Comic Con 2011
Erica, 30. “Catwoman” (L-R) Terry(39) “Tie Fighter pilot”, Logan(6.5) “Luke Skywalker”, Nicole(35) “Princess Padme”, Alexis (10 months) “Ewok” Kevin, 42. “Superman” Rachel, 24. Lana, 25. “Silent Hill nurses” Stephanie, 18. “Russia” Kayla, 22. “Jenova” Sarah, 22. “Amy Rose” Jimmy ,25. “Jack Skellington” John, 32. “Original steampunk design” Kristof, 1,149. “Giant Robot” Jennifer, 19. “Taokaka” Yi-YingYu, [...]
Iggy Pop
Last year while covering ATP NY I had the opportunity to shoot Iggy Pop in his hotel room. Like most of my portraits I’m not sure if they will happen. If they do I have only a few minutes with my subject. Iggy had just headlined that evening and was resting before leaving for [...]
Lollapalooza 2011
Here are a few shots from frontstage, sidestage and backstage at Lollapalooza 2011 in Chicago, IL. My favorite set of the weekend was by far Crystal Castles. Alice Glass always gives you something fun to shoot. The rest of the fest was ok but nothing really stood out for me. That said I always love [...]
Pitchfork 2011
Pitchfork 2011: 3 days of heat and music. Besides the obvious center point of the fest, which was Odd Future, my favorite performance was by Health. Full gallery at the end of the post.
SXSW 2011 Portraits
Erykah Badu This year at SXSW I concentrated on doing portraits. I still shot a decent amount of live music but I didn’t want to run around all week. Maybe I’m getting old. I stayed at Fader Fort by Fiat for most of time. They consistently put on a great show during SXSW. Full gallery [...]
Bruise Cruise
The Bruise Cruise. An indie rock music festival wedged in the middle of the Carnival cruise ship, The Imagination. I had never been on a cruise so I really had no idea what to expect. Before I went someone joked “You know, The Black Lips are going throw shit off the side.” Ha. So how [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ATP portraits
For those of you who don’t know, All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) is a music festival that takes place at Kutshers Country Club in Monticello, NY. Its billed as the indie rock summer camp. All the music takes place in one of the two ballrooms and the festival goers stay onsite. There is no backstage per [...]
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 [...]
The Verbs Listening Party
A few weeks ago I covered the album listening/release party for The Verbs. It was one of those events where I didn’t know anything about the band, the venue or if anybody would be there. But it ended up being a pleasant surprise. The Verbs is duo made up of married couple Steve Jordan and [...]
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. [...]
