Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot made its way to the gorgeous Wiltern venue on Feb 27, 2024 . Set amongst the roaring 20s style architecture along with an old theatre look, the Wiltern is the perfect intimate venue for experiencing high quality entertainment and this was no exception.
Setzer’s guitar work is impeccable on the new album’s 11 tracks, and his vocals deliver the nice storylines of familiar songs like “Black leather jacket,” “The living dead,” and “She’s got a lot of Soul.” Produced by Julian Raymond and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, the recording process took place in Brian’s adopted hometown of Minneapolis and in Nashville, TN.
Soaring through a 20 tune set, Brian and his band mates offered some early 80s Stray Cats tunes, but mainly emphasize on a few songs from his incredible new album, The Devil Always Collects. His style of Rockabilly rock/ roll swing revival jump blues was a high-energy opener which made hard core rockabilly and dedicated Brian Setzer fans get off their feet and swing dance to his jams.
Brian and his band definitely performed a memorable concert. Brian and his Orchestra most certainly reaches people from all over the world. From young and old, from the U.S to Japan and beyond. You can count on Brian who plays his heart out with a rockin band like he does at every show. If you like Brian and his orchestra, or even a huge fan of the Stray Cats. If you like an energetic good old fashion RockN roll, then ‘The Devil always collects’ is album for you, and definitely an album to go down in rock and roll history.
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It all started back in 2009, my brothers and I decided to move back to South Central, Los Angeles from the Inland Empire. Both my brothers attended music and film school in Hollywood. At the time I was working construction in Las Vegas for nearly one year, but I always knew I had a passion for photography, but didn’t know what or where to start shooting.
As soon as I finished working in Las Vegas, I saved up enough money to buy a Canon camera. A friend of mine who was a night club promoter at the time asked me to be a roaming photographer at his venue. I had little to no experience shooting anything or anyone, but I felt confident and plus I was a people person, so I knew both of those qualities would help me succeed in being a photographer. I was a club photographer for almost a year until I started meeting people and networking. Then eventually I met a club photographer who owned his own business shooting venues all over Southern California.
For the next five years, I was shooting many nightclubs in LA, OC, IE and the Valley, eventually booking my own gigs. I even shot at the RIO in Las Vegas on the weekends when I worked out there for three months. Additionally, I booked a local night club working Tuesday nights as a roaming photographer for almost three years. At the same time, I was shooting Tuesday nights at a radio station working for rapper Dub-C. So after working at the radio station, I would leave to shoot at the club at night…
But I always felt like I needed to do more and take it to the next level. I felt like I couldn’t possibly shoot night clubs forever. I eventually linked up with my brother who had been writing for Music Connection. And thus, I began shooting local concerts all over Los Angeles and nearby counties. I felt like this was my calling. Not only do I like shooting musicians I listen to, but occasionally, I get to meet them and network with people in the business as well. I love doing what I do, but I do not put all my eggs in one basket.
Aside from shooting clubs and concerts, I have organized photo shoots with models. I have shot many events including birthday parties, weddings, Quinceaneras and more. I feel as a photographer, I cannot stick to just one preference. I feel like I have to do it all and “NO” can’t be the answer. I believe my path may be difficult, but eventually, it will pay off.
