Music Photography by Joe Papeo

Archive for July, 2011

Photos: Goo Goo Dolls at PNC Arts Center 7.22.11

Photos: Goo Goo Dolls at PNC Arts Center 7.22.11

PNC Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, 7.22.11 – The Goo Goo Dolls have basically defined the Alt Rock turned Pop genre over the past 15 years.  And last Friday night, they brought their genre defining sound to the PNC Arts Center to a sold out house.  Parachute started the night, Michelle Branch, supporting her new album, […]


Teaser: Mayhem Fest Main Stage: Godsmack, Disturbed, Megadeth and Trivium

Teaser: Mayhem Fest Main Stage: Godsmack, Disturbed, Megadeth and Trivium

Barely gone through the tons of photos taken that day.  Here are a few I picked out from the main stage bands.


Teaser: Goo Goo Dolls at PNC Arts Center

Teaser: Goo Goo Dolls at PNC Arts Center

Photos: Peter Frampton at The Wellmont Theatre 7.12.11

Photos: Peter Frampton at The Wellmont Theatre 7.12.11

The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ, 7.12.11 – One of my favorite things about shooting live music is every once in a while I get to shoot a legend.  This time it was Peter Frampton.  Shows I shoot at range from punk bands with an active mosh pit to, on a night like tonight, a mostly […]


Photos: Soundgarden at Prudential Center 7.8.11

Photos: Soundgarden at Prudential Center 7.8.11

Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 7.9.11 – It has been 14 years since Soundgarden toured together, and the opportunity for their fans to see them live again brought them out in thousands to Newark’s Prudential Center last Friday night.


Teaser: Soundgarden at Prudential Center

The shot above is Soundgarden front-man Chris Cornell in front of his background graphic.  I used a split tone technique to achieve this look and really like the final product.  One more photo is included in this post for now with the full set coming in the next day or so.


Photos: Black Country Communion at Starland Ballroom 6.18.2011

Photos: Black Country Communion at Starland Ballroom 6.18.2011

Starland Ballroom, Sayerville, NJ, 6.18.2011: Black Country Communion is the “super group” made up of blues guitar protege Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, son of Led Zepellin drummer Jon Bonham, former Deep Purple/Black Sabbath member Glenn Hughes and Derrick Sherinian.  Touring in support of their second release, BCC II,  I caught up with them at their […]


Photos: Foster the People at The Music Hall of Williamsburg 6.20.2011

Photos: Foster the People at The Music Hall of Williamsburg 6.20.2011

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 6.20.11: I’ve seen about 50 bands in the past year.  Acts that range from Tom Petty to Bon Jovi to The National.  Foster the People is a band that has been on my radar since December.  Their first release wasn’t out yet but I knew this was a band I wanted to […]