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Photos: Alanis Morissette in Concert at the Wellmont Theatre

Photos: Alanis Morissette in Concert at the Wellmont Theatre

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 […]


Photos: Mumford & Sons at Pier A in Hoboken

Photos: Mumford & Sons at Pier A in Hoboken

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.


Photos: The Black Keys at Firefly Festival

Photos: The Black Keys at Firefly Festival

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.


Photos: Silversun Pickups at Firefly Festival

Photos: Silversun Pickups at Firefly Festival

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.


Photos: Flaming Lips at Firefly Festival

Photos: Flaming Lips at Firefly Festival

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, […]


Photos: Young the Giant at Firefly Festival

Photos: Young the Giant at Firefly Festival

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 […]


Photos: Young the Giant at Central Park Summer Stage

Photos: Young the Giant at Central Park Summer Stage

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.


Photos: Gary Clark Jr. at Orion Music + More

Photos: Gary Clark Jr. at Orion Music + More

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 […]


Photos: Ghost at Orion Music + More

Photos: Ghost at Orion Music + More

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 […]


Photos: Volbeat at Orion Music + More

Photos: Volbeat at Orion Music + More

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.


Photos: Roger Waters played The Wall at Yankee Stadium

Photos: Roger Waters played The Wall at Yankee Stadium

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 […]


Photos: The Sword at Orion Music + More

Photos: The Sword at Orion Music + More

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 […]


Photos: The Gaslight Anthem at Orion Festival

Photos: The Gaslight Anthem at Orion Festival

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 […]


Photos: Arctic Monkeys at Orion Music Festival

Photos: Arctic Monkeys at Orion Music Festival

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 […]


Photos: Cage the Elephant at Orion Festival

Photos: Cage the Elephant at Orion Festival

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 […]


Photos: Letlive at Orion Music + More Festival

Photos: Letlive at Orion Music + More Festival

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 […]


Photos: fun. at Terminal 5

Photos: fun. at Terminal 5

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.


Photos: Summerstage Gala (Part 1) with Wyclef Jean, The Roots and G Love

Photos: Summerstage Gala (Part 1) with Wyclef Jean, The Roots and G Love

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 […]


Photos: Thrice at Best Buy Theater

Photos: Thrice at Best Buy Theater

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.


Photos: Radiohead played Prudential Center

Photos: Radiohead played Prudential Center

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. […]


Alabama Shakes played Roseland Ballroom

Alabama Shakes played Roseland Ballroom

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 […]


Photos: Sleigh Bells played Prudential Center

Photos: Sleigh Bells played Prudential Center

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.


Photos: The Gaslight Anthem at Music Hall of Willimasburg

Photos: The Gaslight Anthem at Music Hall of Willimasburg

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 […]


Photos: Florence & The Machine at Radio City Music Hall

Photos: Florence & The Machine at Radio City Music Hall

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 […]