By Ethan, on April 23rd, 2012% Now this is a little bit of a deviation from what I normal because it’s not live or promotional music photography…though it does involve music photography.
On March 25th (on suggestion from Christian) I ventured into DC to attend the Photoshop World Expo (which was free that day). After getting a little lost I managed to make it to the convention center on 7th Ave where the Expo was being held. When I navigated my way to the area where the expo was being held I was met with quite a sight. I spied Adobe demoing Lightroom 4 and scurried on down.
See more after the jump!
Continue reading Trip Report: Photoshop World Expo
By codyjgraham, on April 2nd, 2012% The Barn was a nice little venue, provided by a church, in the middle of the woods. It was small, but in a good way. On the other hand it did have a lot of couches, causing the crowd to sit down a lot.
Count to Four, a pop-punk five piece from the Philly/South Jersey area. They were, a little out of place in this show, but still good, if you like a little heavier stuff.
Markets and Dwellers is a nice little slow pick me up after a long day of working hard. They also played an fantastic cover of Sugar We’re Going Down.
Me Equals You is a band from the Maryland/Delaware area. Doing best with what they have, the have managed to get a gathering of folks since August 2011.
Proginal Son is Orion Moses, from Lancaster, Pa. He put on an awesome solo act where him and his guitar rocked out!
Traveling all over the world, and reporting his travels via song, is Shane Palko. His is the nicest guy that you’ll ever meet, and it shows in his melodies, that he creates.
The Last Dinosaur coming from Newark, De, is the catchy music of this band. They put on an interesting live show, with their synth player rocking out and dancing and the lead guitarist and singer Josh Hensley singing with a deep inspiring facial expressions.
View all the photos here
By bbeckmann, on February 24th, 2012% Ah, finally. My first update all by myself! Aren’t you proud of me? This update unfortunately was pushed (way) back due to some personal priorities, but it is finally here! Sorry, you’ll find me to be a bit over-enthusiastic sometimes.
Enough with that, though. I had the privilege of covering a band I never thought I’d be able to see live, and also to showcase some local talent as well. For your viewing privilege, all is behind the cut…
Continue reading 2/2 Squid the Whale w/ The Composure @ Lisa’s Pub, Indian Head, MD.
By Ethan, on January 2nd, 2012% The holiday season just wrapped up and for Worcester area band Four Year Strong the holiday season means one thing: their annual holiday show at the Worcester Palladium. Of course this time it was wrapped into the It’s A Gig Life Tour. Joining Four Year Strong on this whimsical holiday adventure were Set Your Goals, Balance and Composure, Transit and Diamond. Needless to say it was one hell of a show. See what I have to say about everything after the jump!
Continue reading Four Year Strong Holiday Show 2011
By Ethan, on December 29th, 2011% Hey Everybody! I know I’ve been kind of remiss in updating my site but that will changing soon! I’ve got a new member of the team and her name is Becki! She saw Handguns in Southern Maryland with a few local bands, her review is below. You’ll be hearing a lot more from her in the coming weeks.
Everything that follows is from Becki herself
At the end of their short December tour with fellow pop-punkers Man Overboard, Handguns so kindly decided to cater to the dreams of a few Southern Maryland kids by playing yet another show…
…in a garage. I’m also fairly sure that the show was arranged about a week or so before it actually was to occur. That gave me a week to mentally prepare to shoot the biggest band I’d ever had the privilege to.
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Continue reading Handguns, Greenhouse, Collapse the Night, FLS and Hank!
By Ethan, on September 19th, 2011% I realize that this post is a little late in coming but I just got back into the country and am able to update the site.
When I say New Jersey pop-punk band Crucial Dudes played in a garage I literally mean they played in a garage. To be more specific they played in the garage of a nice kid from Maryland whose parents were cool enough to let him host a pop-punk show in their garage. I’m surprised we didn’t get any noise complaints. This garage show was at the tail end of Crucial Dudes summer tour with HisDayHasCome. Supporting the two touring bands were four local Maryland bands. Surprisingly most of the kids were there for the local bands and I can see why, they were pretty good. Check out G’Ra’s Band, Just Shoot Me, High Fives and Joe Shlabotnick for some good local music.
 G'Ra's Band  Joe Shlabotnik  High Fives  Just Shoot Me  HisDayHasCome When it finally came time for Crucial Dudes the crowd was much smaller but they sure were dedicated. No matter what song Crucial Dudes played the crowd knew every single word. It was quite a show
 Crucial Dudes More photos can be found here
By codyjgraham, on August 20th, 2011% Okay, let me start off by saying that the Chameleon Club is awesome, and probably my favorite venue that I have been to.
 First set of the night was Dan Asroft, usually just him and a guitar, he had the help of some friends to play tonight.
  Up next was Fight From the Kid, coming from Harrisburg this pop rock has an original sound to them with singer Derek Alan’s voice.
  Symphoney of Sound from Lancaster, PA is an indie rock group that has a nice sound that just makes me want to shake my head.
 Emerging from Jersey, For the Foxes have their own way of delivering pop rock with use of a ukulele and acoustic guitars, plus the usual instruments.
