Photos + Review: Between the Buried and Me @ Woolys (Des Moines, IA)
Between the Buried and Me (Raleigh, NC), Hail the Sun (Chico, CA), Delta Sleep (Brighton, UK) When it comes to traveling for shows, there’s a select few bands that would get me to go out of my way to go see. Granted, when the distance is only a four hour drive to Des Moines, that […]
Photos + Review: The Paradox & The Academy Is @ Concord Music Hall (Chicago, Il)
The Paradox (Atlanta, GA), The Academy Is… (Chicago, IL)September 20th, 2025Concord Music Hall in Chicago, Illinois Good music is good music these days. There’s so much of it and there’s so much in our lives vying for our attention, if I hear a good song, I’m going to like it without bot
Photos + Review: Taking Back Sunday & Coheed and Cambria @ The Armory (Minneapolis, MN)
Taking Back Sunday (Amityville, NY), Coheed and Cambria (Nyack, NY)August 30, 2025The Armory in Minneapolis, MN Taking Back Sunday have been one of the constants in my concert going career. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen them now. One of my first First Avenue shows was them.
Photos + Review: LØLØ @ The Armory (MInneapolis, MN)
LØLØ (Toronto, ON), 3oh3 (Boulder, CO), Bowling for Soup (Wichita Falls, TX)August 19th, 2025The Armory in Minneapolis, MN Back when I first started concert photograph, I used to make it a point to shoot all bands on a given night I’d be out, even if I was only really interested in the headl
Photos + Review: Architects @ The Fillmore (Minneapolis, MN)
Architects (Brighton, England), Erra (Birmingham, Alabama), Holywatr (Los Angeles, CA)August 11th, 2025The Fillmore in Minneapolis, MN I went to see the band Architects and all I got was whiplash. I’ve started a new tradition for myself where whenever I go on a vacation, my flight ritual will be t
Photos + Review: Fitz and the Tantrums @ First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN)
Fitz and the Tantrums (Los Angeles, CA), Ax and the Hatchetmen (Chicago, IL)August 2nd, 2025First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN I get the urge to go out of my comfort zone every once and awhile. I was also starting to feel a little bit out of practice of sorts with having not shot a show in […]
Photos + Review: Bush + Shinedown @ Target Center (Minneapolis, MN)
Bush (London, UK), Shinedown (Jacksonville, FL)July 28th, 2025Target Center in Minneapolis, MN Concerts are well known to be healing experiences, or at the very least safe spaces for people. Last Monday night’s visit of the Dance, Kid, Dance tour from Bush and Shinedown was another example. Both l
Photos + Review: Bullet for my Valentine & Trivium @ Mystic Lake (Prior Lake, MN)
Bullet for my Valentine (Bridgend, UK), Trivium (Orlando, FL) April 26th, 2025 Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN Trivium’s Ascendancy, and Bullet for my Valentine’s The Poison are both turning 20 years old this year. That befuddles my mind to no extent. These songs are now as old as the songs
Photos + Review: Rise Against @ Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN)
Rise Against (Chicago, IL), Papa Roach (Vacaville, CA), Underoath (Ocala, FL)April 13th, 2025Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN We’ve officially reached the twenty year mark of being a fan of Rise Against. After I got my first iPod and was in my phase of downloading and listening to any and all mu