Photos: Godsmack @ Mayhem Fest 2011
After Godsmack took the stage, frontman Sully Erna announced that the band didn’t bring any fancy effects, confetti, or pyro. They only brought the rock show, and then proceeded to demonstrate that fact. For me, this was an excellent shoot due to how well drummer Shannon Larkin was lit, not to mention the great expressions [...]
Photo: Bright Eyes @ The Pageant
I have to say – I was really surprised by just how great the lighting turned out to be for Bright Eyes at the Pageant. This was a hugely anticipated show on a lot of levels, and at least from a production standpoint, Connor Oberst and company didn’t disappoint.
Photos: Mumford & Sons @ The Pageant
Mumford & Sons seemed to be easily one of the most anticipated shows of 2011 at the Pageant, and one of the fastest sell-outs of any show in the 10-years the venue has been open.
Photos: Primus @ The Pageant
Les Claypool and company stormed the Pageant and rocked a sold-out house with huge inflatable astronauts, a psychedelic lighting treatment, and Claypool’s signature, funky bass lines driving the performance.
Photos: Weird Al Yankovic @ Family Arena
Polka, parodies and a parade of costumes characterized Weird Al Yankovic’s crowd-pleasing performance at the Family Arena.
Photos: Reel Big Fish @ The Pageant
Taking the stage after Suburban Legends and The Aquabats, Reel Big Fish closed down the Pageant with a infectiously fun set. With plenty of mugging, general goofiness, and the entire venue singing along, this was an undeniably live set.
Photos: The Architects @ The Pageant
Opening for Flogging Molly’s 2010 stop at The Pageant, the Architects played a tight set that was a fantastic way to start off the night.
Photos: Clutch @ Pop’s
Opening for Motörhead, Clutch brought their blues-tinged hard rock down like a sledgehammer on an extremely sold-out crowd. Somewhat surprisingly, Clutch also had the most photogenic lighting of the night with just the right amount of haze and big, bold splashes of backlighting.
Photos: The Avett Brothers & BR-549
Last night marked the 5-year anniversary of shooting my first concert. I wrote a bit about the show in my post titled “Becoming A Concert Photographer,” but I thought I’d take some time to do a proper post about this show, as well as post images from the gig – The Avett Brothers supporting BR-549 with [...]
Photos: Wild Tiger @ The Pageant
I’ll be honest. I had no idea what to expect with Wild Tigers opening up for Story of the Year at the Pageant, and most of that came from their Myspace page. What I gleaned was that they have songs titled “Hot Woman In Dark Denim” and “The Alligator (Sex In The Swamp),” and a [...]
Photos: Ben Folds @ The Pageant
I’ve photographed Ben Folds twice before in the past, but his most recent performance at the Pageant was the first time I caught the prolific piano man with a backing band as well. As if the assortment of instruments on stage before the band walked out wasn’t an indication enough, Ben Folds and his crew [...]
Photos: Chuck Berry @ The Duck Room
After the recent scare in Chicago where Chuck Berry collapsed from exhaustion, I was thrilled at the chance to cover the music icon at an intimate performance last week. While he may have missed a few notes, slowed down a few of his blazing classics and passed the mic to his daughter on occasion, this [...]
Preview: Girl Talk @ The Pageant
Here’s a quick preview from Girl Talk’s dance party at the Pageant last night. Not that this should come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the live shows of Gregg Gillis, but this gig was nuts. There was calamity on the dance floor to be certain, but what’s more, the shooting conditions of this [...]
Preview: Ozzy Osbourne @ Scottrade Center
After finally getting to cross off Ozzy Osbourne from my bucket list as a music photographer, I can definitely say that the Prince of Darkness did not disappoint. Here’s a couple teasers from the show. In addition, I think I found music photographer Danny North‘s doppleganger in the crowd.
Nooka Zub Zirc
Recently, I had the chance to visit the Nooka Lab in NYC, birthplace of some of the coolest watches around. It was great meeting up with the team, and I picked up a brand spanking new Nooka Zub Zirc to add to the collection.
Photos: Trey Songz – OMG Tour 2010
Opening up for Usher on the OMG Tour, Trey Songz brought a big dose of charisma to warm up the crowd before the main event at the Scottrade Center. After catching Trey Songz back in 2008, it was a thrill to see him on the big stage of this tour.
Review: Nikon 85mm f/1.4G AF-S
The classic 85mm f/1.4 – a long-admired and respected lens in any mount, and especially renowned as the Nikon AF-D, introduced in 1995. As part of their recent push to update all their fast primes – and introduce a few new ones – Nikon’s new 85mm f/1.4G AF-S with Nano Crystal Coating represents a fully modern [...]
Preview: Usher @ The OMG Tour 2010
Here are two preview images from Usher’s 2010 OMG Tour, which stormed the Scottrade Center last Friday. Though a late contender, I have to say that the OMG Tour is definitely one of the most visually compelling and most fun shoots of the year. Also: Usher can fly – hit the full post for the [...]
Photos: DJ Paul Oakenfold @ Club Europe
I recall listening to Paul Oakenfold’s double-disc mix “Resident” back in 1999 0r 2000; to me, at the time, it was one of those perfect mixes, and one to which I always compared Oakenfold’s other work. Flash forward to 2010, when had my chance to hear, see, and photograph The Guiness Book of World Records’ “most [...]
Photos: The Dresden Dolls @ The Pageant
This may have been an anniversary show ten-years in the making, but for me, I went back four years to July of 2006, when I first photographed the Dresden Dolls opening for Panic! At The Disco at the Pageant. Since that show, I had the honor of photographing them later the same year on their [...]
Photos: Lil Wayne @ Chaifetz Arena
With respect to the buzz of Lil Wayne’s release from Riker’s Island today after an eight-month stint on lockup, I thought I’d post some of my favorite shots from Weezy’s 2008 performance at the Chaifetz Arena. This was an epic one-off performance in-the-round with a cruciform stage where photographers had full-set access. Easily one of [...]
Photos: Roger Waters @ Scottrade Center
30 years after it’s album release, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters rocked the Scottrade Center with an epic production of The Wall in a shoot that for me was as much fun as it was an honor. What’s more for this legend: five songs from the pit (instead of the standard three) and no photo [...]
Preview: Roger Waters Performing The Wall
Happy Rocktober, everyone. Rounding out a month of 15 assignments, the last one was Roger Waters of Pink Floyd performing The Wall. Not a bad way to end the month, especially when it means shooting a legend for five songs from the pit.
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