Photos: Mastodon @ Pop’s

Mastodon performing in concert at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)

While I came for the Dillinger Escape Plan, I stayed for Mastodon. In contrast to Dillinger's frenetic performance, Mastodon laid a more smoldering intensity for their headlining set, which, as always, was a thrill to shoot.

Mastodon performing in concert at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)

Mastodon performing in concert at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)

Mastodon performing in concert at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)

The Dillinger Escape Plan performing at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)

Mastodon performing in concert at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)

Mastodon performing in concert at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)

Mastodon performing in concert at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)

Mastodon performing in concert at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois on November 13, 2011. © Todd Owyoung. (Todd Owyoung)

Photographer's Notes:

Cameras Used:

  • Nikon D3
  • Nikon D700

Lenses Used:

This was pretty much a one-lens, one-camera shoot. ISO 3200 did the trick for the saturated but not overly-bright bright LEDs.

I gotta say, this set is just a teaser. If you're a fan of Mastodon, I feel like it's my duty to tell you that their Terminal 5 set was on another level of awesomeness, if only for the much larger stage and venue as a whole.