Dirty Impound

Their name would seem to make them a natural for this segment, but DI was still happily surprised when we came across this shot of Badfinger setting birds to flight. This is a band we love inordinately, a band whose members’ birthdays we’ve celebrated, a band whose losses we continue to mourn – the world really is a lesser place without Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins and Tom Evans. If the legend of their start as a handpicked group for The Beatles’ newly formed Apple Records isn’t enough to spark one’s interest (if you’re not already as smitten as us), then dive into No Dice (1970) and Straight Up (1971) and discover why this band has been such a blueprint for SO many others. But we also like that they weren’t too nice to raise a middle finger if the spirit took them.

Badfinger

Kyle McDonald from Slightly Stoopid has kindly offered up his talents to The Free Bird Project. Our pal lensman Brad Hodge took this shot on the band’s bus before their performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (see more pics from that night here). The band is crossing the country as the headliners for the Seedless Summer Tour along with fellow Southern California bands Rebelution, Shwayze and Cisco. Check out tour dates here.

Kyle McDonald of Slightly Stoopid by Brad Hodge