Darin Back Photography-Band Photography's Interests
General
Music Photography, Album covers, Publicity photos, Booking bands, Wedding Photos, Surfing, Snowboarding, Camping, fishing, taking photos everyday, worn out boots, old dusty MN towns, tireless writers, writing songs, playing guitar, trains, old train stations, dirt roads, whistle stops, folk art, kudzo, moss covered towns, lost cemetaries. boxcars,old barns, rusted out farm machinery, finding old stuff, antique everything
Music
Uncle Tupelo, the Replacements, Bellwether, The Volebeats, Whiskeytown, Lucero, Olympic Hopefuls, Kid Dakota, Run Westy Run, Iffy, The Deaths,Tom Waits, LLoyd Cole, Peter Case, Ryan Adams, Billy Bragg, The Plimsouls, The Reivers, The Wrenfields, No River City, Big Ditch Road, Ben Weaver, The Ocean Blue, The Owls, Phil Wandescher, The Carbines, Trailerbride, Husker Du, Bob Mould, Jimmy and the Teasers, My Morning Jacket, My Bloody Valentine, Valet, Fitzgerald, Ike Reilly and the Asassination. Rilo Kiley, Tommy Stinson, Tim Easton, Mark Olsen, The Forty-fives, Robbie Fulks, The Comas ,Drive By Truckers, Duplomacy, Son volt, Screen Door Music, Richie Havens, the Jam, Jason and the Scorchers, The Deaths, the Get Up Johns, Low, Paul Westerberg, The Louvin BRothers, Laura Cantrell, Eleni Mandell, JUne Carter, Kraig Johnson and the Program, Mike Suade, Kruddler, Neko Case, Kasey Chambers, Kathleen Edwards, the Jayhawks,Panoramic Blue, The Magnolias, the Çows. dolorean, Jolene, 65 Film show, Car 44, Suicide Kingz, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Buck Owens, George Jones, Faron Young, Gram Parsons, the Flying Burrito Brothers, CSN@Y, the Police, the Alarm, U2, Grand Champeen, Ol'Yeller, Peter buck, REM, Love Tractor, Pylon, Guadalcanal Diary, firehose, Sam Cooke, Thelonious Monk, Chet Baker, Jesse Sykes and the Sweethereafter, My Bloody Valentine, Shellac, Lifter Puller, The Holdy Steady, the Pits, Hammerhead, Soul Asylum, Mudhoney, Rifle Sport, Hoodoo Gurus, Mile One, Grant Hart, the New Amsterdams, Big Star, New York Dolls, television, Richard Hell, Melismatics, The Church, Elvis Costello, the Clash, Conor Oberst, M.Ward, Azure Ray, The Smiths, The The, Johnny Marr, Matt Johnson, Sinead o'Connor, Sebadoh, Lou barlow, Dinosaur Jr., Keb 'Mo, Jim James, the Sadies, Two Dollar Pistols, The Clarks, JOn Dee Graham, Alejandro Escovedo, John Doe, X, Exene Cervenka, concrete blonde, Oh-OK, Dreams So Real, Death Cab for Cutie, Interpol, Elliot Smith, Leona Naess, Ian Moore, Tift Merritt, Superchunk, Sticky Five Pin, Alison Moorer, The Handsome Family, Pernice Brothers, Warren Zanes, Amy Rigby, The db's, Let's Active, the grays, Jason Falkner, Grant Lee Buffalo, High On Stress, Johnny Irion, Martin Devaney, Vicious Vicious, Stan Ridgway, Peter Gabriel, Echo and the Bunnymen, the ghost of Ohio, Action Habit, the plasmatics, buff Midways, Donna the Buffalo, Geraldine fibbers, Mc5, The Faces, the stooges, XTC, Leonard Cohen, Sunny Day REal Estate, Jeff Buckley, Hackberry Ramblers, Vox Vermillion, Rodney Crowell, Toadstool, Stan Ridgway, Maria McKee, Lone Justice, Del Fuegos, Warren Zanes, Firehose, The Minutemen, Black Flag, Poor Knitters, The Moaners, Caitlin Cary, Trailerbride, Jon Langford, Jim and Jenny and the Pinetops, Thad Cockerell, JOsh Rouse, Jason Mraz, 10,000 Maniacs, The Gleam, 27 Various, Season to Risk, Stanford Prison Experiment, Page Cavanaugh, Tony the bum, Lonesome Dan Kase, West Indian Girl, Richie Havens, bob McCreedy, Camper Van Beethoven, Minutemen, Gang of four, Eugen Chadbourne, Victor Krummacher, the soft boys, the germs, Tilt-A whirl, Hidden Wheel, Black Motorcycle Rebel Club. Tom Brosseau, Sun Kil Moon, Moon Maan, Mute Era, XOXO