With two encores and a righteous smackdown of light and sound, Radiohead’s return to the stage for In Rainbows was nothing short of epic.
Feb 08, 2010 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Colin Greenwood, d3, Ed O'Brien, in rainbows, Jonny Greenwood, live, music photography, Phil Selway, photography, radiohead, Thom Yorke | 22 Comments »
August 17, 2008 – Performing at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, glam metal veterans Poison brought a raucous, high-energy set to the shed that had fans screaming for the rock of love.
Jul 15, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, band, Bobby Dall, bret michaels, brett michaels, C.C. DeVille, glam, images, live, metal, music, Music Photography, photographer, photos, poison, rock, rock of love, tour | 12 Comments »
May 13, 2008 – Co-headlining the Strange Music tour with Paul Wall, Kansas City’s rap king, Tech N9ne, stormed the stage of the Pageant amid strobes and a flood of red light.
Feb 03, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, kansas, kc, live, music, Music Photography, pageant, paul wall, rap, strange noise, tech n9ne, tour | 2 Comments »
August 23, 2008 – Bruce Sprinsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Scottrade Center arena in a no-frills production that saw the Boss dig deep into his back catalog, with frequent trips across the length of the stage to return a bit of the love his fans displayed so enthusiastically. With a very [...]
Feb 01, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography, other | Tags: 2008, boss, bruce springsteen, e street band, halftime, live, Music Photography, photographer, superbowl, tour | 20 Comments »
Jan 27, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Bruce Hall, Bryan Hitt, Dave Amato, Kevin Cronin, live, music, Music Photography, Neal Doughty, photography, reo speedwagon, tour | 5 Comments »
June 11, 2008 – Bathed in an epic amount of lush fog and deep color washes, UK’s Switches laid down a set of buzzy, danceable jams on the 2008 Nylon Tour, including singles “Lay Down The Law” and “Drama Queen.”
Jan 25, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, band, british, indie, live, Music Photography, nylon, pop, rock, switches, tour, uk | 15 Comments »
Here’s a snap of the photo passes I collected in 2008. From Radiohead to Metallica and Marilyn Manson to the Jonas Brothers, it was a wild and varied year of shows big and small.
Jan 12, 2009 | Categories: News and Info | Tags: 2008, credentials, photo passes | 16 Comments »
October 17, 2008 – Here’s a quick set from Tyga, who opened up for Metro Station with a frenetic set that included his breakout single, “Coconut Juice.”
Jan 08, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, coconut juice, live, metro station, Music Photography, rapper, tour, travis mccoy, tyga | 5 Comments »
November 16, 2008 – Opening up for Thrice, Gaslight Anthem delivered a tight, upbeat dose of Jersey Shore sound with driving punk overtones.
Jan 06, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, d3, gaslight anthem, jersey shore, live, music, Music Photography, nikon, punk, thrice, tour | 7 Comments »
December 17, 2008 – When the lights came up, all eyes were on Scott Weiland, the man in the thin, sharp suit.
Dec 23, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, live, music, Music Photography, nikon, photographer, photography, scott weiland, stone temple pilots, tour | 12 Comments »
December 8, 2008 – With precision drumming, technical riffs, and enough breakdowns to sink your battleship, France’s death metal kings Gojira stormed the stage like a 60,000-ton reptile.
Dec 10, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, d3, french, gojira, in flames, live, metal, Music Photography, nikon, photography, tour | 6 Comments »
December 8, 2008 – In their headlining performance at The Pageant, melodic death metal pioneers In Flames brought the sonic devastation to the stage with harmonized guitars, heavy beats, and vehement vocals.
Dec 09, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Daniel Svensson, in flames, Jesper Strömblad, live, melodic, metal, Music Photography, Peter Iwers, sweden, tour | 12 Comments »
November 14, 2008 – Following Cute Is What We Aim For‘s energetic set, Secondhand Serenade closed out the night with a rocking, heartfelt set that had the ladies swooning.
