Music: The Tontons Video Shoot

Whew!  It’s been a bit too long since I updated.  A few weeks ago I tagged along while The Tontons were filmed at House of Blues here in Houston.  The shoot was an endeavor of The Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau, who hired Zen Film to produce a short that both promoted downtown nightlife and encouraged people, businesses, etc. to invest in downtown.  As the new beau of The Tontons leading lady, the lovely Ms. Asli Omar, I got invited to come shoot some stills during the process.

The Zen Film folks were nothing but class, and despite having no idea that I’d be around, allowed me to move very freely among their crew.  The poor band must’ve played the song Leon about twenty times throughout the afternoon, but it was a pretty good day.  We were allowed special access to House of Blues’ Foundation Room, a members-only lounge and restaurant area tucked away in the back of the massive space the multi-venue enterprise occupies [more on that in another post].  Here’s a selection of photos from the day.

Moments like this next one are my favorite pieces of watching a band perform together.

I’ll leave you with one last photo, which has turned out to be my favorite from the day.  There’s a whole set of photos to be found over at my flickr.  Go give The Tontons a listen, and you can find them on Twitter at @thetontons.