Zs played Deep Thoughts – 1/16

January 17, 2015 in Photos

zs-1Genre-bending Brooklyn experimentalists Zs played one of the early shows I reviewed for this blog way back at the end of 2012. They were mindblowing then, and they’re mindblowing now. The cramped confines of the packed basement at JP’s Deep Thoughts offered a different experience than the cavernous space at Studio Soto did last time around, but seeing the band in a more intimate space only reinforced how impressive their live show is. And who doesn’t dig that single red lightbulb aesthetic?

Zs have a new record out on Northern Spy real soon. Click on for more photos from the show.

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Newport Folk Festival on 35mm

January 7, 2015 in Photos

newport35-45As promised, folks. Ryan Adams, Jack White, Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy, Conor Oberst, Kurt Vile, Rodrigo Y Gabriela and more in glorious black and white. Read the rest of this entry →

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Pitchfork Music Festival on 35mm

January 7, 2015 in Photos

p4k35-12It was a busy end of summer, a busy entirety of fall and a busy beginning of winter – I did not have very much time to scan film. Now, however, the mystery of the 6 rolls of Ilford 400 I shot at my two big summer festivals this year have been revealed. Enjoy Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival below (featuring Beck, Kendrick Lamar, St. Vincent, Real Estate, Slowdive, Deafheaven, Sun Kil Moon and numerous others), and the Newport Folk Fest in the following post.  Read the rest of this entry →

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I shot 1/4 of Deathwish Fest at Middle East Downstairs – 7/23

July 24, 2014 in Photos

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The inaugural Deathwish Fest, a 2-night extravaganza celebrating New England’s preeminent metal/hardcore label, went down at Cambridge’s Middle East Downstairs this week. The mini-festival hosted a total of 14 bands, highlighted by two headlining sets each from Converge and Trap Them. I was thoroughly dismayed to learn that my trip to Chicago for Pitchfork Festival would overlap with most of it, but I did manage to make it into Boston for the final four sets of last night. I don’t have time to write about them now but suffice to say they ruled. Check out some photos below.  Read the rest of this entry →

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Thou & The Body played Cuisine en Locale – 7/7

July 8, 2014 in Photos, Show Reviews

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Well this one was different. The function hall at Somerville’s Cuisine en Locale looks to have hosted more bar mitzvahs and wedding receptions than punk/metal shows, but it served surprisingly well for last night’s massive 6-band bill.  Read the rest of this entry →

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Eagulls played Great Scott – 6/18

July 3, 2014 in Photos

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Greetings on this sweltering July day. I bring you chilly post-punk vibes from the recent past, courtesy of the Eagulls. The U.K. upstarts played a blistering set at Great Scott a few Wednesdays ago, channeling songs from their noisy self-titled debut into a tight and propulsive live set. Boston locals The Sun Lions rounded out the bill. Idiot Genes may also have played, but I didn’t arrive in time to catch them unfortunately. Click onward and check out photos from the rest of the evening.  Read the rest of this entry →

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Boston Calling May on 35mm

June 18, 2014 in Photos

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It’s been about a month since the May edition of Boston Calling, which naturally means that my two rolls of Ilford HP5 have just now returned from the lab and been scanned (if any of you Boaton area people have darkroom equipment and want to teach me how to do this developing thing myself hit me up, seriously). The results are mostly quite nice though, so it was worth the wait. This was my first experience shooting with Canon L glass (70-200 f/2.8, so just the closeups) on my Elan body, which typically couples with my 50 f/1.4, and I’m sufficiently re-impressed by that lens. My trusty 28-70 Tamron fared pretty well with the wide shots too, and switching those lenses between the Elan and my 6D in the photo pits throughout the weekend was actually a pretty effective system. Good test run for my bigger July festivals where I’ll hopefully try this again.  Read the rest of this entry →

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Deafheaven, Pallbearer, grain on 35mm

June 10, 2014 in Photos

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San Francisco’s Deafheaven, one of my favorite bands of the moment, headlined a sold-out show at The Sinclair on Monday night with the comparably awesome Pallbearer and experimental duo Wreck and Reference. This is the second Deafheaven set I’ve shot this year , and it was far and away more challenging than the first – mosh pits, no barrier, terrible lighting, a frontman who rarely stands still, etc. I did emerge with my equipment and self largely unscathed though, and managed to shoot a roll of film over the course of the night. No particularly vintage equipment for this shoot – only my recently-repaired and now quite trusty Canon ELAN and a roll of mysterious ASA 1600 Fujicolor Natura. These were obviously not the most ideal conditions for a camera with a fairly primitive autofocus system, but I think there were some pretty nice results.  Read the rest of this entry →

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35mm catch-up with Dump, Television, The Bevis Frond, Barbara Manning

June 4, 2014 in Photos

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On occasion, I drag some vintage equipment around to shows and shoot a roll of film or two. I’ve actually been making a point to do it more often lately, which is why you’ll be seeing some (hopefully) lovely analog shots from Boston Calling up here in a week or two. For now, here are the results from an old roll I finally got back from the lab and scanned yesterday. These are largely from April’s “Midlife Crisis of Champions” show at TT’s, a birthday/radio show anniversary event put together by WMBR’s Jon Bernhardt and featuring Dump (aka Yo La Tengo’s James McNew), The Bevis Frond and Barbara Manning. I’m pretty happy with how they came out. There are a few less-good shots from last month’s Television show at the bottom as well. Really would’ve needed some ASA 3200 to get anything decent out of that show, but I mostly just wanted to finish off the roll of 400 that was already in my camera. Alas.  Read the rest of this entry →

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Television played the Paradise – 5/12

May 22, 2014 in Photos, Show Reviews

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I really never expected to see Television. They’re a legendary band with no ostensible reason to embark on proper tours, content to play one-off festival dates and the occasional NYC gig that I would inevitably not be able to get to (case in point: last year’s Rough Trade shows). I greeted the announcement of this out-of-the-blue Paradise show with the sort of enthusiasm I reserve for a select few “holy shit how can this really be happening” performances that come along once in a great while.  Read the rest of this entry →

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