Author Archives: Kirk

Photos: SXSW 2022 – Day 1

After three long years, SXSW finally returned!  The six-day music festival in Austin, Texas typically hosts over 2000 performers in over 100 venues, and draws several hundred thousand attendees. After photographing 88 performances over the six days, here is my coverage from SXSW 2022, Day 1. All photos by Kirk Stauffer

Photos: Claire Rosinkranz @ Vera Project

Singer-songwriter Claire Rosinkranz played a sold-out show at the Vera Project.  The California native was very animated onstage and included a large amount of audience interaction during her set.  A fan gave Claire a bouquet of flowers and she took several photos with the crowd without missing a beat.  The evening started with a meet and […]

Photos: Tate McRae @ Showbox at the Market

Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae recently sang and danced her way into the hearts of her fans in Seattle.  The sold-out show at the Showbox at the Market was the second of her 23-city North American headlining tour.  Backed by her band and 2 dancers, Tate performed numerous songs off her latest EP, Too Young to […]

Photos: JoJo @ Showbox SoDo

JoJo is all grown up! After being the youngest solo artist to have a number-one single in the United States at age 13, JoJo has continued her success with worldwide, sold-out, headlining tours. She made a recent stop at the Showbox SoDo near the beginning of her coast-to-coast, headlining 2022 Tour … then it’s off […]