Photos: Flaming Lips + Weezer at PNC Arts Center 7.28.11
PNC Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, 7.28.11 – I have to give Weezer some credit. The Flaming Lips stage show is legendary; space bubbles, confetti cannons, dancing beer wenches, guys in bear suits…its like a big acid trip. To have The Flaming Lips open for a band like Weezer, they probably run into getting a bit […]
Photos: Trivium at Mayhem Fest Main Stage 7.27.11
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 7.27.11 – I’m no metal head. But I am a fan of good music. Mayhem put in front of me a large group of bands. Most I knew. Some I had heard of but never heard and others I never heard of. Trivium fell into the group of bands […]
Photos: Godsmack at Mayhem Fest at PNC Arts Center 7.27.11
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, 7.27.11 – Godsmack was what I consider to be one of the big 3 at Mayhem on this leg of the tour, but they were probably the highlight of the night for me as I have been looking forward to finally seeing them. The set-up was far back on […]
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, […]
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
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.
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: Umphrey’s McGee at The Stone Pony Summer Stage 6.3.11
Asbury Park, NJ, 6.3.11 – Umphrey’s McGee is a tour heavy band with a loyal following. But it was easy to ask their loyal fans to come down to the legendary Stone Pony on a beautiful late spring night to watch them shred it on the outdoor summer stage. Umphrey’s McGee is one of those […]
Photos: Deftones, being supported by Dillinger Escape Plan and Funeral Party, at Starland Ballroom – 5/11/2011
Starland Ballroom, May 11, 2011 – You always hear photographers complain about lighting, and I am one of them. Photography is simply capturing light, so bad light means tough photography, and this night was one of those nights. It’s the missed photos that eat away at us the most. This night had long periods of […]
Photos: Interpol with School of Seven Bells at The Paramount Theatre
Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ, May 6, 2011 – Brooklyn based Interpol, playing in support of their 4th studio release with their last US show on this leg of the tour. School of Seven Bells opening at The Paramount Theatre in New Jersey’s musical morsel of goodness, Asbury Park.
Photos: Snoop Dogg performing at The Wellmont Theatre on April 28
Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ, April 28, 2011 – Had the chance to cover hip hop and, at this point, American pop culture icon Snoop Dogg this past Thursday at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ. Snoop was on his own schedule waiting until the end of the Lakers game to come out of his green […]
Chris Cornell at The Wellmont Theatre
Same as a few nights ago, except this time in front of a sold out crowd at my favorite NJ venue, The Wellmont Theatre. The only change this night was the lighting as it was much improved over the set at Town Hall.