Judy, Stnning, Jenny Dalton, Ok Go, Supergrass, Orenda Fink, The Oracle boy, PawnShopLifters, Aqualung, Pedestal, Wrinkle Neck Mules, LikeHell, Weldon Kohn, Boxwood circle, Death Cab for Cutie, Chooglin, Mark Kozelek, Twin City Playboys, MIssing Numbers, JImmy Peterson, Eric Luoma, Susstone Records, Ed Ackerson, Big Blue Hearts, the Old Sweethearts, Wintergreen, The Paper Hearts, Minibar, Jim White, The gilded Age, Tim O'Reagan, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis,Lynn Blakey, Hazeldines, tonya Lamm, Yep Roc Records, Bloodshot Records, Red House Records, the New Amsterdams, Band Of Horses, Teddy Thompson, Mute math, VHS or Beta, Bloc Party, The REd Flags, Old Habits, Van Pelt, Robert Pollard, Tommy Keene,Dropping Daylight, Old Time Dan,Shut Eye Records,Spider Monkey, JIm Carroll, Brakelazy, Chaplan, Tapes n-Tapes, Militant Babies, Pong, the DT's, The Keepaways, Koalas, Viarosa, the Paybacks, The Charms, The Alarmists, White Light Riot, Lisa Germano, The lemonheads, Stook, Eagles of DEath Metal,Will Hoge, Daylights for wasting, Form of Rocket, Luke Zimmerman, Roman NUmerals, Elk, The Dears, The Pines, JOanna James, Robert Skoro,Haley Bonar, Jeremy Messersmith, Chris Koza, Dander, Jason Shannon, Freedom Hawk, Hello Goodbye, Mary Bue,Ditchlilies, Pocahontas County, Lindbergh, Kristen Melrose, Carbon Leaf, John Mayer, Matt Kearney, The Original Mark Edwards,Grizzly Bear, LIttle Man, Ghost in the water, Cold War Kids, Self evident, Traindodge, Last Town Chorus, Lewis Taylor, The 757's, Mosquito Ranch, The Rank Strangers, The Slats, Ray Bonneville,Steve Wynn and the Mircle 3, Zu's Zu's Petals, Gene Watson, Porter Wagner. JOhn gorka, Clif Eberhardt, Spider JOhn Koerner, Greg Brown, Band of Horses, American Bloomers, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Ben Glaros, Economy Team, North, Love In October,The Melismatics, the vignettes, KIll to KIll, The Retainers, Husbands Notch,Jonathan Earl, Mighty Fairly, This World Fair, Vast, Ellis, Bon Iver, M.anifest,bob Wootton, The Photo Atlas, Solid Gold, Son Ambulance, So It Goes, This World Fair, Dance Band, Crossing Guards,Augustana,
Movies
"where the buffaloes roam" The Jericho Mile, Midnight cowboy, "Lenny" Star Wars, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" Meatballs, Coffee and Cigs, Breakfast club, Platoon, Valley Girl, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Weird Science, Less than Zero, 1969, Pump Up the Volume, Against All Odds, Real Genius, The Saint, To live and Die in L.A., Waiting, Tom Green: Subway Monkey Tour,Peter Case: In the Wild by Sean Penn
Television
The Office, comedy central, History channel, the Daily show, the Cobert Report, Grey's Anatomy, Magnum PI, Hogans Heroes, ARchie's Place, Mash, Goodtimes, Welcome Back Kotter, Six Million Dollar Man,
Books
Johnny Cash Autobiography, KIll your Idols, Fear and Lothing in LAs Vegas, Siddhartha, Old Man and the Sea, Fuck you Heros, Fuck you Too, Screaming Life, Touch Me, I'm Sick, No dogs, No Black, No Irish.., Footprints, the life and work of Wayne Shorter, Lexicon Devil: the Fast and Very short LIfe of Darby Crash, The Rum Diary-Hunter S. thompson, Peter Case: As far as you can without a passport" Gram Parsons,"Twenty thousand Roads"
Heroes
My mom...dislikes: Howwastheshow.com and Revielle magazine; two local sites featuring flavor of the moment writers and wannabe photographers
About me: I began my photography in 1991. I went to a little photography trade school, finished that and what I didn't learn there I got from books in the library. I spent 2 years here in Mpls assisting for Daytons' and many local photographers until I made the decision to move to L.A. and see if I knew what I was doing.
