James Pappaconstantine

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 →

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 →