MATT KLEINSCHMIDT

The website North By Northwestern just recently ran a photo I took of The Cool Kids as part of their Weekender feature that let’s the people of Northwestern know about the events happening during the week.

I’ve made the trek to Austin for South By Southwest many times over the past decade. It’s an amazingly good time for anyone who makes the trip. Just yesterday I learned that one of my photos was used in the rotation masthead of a website dedicated to all the unofficial parties/events going on that week.

The photo is one that’s gotten a decent amount of mileage, and seems to be a favorite of people out there because it’s been used before. It was taken in 2008 and is of the tattoo sleeve of The Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon. They had played about 3 different shows in a 24 hour span of time, I caught 2 out of the 3 shows and they were amazing as always. I shot this set mostly in black and white and grabbed this pic specifically because I personally was interested in the details of Brian’s tats and wanted to see them. I don’t think it was a particularly well lit picture and felt better ones were taken that week but that’s often not the point of photography is it?

I’ve also realized that of all the pictures of bands I take, the ones of The Gaslight Anthem seem to be the most popular.

A picture I took of White Rabbits at All Points West recently ran with a show review on Spectrum Culture. You can read the full article here.

Man, it seems like photos I’ve taken of The Gaslight Anthem have shown up all over the place. Here’s another one that was picked up by the English website Wessex Scene. Check out the full write-up here.

The Xavernian Weekly ran a story about summer tours/shows. They ran a picture I took during a set by Patent Pending at Warped Tour in Englishtown, NJ. Check out the article on page 17 here.