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Junius

Apocalyptic space/progressive-rock band Junius played in downtown Portland last night at a cafe called Backspace. The cavernous room served a proper home for the large, reverb-heavy sound of the Boston band. Currently on tour supporting last year’s incredible album, The Martyrdom Of A Catastrophist, Junius is circling the United States this fall and is certainly...

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Red Sparowes / Caspian / Fang Island

I hit up the Hawthorne Theater in Portland last night for an awesome show featuring my buddies Caspian, who have spent the last few weeks as direct support for Red Sparowes. It was a night of awesome instrumental music, save for tour openers Fang Island. And of course, my best friend – red lighting made...

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Tegan & Sara / Steel Train

I was lucky enough to shoot my first show since moving to the west coast at the beautiful Keller Auditorium in my new home of Portland, OR this evening. The new, unfamiliar territory had me dancing in anticipation. The hall is giant and spacious and was filled with Zelda-inspired haircuts tonight for tonight’s show. I...

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SXSW 2010

I was graciously asked by my friends over at Mylene Sheath to make the trek down to Austin, TX for this year’s South By South West festival. The label was hosting a showcase on Saturday night featuring three of their bands: Junius, Gifts From Enola, & Caspian. As well as attending tons of other shows...

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Gifts From Enola / Caspian / A Cosmonaut’s Ruin

above: Caspian Am I the official Gifts From Enola photographer yet? I’ve seen and shot them about 8 times in the past 6 months. Crazy. Last night the usual GFE crew and followers convened, yet again, at Blue Nile in Harrisonburg for another incredible show. Mere days after seeing them this past Sunday, A Cosmonaut’s...

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Mouth Of The Architect / Braveyoung / A Cosmonaut’s Ruin

above: A Cosmonaut’s Ruin I caught an earful of metal and drone last night at Random Row Books in Charlottesville. Post-metal heavyweights Mouth Of The Architect stopped in town and delivered one hell of a heavy show. Charlottesville-local band, A Cosmonaut’s Ruin opened the show with a powerful show with grinding guitars, heavy drums, and...

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P.O.S. / Dessa / Astronautalis

above: Dessa Saturday March 6, 2010 DC9 Washington, DC I don’t see enough hip-hop shows. Not because I don’t love the genre. I just don’t go to many. To be honest, I was nervous about tonight’s show, as I’ve never photographed one. I wasn’t sure what challenges I’d face, trying to find shots based around...

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Gifts From Enola / Braveyoung / Nigredo

pictured above: Braveyoung Gifts From Enola / Braveyoung / Nigredo Saturday February 27, 2010 Harrisonburg, VA Last night I made the trip back to Harrisonburg for my 7th Gifts From Enola show. Shooting at Blue Nile is always a huge challenge. The stage is normally lit by a few clamp lights, but the post-rock bands...

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Gifts From Enola

Monday January 18, 2010 Blue Nile Harrisonburg, VA View the entire set, including photos from Rosetta and Battlefields on their Translation Loss Tour by clicking...

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Gifts From Enola

Gifts From Enola January 8, 2010 Random Row Books Charlottesville, VA Click here to view the rest of the photos from the show including shots of The Great Eastern, A City Safe From Sea, and The Summer...

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Caspian

Thursday January 7, 2010 The Triple Richmond, VA Caspian: A Study In Anonymity The lighting set up inside The Triple (a bar) consisted of three overhead lights dimmed to about 50% brightness – giving off about as much light as the lamp on the table next to my couch. So I set my ISO at...

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Josh Ritter Winter Tour 2009

Tuesday December 1, 2009 9:30 Club Washington, DC I had the pleasure of joing Josh Ritter and his band on their Winter 2009 tour. Spanning 7 days and 6 cities, I helped out the band by handling merch and photography duties. It was a lot of fun and I’m extremely excited to announce that I’ll...

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Sons Of Bill

Friday November 27, 2009 Jefferson Theater (Grand Opening) Charlottesville, VA Click here to view the rest of the photos including shots of Jason Isbell & The 400...

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