Do you have a bucket list? Chuck Berry, the father of rock ‘n roll, was on mine up until last weekend. Still rocking at 83-years young, Chuck Berry was a pleasure and an honor to photograph. And not only photograph him, but to do so for the legend’s entire 45-minute set. Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ [...]
Aug 02, 2010 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2010, chuck berry, guitar, hail hail rock 'n roll, live, music, musician, performance, photos, rock, st. louis | 21 Comments »
One shot of A Rocket To The Moon’s Nick Santino, performing with his band on the Love Drunk Tour with Cobra Starship and Boys Like Girls.
Nov 26, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2009, a rocket to the moon, arttm, concert photography, guitar, live, music photographer, Music Photography, nick santino, tour | 7 Comments »
My credentials (and a few souvenirs) from Mayhem Fest 2009. I’m back from Mayhem Fest, but the work is just starting. I’ll be working on the deliverables into the wee hours of the morning, but here’s a snap of the passes from the event.
Jul 22, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2009, all access, band, bullet for my valentine, credentials, fest, festival, guitar, live, mayhem, pass, photo pass, picks, slayer, tour | 26 Comments »
March 15, 2009 – Sometimes, it’s the smallest movements that require the most care. Not the sonorous, sweeping notes of old spruce and strings, but the tics, taps, and whistles that will propel a song, rolling from one bar to the next. This is the sort of music where shoes are not allowed.
Mar 17, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: andrew bird, guitar, live, looping, music photography, nobel beast, pedal, violin, whistling | 23 Comments »
March 15, 2009 – Here’s one shot from Andrew Bird’s sold out show at the Pageant last night. As always, Bird put on a fantastic show, but his annual performance always has special meaning for me as a photographer.
Mar 16, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: andrew bird, andrewbird, armchair, d3, d700, eggs, guitar, iso 6400, looping, mysterious production, nikon, nobel beast, pedal, primes, violin, whistling | 9 Comments »
Here’s one from Lil Wayne, AKA Weezy F. Baby, Birdman Jr., Mr. Carter, Stunna Jr., during his performance at the Chaifetz Arena.
Sep 04, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, arena, baby, birdman, birdman jr, cash money, guitar, lil wayne, lil weezy, live, mr carter, tattoos, tha carter, tour, weezy baby, young money, young moolah | 8 Comments »
In a frenetic, high-energy performance, Australian rock trio Sick Puppies delivered a thrashing set that had the barricade heaving as the crowd sang along and pumped their fists into the air.
Aug 25, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, australian, bass, Emma Anzai, guitar, images, live, Mark Goodwin, Music Photography, punk, rock, Shimon Moore, Sick Puppies, tour, trio | 30 Comments »
Taking the stage after Mastodon, Britain’s DragonForce picked up the metal hammer and took it into the stratosphere with soaring vocals, blazing guitar solos, and epic amounts of hair.
Jul 30, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, dragonforce, guitar, guitar hero, herman li, images, mayhem fest, metal, Music Photography, power metal, rockstar, sam totman, tour | 22 Comments »
Propelled by the syncopated, asthmatic breath of an accordion, the song gimbals and gyres, wheeling like the robes of a dervish.
Jun 10, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, A Mad & Faithful Telling, accordion, bouzouki, concert photography, devotchka, folk, guitar, gypsy, images, indie, Jeanie Schroder, little miss sunshine, mariachi, Nick Urata, pageant, punk, rock, Shawn King, teremin, Tom Hagerman, tour, trumpet | 14 Comments »
In a set that ranged between soulful pop and lilting, vibrato-tinged folk, Ontario’s Basia Bulat ripped though a spirited and undeniably charming performance opening for Devotchka at Terminal 5 in NYC.
May 26, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, 70-200, autoharp, basia bulat, canada, european, folk, guitar, high iso, iso 6400, live, Music Photography, new york, nikon d3, nyc, singer, terminal 5, toronto, tour | 17 Comments »
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.
May 07, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, academy award, acoustic, concert photographer, concert photography, dublin, film, glen hansard, guitar, images, intimate, live, marketa irglova, Music Photography, once, oscar, pageant, piano, soundtrack, st. louis, tour, yellow | 16 Comments »
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.
Apr 23, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, acoustic, canadian, feist, gels, guitar, hayden, images, lighting, live, music, Music Photography, pageant, photography, piano, singer, songwriter | 6 Comments »
The Pageant is packed with kids wearing black t-shirts who all want three things: face-melting riffs, pummeling double-bass, and a guitarist who isn’t afraid to wear a cape. Headlining four performances and following Dillinger Escape Plan, Killswitch Engage delivered on all accounts with a heavy dose of melodic metal that had the pit heaving.
Jan 31, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: Adam Dutkiewicz, concert photographer, concert photography, guitar, hardcore, Howard Jones, images, Joel Stroetzel, Justin Foley, killswitch engage, KSE, melodic, metal, metalcore, Mike D'Antonio, pageant, photographer, photography, photos, pics, screaming, singer, st. louis | 11 Comments »
If it weren’t for their short set, and early start time, one might think The Hush Sound were headlining at the Pageant December 27. Opening for Ludo in a sold out event, The Hush Sound packed the house with a legion of their own dedicated fans, who sang along with every note of the youthful [...]
Jan 17, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: bob morris, chris faller, concert photographer, concert photography, d3, darren wilson, greta salpeter, guitar, hush sound, iso 6400, keyboard, korg, ludo, nikon d3, nothing still, quietdrive | 3 Comments »
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