At the end of the show, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros frontman Alex Ebert eyed the barricade separating fans from the stage and asked the audience if they could climb a wall. As if thinking better of having hundreds of fans climbing onto the stage, Ebert eased himself down and sat down in the [...]
Jun 15, 2010 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: country, edward sharpe, ensamble, folk, indie, live, magnetic zeros, music, music photography, pageant, st. louis, tour | 11 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 »
October 7, 2008 – Britpop rockers The Kooks rolled into the Pageant, churning through a boisterous set amidst a din of screaming fans and popping flashbulbs.
Oct 08, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, britpop, Dan Logan, Hugh Harris, indie, live, Luke Pritchard, Music Photography, Paul Garred, photography, rock, set list, the kooks, tour | 12 Comments »
September 25, 2008 – Propelled by the chemistry between singers Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan, indie rock band Stars wove a lilting set of lush pop in their debut performance at the Pageant.
Sep 25, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, amy millan, arts and crafts, broken social scene, canada, indie, Music Photography, pageant, pop, rock, st. louis, toronto, torquil campbell, tour | 12 Comments »
August 10, 2008 – Crushing the ivories of his Baldwin, Andrew McMahon brought the driving piano rock to a reverent crowd at the Pageant with his band Jack’s Mannequin.
Aug 11, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: andrew mcmahon, emo, indie, Jack's Mannequin, pageant, piano, pop, punk, rock, something coporate, st. louis | 12 Comments »
“Datarock came all the way from Norway to play for you. We have a special dance.”
Jun 24, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: dance, dance punk, datarock, dj, electro, Fredrik Saroea, indie, Ketil Mosnes, party, photography, pitchfork, rock | 9 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 »
Facts: Tegan has a labret piercing. Sara loves the stage banter.
May 14, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, canandia, concert photographer, folk, images, indie, live, music photography, pageant, rock, sara, shots, tegan, tegan & sara, tegan and sara, tour, twins | 30 Comments »
You’re not seeing double. It’s just Meg and Dia, and while they might look sweet, they’re here to rock your ass.
Apr 10, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, dia, february, images, indie, indie rock, ishootshows, live, meg, meg and dia, Music Photography, photography, pics, sisters, st. louis, twins | 9 Comments »
Led by Fred Mascherino, former guitarist and vocalist for Taking Back Sunday, The Color Fred powered through a quick set that was the perfect compliment of the bouncing, anthemic tunes from Angels and Airwaves that followed.
Apr 08, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: d3, fred mascherino, indie, iso 12800, nikon, pop, punk, rock, taking back sunday, the color fred | 3 Comments »
The host to Chuck Berry’s monthly residency, Blueberry Hill’s Duckroom, is filling up with bodies and smoke, but tonight, the rock’n roll legend has the night off. By the time Hamilton Leithauser and crew take the stage, it’s just past 11pm, one of my new front-row friends is on his fourth round of Jack, and [...]
Jan 22, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: band, brooklyn, concert photography, duckroom, Hamilton Leithauser, images, indie, indie rock, Matt Barrick, music, nyc, pageant, Paul Maroon, Peter Bauer, photography, setlist, st. louis, strokes, walkmen, Walter Martin | 9 Comments »
Motion City Sountrack brought their explosive brand of pop punk to the Pageant in an infectiously energetic and upbeat set that saw a dynamic mix of lights to compliment the band’s dynamic stage presence.
Dec 18, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: d3, indie, iso 12800, iso 3200, iso 6400, Jesse Johnson, Joshua Cain, Justin Pierre, lights, Matthew Taylor, mcs, motion city soundtrack, music, nikon d3, pageant, pop, punk, set list, setlist, st. louis, Tony Thaxton | 4 Comments »
Anberlin launched in a 35-minute set under dim backlighting in a performance that was dominated by the rock band’s bright melodies and frontman Stephen Christian‘s constant movement on stage. Even at ISO 12800, the dull lighting schemes were a challenge for the D3 and 24-70mm f/2.8.
Dec 14, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2007, anberlin, band, Christian McAlhaney, concert photography, Deon Rexroat, electro, images, indie, Joseph Milligan, live, mae, motion city soundtrack, music, Music Photography, myspace, Nathan Young, pop, Stephen Christian, tour | 5 Comments »
Playing to an adoring crowd, Kevin Barnes lead his band Of Montreal through a roaring twenty-song set of psychedelic indie pop at the Pageant. Freed from the precious trappings of their album recordings, the sexed-up live performance delivered a more raucous version of fan favorites while still remaining as pretty as Barnes in eyeliner and [...]
Nov 27, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2007, band, Bryan Poole, Davey Pierce, Dottie Alexander, images, indie, Jamey Huggins, Kevin Barnes, live, Music Photography, november, of montreal, ofmontreal, pageant, photographs, pictures, pop, rock, setlist, shots, st. louis, tour | 9 Comments »
VHS or Beta brought their blend of French house-infused dance-punk to the Blender Theatre in NYC in a performance that had hands waving in the air and feet bouncing off the floors in the old movie house.
Nov 26, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: Chea Beckley, Craig Pfunder, hair, house, indie, live, Mark Guidry, Mark Palgy, Mike McGill, Music Photography, set list, setlist, vhs or beta, vhsorbeta | 9 Comments »
The Death Set opened for Girl Talk at the Gargoyle, playing a short but energetic set that culminated in a display of what may be the only and greatest recreation of Master Blaster occurring in music today.
Nov 11, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: dance punk, girl talk, images, indie, live, matt papich, pit, rock, shows, the death set, thedeathset, tokina 12-24 johnny siera | 2 Comments »
Playing a sold out show at the Gargoyle, indie rockers Nada Surf started off the night with their anthemic hit “Popular,” from their 1996 debut High/Low. What followed was a string of more recent material, with a heavy selection from the 2005 release The Weight Is A Gift, performed in relative darkness in the cavernous [...]
Oct 23, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: Daniel Lorca, gargoyle, high/low, indie, Ira Elliot, live, Matthew Caws, nada surf, popular, proximity effect, rock, show, the weight is a gift, tour | Leave A Comment »
MewithoutYou‘s performance at the Pageant in support of Brand New was a quick half-hour set that found the band playing in a variety of dim washes as they brought a surprisingly raucous sound to the expectant crowd.
Oct 22, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: Aaron Weiss, brand new, christian, images, indie, mewithoutyou, music, Music Photography, Richard Mazzotta, show, thrice, tour | 2 Comments »
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