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
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
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: Jim Breuer’s Heavy Metal Comedy Tour at Orion
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ 6.23.2012 – Jim Breuer was invited to Orion Music + More festival for one part comedy and a second part heavy metal mockery/tribute. And while most gathered around teh stage for a laugh what they actually found out that Jim Breuer has a great voice and could probably have led […]
Photos: Metallica at Orion Music + More – Day 1
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ 6.23.2012 – Metallica, headlining their inaugural Orion Music + More festival at Atlantic City’s Bader Field, headlined day 1 with Ride the Lightning in its entirety. Click through the check out the pics from their nearly 2 1/2 hour closing set.
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: Baroness at Orion Music + More
Bader Field, Atlantic City, NJ, 6.23.12 – Baroness opened the main stage at Orion Music + More festival with a roar. Check out my pics from this Georgia based metal band by clicking through the break.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: Jack White played Roseland Ballroom
Roseland Ballroom, NYC, 5.22.2012 – Jack White can do no wrong. And it has nothing to do with people giving him a pass. He’s done things his way from the start, and each decision has paid off. In his latest incarnation, he released a solo album and is touring in support of that album. But […]
Photos: Neon Indian at Terminal 5
Terminal 5, NYC, 5.12.2012 – Part electronica, part pop, Neon Indian, led by Alan Palomo, sold out Terminal 5. Touring in support of their 2011 sophomore release Era Extrana, here are my pics from the night.
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
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 […]
Photos: Daughtry at Hammerstein Ballroom
Hammerstein Ballroom, 5.1.2012 – Chris Daughtry has come a long way since his fourth place finish on American Idol. Most fans still remember the look on his face when he was eliminated. But I think even Chris Daughtry would admit that if someone told him on that day he was eliminated that he would be where he […]
Photos: Red Hot Chili Peppers at Prudential Center
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, 5.4.2012 – Live music does something to the soul. And at Friday night’s Red Hot Chili Peppers show at Prudential Center, it felt like everyone needed a little healing. Earlier in the day, Beastie Boys founder Adam Yauch passed away after a battle with cancer. But this wasn’t a random death […]
Photos: The Shins at Terminal 5
Terminal 5, NYC, 5.30.2012 – The Shins, the band that defined the Indie Rock movement, are back after a 5 year hiatus with their album Port of Morrow, and a new line-up. Here are my photos from James Mercer and The Shins’ 3 night residency at Terminal 5 in NYC.
Photos: Squeeze at Roseland Ballroom
Roseland Ballroom, NYC, 4.28.12 – Squeeze, one of my favorite bands from my teens, came to New York City’s Roseland Ballroom and sold the place out like it was 1982. Sounding as good as ever, and touring in support of their new release Live from the Fillmore, and their 2010 release Argybargy, here are my […]
Photos: The Wombats at Webster Hall
Webster Hall, NYC, 4.26.2012 – With all the buzz going on downstairs in the studio at Webster Hall for The Hives, you wouldn’t realize The Wombats were killing it upstairs in the main room in front of a sold out crowd. Touring in support of …This Modern Glitch, here are my pics of The Wombats […]
