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the platform pub hosted the first public appearance of the duarte brother on thursday november 13th 2025  

benefit show for the platform pbu  

 May 24 2025, Woodstock, Uk  

 october 20 2024  

e and i have just returned from some time back on the cape. for weeks before our visit i had wanted to “come up”…

Featuring Chuck the coon dog. New Brand new album ‘No Kings in the Wild’ OUT NOW details at his website here    

June 1 2024, Bisley, Lord Roberts Centre    

  march 29 2024  

southampton

its tuesday

davidkeenan.com david keenan on the streets of london and performing at the irish cultural centre in london in the midst of later october, twenty…

october 6 2023 joiners southampton the bobrats

and friends: ultra-lite, razor braids and drew odoherty at woods hole community center august 27 2023

smoke break at pie and the sky open mic

greg loftus at the barn   somewhere north of the vineyard and south of the bridge there is a place…

they’re called bobrats – dont forget!

a quick city center shoot today with pale india, single “close” below:

Saturday May 20 2023, Playoffs! https://www.bhuksec.co.uk/  

Details and how to support here

andrew lowenstein plays the buskie, july 11 2020 ripple recorded on the buskie by erica

isnt woods hole weird – not boat races, block parties, it’s got it all

2019 falmouth road race coverage from benshotme bike crew

supported by pluto verto / august 19 2019 / woods hole community hall

in support of knee windows/ august 19 2019 / woods hole community hall

falmouth harbor had the privilege of hosting the first coastfest… start making your plans for the 2nd now!

at the coonamessett ballroom: https://www.coonamessettballroom.com/

at the barnstable county fair  

july 20 2019, ccrd at 4c

july 13 2019 saw neon falls make their world premier opening for crooked coast at the woods hole community center.

On Sunday July 7th the continuing Black Dog summer concert series at the Coonamessett Ballroom featured G. Love with support by Kelly Bell Band….

the view from the right  

the newly wedders  

Will Dailey and Letters to Cleo at The Beachcomber in Wellfleet

June 22 2019, The Salty Dolls go up against the Brawlin’ Broads in the first of two match-ups this season.

6 days of work and play in iceland, 2019.

itai has begun his saturday residency at the landfall, check him out!

today, looking back, i am finding these once disappointing images a lot more compelling. hopefully a source of inspiration, let me explain. it’s been…

december 28th 2018 combs brothers and crooked coast grumpys unplugged sessions.

September 16 2018 saw the revival of a classic Woods Hole event arranged by the Woods Hole Business Association.  I bring you the athletes…

Cape Cod’s Salty Dolls as they go up against the Broome County Rollers of Albany NY at 4c on September 9     o9untyolle

september 2 2018

August 26 2018 A&G  

featuring the combs brothers  

On June 14 2018, during his first U.S. tour, Irishman David Keenan played the Red Room at 939 Cafe in Boston.

YMCA Swansea hosted the “Greater Fall River Classic”, a one day Dek Hockey tournament this weekend, a benefit for local U20, U16 and U14…

InsaneTony, our little Richie Rogers, brought Zach Deputy to Grumpy’s, and it was good.  The Silent Trees and DJ Selectah Niko Onedrop.

p5 made their debut performance at jr brodys in the 02536

Wednesday night is Whiskey and Stout night at Grumpy’s – Tonight, June 21st the Irish band Rare Ould Times was holding down the bar.

“They are straight out of central casting.” We have all seen people that flash through our existence for a brief moment that seem perfectly…

Recently while in England, I was challenged by an English friend to partake in a “photo challenge”.  The challenge was  to post 7 wildlife…

August 26 2016 #landfall #crookedcoast #firstfriday #secondtolastfriday #manylocals #lovethisvillage #endofanotherseason #woodsholeshardestworkingbandintheworld  

Crooked Coast invaded Wellfleet with a bus full of coasters on August 6 2016

Sam Bush, Richard James and Daniel Byrnes guest appear with the Old Silver Band at the Landfall Restaurant, presented by Woods Hole Film Festival….

The Paradise Rock Band at J.R. Brody’s in 02536

On July 16th 2016 I had the privilege of snapping some shots of the women of Mass Attack Roller Derby competing.  It was a…

june 5th perfomance by animals of leisure in foundation room at house of blues, boston

Tomorrow, September 12 2015, I will be shooting the Yellow Dog Music Festival.  That is not really what I am here to post about. …

august 24 2015, saw the inaugural shitbox derby.  somehow won by the organizer or a dog?

the old silver band played the landfall on august 23rd 2015 for their only show of the summer 2015 season…  click through to the…

Where were you when the Boston snow  from the winter of 2015 finally melted its last flake?  You were all banded together by the…

If you have been following along at home you have seen a new album of photos from me each night this week from Sunday’s…

It was not just the talented acts on stage that made this past weekend’s MV Sound music festival great.  It is the friend who…

“microphone” mv sound tonight we are dropping a post of microphone shots from this past weekend’s mv sound.  each day this week i will…

there was a white couch backstage at mv sound

the choice played the lobster trap in monument beach, ma on june 20, 2015    

6 pm game was cODDBalls v. Cape Cod Cowboys 7 pm  game was Papa Jake’s vs. Cape Cod Grass Kickers

you might wonder why i choose to use a feature photo that features the middle finger… well primarily because here at this page i…

one wonderful afternoon in the life of chet

these are the things you might see if you get up and go to spain for the day…

cats under the stars played the beach house on january 17 2015.

january 2 2015, matt beninghof joined brothers rye at grumpys. whiskey and beers, whiskey and beers.

i have been challenged to participate in the black and white challenge for the third time.  the first two times i participated by shooting…

the real cape, taste of asia and naukabout teamed up for a wing eating contest.  benshotme couldn’t miss out on the 90 seconds of high-paced…

post 1 the black and white challenge (take two), image #1(/2). today i have been challenged by Ken Carson to take the black and…

while traveling for work i was challenged by andrew fontaine to “the black and white challenge”.  i decided to accept and to shoot the…

adam hofmann revival, shot in june of 2011

on april 10 2010 in palma, majorca, i focused my camera on the buses for some shots.

do you ever feel like there is so much to say you don’t know where to start?   i got my townie shirt this…