Too many photographers are blasé about shooting rock shows and concerts. They talk more about the strict club regulations and poor lighting than they do the talented performers and high-energy crowds. Not Kristen Truax. The founder of Blush Photo, a local agency that shoots high-profile shows all over the nation, is a self-proclaimed music junkie. (She was once the in-house photographer at Neumos.) And her work exudes that enthusiasm. Make Me Blush features stunning, sexy close-ups of local acts like U.S.E. and the now defunct Trucks, as well as shots of rabid dancing fans drenched in sweat. Truax has become a fixture in the music scene over the years thanks to photos like these, but that that doesnt mean shes above getting giddy over the occasional star: Shooting Robert Plant last fall was so huge for me. That guy was my childhood sweetheart. ERIKA HOBART
April 8-30, 9 a.m., 2009
