The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ, 8.29.2012 – Alanis Morissette was responsible for one of the biggest albums of the 90s with her release of Jagged Little Pill. After a long hiatus from recording an album, she returns with her latest album Havoc and Bright Lights. Check out photos from Alanis Morisstte’s tour kickoff at The […]
Sep 10, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock, Live Music | Tags: 2012, alanis morissette, Alt Rock, bowery presents, concert, montclair, New Jersey, Rock, wellmont theatre | Leave A Comment »
Pier A, Hoboken, NJ, 8.1.12 – Mumford & Sons kicked off their 2012 North American tour with a sold out show that brought over 15,000 people to Pier A in Hoboken. The set included 7 songs off the upcoming release, Babel, due out in late September. Check out my photos of Mumford and Sons below.
Aug 08, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock, Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, banjo, bowery presents, british, concert, folk, honoken, live music, mumford and sons, New Jersey, pop, Rock, sinatra park | Leave A Comment »
The Woodlands, Dover, DE, 7.22.2012 – The Black Keys closed out Firefly Music Festival on Sunday night with their typical straight forward rock ‘n roll swagger. Take a look at the photos from The Black Keys by clicking through below.
Aug 07, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock, Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, concert, delaware, festival, firefly festival, live music, Rock, the black keys | Leave A Comment »
The Woodlands, Dover, DE, 7.20.12 – The Silversun Pickups played the second to last set on day 1 of Firefly Music Festival and really killed it on the backyard stage. Check out my photos of Silversun Pickups by clicking through the link below.
Aug 06, 2012 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, concert, delaware, festival, firefly festival, firefly music festival, Indie Rock, Rock, silversun pickups | Leave A Comment »
The Woodlands, Dover, DE, 7.22.12 – So I went to Firefly Music Festival and all i got to do was take a hot air balloon ride with Wayne Coyne of Flaming Lips. And let’s not forget J Roddy Walston of J Roddy Walston & the Business. And I also got to take some live photos, […]
Aug 06, 2012 | Categories: Live Music, Progressive Rock | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, concert, delaware, firefly festival, flaming lips, hot air balloon, j roddy walston, live music, portrait, psychedelic rock, Rock, wayne coyne | 1 Comment »
The Woodlands, Dover, DE, 7.21.12 – Young the Giant has enjoyed a meteoric rise to success this past year and that evidence continued at Firefly Music Festival with a mid-day set on the main stage. The set included the typical great energy from the LA band with some new material sprinkled in with the tracks […]
Aug 06, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock, Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, concert, delaware, festival, firefly festival, live music, Rock, young the giant | Leave A Comment »
Central Park Summer Stage, NYC, 7.16.2012 – Young the Giant continued the amazing season at Central Park Summer Stage with another sold out New York City show. Check out my pics from the night by clicking through the link.
Jul 18, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock, Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, bowery presents, central park, concert, live music, New York City, Rock, summer stage, summerstage, young the giant | Leave A Comment »
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ 6.24.2012 – When Gary Clark Jr. took the stage to play his first note at Orion Festival, it wasn’t at the beginning of his set. Gary Clark Jr. sound checks himself. So if you were waiting at his stage early enough, you got an extra dose of Gary Clark Jr. at […]
Jul 17, 2012 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, blues, concert, festival, gary clark jr., guitar, live music, New Jersey, orion, orion music + more, Rock, shore | Leave A Comment »
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ, 6.24.2012 – Ghost was a band I heard about, but until they stepped on stage at Metallica’s Orion Music + More festival I couldn’t really grasp what I was about to experience. Ghost creeped me out. And like a dad explaining a scary part of a movie to his young […]
Jul 17, 2012 | Categories: Heavy Metal | Tags: 2012, atlantic city, concert, festival, ghost, Heavy Metal, live music, Metal, New Jersey, orion, orion music + more, Rock, shore | 1 Comment »
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ, 6.24.2012 – Volbeat played a mid-day set at Metallica’s Orion Music + More festival that featured the band’s heavy metal sound along with a cover of both Johnny Cash and Dusty Springfield. Check out my pics of Volbeat at Orion festival by clicking through the link.
