Shinedown @ The Pageant
I’d caught Shinedown on a couple occasions over the past years, and every time I’ve photographed them they’ve put on a tremendous, high-energy show. So when I heard that they were doing an acoustic set, my curiosity was piqued. Having just caught Aaron Lewis of the hardrock band Staind in a very stripped down show [...]
Photos: Iron & Wine @ The Pageant
Photographing Iron & Wine strikes me as a little zen. With a minimal lighting treatment, very little movement overall, and the lulling sounds of Sam Beam on an acoustic guitar, I think that the music photographer has to work a little harder to make the most of a stark canvas.
Photos: Aaron Lewis @ The Pageant
Performing alone on the big stage of the Pageant on his Solo & Acoustic Tour, Aaron Lewis seemed right at home.
Preview: Aaron Lewis – Solo & Acoustic
Aaron Lewis, frontman of the rock group Staind, performing on his Solo & Acoustic tour at the Pageant. While lighting was quite low on Lewis, a combination of VR and fast f/1.4 made the most out of this treatment.
Photos: Matt Pond
Backed only by a guitarist, Matt Pond opened the night for Ben Folds with a spare and intimate set in the big hall of the Chaifetz Arena.
Photos: The Magnetic Fields
With a fix shooting position, very low light, and an all-seated acoustic set by the Magnetic Fields, I had my work cut out for me in conditions that had even the Nikon D3 nearly maxed out.
Brendon Urie
In a rare acoustic set, Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco fame treated fans to an intimate performance opening for Fall Out Boy as a part of the (RED)Nights concert series.
The Swell Season @ the Pageant — 2008.05.06
Taking the stage alone to low lights and warm applause, Glen Hansard picked up his worn Takamine, walked to the edge of the stage, and unassumingly set the evening’s intimate tone in its opening bars.
Hayden @ the Pageant — 2008.04.12
Opening for Feist in a sold-out performance, singer-songwriter and fellow Canadian Hayden crafted a quietly insistent set accompanied by a deep palette of reds, blues, and purples.
Jose Gonzalez @ Graham Chapel — 2008.03.19
As the quiet Swede sits down and begins pluck the first, slow notes, a reverential silence settles over the crowd, and the chapel venue seems entirely perfect.
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