Tag Archives: Austin

Lobbyists

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Wayne to the Max

I’ve always been inspired by photographer Helmut Newton and his black and white fashion pictures. So when I recently stayed at the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin, Texas, I just had to take advantage of their luxurious lobby to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Photography, Travel and Destinations | Tagged attitude, Austin, Black, coat, column, coy, D750, dress, Driskill, flirt, Helmut, hotel, jacket, legs, lobby, Love, man, Newton, Nikon, noir, photographer, pillar, post, romance, seduce, stair, Staircase, tease, white, Woman | 4 Comments

The Master of Fidget

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Wayne to the Max

Anthony da Costa played his first solo gig at the Mucky Ducky last night. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. Joining him was Raina Rose. This was the first time I’d heard her. They took turns performing their … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Travel and Destinations | Tagged Anthony, Austin, Costa, da, Duck, guitar, Houston, Mucky, Raina, rose, singer, songwriter, Texas | Leave a comment

Austin City Limits Music Festival

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Wayne to the Max

This year I attended the 2nd weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Festival). I can’t say enough about how good this festival was. It was well run, organized, efficient and so very high on quality in all … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Food, Music, Photography, Travel and Destinations | Tagged 2015, Alissia, Austin, bands, BØRNS, Bob, Brio, Cara, Charlotte, city, Con, deadmau5, Disclosure, Drake, Dwight, Esso, festival, Florence, Gonzalez, GRIZ, Hozier, Jose, Limits, Machine, Mandolin, MegaBus, moon, Music, OC, orange, outdoor, Playboys, Simpson, Sturgil, Sylvan, taxi, Texas, The Maccabees, Uber, Weeknd, Wills, Yoakam, Zilker | Leave a comment

Sylvan Esso

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Wayne to the Max

I was in Austin, Texas last weekend for the Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Festival). I’m still on an acoustic high from all the new music and bands I got to hear. One of those wonderful discoveries was Sylvan Esso. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Travel and Destinations | Tagged 2015, alternative, Austin, city, Esso, festival, Hey, keyboards, Limits, Mami, Music, programming, sample, Sylvan, Texas | Leave a comment

La Milonga

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Wayne to the Max

A milonga is a tango dance event or gathering. I wanted to create an image that would remind me of a milonga I recently attended in Austin, Texas called YoLaTango. The main image used above was taken at about 2:00 … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Dance, Music, Photography, Travel and Destinations | Tagged Austin, ballroom, D90, dance, iPhone, iPhone5, iPhoneography, IRA, liz, milonga, Nikon, PhotoShop, Rite, romantic, Scottish, Tango, Texas, theater, VanHove, warm, Yannick, YoLaTango | Leave a comment

Leaving Her Body

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Wayne to the Max

There is this moment – and it doesn’t happen all the time- but there is this moment in a dance where the music, well – the music actually becomes the air. And there’s a time when touch, well – touch … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Insights, Photography | Tagged Austin, body, coast, connection, dance, floor, iPhone, iPhone5, iPhoneography, Music, partner, partnership, skin, Snapseed, spiritual, swing, Texas, touch, wcs, west | Leave a comment

Jimmy LaFave ‘Lagniappe’

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Wayne to the Max

Lagniappe (/ˈlænjæp/ lan-yap) is a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase (such as a 13th doughnut when buying a dozen), or more broadly, “something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Photography, Travel and Destinations, Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony, Austin, Costa, da, Duck, folk, guitar, Houston, iPhone, iPhone5, Jimmy, LaFave, Mucky, Music, singer, songwriter, Texas | Leave a comment