I will admit, the East Coast gets some really cool shows. It’s very rare I am jealous of the West Coast when it comes to concerts. However, once and awhile a good show or tour pops up that almost gets me to buy a plane ticket and soak up the West Coast sun. This time… Read More Sherwood / Tyson Motsenbocker / Fialta – Analog Cafe – Portland, OR – 7/19/16
Two days later and the Taste of Chaos tour rolled into Philadelphia, PA at the Festival Pier. For The Early November, Saosin, and The Starting Line this was a hometown show for them. After missing The Early November in Holmdel, I made sure to see them on the Philadelphia date. With the original lineup on… Read More Taste Of Chaos 2016 Tour featuring Dashboard Confessional / Taking Back Sunday / The Starting Line / Saosin / The Early November – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing – 6/19/16
The 2016 Taste of Chaos Tour sponsored by Rock Star Energy Drink came to New Jersey on June 17 and left fans feeling nostalgic. Due to traffic I missed The Early November, but the rest of the bands made up for it. Saosin put on an electrifying show with Anthony Green always having an off… Read More Taste Of Chaos 2016 Tour featuring Dashboard Confessional / Taking Back Sunday / Saves The Day / Saosin – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ – 6/17/16
Before there was Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, there was Mudcrutch. A band that lasted for about 5 years. With only one single released, the band was broken up by outside forces. Fast forward to the 2000’s, Mudcrutch gained new life and released a self titled full length in 2008. Everyone thought this was a… Read More Mudcrutch / The Shelters – Webster Hall – New York, NY – 6/10/16
With his first full length out, Survivor’s Guilt, Vinnie Caruana embarked on a two week tour in June around the North East with Long Branch being the second date. Instead of doing this tour solo, Vinnie was accompanied with friends, Steve Choi on guitar (Rx Bandits), Brandon Reilly on bass (Nightmare of You/The Movielife), and Brett Romnes… Read More Vinnie Caruana / Brandon Reilly / Matty Carlock – Brighton Bar – Long Branch, NJ – 6/4/16
Last week I decided on a whim to check out a local show in my area. The show was in Montclair at 73 See Gallery & Design Studio with two touring bands and three local bands. For a Wednesday night it was a fairly good turn out, and I must say North Jersey has a… Read More Hodera / The Cardboard Sword / The Other Stars / Dollys / Puddle Splasher – 73 See Gallery & Design Studio – Montclair, NJ – 5/18/16
Photographing musicians has brought me a lot of opportunities and finding some of my new favorite bands. It has also taught me how to get out of my comfort zone and just embrace ambiguity. However, I never thought I’d photograph a movie star, let alone a good movie star. It happened in Teaneck though, at… Read More Kiefer Sutherland / Austin Plaine – Mexicali Live – Teaneck, NJ – 5/12/16
On February 20th 2016, The Loved Ones came home to a sold out Philadelphia show to play what could be their last show ever as a band. It was also the 10 year anniversary of their album Keep Your Heart. An album praised by fans and critics across the board. While it may be the… Read More The Loved Ones / Cayetena / Little Big League – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – 2/20/16
Seems like I’ve been photographing every other night. This time I found myself photographing in New York for Good Old War’s holiday show. I never shot or been to Bowery Ballroom, but found out there was no barricade which made photographing a little difficult. The only opening act was 16 year old Sawyer Fredericks. When… Read More Good Old War / Sawyer Fredericks – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY – 12/16/15
Mondays are usually quiet and boring, but at Starland Ballroom it was anything but quiet and boring. Frank Turner brought his last United States tour of the year to New Jersey he wasn’t leaving quietly. Opening the show was The Homeless Gospel Choir which is Derek Zanetti on acoustic guitar. His set was very inspirational… Read More Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls / Restorations / The Homeless Gospel Choir – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ – 12/14/15
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