Photos: Hunter Hayes at Izod Center 2.18.12
Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2.18.12 – Country music phenom Hunter Hayes wrapped up his support of Rascal Flatts at Izod Center, touring in support of his freshman self titled album, Hunter Hayes. Click through for more pics.
Published: Black Taxi in Spin Magazine – March 2012
The Interweb, Spin Magazine, March 2012 – You never know when you push the shutter just what is going to happen with your photo. Heck, even after viewing a set you shoot you never know which photo is going to appeal to who. When I covered Black Taxi back in January, it was a normal […]
Photos: Testament at Best Buy Theater 2.8.12
Best Buy Theater, NYC, 2.8.12 – It was an east coast – west coast night of heavy metal as San Francisco thrash metal legends Testament teamed up for a co-headlining bill with their east coast counterparts Anthrax at the Best Buy Theater.
Photos: Sara Evans at Izod Center 2.18.12
Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, 2.18.12 – Sara Evans closed out her support on the Rascal Flatts tour Saturday night where she was touring in support of her 6th studio album, “Stronger“. Looking striking, as usual, she playfully bantered with both her band and crowd and encouraged people to get up out of their seats and dance, especially […]
Photos: Rascal Flatts at Izod Center 2.18.12
Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, 2.18.12 – Rascal Flatts is one of the biggest selling country groups of all time. With 20 million albums sold, they hit the road again in support of their 2010 #1 country album, Nothing Like This, their 6th straight number one album. East Rutherford has never seen so many boots […]
Photos: Anthrax at Best Buy Theater 2.8.12
Best Buy Theater, NYC, 2.8.12 – Anthrax, continuing their tiresome touring schedule and making their 4th appearance in New York City in the past 7 months, Anthrax made their third trip to a sold out Best Buy Theater with co-headliners Testament in support of their critically acclaimed 2011 release Worship Music.
Photos: Portugal. The Man at Brooklyn Bowl 1.20.12
Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, 1.20.12 – Portugal. The Man stopped over for a night of music at the Brooklyn Bowl, supporting their most recent release, In the Mountain In the Cloud. This marks the 6th studio release for Portugal. the Man in the past 6 years. There was another band churning out albums at this […]
Photos: Black Taxi at Bowery Ballroom 1.14.11
Bowery Ballroom, NYC, 1.14.11 – Black Taxi, a Brooklyn based indie rock band, was celebrating the release of their new album, We Don’t Know Any Better, with a sold out show in front of a home-town crowd at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom. Shirtless, with just war paint and a pair of pants, Ezra Huleatt […]
Photos: The 2011 Year in Review
Well folks, 2011 is in the bag and I can not thank you enough for the support this year. 2011 saw some amazing milestones including the launch of irocktheshot.com and I could not have hit any of these without your support. So I wanted to take a look back at 2011 and pull out some […]
Photos: Bayside at Convention Hall 12.9.11
Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 12.9.11 – New York -based Punk Rock band Bayside, touring in support of their first release on Wind Up Records, Killing Time, opened up for headliners The Gaslight Anthem at legendary Asbury Park venue Convention Hall.
Photos: Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa at Terminal 5 12.5.11
Terminal 5, NYC, 12.5.11 – Kicking off their co-headlining tour in support of their straight to DVD release Mac & Devin Go to High School, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa started their voyage at New York City’s Terminal 5 to a sold out crowd.
Photos: The Cure at The Beacon Theatre 11.26.11
The Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, 11.26.11 – On the middle night of a 3 night run of a very mini-tour which brought The Cure to New York City and LA, the Beacon Theatre was treated to 3 hours and 48 songs of music. The tour was called Reflections, and the band played their first […]
The Gaslight Anthem & Bruce Springsteen at Convention Hall 12.09.11
Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, 12.09.11 – I chased rumors of Bruce Springsteen appearing at various venues all summer in 2010 and once came close to capturing him. And one of those times was at The Gaslight Anthem show at the Stone Pony Summer Stage. Yes, I was shooting the show anyway, but once someone […]
Photos: Walk the Moon at Terminal 5 11.10.11
Terminal 5, NYC, 11.10.11 – These guys dont need one of my mini-reviews. I knew a little about them before I saw them. And when I saw them I wanted to learn more about them. An absolute fun band on stage, I haven’t seen an opener grab the attention of a crowd like these guys […]
Photos: Chris Cornell at The Count Basie Theatre 11.22.11
Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ 11.22.11 -I’ve shot Chris Cornell 5 times at this point. 4 times on his solo tour and once with Soundgarden. Oh wait, I mean 5 times this year. And 3 times it rained. Hard. For a guy whose roots lie in Seattle. On this night it was a 3 […]
My Holiday Camera Buying Guide
I can not begin to tell you how many emails I get asking what camera someone should buy their spouse for the holidays. Its a tough question to answer. So I’ll give you my opinion, which is worth the bandwidth it is being displayed on, and a little advice on some specific cameras. First, most […]
Judas Priest at Izod Center
Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, 11.18.11 – Judas Priest’s farewell Epitaph World Tour, which has seen them headline major arenas, rock festivals, and an appearance with James Durbin on American Idol, made a stop at New Jersey’s Izod Center one last time.
Photos: Lykke Li at The Wellmont Theatre
The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ 11.17.11 – There are some performers who are just amazingly talented but don’t have a great connection to the audience when on stage. But you go enjoy their live show anyway just to witness the talent. Then their are performers who just know how to connect with the crowd, even […]
Photos: Fitz & The Tantrums at Terminal 5 11.10.11
Terminal 5, NYC 11.10.11 – Heralded by Rolling Stone as one of the bands to watch in 2010, and having one of the biggest hits of the summer with Moneygrabber, Fitz & The Tantrums made a stop atTerminal 5, with an earlier pitstop at Occupy Wall Street, in support of their current record Pickin’ Up […]
