Chris Orbach: Photos

The Home Studio

The Helm...Sulu must be "out" to lunch
Smokin' front-end (is that the smell of burning cash?)
A 5 x 7 foot Whisperroom -- good size for vocals as well as various instruments. A fine thing to have next to one's kitchen. Note the rare PRS half-stack in front. I won that in a drawing from Guitar Player Magazine in the 90's!
The iso booth....track lights added by me. I'm an 80's boy. Can't fight it..
The J45's new digs!
The Whisperroom in full regalia...note the dog and cat in the shot. What's a studio without pets??

John inspecting our "dressing room" -- a room for drying mops. Still better than the Beatles had it at the Bambi Kino, I tell myself..
Graham provides dessert!
John and Graham
John and his wife Jill at the Diner, between sets
"Shit...we've got to get back!"
Tell it like it is.
So long, 2006! Lobby of the Scranton Hilton -- Domino's in our bellies and the world (sort of) at our feet.

Laid back to the point of falling over
Holy shit...a shot of all four of us! Graham said -- "Great. Now if only John was a lefty, and we were all 10 years younger." Ouch. : )
Stew assumes a protective stance, checking in to the fabulous Amerisuites in Medford for our Somerville show.
Johnny checks in..love the new glasses!
Are there eggs in Medford MA after 1PM?? Yes, but you get cold weak coffee, and no bathroom. It is what it is, folks. At least we got to eat!!
Let's go get 'em!
All smiles after the soundcheck!
Show me how it's done!
John , Somerville
Onstage at the Somerville Theater, 12/16/06
Fan photo (thanks, Jen!) of Stew in guitar hero force, Somerville Theater.
Fan photo of Johnny at the Somerville. Not only did he play his ass off -- but his snazzy shirt left me feeling woefully under-dressed!
In the tradition of space-abduction blurry shots..here's me digging in.
Johnny, backstage at Somerville.
Graham backstage at Somerville, making do with a slice. "Any port in a storm," as my brother Tony would say!
These fancy hotels dun got their own hairdryers..I have arrived.

Chris and Graham, Gallery, 7/26/06
Graham and Stew -- aka Doughboy and Wiz. Photo by Carol Goldberg.
The most fun I have at a show is listening to my boys.
Stew and Graham, probably holding their peace while I say something silly.
Stew's all business..my fingers hurt just looking at him!
If at all possible, bring your own mike (who knows where theirs has been?)
Lean On Me, Starring Stew Cutler -- Gallery, 7/26/06
Treble Yell -- Gallery, 7/26/06
..and more subdued. Gallery, 7/26/06
Back at Plan B
Playing a new tune, "Long Lost Son", at Plan B, 5/8/06 -- Stew insisted I play it solo..
Me and the boys, at WVIA, after our live-in-the-studio session.

Stew at CB's Gallery -- nylon strings are so relaxing!
Graham Hawthorne, a study in time -- 10/28 @ cb's gallery
John, Tag, Johann, Sir Arthur...by all your names I adore you!
Paul and Tony at CB's Gallery, 10/28
Chris at CB's Gallery, 10/28
Chris taking a solo (he can't cross his fingers at the same time..)
Tony Orbach, tenor sax
Sometimes, I like to sit and hear Stew play..
Ahh, the breadth and scope. Well, it was a fun show. Live shots by Avril Korman and Andrew Marks. New home shots by Susan Egan.

March 11th at CB's Gallery, playing the show with what turned out to be a two-inch gash in my scalp..at least I knew where the mike was!
Chris at CB's Gallery, 3/11/05
After the show, and the hospital -- to the Galaxy for a much-needed chocolate shake. Clearly the most "Rock and Roll" I've ever looked. Dude. 3/11 and cutting room photos by the fabulous Avril Korman.

Re-laying the acoustic track to "Alphaville" (the take from the rhythm track date was a little buzzy..file under T.M.I.)
Stew Cutler, lead guitar, co-producer, musical director
Graham Hawthorne -- Drums, percussion, co-producer
John Montagna, bass
The Urban Horns -- L to R: Paul Vercesi, Tony Orbach, Kevin Batchelor
Tim Regusis, Keyboards
Engineer Rod Hohl, lost in Pro Tools (bless his heart)
Chris in overdub purgatory..ARRRGH!
What you need when you're producing your own record! This was in the iso booth at Mission Sound : )
The Dark Knight of Stuyvesant Town
Back Cover photo from the CD

Duo Show Setup
Ah, the Jurassic Period -- pre-band acoustic duo.
Duo Show...ohh, the pain!!
Candle's eye view -- at The Cutting Room.
The Cutting Room, known for the occasional alien abduction. Here I am, mid-beamout.
Cutting Room and a makeshift moon..

The real star of the show....SONNY!
Nap time, Sonny and me
My protector, Mr. Tastyface himself, Sonny
Betsy and the blue guitar
Yes -- me and Keir Dullea, aka "Dave" from "2001: A Space Odyssey"...my inner nerd is doing cartwheels.
Dad..this isn't real. how dumb do you think I am??
Cookieboy!
Mets sign New Shortstop!
Betsy, my potato-bug
I ask you.
Sleeping baby boy
The good side of a bad TV show..napping!
My nephew Pete with Sonny and Betsy!
Sonny and Betsy -- detente.
Sonny, sleeping in