The Features | Irving Plaza, NYC | 12.11.2009
I’m a pretty big fan of The Features. I’ve seen them a few times now and they never seem to disappoint with a terrific live show. The Tennessee quartet rolled through Irving Plaza as direct support for fellow Southern rockers, The Whigs. They’ve been out on the road since October converting fans with their jumpy, keyboard-rock soaked with devilish yelps and hoe-down floor stomps. Read the rest of this entry »
Violent Soho | Mercury Lounge, NYC |12.2.2009
Violent Soho had been out on the road opening for the likes of Dinosaur Jr. and Built To Spill. They are a new group of New Zealanders and it’s always fun to head out and see what the young’uns have going on. About 5 minutes into their set it was pretty easy to see why they were on the road with the likes of Dinosaur Jr., because the band was seriously channeling some Mudhoney and other 80′s / early 90′s Alternative bands. Flannel seems to officially be back. Read the rest of this entry »
The Swimmers | CMJ Marathon 2009
The CMJ Marathon is always a great time to run around NYC and check out new bands and take some pictures at the same time. The company I work for threw a few parties during the week. Philadelphia’s The Swimmers were one of the bands on the bill. Read the rest of this entry »
White Rabbits Photo Featured On Spectrum Culture
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.
City Riots | Pianos, NYC | 8.12.2009
Australia’s City Riots came through NYC. The band was recently in the US recording their album in Chicago and they happened to tour the states a bit in the process. Some friends invited me out to the show and always one to check out a new band, I hit up the show and ran off a few pictures. As they donned their leather-jacketed glory in the middle August it just made things more abundantly clear how un-hip a man I am. Read the rest of this entry »
