Mariachi El Bronx – the more melodic alter-ego of hardcore punk band The Brox – rocked Pop’s in all it’s seven-piece, charro outfit glory. Set up on the sidestage of Pop’s, I had my doubts about this show, but the intimate, small-club feel of this gig was a lot of fun to experience and photograph.
Apr 13, 2010 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2010, band, churro, hardcore, live, mariachi, mariachi el bronx, music, music photography, punk, tour | 14 Comments »
Hands down, The Dillinger Escape Plan are one of the most dynamic live acts touring today. Their stage performance is likely one of the most intense experiences you’ll encounter in live music – as an audience member, but especially as a music photographer.
Mar 22, 2010 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2010, Ben Weinman, billy rymer, Greg Puciato, hardcore, Jeff Tuttle, live, metal, music, tdep, The Dillinger Escape Plan, tour | 22 Comments »
One from 36 Crazyfists, who opened up for In Flames. Because sometimes, all you need is one.
Dec 23, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 36 crazyfists, d3, gojira, hardcore, high iso, in flames, low light, metal, Music Photography, nikon, sample | 4 Comments »
Here’s just one shot from the quick portrait shoot I did with Japanese rockers Dir en grey.
Nov 24, 2008 | Categories: Portrait Photography | Tags: CLS, die, dir en grey, diru, flash, hardcore, j-rock, japanese, kyo, metal, nikon, portrait, rock, shinya, toshiya | 26 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 »
Opening the floodgates for crowd surfers, metalcore sextet The Devil Wears Prada showed off their chops as devout practitioners of the breakdown.
Nov 04, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: breakdown, christian, concert photographer, hardcore, metalcore, photography, screamo, tdwp, the devil wears prada | 18 Comments »
What’s more sweet than one guitarist playing at the front of the stage, one foot up on the speaker monitor? Two guitarists, one right-handed, the other left-handed, each with a leg up on a monitor, mirrored in perfect, hard rock harmony. It’s kind of a beautiful thing.
Jun 23, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: a7x, arena, avenged sevenfold, california, hard rock, hardcore, images, johnny christ, lighting, m shadows, metalcore, music photography, photographer, photos, rev, synyster gates, taste of chaos, the rev, toc, tour, zacky vengeance | 25 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 »
The metalcore band Bleeding Through opened for HIM on Friday night, initially shocking a crowd unprepared for the brutal attack the band brought. Though the majority of the house had come for the more melodic stylings of Ville Valo and crew, many seemed to warm up to the unrelenting double bass and blast beats during [...]
Oct 28, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: Bleeding Through, Brandan Schieppati, Brian Leppke, cold war, Derek Youngsma, hardcore, Jona Weinhofen, Marta Peterson, metalcore, Ryan Wombacher, throwdown, trustkill records | 6 Comments »
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