Lemming Dynasty @ Railway Club

Click on Bruno for a sample of images from the night!

Lemming Dynasty is a group of four amazingly talented musicians who love smooth grooves, rockin' riffs, and atmospheric harmonies. Front man, Bruno Dominelli, is a great singer and song writer who gets some help from his friends, brothers Joel, Tim, and Adam Parent, to add guitar, drums and bass to his vocals. The band describes their sound as grunge jazz, which in most cases is pretty accurate.

The Railway Club greeted Lemming Dynasty with excitement and I'm fairly certain there were more people there than the last time I saw them at the Bourbon a few months back. The Railway Club is also the size of the Bourbon's hallway, so my estimate may be wrong; Nonetheless, the turnout was good and the show was awesome. It's a real testament to a band that can keep playing flawlessly even when the guitarist has broken strings hanging from his guitar and the drummer's microphone has fallen limp, aiming at the floor.

Lighting in the Railway Club has always been bad for photographers, but I think it's the least of the club's worries when it can hardly handle people simply being inside. It's similar to me hosting a party in my closet. I don't know why they insist on having tables at all in the front area as most people end up standing anyway, leaving the people who actually want to sit complaining that they can't see. The room gets away with its flaws because of the charm of the whole setup as it does resemble the car of a passenger train with its narrow bar and warm lighting. There is even an electric train that runs in circles all night on a track overhead.

I took some video during the night as well, for two songs, which you can check out here:

I'm still getting used to shooting video on a DSLR. The hardest part, I find, is the focusing as you have to prefocus before you record and then manually focus from then on. Maybe it's my eyes, but especially in the dim lighting of a bar, I find it difficult to see where perfect focus is a lot of the time. The video also starts to get shaky near the end because my arms got tired of holding my beast of a camera and lens. I also need to go to the gym this summer.

Also check out Joel, Tim, and Adam in their band, NinjaSpy!