 Coming all the way from the Chicago area, Breathe Electric is the name of Grant Harris’ music project. Pop/Electric is what he plays, with mammoth strobe lights and a fog machine. His music is a dance party waiting to happen.
Unfortunately, I had to leave after Breathe Electric’s set, so I missed Cash Cash
See all the other photos here
By Ethan, on July 30th, 2011% Tuesday July 26th was just like any other day. I woke up, showered, got my camera equipment together and drove to the Merriweather Post Pavilion to go to Warped Tour. Okay, scratch that. On any other day I usually wake up and go to work. But not the 26th, no sir. I used one of my comp days so that I could cover Warped Tour for Two Senses. And let me tell you, it was worth using the comp day.
I got there around 10:30 (the door opened at 11) and the line was already massive. I parked my car and wandered to the front of the line until I found the press tent and checked in. Well I thought it was the front of the line, turns out the front of the line was a few hundred people more towards the gates. Being press I (and another photographer) sidled up to the gate to wait to enter. The people checking tickets were cool about it and just told us to wait about 10 minutes. Before I knew it there was a mass of screaming teenagers (okay, pre-teenagers) behind us, clamoring to get in.
I never though I’d say this: but I felt old at Warped Tour this year and I’m only 22.
Anyways. I shot 16 bands this year and to be honest I really only was a huge fan of six of them: Peelander-Z, MC Lars and Weerd Science, The Wonder Years, Handguns (yes, Handguns played Warped), Veara and Enter Shikari. Of course I saw other bands because I knew they would put on a good show but I wasn’t a die hard fan. I also only shot two bands on the main stage (ADTR and Gym Class Heroes) because to be honest it was rather high and the photo pit was packed. Best to stick to the smaller stages.
Battling heat exhaustion, dehydration (staved off by the wonderful refill station) and hunger, I made my way through the crowds of pre-teen scene kids and people trying to convert me to their religion. I bounced from stage to stage as the day progressed and ran into some familiar faces, photographed the metalcoreness of Miss May I and Of Mice and Men (oh Austin Carilile you have not aged well). I saw the pop-punk charms of Peelander-Z and female fronted Sick of Sarah. I almost got lost trying to find the Ernie Ball Stage so I could see Handguns play and ended up hurting my foot in the pit after my three songs were up (it was worth it). I sang along to The Wonder Years as I snapped photos of Soupy and the Gang. All in all, it was a pretty good day and the music wasn’t bad to boot. I got to see one of my favorite up and coming pop-punk bands Veara play to a crowd that was far too small (check them out now)
But it was all leading up to one moment, one moment that I knew would define Warped Tour for me this year: Enter Shikari. Those Brits know how to put on a damn good show and they did not disappoint this year. Halfway through the first song frontman and keyboardist Rou Reynolds chucked his keyboard offstage only to lament over it’s broken fragments later.
 I didn't mean to hurt you I promise Guitarist Rory C and bassist Chris Batten ran around stage like chickens with their heads cut off (and I mean this in a good way) and at one point Rory took this guitar off and swung it around him running up the stage. Rou ended up climbing on top of a speaker (after literally running into the crowd) and then rappelled down using one of the cords on the stage. I will say this: you need to see Enter Shikari as soon as possible. They were the highlight of Warped Tour.
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Continue reading Warped Tour 2011, Columbia Maryland
By codyjgraham, on July 24th, 2011% On Friday, it was The Pleasure’s CD release show, and the kick off show of their “The New Monarchy” Tour
 The GoAround, coming from West Chester, Pa, is a three-piece alternative rock who even though at the time didn’t use a drum set, and just a bongo-like drum, they were still very active.
 Coming all the way from Baltimore is Me and This Army. They were an awesome and energetic group, with singer, Courtney Hargrove, having one of the most unique voices that I have heard.
  Voted Most Random, came down all the way from CT to play this show. Ian, the lead vocalist, was all over the place with their truthful and insightful lyrics.
  The Last Dinosaur from Newark, De is like a mix of Owl City and Amely. They have quite a bit of energy and emotion to put you on your feet.
 Eric of Big Big Plans, was represent Big Big Plans all by himself as an acoustic set. It was alternative with a twist of acoustic pop-punk.
 The Pleasure, one of the biggest local bands in DE (That isn’t hardcore/metal), who have been on WSTW’s Hometown Heros. They are rad dudes, with a way of putting things in an optimistic view.
The New Monarchy Tour Dates:
Jul 24 | Lebanon, PA @ The Lab
Jul 25 | Boston, MA @ All Asia
Jul 27 | Newport, RI @ TBA
Jul 28 | Westport, CT @ Toquet Hall Teen Center
Jul 29 | Brooklyn, NY @ Party Expo
Jul 30 | Butler, NJ @ Architekt Live
Aug 1 | Fairfax, VA @ The Old Firestation
Aug 3 | Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
Aug 4 | West Chester, PA @ Fennario’s
Aug 5 | Seaford, DE @ TBA
Aug 6 | Vineland, NJ @ Fuel House Coffee
By Ethan, on July 21st, 2011%
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