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Riot Fest, 2010

2010-12-27T14:51:00.001-06:00

Photos from Riot Fest, 2010 on Jaded In Chicago

Local Natives @ Metro, Chicago

2010-10-04T12:46:00.000-05:00

Photos: Billy Idol @ the Riviera

2010-09-14T15:45:00.000-05:00

Photos: The Black Keys @ Lollapalooza

2010-08-08T14:20:00.000-05:00

Love these guys. Too bad I only had time to shoot one song - I had to run over to the other side of the park only to wait in line for two hours to shoot Lady Gaga behind a curtain.

Vans Warped Tour, Chicago, IL.

2010-08-01T22:21:00.001-05:00

Andrew W.K.
Face to Face &
Alkaline Trio

Gaslight Anthem

2010-07-30T14:47:00.000-05:00

Photos: Pitchfork Music Fest 2010: Surfer Blood, Lightning Bolt, Titus Andronicus, LCD Soundsystem, Big Boi

2010-07-20T16:45:00.000-05:00

Against Me! @ the Aragon

2010-07-07T21:08:00.000-05:00

DMTNT (Dead Men Tell No Tales)

2010-07-06T23:41:00.000-05:00

Do Division Fest

2010-06-07T20:57:00.000-05:00

Night Marchers, Pelican & Sybris

Windy City Sound Clash

2010-05-25T07:58:00.003-05:00

This is the second year for the independent punk festival and it's about to take over Subterranean - 2011 W. North Ave - for three days this Memorial Day weekend. The event will feature Teen Idols, Be My Doppleganger, Toys that Kill, Vacation Bible School, Winepress, the Menzingers & more.

Weekend pass- $38
Friday - $12, 7:30pm, 17+
Saturday early show - $15, 3:30pm, All Ages
Saturday late show - $10, 9:15pm, 17+
Sunday - $15, 5:30pm 17+

Tickets available at Subterranean's website.

WCSC Facebook Page

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Pinups for Pitbulls, May 15th @ Cobra Lounge

2010-05-17T18:49:00.006-05:00

This past Saturday night we held a fundraiser party at Cobra Lounge - 235 N. Ashland Ave. - in which we raised over $4k to fight Breed Specific Legislation and to help pitbull rescues across the nation.

The night started off with The World in Heat followed by American Draft, LORD, burlesque by Miss PussyKat, The Blind Staggers, Elephant Gun, the PainKurst Girls, the Wanderers, burlesque by Little Darling (founder of Pinups for Pitbulls) and The House That Gloria Vanderbilt. Tracy Werner (owner of Natural Pet Market in Wheaton, IL) hosted the event and Hector Reyes was Master of Ceremonies.

The organization wants to thank Cobra Lounge, Martina Sykes Geiger for the hair and makeup of the Pinups, Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue, Bombshell Bullies, and One Tail at a Time, Rocketboy Customs, Steff Bomb, Rampant Rock, Black Cherry Pin Up, Metropolitan Brewing, Bleeding Heart Bakery, Natural Pet Market, Girly Gifties, See Spot Run, the PainKurst Girls, and all the bands that played.

Pinups for Pitbulls is an international non-profit organization dedicated to restoring the image of the American Pitbull Terrier.

Would you like to donate or buy awesome merchandise? Just go to www.pinupsforpitbulls.com

NOFX @ the Riverside Theater, Milwaukee

2010-05-05T17:21:00.000-05:00

NOFX on April 29th with Teenage Bottlerocket, Tony Sly (No Use For A Name), and The Menzingers.

Chicago's own: Big Science

2010-04-22T22:33:00.001-05:00

Don't miss Big Science @ Mutiny on 4/26.

Check them out here:

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Okgo at Metro in Chicago - 4.17.10

2010-04-20T00:21:00.001-05:00

Read the review of the show on Gapers Block.

Windy City Rollers

2010-04-12T23:04:00.001-05:00

Photographed for Gapers Block.

Miike Snow @ Metro in Chicago

2010-04-05T20:17:00.014-05:00

Due to high demand, the electro-pop Trio from Stockholm, Sweden, Miike
Snow, added a second show at Metro Sunday night with Delorean and Light Pollution joining them. This being their second show added, they still managed to sell over 800 tickets to an All Ages crowd- Metro holds 1100 - on a very rainy Easter Sunday.

I hopped in the barricade a few minutes before their set began and chatted with Metro employee, Joel, who was working stage security, “What’s up with the bubbles,” he said- looked up, and pointed up to the right balcony, “That girl has been standing there blowing bubbles the entire night.”

I noticed the fog creeping slowly across the stage, then the bluish stage lights dimmed into black, and the house music that had been playing between sets died out. The dark curtain on the stage had a large, white decal of Jackalope and members of Miike Snow came out with white hockey masks on and black, vinyl jackets.

They have been compared to Animal Collective and TV on the Radio, which I can see because of the upbeat vibe and sound. Miike Snow is touring the United States until October this year, so if dance-pop is your thing, don’t miss out on their shows.

