Last night was a very proud moment for me. My son’s band, “The Blank Canvas” performed their very first concert last night at the Murray Hill Theater in Jacksonville, Florida. They opened up for Nashville recording artist Benjamin Dunn & The Animal Orchestra. Now, to understand why this was significant, let me explain. This isn’t my son’s first performance. Brian has been playing drums in different groups since he was about 10 (now 15). He’s been on some big stages. What made this night different was that he and his band mates put this together all on their own. They wrote some really great tunes. Tunes with depth and complexity. They practiced hard. They line up the gig and marketed the show. There was a fairly large group of fans that came out to see them play.
For the most part, I was hearing their songs for the first time. It was awesome! There is one song that they have on youtube called, “Float Away“, when they played that, the whole audience sang along. The audience was almost as loud as they were! These guys already had a following at their very first show. I was so impressed!
So… here’s The Blank Canvas: Lizzie Brown, Carson Hall, Taylor Neal, and Brian Lester. Congratulations to a successful first gig!
by Thomas Lester
so so so awesome! Congratulations to your son and family! This must be amazing for you!
So great, you must be so proud
Awesome – I bet you’ll treasure these photos forever
Congratulations to your son! This is awesome! And the images… stellar!!
awesome job and congrats. absolutely love your b&w’s.
I think this is the best that Murray Hill has ever looked! lol. But seriously, get shots. I wish I could have been there to hear the guys (and girl)!
awesome work! love the light and smoke!
Fab job Tom, I bet you’re one proud dad too
I wish them to sell thousands of copies of good quality music. And… the concert is more beautiful from the backstage=)