Throughout my years of being a music photographer and journalist, sometimes some cool things happen. I did my normal process of reaching out about obtaining my photo pass, and I got an email from the Nicole Atkins herself. Being a huge David Lynch fan and a Chris Isaak fan and a Roy Orbison fan, I was naturally drawn to Nicole’s dreamy sad crooning. I’ve been a loyal fan since 2008, so this was very surreal to me. Nicole was kind enough to personally see that I got the photo pass, and that I was able to shoot the Amanda Shires show the same night. I only try to photograph artists that I am a fan of, so I ended up with my camera in hand, mouthing the lyrics to myself, in complete awe of how cool this all was. Plus, there was a trippy disco light that added to the look of it all. Anyway, check out the photos if you feel inclined.