Photos: Jack’s Mannequin @ The Pageant
I’ve lost count of the exact number of times that I’ve photographed Jack’s Mannequin, but I think it’s up there around 6-7 over the last three and a half years. Maybe more. Despite having shot Andrew McMahon and crew a fair amount, they always put on a lively show that has me coming back for [...]
Photos: The Civil Wars @ The Pageant
Performing for a rapt crowd, The Civil Wars put on a hauntingly beautiful performance at the Pageant. This show sold out nearly two full months before the show, which should give one an idea about the level of anticipation that was packed into the unusually hush house before the duo took the stage. With the [...]
Preview: Jack’s Mannequin @ The Pageant
Here’s a quick look at Jack’s Mannequin’s last night show at The Pageant. While Jack’s Mannequin is of course a full band, Andrew McMahon steals the show every single time I’ve shot the group (which is easily 5 times in as many years), and this gig was no exception.
Preview: The Civil Wars @ The Pageant
Here’s a quick preview from tonight’s show with the lovely Civil Wars at the Pageant.
Photos: Sleeper Agent @ The Pageant
Reunited with pals Cage The Elephant for their late 2011 tour, Sleeper Agent kicked off the night properly – and photogenically. Lots of lush atmosphere during their set made this a fun shoot despite a wall of monitors along the front of the stage. The fact that singer Alex Kandel often put a boot up on [...]
Ludo @ The Pageant
The Ludo Christmas show at the Pageant has become something of a cult tradition in recent years, with the 2011 edition bringing out what seemed like several metric tones of Santa hats, elf ears, confetti, and of course an appearance by old Saint Nick himself.
Photos: Owl City @ The Pageant
Backed by a great lighting array and a full band, Adam Young, AKA Owl City, put on a great live show. One of the highlights of the show was seeing Young rock out on his guitar for this live show, considering how electronic his studio albums are. Unless you’re Daft Punk, it’s almost always more [...]
Photos: Skrillex @ The Pageant
Returning to the Pageant for the second time in i2011, Skrillex upped the ante with a huge production, at the heart of which was a projected avatar that was animated in real-time to mimic the DJ’s every motion.
Photos: A Rocket To The Moon @ The Pageant
A Rocket To The Moon’s set opening for Never Shout Never was a hazy, dimly lit performance. The perfect fit for a couple f/1.4 primes.
Photos: Never Shout Never @ The Pageant
The ever barefoot Christofer Drew and Never Shout Never rocked a full house at the Pageant, with seemingly everyone jammed into the general admission pit. At one point before Never Shout Never took the stage, I heard a girl pressed against the barricade exclaim, “My dinner is going to be squeezed out!”
Photos: Those Darlins @ The Pageant
Opening up for Drive-By Truckers, Those Darlins lit up the stage with a jangly, punky dose of Southern goodness to the Pageant.
Photos: Chromeo @ The Pageant
Confetti. A huge light board at the back of the stage. Light-up lady legs. Electro funk. Full-set shooting access. Any one of these things would have been good on its own, but add it up together and I have to say that Chromeo’s headline show at the Pageant might be one of my favorites for [...]
Preview: Drive-By Truckers @ The Pageant
It’s 2:55am on Saturday morning and I’ve just finished the edit for The Drive-By Truckers’ show at the Pageant tonight. Nothing much to say at this point except that it was an absolutely fantastic show. I’m not sure if it surpassed the band’s legendary 2008 performance at the Pageant, but still – this one was [...]
Photos: Mayer Hawthorne @ The Pageant
Opening up for Chromeo at the Pageant, Mayer Hawthorne brought a smooth Motown flavor to the night that would have done his home stage of Michigan proud.
Preview: Chromeo @ The Pageant
Here’s the “teaser” image I tweeted right after Chromeo’s amazingly fun performance at the Pageant this week. While the band used house lights for the front lighting, Chromeo came with a nice array at the back of the stage that provided some great flare-ups.
Photos: David Cook @ The Pageant
For me, this show was all about trying to capture David Cook’s energy. After shooting him back in 2009, I wanted nail shots of him rocking out. With his intense style of delivery and playing, this sounds easy, but there’s always a catch. Full set of images and the shooting notes after the break.
Photos: Gavin DeGraw @ The Pageant
Co-headlining with David Cook at the Pageant, Gavin DeGraw brought a confident performance to the stage that had the house roaring. Splitting time between delivering vocals on piano and free on an upright mic, DeGraw’s charisma came at all stations and made this aun shoot.
Preview: Gavin DeGraw @ The Pageant
Here are a quick three previews from Gavin DeGraw’s performance last night at the Pageant, co-headlining with David Cook.
Preview: David Cook @ The Pageant
Four images fresh from David Cook’s show at the Pageant tonight, the second stop on his co-headlining tour with Gavin DeGraw and support from Carolina Liar.
Photos: Bon Iver @ The Pageant
Going into Bon Iver’s headlining show at the Pageant, I didn’t know quite what to expect, but I left blown away. Not only because the band sounds fantastic live, but because they completely rock out. Sure, not all the time, but there periods of hardcore thrashing where singer Justin Vernon smashing a guitar on stage [...]
Photos: Queensrÿche @ The Pageant
Queensryche came out with a fiery attack for their 30th anniversary show at the Pageant. With a big, arena-filling stage presence honed over 3 decades, the heavy metal titans were a thrill to shoot, in no small part thanks to Geoff Tate’s dominating delivery and stage presence.
Photos: My Morning Jacket @ The Pageant
Rock, glorious lighting and hair whips: This is what My Morning Jacket brought in their sold-out show at the Pageant, and in that order. From a production standpoint, this was a beautiful show to watch, with a large array of lights on the sides of the stage and in the ceiling rig. In terms of [...]
Photos: Skrillex @ The Pageant
I hadn’t photographed many DJs or electronica musicians until this year, but I’ve more recently had the opportunity to catch a few, including Paul Oakenfold, Tiësto, and Bassnectar. The latest to this list is rising star Sonny Moore, AKA Skrillex, who shook the foundations of the Pageant and a sold-out crowd with all the wobble [...]
Photos: Florence + The Machine @ The Pageant
Florence + The Machine rocked the Pageant like a force of nature, driven by Florence Welch’s soaring vocals and captivating stage presence. From the very first song, the entire, at-capacity audience was simply rapt. All eyes were on the songstress, who wore a brilliant red gown that seemed to draw in every lumen from the balcony [...]
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