I remember back in the 80s when I was a “Metal Kid” – I Ate, Slept, Breathed Heavy Metal – and to me everything else sucked. If you made fun of Metal, I was gonna fight you. Ha ha. My brother, a year younger and with a bit larger spectrum in music genres, told me… Read more →
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When you have arguably the most famous progressive rock band in the world, you are going to have tribute bands and Pink Floyd has a few. This was my first time seeing The Australian Pink Floyd Show, and I have mixed emotions about it. It’s hard not to compare bands when you’ve seen another similar… Read more →
I hear a lot of people complaining about Facebook, saying people are wasting their time on it, and although much of that statement is true, there are still some great things about Facebook. Sure it’s a great place to reconnect with old school chums and maybe meet your future ex-wife, but it is also a… Read more →
Arriving at Port City Music Hall, it was nice to see three things: 1) at 6:45, 45 minutes before the doors would open, there was already a good-sized crowd lining up, 2) the smiling faces of acquaintances who run security and the venue, and 3) last but certainly not least, that there was a proper… Read more →
“Check these guys out!” he said, as my guitar player slid a disc into my car’s CD player. That was five years ago. The band? Rival Sons. I remember thinking, “Wow, these guys are really good, kind of Zeppelinish.” Fast forward and I see they are listed to do a show at one of my… Read more →
Sitting on the bus parked outside of the Asylum, I chatted with Rival Sons drummer Michael Miley. He was just waking up from a nap, drinking coffee, and clearing his tired mind of the three glasses of wine he had with lunch. Michael was a great interview and was not short on words. Some of… Read more →
Winter is a hard month for a concert photographer living in the Northeast. It’s cold, the weather is unpredictable, and few bands, rightfully so, want to come up here and play when the temperatures can get down to below zero. Unless they are from Canada, and then it’s just another day. Luckily, Marianas Trench hail… Read more →
