconsin and played in a band called The Danger several years ago. Mike eventually moved on to New York City, where he played in three bands over a span of six years. Ian moved to Texas shortly after and played bass in Austin’s own Gentleman Rogues. When a room opened up in Ian’s apartment, he invited Mike to move in. Mike made the move to Austin and soon, the music started to flow. As most bands do, they turned to Craigslist for a drummer, where they found Nebraska-native Matt McCandless. After meeting Katherine Peters at a mutual friend’s party, she rounded out the rhythm section and Startographers was born.

We prepped for our evening stocking an ice chest full of Lone Star sprinkled with PBRs, a playlist of contemporary indie-rock with the occasional hints of 90s punk and began our adventure.

The shoot ended with some Jay-Z, where the band “walked it off” on a red carpet. The libations were all consumed at this point, and if you look closely, you’ll see evidence of this in the photo set.

You can check them out this week for some unofficial SXSW shows: Wednesday, 3/12 at 11pm @ El Mercado Thursday, 3/13 at 11pm @ Hole in The Wall Saturday, 3/15 at 8 pm @ The Grackle (outside stage)

Hear them here (Highly recommended) https://soundcloud.com/startographers "Like" them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/startographersmusic

This was an absolutely fantastic evening, thanks to Startographers for the opportunity to work with them. Many thanks to Joey Miller from Vain Salon, for hosting the shoot at her space, and keeping the band’s hair looking fly. Also thanks to multi-talented Cody Evans with Evokt Elements for lighting assistance and set building. And as always thank you Brit, for keeping the jams relevant and for the styling and art direction.

To the moon, Kyle All images ©Skyking Photography

This is Cautiontape!

December 23, 2013 in Music

Cautiontape stopped by for a little studio session a couple weeks ago so we could shoot some new promo pics. I knew I wanted have a video to go along with the images so after a long night of shooting, a few wardrobe changes and libations sprinkled ever so slightly on top; this is what we came up with and transpired after I posed the question "What does Cautiontape mean to you?".

This is Cautiontape! from Kyle Woods on Vimeo.

Special thanks to all the members of Cautiontape for an amazingly, creative time! Jason, Matt , Audrey and my beautiful fiance' Brit. Also thank you to my good friend Cody for his help with lighting and all his assistance on this shoot. It was a pleasure working with each and everyone of you and I look forward to working with all of you again!!!

Peace, Love and Happy Holidays!

Kyle

Cautiontape stopped by for a little studio session a couple weeks ago so we could shoot some new promo pics. I knew I wanted have a video to go along with the images, and this is what transpired after I posed the question "What does Cautiontape mean to you?" to all the members of the band. #thisiscautiontape ©Skyking Photography

Find Cautiontape at www.thisiscautiontape.com

Photography = Light + Time

September 27, 2013 in Uncategorized

The Music Project featuring Scott Adair

March 03, 2013 in Music

The third installment of this project features singer/songwriter and friend Scott Adair. We decided to do the shoot at his place because it's where he creates his music and being a former resident of the complex, I knew that the light from both the north and south windows is excellent to work with. I've got to say that this project has really been a great experience. I get my own private concert in an intimate setting and really enjoy getting to sit and talk and lean more about the people I'm working with; and perhaps have a beer or two in the process ;).

Thank you Scott for your hospitality, CD and the bottle of Bulleit...

I've included a few extra images here that I really enjoy and I hope you do as well.

The Music Project featuring Evil Youth

March 03, 2013 in Fashion, Music

For those of you who follow me, you may remember I first introduced this project with an image last year featuring Dan Raza. If you haven't seen it yet... http://skykingphotography.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/the-music-project-featuring-dan-raza/... there it is. I have continued on with this in hopes to put together an eclectic group of musical creatives, combining an image from a shoot with them and the lyrics to one of their songs that represents them the most. The second installment of this project features Evil Youth, a female fronted electronic collaboration with sisters Brit and Steph Kagan for their song La Mer. To learn more about these ladies' work, including pics, songs and music videos, check them out at http://evilyouthband.tumblr.com/!