Photos: Katie Herzig at The Mercury Lounge 9.19.11
Mercury Lounge, NYC, 9.19.2011 – I got a last minute call to shoot an act that one of my publicists is representing and headed out to Mercury Lounge in a hurry. Katie Herzig is someone I did not know much about before stepping foot in the door that night. I usually have enough time to […]
Photos: Anthrax’s Secret Show at The Best Buy Theater 9.12.11
Best Buy Theater, Times Square, NYC, 9.12.11 – 30 years of being at the forefront of the thrash metal scene, their first new album in 9 years, the return of singer Joey Belladonna and an impending hometown show with the Big 4 at Yankee Stadium were all reasons to celebrate for Anthrax. Bands go on […]
Photos: Young the Giant at PNC Bank Arts Center 9.4.11
PNC Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, 9.4.11 – Hot off their appearance at the MTV VMA awards, Young the Giant is in the middle of a string of supporting dates for Incubus. This was was an interesting pairing since the similarities between the 2 bands go about as deep as they both have 5 members. Usually […]
Photos: Soulive at Dave Matthews Band Caravan on Governor’s Island 8.26.11
Governor’s Island, NY, 8.26.11 – With days 2 and 3 of the Dave Matthews Band Caravan already canceled, or postponed, Friday at the Caravan forged ahead on what was a beautiful day ahead of one of he worst storms in NYC. Soulive was the band that started the day for me. One that I made […]
Photos: Incubus at PNC Bank Arts Center 9.04.11
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, 9.04.11 – Touring in support of there first album in 5 years, “If Not Now, When?”, Incubus rolled the bus through shore traffic to make a stop at PNC Bank Arts Center, or how the old timers still call it, The Garden State Arts Center.
Photos: Dave Matthews Band at the Carvan on Governor’s Island 8.26.11
Governor’s Island, NY, 8.26.11 – With Hurricane Irene about to rip through the NY Metro area, Dave Matthews Band’s Caravan festival was temporarily cut from 3 days to 1. Friday’s Caravan included support from Soulive, Citizen Cope and O.A.R.. DMB allowed people holding tickets for Saturday and Sunday to also come to the Friday night […]
Photos: Band of Horses at Hammerstein Ballroom 8.10.11
Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, 8.10.11 – They say alcohol has all types of victims. Band of Horses was scheduled to open a long series of dates for Kings of Leon this summer, until Caleb’s love for the bottle put an end to that. But Band of Horses refused to play victim. Instead they scrambled to put […]
Photos: INXS at The Wellmont Theatre 8.3.11
The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ, 8.3.11 – INXS was my very first concert experience during the Kick tour in the summer of 1988. Ziggy Marley opened the show at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, NY. You never forget your first, and you compare all others. Of course I was just feeling my way around […]
Photos: Disturbed from Mayhem Fest at PNC 7.27.11
PNC Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 7.27.11 – Disturbed was the headliner of the main stage and followed acts like Megadeth, Godsmack and Trivium. This was the second time I shot Disturbed this year as I was the hired photographer for Disturbed at the Music as a Weapon tour this past winter. Shooting a band a […]
Photos: Megadeth at Mayhem Festival
PNC Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 7.27.11 – With almost 30 years in the game, metal legend Dave Mustaine and Megadeth easily kept pace with the “kids” they shared the main stage with. Megadeth was the second headliner on the main stage at Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest this year, and is preparing for their “Big […]
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, […]
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.
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.
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
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 […]