Miike Snow is Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Andrew Wyatt. They have remixed songs by Peter Bjorn and John, Kings of Leon, and Vampire Weekend, and have worked with other artists such as Madonna, Kylie Minogue, and Britney Spears- who in 2005, they won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording for the track Toxic. Their self-titled album came out in May of 2009 by Downtown Records- Their singles Animal and Plastic Jungle were played in episodes of the TV-series, Gossip Girl as well as MTV’s The Buried Life.

Set List:

1. Intro
2. Cult Logic
3. Burial
4. Black and Blue
5. A Horse is not a Home
6. Silvia (into Plastic Jungle)
7. Sans Soleil
8. Rabbit
9. Animal
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10. Mother stands for Comfort
11. In Search Of
(Thanks to RL at Metro for the Set List)

Spoon @ the Aragon Ballroom

2010-04-02T14:53:00.005-05:00

Spoon is:

Britt Daniel
Jim Eno
Rob Pope
Eric Harvey

Check out the review of the show on Gapers Block.

Flogging Molly @ the Aragon Ballroom

2010-03-15T13:53:00.004-05:00

Check out the review of the show on Gapers Block.

Members of Flogging Molly:

Dave King

Bridget Regan

Dennis Casey

Nathen Maxwell

Bob Schmidt

George Schwindt

Matt Hensley

Alkaline Trio @ Metro

2010-03-02T09:14:00.003-06:00

Alkaline Trio played two shows this past weekend at Metro in Chicago with Cursive. Trio's new album This Addiction released last week which you can get here: This Addiction.

Check out the review from the show here: Gapers Block Review

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Matt Skiba- Vocals, Guitar
Dan Andriano- Vocals, Bass
Derek Grant- Drums

The Copyrights

2010-02-22T20:58:00.003-06:00

Check out the Pop Punk band from Carbondale, IL. on:

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Red Scare Industries

Adam- Bass, Vocals
Brett- Guitar, Vocals
Jeff- Guitar, Vocals
Luke- Drums

The Smoking Popes

2010-02-21T21:58:00.003-06:00

The Smoking Popes played Reggies Rock Club in Chicago this weekend to release their new CD/LP "It's Been a Long Day."

Check out The Smoking Popes and the review from the show on Gapers Block.

Members:

Josh Caterer- Vocals, Guitar

Eli Caterer- Guitar

Matt Caterer- Bass Guitar
Neil Hennessy- Drums

"The Smoking Popes recently released a new album via Asian Man Records, entitled It’s Been a Long Day. Comprised of 20 splendid tracks from the band’s early days, this collection of songs is further enhanced by a skillful re-mastering job, courtesy of Matt Allison. To commemorate the record, the band played two sold-out shows at Reggie’s in late February. Look under the Media tab to view a photo gallery from the second show. Also in the Media section, a new MP3 has been posted by a band called JigGsaw. Hailing from Champaign, Illinois, this up-and-coming group is on the verge of releasing their latest full-length, Vices & Virtues. Lastly, some seriously truant music reviews have been posted as well."
- Bill Denker for Rampant Rock

St. Vincent at Metro

2010-02-21T10:48:00.001-06:00

Review from the show on Venus Zine

Horween Leather Co.

2010-02-17T21:23:00.000-06:00

Today I went to Horween Leather Co. located on Elston & Ashland in Chicago.

It was pretty awesome to take the tour, learn what they do, and see how they have been doing it so well for 100+ years.

I mostly took shots of the equipment around the factory...

Horween Leather Co.

Rock ‘N’ Raise for Darfur Benefit at Metro

2010-02-16T21:36:00.007-06:00

Photos of Big Science and Brendan Kelly from the benefit on Valentines Day.

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The Blind Staggers

2010-02-08T23:11:00.012-06:00

Check out outlaw love songs by the Blind Staggers!

Laura Loo-Vocals
Damien Christian-Guitar/Vocals

The Swede- Drums
Shrek-Bass

dj delachapelle

2010-01-15T15:43:00.003-06:00

Clayton is a Dj for Moodswing360 and resides in Chicago.

www.thedelachapelle.com

The Lawrence Arms

2010-01-08T15:48:00.007-06:00

10th Anniversary show at Metro. Best show I saw all year.

Get the new Lawrence Arms 7" Buttsweat and Tears from Fat Wreck Chords.

Interview with Brendan on Rampant Rock (Photos by Me)
Check it out right here.

Sybris

2010-01-07T23:01:00.001-06:00

I photographed Sybris at Aragon last fall when they were on tour with Brand New & Manchester Orchestra. Love this photo of Angela, she's an amazing singer.

Matt Miller

2009-12-28T23:29:00.000-06:00

This young Brit is cutting his teeth Stateside rocking the modeling world, the soccer field, and is a marketing executive for an international company.

Jeremiah

2009-12-23T20:53:00.000-06:00

Just the Kid

2009-12-23T19:34:00.001-06:00