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 […]
Photos: The Naked and Famous at Terminal 5
Terminal 5, NYC, 4.5.12 – The Naked and Famous made a stop in NYCs Terminal 5 to a sold out crowd. The New Zealand based Indie Pop band is touring in support of their 2010 release Passive Me Aggressive You which broke out last year with the single “Punching in a Dream”. Here are the […]
Photos: The Head and The Heart at Terminal 5 3.18.12
Terminal 5, NYC, 3.18.12 – The Head and The Heart brought their brand of folk rock to NYC’s Terminal 5 as they tour in support of their self titled debut, The Head and The Heart, here are my pics from the night.
Photos: Drew Grow & The Pastors Wives at Terminal 5 3.18.12
Terminal 5, NYC, 3.18.12 – Drew Grow & The Pastor’s Wives made their first NYC appearance opening for The Head and The Heart at Terminal 5 last Sunday. I knew absolutely nothing about these guys before I walked into the venue, and I think many fans in attendance were in the same boat as I […]
Photos: New Multitudes at Webster Hall 3.14.12
Webster Hall, NYC, 3.14.12 – Jay Farrar (Sun Volt), Yim Yames (Jim James – My Morning Jacket), Will Johnson and Anders Parker make up the folk rock super group assembled to celebrate the lyrics of Woody Guthrie in an album entitled New Multitudes. For what is a side project for this foursome seeing this show […]
Photos: Walk the Moon at Terminal 5 3.8.12
Terminal 5, NYC, 3.8.12 – Walk the Moon played Terminal 5 for the 2nd time in the past 4 months. The first time they opened for Fitz and the Tantrums, and this time for a bit of a more punk band, Kaiser Chiefs. Their original show at Terminal 5 was what grabbed my attention to […]
Photos: Jane’s Addiction played The Wellmont Theatre 3.6.12
The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ, 3.6.12 – Live music photos of Jane’s Addiction at the Wellmont Theatre in Monclair, NJ on March 6, 2012. Touring in support of just being Jane’s Addiction, and a new album out back in October called The Great Escape Artist, one of the world’s great front men brought one of […]
Photos: Sleigh Bells played Terminal 5 2.17.12
Terminal 5, NYC, 2.17.12 – Just a night before Sleigh Bells took the stage at Saturday Night Live, they played a “warm-up” at New York City’s Terminal 5. The crowd was there early to get their spot up front since Terminal 5 is a general admission venue. This night marked the launch of “The Bowery […]
Photos: Van Halen played Madison Square Garden (MSG) 2.28.12
Madison Square Garden, NYC, 2.28.12 – It was a day that many Van Halen didn’t think would actually come again. They’ve tried this before. Getting the band back together. Could David Lee Roth successfully come back to lead the band he fronted through some of the greatest hard rock is history? Well, for now he […]
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: 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 […]
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.