Jul 17, 2012 | Categories: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Live Music | Tags: 2012, atlantic city, concert, festival, hard rock, Heavy Metal, live music, Metal, New Jersey, orion, orion music + more, Rock | Leave A Comment »
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, 6.06.2012 – Roger Waters brought the Pink Floyd classic “The Wall” to Yankee Stadium for a 2 night, sold out run. The Wall is a huge production, probably one of the biggest concert stage productions of all time. Roger Waters is back on tour doing stadiums in the US just 2 […]
Jul 11, 2012 | Categories: Classic Rock, Live Music, Pop | Tags: 2012, classic rock, concert, live music, live nation, New York City, pop, Rock, roger waters, the wall, yankee stadium | Leave A Comment »
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ, 6.23.2012 – The Sword was introduced by Rob Trujillo and was one of the few bands to draw the attention of 2 members of Metallica at the Orion Music + More festival when James Hetfield was seen standing stage right to watch the show. Check out my pics from their mid-day set […]
Jul 09, 2012 | Categories: Heavy Metal, Live Music | Tags: 2012, atlantic city, concert, festival, Heavy Metal, Metal, orion, orion music + more, Rock, the sword | Leave A Comment »
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ, 6.23.2012 – The Gaslight Anthem packed up the van and headed south 50 miles to Atlantic City to the Orion Music + More festival. No matter how far the drive, if it’s in New Jersey it always feels like a hometown show. Check out my pics from The Gaslight Anthem’s […]
Jul 09, 2012 | Categories: Live Music, Punk Rock | Tags: 2012, atlantic city, concert, festival, gaslight anthem, live music, New Jersey, orion, orion music + more, Punk, Rock | Leave A Comment »
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ 6.23.2012 – The Arctic Monkeys headlined the 2nd stage at Metallica’s inaugural Orion Music + More festival at Bader Field and obviously won over some heavy metal fans in the process. They put on a great set and the only hiccup was that people were eager to head over to the main stage to […]
Jul 07, 2012 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, arctic monkeys, atlantic city, concert, garage rock, Indie Rock, metallica, New Jersey, orion, orion music + more, Post-Punk, Rock | Leave A Comment »
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ, 6.23.2012 – When Metallica announced the line-up for Orion Music + More Festival at Bader Field in Atlantic City, some were surprised at their choice in line-up. People assumed that Metallica’s inaugural festival would be all metal bands. When the announcement had bands like Cage the Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, The […]
Jul 05, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock, Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, atlantic city, bader field, concert, festival, live music, metallica, New Jersey, orion, orion music + more, Rock, shore | 1 Comment »
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ, 6.23.12 – Before heading out to Orion Music + More Festival I went over the line-up with my editor at Rolling Stone to see what bands they wanted coverage of. Orion did a great job with trying to not overlap sets too much but at festivals this always happens. So […]
Jul 05, 2012 | Categories: Hardcore | Tags: 2012, atlantic city, bader field, concert, festival, Hardcore, letlive, metallica, New Jersey, orion, orion music + more, post hardcore, shore | 1 Comment »
Terminal 5, NYC, June 17, 2012 – fun. wrapped up their current tour supporting their 2012 album Some Nights with 2 sold out hometown shows at New York City’s Terminal 5. Check out the pics from night 2 of fun.
Jun 30, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock, Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, bowery presents, concert, fun., live music, New York City, Rock, Terminal 5 | 1 Comment »
Central Park Summerstage, NYC, 6.05.2012 – Central Park Summerstage mixes a series of free shows with paid shows every summer. It gives people confined to 300sf apartments many chances for a night out under the stars with some great music. But there is obviously a cost that comes with this. Summerstage relies on donors to […]
Jun 15, 2012 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: 2012, central park, concert, g love, Jam Bands, jazz, live music, New York City, nyc, outdoors, Rock, soulive, summer stage, summerstage, the roots, wyclef jean | 1 Comment »
Best Buy Theater, NYC, 5.26.2012 – Thrice is making their rounds on their farewell tour and stopped in to a sold out Best Buy Theater in New York City. Check out my pics from the night by clicking through the break.
Jun 14, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, best buy theater, concert, live music, New York City, Rock, thrice | Leave A Comment »
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, 5.31.2012 – A year ago, Radiohead played Roseland Ballroom, a venue that holds about 2500 people, on back to back nights. While they did that show to give their fans an intimate treat, a mere year later they sold out 2 nights at Prudential Center, a venue that holds 19,000 people. […]
Jun 06, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock, Live Music | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, concert, live music, New Jersey, progressive rock, prudential center, radiohead, Rock, thom yorke | Leave A Comment »
Roseland Ballroom, NYC, 5.22.2012 – There might not be a band hotter than Alabama Shakes right now. And with some bands, this fervor is hype. But with Alabama Shakes the hype is all real. This isn’t a band assembled in an office in Hollywood. This is a band with talent from top to bottom. They […]
Jun 04, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock, Live Music | Tags: 2012, alabama shakes, Alt Rock, concert, live music, live nation, New York City, Rock, roseland, southern rock | Leave A Comment »
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, 5.04.2012 – Sleigh Bells, a band with roots in the Garden State, opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers at Prudential Center. Here are my pics from the night.
May 31, 2012 | Categories: Live Music, Pop | Tags: 2012, concert, live music, New Jersey, newark, pop metal, prudential center, Rock, sleigh bells | Leave A Comment »
Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, 5.16.2012 – As a warm up to their upcoming tour in support of their new album, Handwritten, The Gaslight Anthem played Music Hall of Williamsburg, an intimate venue where tickets sold out in less than a minute. Die hard fans of The Gaslight Anthem were treated to a couple […]
May 24, 2012 | Categories: Live Music, Punk Rock | Tags: 2012, bowery presents, brian fallon, brooklyn, concert, gaslight anthem, live music, music hall of williamsburg, New York City, Punk, Rock | Leave A Comment »
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, 5.8.2012 – Florence and the Machine has absolutely blown up in the past 7 months and they brought that momentum right through one of the most famous venues in the world at Radio City Music Hall. In a preview to multiple area appearances coming up this summer, Florence & The […]
May 15, 2012 | Categories: Alt Rock | Tags: 2012, Alt Rock, bowery presents, concert, florence and the machine, florence welch, live music, New York City, radio city, radio city music hall, Rock | 1 Comment »