Dec 08, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, CLS, d3, flash, live, nikon, secondhand serenade, tour | 12 Comments »
November 23, 2008 – Just before they took the stage, I caught up with Japanese rockers Dir en grey for a quick portrait session. Despite a brisk chill in the air and even a little rain, the guys were a bunch of troopers and we knocked it out.
Dec 07, 2008 | Categories: Portrait Photography | Tags: 2008, die, dir en grey, diru, kaoru, kyo, live, Music Photography, portaits, shinya, toshiya, tour | 127 Comments »
October 13, 2008 – Opening for Death Cab For Cutie, Fleet Foxes delivered an entrancing performance at the Fabulous Fox in what for many was the highlight of the evening.
Dec 03, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Casey Wescott, Christian Wargo, death cab for cutie, fleet foxes, fox, J Tillman, live, music, Music Photography, opener, photography, Robin Pecknold, Skye Skjelset, theatre, tour | 14 Comments »
November 23, 2008 – Stopping on their The Rose Trims Again tour, Japanese rockers Dir en grey performed to a reverent and rabid crowd, delivering a 20-song throw-down that had the fans begging for more.
Dec 01, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, die, dir en grey, images, kaoru, kyo, live, music photography, photographer, photography, shinya, toshiya, tour | 68 Comments »
November 23, 2008 – Semi Precious Weapons are the rock show. Don’t believe me? Here’s the proof.
Nov 30, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, images, justin tranter, live, Music Photography, photography, semi precious weapons, spw, tour | 14 Comments »
November 16, 2008 – Supporting Rise Against, post-hardcore rockers Thrice laid into smoldering performance amid a stage of deep color washes and kaleidoscopic backlighting.
Nov 20, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Dustin Kensrue, Eddie Breckenridge, live, music, Music Photography, post-hardcore, Riley Breckenridge, rock, Teppei Teranishi, thrice, tour | 16 Comments »
November 19, 2009 – In a raucous, celebratory performance, Sammy Hagar electrified fans with a set fitting of an American rock icon with 40 years of work experience kicking ass and taking names. When the Red Rocker hit the stage, he brought Cabo Wabo with him: it was party time.
Nov 20, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, cabo wabo, live, music, Music Photography, november, pageant, photography, rock, sammy hagar, st. louis, tour, van halen | 8 Comments »
November 17, 2008 – Welcome to Crushville, population 15,000. Playing well into their third decade, Metalllica brought the pummel-fest as the World Magentic Tour came to the big house of the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Nov 18, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, death magnetic, hard rock, heavy metal, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, live, metallica, music photography, photography, Robert Trujillo, tour, world magnetic | 84 Comments »
November 14, 2008 – Co-headlining with Secondhand Serenade, Cute Is What We Aim For stormed the stage in an high energy, pop punk throwdown. Led by frontman Shaant Hacikyan, the band delivered fan-favorites like “Curse Of Curves” and “Practice Makes Perfect” that had the sweat flying, both on-stage and off.
Nov 18, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, ciwwaf, cute is what we aim for, Dave Melillo, emo, fueled by ramen, Jeff Czum, live, Music Photography, pop punk, power pop, rock, Shaant Hacikyan, tour | 8 Comments »
November 16, 2008 – Led by the indefatigable Tim McIlrath, Rise Against stormed the stage of the Pageant to deliver a blistering performance amid explosions of light and a legion of fans, fists raised, singing back every word.
Nov 17, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Brandon Barnes, hardcore, Joe Principe, live, melodic, music, nikon, punk, rise against, rock, Tim McIlrath, tour, Zach Blair | 14 Comments »
November 2, 2008 – Following performances by The Devil Wears Prada and Saosin that left the stage raw and bleeding, Underoath came out to deliver the final blow of metalcore mayhem.
Nov 11, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Aaron Gillespie, Christopher Dudley, CLS, flash, Grant Brandell, James Smith, live, metalcore, music photography, nikon, pops, Spencer Chamberlain, Tim McTague, tooth and nail, tour, underoath, wireles | 14 Comments »
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