For over a decade, Opus has hosted his annual Blizzard Birthday Bash at Toad’s Place
Here are my photo highlighs of Opus’s band, plus a few special guests
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| Opus & Kris Keyes, of Dead By Wednesday, Gargantua Soul, Dive Bomber |
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| New Haven native Kris Keyes, recently of CA, begins his transformation for the show, with the help of Lisa Dockus-Distasio |
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| Lisa Dockus-Distasio helps Kris to attain his now trademark onstage appearance |
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| a few finishing touches… |
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| Show Time… Kris joins former band-mates of Gargantua Soul onstage with DBW |
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| the calm before the storm… |
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| Dead By Wednesday hits the stage, performing to a packed house |
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| Opus powers the band through the set |
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| Working The Capacity Crowd |
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| This snare drum was an early casualty of the set… |
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| Brian Fair (of Shadows Fall) on stage with Dead By Wednesday at Toad’s Place |
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| Dead By Wednesday on stage at Toad’s Place |
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| Special Guest Kris Keyes performs Gargantua Soul’s hit “Drive”, on stage with DBW |
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| Special Guest John Arch of Fates Warning takes the stage |
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| Special Guest Andre Vanchot of Black Knight’s Castle, on stage with DBW |
All Photographs © Mike Franzman
but sharing is enthusiastically encouraged