For 22 years the Vans Warped Tour has been touring the summer months as a traveling festival with over 50 bands. A one of a kind tour created by Kevin Lyman, fans flock to their closest tour date to see their favorite band, but also to discover many new bands. No matter what music you… Read More Vans Warped Tour 2017 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ – 7/15/17
The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ was treated to a night of nostalgia, laughter, and one great night of music. The Wallflowers and Better Than Ezra performed to an overexcited crowd on Saturday night. Better Than Ezra kicked the night off with their 1996 single “King Of New Orleans” with the audience singing back every… Read More The Wallflowers / Better Than Ezra – The Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ – 7/8/17
The final touring leg in support of Brian Fallon’s debut album Painkillers happened in the Fall of 2016 with support from Ryan Bingham and Paul Cauthen. If the New York show was any inclination of the tour, the night was spent with storytelling, sing-a-longs, and deep cuts. Even though Terminal 5 is a fairly large venue, each… Read More Brian Fallon / Ryan Bingham / Paul Cauthen – Terminal 5 – New York, NY – 9/26/16
The sun is shining, beaches are coming out of retirement, the smell of BBQ’s are in the air, and summer concerts are in full swing. One summer concert tour not to miss this year is the Deftones and Rise Against co-headline tour featuring Thrice and opening support Three Trapped Tigers and Frank Iero And The… Read More Deftones / Rise Against / Thrice – Festival Pier – Philadephia, PA – 6/17/17
Last year in July Good Charlotte released Youth Authority, their first release in six years. With the album’s one year anniversary coming up, Good Charlotte is showing no signs of slowing down. Before they round out the year with international touring, Good Charlotte did a five day tour with Like Pacific, Crown The Empire, and Less Than… Read More Good Charlotte / Less Than Jake / Crown The Empire / Like Pacific – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA – 5/16/17
Jimmy Eat World came back to Sherman Theater to celebrate their newest release Integrity Blues. The previous visit was during their 10 year anniversary tour of Futures which can be seen here. Tagging along was one of the best live bands out there today, Beach Slang. Hailing from Philadelphia and featuring lead singer of now defunct band Weston,… Read More Jimmy Eat Wold / Beach Slang – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA – 5/13/17
The Movielife are back! A month ago, The Movielife announced that there would be a new album out this Fall on Rise Records along with more shows and activity. To celebrate the announcement a handful of shows at intimate venues were also announced including a hometown show in Long Island at Amityville Music Hall. MakeWar… Read More The Movielife / The Flatliners / MakeWar – Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY – 5/7/17
After the Rehasher show, I headed over to the Bitter End to catch John The Gun once again. It’s been quite some time since I photographed this band, and a few things have changed. For one they are now a four piece, which only makes them stronger musically and performance-wise. Another change is new songs.… Read More John The Gun – The Bitter End – New York, NY – 4/21/17
Once and awhile, when Less Than Jake take a short breather, Roger Lima explores his other band Rehasher. For those that don’t know who Rehasher is, think the punk songs of Less Than Jake, i.e. no horns or upstroke guitars, blended with bands like Lagwagon and Descendents. Quite honestly the best mix you can have.… Read More Rehasher / We Are The Union / MakeWar – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY – 4/21/17
The first ever Folsom Records tour kicked off at Asbury Park, NJ on April 20th with The Social Animals, Dan Layus of Augustana, and headliner Twin Forks featuring Chris Carrabba. Up and coming band The Social Animals kicked off the show with their passionate and honest music, while Dan Layus of Augustana showcased his new… Read More Twin Forks / Dan Layus / The Social Animals – House Of Independents – Asbury Park, NJ – 4/20/17
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