After a month I landed my first assisting gig with a local photographers shooting Joan Van Ark from Knots Landing. I found out very fast working in Hollyweird is a whole insane experience. I eventually landed an assisting gig with Dewey Nicks for a Loreal commercial and was asked by Lori Goldstein(stylist for Rolling Stone Magazine) to work with Annie Leibovitz(Vanity Fair Senior Photographer, Magnum Photographer) to work as a 3rd assistant and after three months i was asked by Annie to move to first assistant and move to New York..
I did and spent the next year working my ass off..I was dually impressed by Annie's ability to pull a rabbit outt of a hat when it came to getting the job done..
That was 1994 and one year later I moved back to Mpls, Mn to work here for a year and eventually I moved to Boulder, CO in 1995. I spent that year living in a log cabin with a friend up in the canyon snowboarding every day and working in Boulder for various magazines. I then moved to Vail, Co to immerse myself in total isolation in the passes of Colorado.
I spent the next 4 years shooting photos of pros for Transworld Snowboarder and Heckler magazines. In between the seasons I traveled to San Diego and learned how to make snowboards. I also spent a summer in San Francisco shooting a story of 8 skaters who made art. I spent another summer in Mt. Hood in Oregon shooting snowboard camps.
After Vail, CO I decided it was time to move back to the beach(I grew up in Florida) so I moved to Virginia Beach, Va. I spent a year there working for Ninevolt Magazine as a Senior Photographer photographing bands each day for one year. I then moved a little west to Norfolk, Va to continue working for Ninevolt but also working for Hampton Roads Monthly Mag.
I eventually felt it was time to move back north and moved to Mpls, MN where I have lived for 4 years and counting. I have spent my time working locally booking, promoting and shooting photos for bands. Recently, I have shot with Paul Westerberg,and Bob Mould. I have shot over 10,000 images since 1991 and counting. My photography has been published in these music zines:Rolling Stone, Spin, Magnet Magazine, No Depression, Harp, Paste, Amplifier, Ninevolt, Warp, Stick, Raygun and for years I was published in Transworld Snowboarder, Thrasher, Slap skateboard magazines.
Who I'd like to meet: Tom Waits, LLoyd Cole, Peter Case, Garrison Keillor, Bono,center>
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Come grab an advanced copy of the new fuzzgrungenoisepop album from my band The Sextons, and as always let me know how I can help out with your next tasty record!
Pocahontas County is playing at the Turf Club in St. Paul on Sunday
October 18th. We will be doing 2 full sets followed by a pop band
featuring some friends of ours.
Hey what's up?.. We hope you you've been having a
great week... Tap City is excited to announce it's working hard pumping
out new tracks left and right (Feel free to give them a listen) along
the way we've also been playing shows at many venues around the area and
just having an all around great time with life... One of the shows we
have coming up is one of the biggest music events to hit Minnesota ,
the "LIVE, LOUD AND LOCAL MUSIC FESTIVAL" it's a three day event
featuring 70+ of the best local acts in the state... It's an all ages
show and tickets are just $10 for a three day pass, YOU CAN'T GET A
BETTER DEAL THAN THAT... That's the equivalent to paying $0.14 per
band. You're not gonna find a better deal anywhere, go a head and try!
We
highly suggest checking this one out, it's gonna be one hell of a good
time... So grab some tickets, bring some buds and come on over to the
Rock in Maplewood, Aug 28th - Aug 30th you wont be
dissapointed
How's it going? I wanted to let you know that I have a show coming up on May 7th at the 400 Bar. LA based Zack Hexum is also on the bill, and he is awesome. Doors open at 8pm, and the show starts at 9.
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!!
Here's a listen to the ultimate 3/17 song.
Get in the spirit and add the song to your MySpace page and share "St. Patrick's Day" with all your friends !! (go to my myspace page and add the song from the player).
