Summertime at Law Rocks means preparing for the ten (!) upcoming dates of our World Tour and re-living our first four concerts of 2016. So far this year, we've featured 29 bands of musically brilliant legal professionals representing 46 firms and organizations. We've met incredibly passionate people from 25 local nonprofits doing vital work. And we're proud to say that we have already raised over $255,000! This is all thanks to the amazing legal professionals that pour their heart into rocking out and raising funds!
But let's get to the photos! With so many great bands we have a plethora of epic photos. Here are just 13 of our favorites. Special thanks to photographers Lauren Pressey (Los Angeles), Jessica Doffing (Austin), Nick Otto (San Francisco), and Grace Child (London).
#1 WHAT CAMERA?
The lead singer of Montgomery Station (Latham & Watkins) interacts with the photographer at the Fourth Annual Law Rocks San Francisco as the band rocks for All Stars Project of the San Francisco Bay Area.
#2 A RAPT CROWD
We were warmly welcomed by the incredibly friendly people of Austin at our inaugural event. Here the crowd is spellbound while our Director of Marketing and Development smiles at the camera near the bottom left.
#3 I CAN SEE YOUR HALO
June's Law Rocks! London show at the 100 Club featured six bands. Here, framed by the '0' in 100, a member of sings her heart out.
#4 The Cure (And the rest of the 80's) TAKES THE STAGE
MSKROQ of the 80's ( Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp) rocked the 5th Annual Law Rocks Los Angeles for Mental Health Advocacy Services. The band stayed true to their name, rocking an 80's set list in era-appropriate attire. We loved it!
#5 natural born performers
First-time Law Rocks band The Substantial Factors (Kazan, McClain, Satterly & Greenwood) put on a great, high-energy show for East Bay College Fund and ended up winning the night at the 4th Annual Law Rocks San Francisco.
#6 star quality
Returning band Ocean Park Sound System (Raines Feldman) filled the Whisky with an awesomely funktastic set featuring top-notch vocals. Here, one of their singers owns 'ABC' by The Jackson Five at Law Rocks LA.
#7 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Here our Law Rocks SF emcee and the nonprofit representative from QuestBridge throw swag into the crowd. QuestBridge was the nonprofit pick of the humorously named LawrJe$$ & the Big Legal Instruments (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; King & Spalding; Mallari Advisory Services).
#8 A ROSY GLOW
Here Take It To The Bridge (Howard Kennedy) singer pauses for a moment before bursting into song. The band ended up winning the night at Law Rocks! London.
#9 Soul Burnin'
The lead singer of Hostile Witness (Case Knowlson; Norton Rose Fulbright) puts his soul into it at Law Rocks Los Angeles. The band rocked the Whisky to benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties.
#10 Drumming bliss
The drummer of The Bad Precedents (Dunnam & Dunnam; Mostyn Law) in a transcendent moment as they rock out the Parish for Workers Defense Project at Law Rocks Austin.
#11 nonprofit rock stars
As with last year, Shannon Mora of the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation gave a rousing intro for Run DLA (DLA Piper; eHarmony), the night's eventual winner at Law Rocks LA Night One.
#12 NOW THAT's A SOLO
The members of Down By Law (Reed Smith; Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete) enthusiastically give it up for their keyboardist as they rock for LACBA Counsel for Justice at Law Rocks LA.
#13 working the crowd
We were psyched to have KROQ's Stryker back hosting Law Rocks LA. Prone to impromptu interviews with band members, here he interacts with the crowd at the Whisky.