Lady Gaga – Lollapalooza
So here is how it went down. Coming off a shoot the night before, working off no sleep, and flying first thing in the morning from NY to Chicago, I get to Grant Park early afternoon for the first day of Lolla. I make it a priority to start off the fest with Semi Precious [...]
Pitchfork 2010
How do sum up Pitchfork? It was hot and I took alot of photos. Maybe it was the heat beating me down but I wasn’t blown away this year. I’m not saying the festival wasn’t good. LCD Soundsystem was definitely the highlight. I really enjoyed Robyn’s set though I wish I could have seen her [...]
Semi Precious Weapons – Album Release Party
A few weeks ago Semi Precious Weapons released their full length album You Love You, They were on tour with Lady Gaga at the time and were playing Madison Square Garden that night. Not bad. So they had their album release party at Good Units after. It was true to a SPW show. Lots of [...]
The Creators Project @ Milk Studios
I covered The Creators Project at Milk Studios last night. According to the press release The Creators Project is a new network dedicated to the celebration of creativity and culture across media, and around the world. The Creators Events series begins this June in New York City with a collection of curated artworks and installations, [...]
Animal Collective @ The Guggenheim
Earlier this year Animal Collective “performed” at the Solomon R. Guggenheim. It was called “Transverse Temporal Gyrus” and was more of an art collaboration with Danny Perez pf psychedelic sound and light. Performance art essentially. The band wore Donnie Darko masks with cloaks and stood on three pedestals in the middle of the rotunda. Sound [...]
Chew Lips @ Littlefield
I had been kicking myself for missing Chew Lips at SXSW this year. So when I saw they were coming back to the US for one show before embarking on a European tour for the summer, I wasn’t about to miss it. They were playing Littlefield in Brooklyn, which I thought was strange. Nothing against [...]
Jack Savoretti @ City Winery
Last week I checked out Jack Savoretti’s set at City Winery. I wasn’t familiar with the singer/songwriter’s work. But thats what I like about covering music. I get to check out artists I wouldn’t normally see on my own. I read that Jack’s work had been in some movies and that one of song’s was premiering [...]
Peter Gabriel @ Radio City Music Hall
I had the pleasure of covering the first of 2 sold out shows by Peter Gabriel at Radio City Music Hall over the weekend. For the first time in a long while we were allowed to shoot from up front. But it was still challenging . The songs he did were so quiet that I [...]
Semi Precious Weapons @ Bowery Ballroom
Semi Precious Weapons are glamour and rock. Right now they are opening up for Lady Gaga with a record about to drop in June. Its only a matter of time before they really blow up. If you get a chance to see them don’t miss it. I’ve been covering the guys for a couple years [...]
Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck
Two guitar legends, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck played at Madison Square Garden. The shoot was pretty straight forward. They put us way back at the sound board and there was no riser. So I had to find a hole between the other photogs and the audience to grab shots. Note to self: bring a [...]
All Time Low @ Hammerstein Ballroom
The first time I heard of All Time Low was at the MTV Woodie Awards 2 years ago. They were up for best new video or skinniest band or something. I remember thinking that I was officially out of touch with what the kids are listening to. Because the kids went nuts when they played. [...]
Andrew W.K.
When I was asked if I wanted to cover Andrew W.K. playing at Joe’s Pub back in October I jumped at the chance. Not because I thought the photos would run. It was purely because of the man that it is A.W.K. Back in 2001 when I was living in Chicago, a friend of mine [...]
Amanda Blank
Over the summer I made a trip out to The Electric Factory in Philadelphia to cover the Amanda Blank performance . She was opening for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. You might wonder why I wasn’t going to cover the YYYs. Honestly I never tried to get approval. I love the YYYs but I was more [...]
Yeasayer
As part of Guggenheim’s 50th Anniversary the museum is putting on a concert series called It Came From Brooklyn throughout the year. The concert series showcases “Brooklyn’s emerging and established talents in the fields of music and literature.” On October 30th Yeasayer headlined the event. Tanlines also performed and author Rachel Sherman gave a reading. [...]
Metallica
So here we go. Post #1. Wow, pressure. OK so a couple weeks ago I got to cover Metallica at Madison Square Garden. I was pretty excited because for as much as I shoot I never get to shoot at the Garden. I had covered the Theater at the Garden, which is much smaller, a number of times [...]
