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Holly Williams @ The Hamilton

Posted on June 9, 2014

Holly Williams Performs at The Hamilton in Washington, D.C.

You might not know Holly Williams but you sure know her last name. She is the granddaughter of Hank Williams, Sr., the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr. and half-sister of Hank Williams III. Not too shabby, right? I enjoyed this show quite a bit, at least the small bit I saw. She’s got the goods. SHOOTING NOTES: The Hamilton was quite crowded for this show, probably only the second time I’ve seen that people in the venue. As such, I crouched down up…

Luke Bryan @ Jiffy Lube Live

Posted on June 7, 2014

Luke Bryan Performs at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA

This was my third time shooting Luke Bryan, and the second as a headliner. I really enjoyed his show at Jiffy Lube Live last year, but this year it just seemed like more of the same. The show is still great, it’s just that the two songs we shot this year were basically the same thing we shot last year. His hit “Rain Is A Good Thing” was second in the set last year, and this year…

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Foster The People @ Sweetlife

Posted on May 28, 2014

Foster the People Perform at the 2014 Sweetlife Festival

This is going to sound mean, but boring headliners make for boring photos. I hate to hate on Foster The People – I liked “Pumped Up Kicks” as much as anyone – but they aren’t there yet with their stage presence and they just aren’t much to shoot on stage. Mark Foster’s go to stage move is shrugging his shoulders. That says a lot about their energy level as a band. These guys headlined the 2014 Sweetlife Festival…

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M.I.A. @ Echostage

Posted on May 17, 2014

M.I.A. Performs at Echostage in Washington, D.C.

M.I.A. has long been one of my favorite artists to shoot, but I have been continually frustrated by the lack of a proper light show at her club gigs. That was no longer an issue on her latest tour, which hit Echostage a few weeks ago. Other than the lack of free parking around the venue, I am really starting to enjoy shows at Echostage. The photo pit is huge and the lights are always pretty decent…

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Lana Del Rey @ 2014 Sweetlife

Posted on May 15, 2014

Lana Del Rey Performs at the 2014 Sweetlife Festival

I confess I stayed very far away from Lana Del Rey until last weekend. The whole hype train crashing into the backlash brigade at the start of her career really left a bad taste in my mouth and didn’t exactly motivate me to check out her work or give two fucks about her. But then I pulled up her music on Spotify a few hours before I headed out to Sweetlife and I was somewhat surprised that…

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Foo Fighters @ 9:30 Club

Posted on May 12, 2014

The Foo Fighters performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C.

Wow. What can you say about a gig like this other than I was very glad to be in the room for this show. This was actually the second time that the Foos had played the 9:30 Club since I moved to D.C. in the early aughts. I wash;t in the building the last time they played so i can’t compare the two gigs but I can say with certainty that this was one of the 10…

Concerts Echostage

Rick Ross @ Echostage

Posted on April 21, 2014

Rick Ross Performs at Echostage in Washington, D.C.

After the fiasco that was the Lorde show, I was very much looking forward to shooting Rick Ross at Echostage, even if it meant staying out until 3 in the morning to get the assignment done. It was worth it. Ross is an incredible performer, his stage presence is something you can’t ignore. He knows how to command a stage, and the packed crowd at Echostage was ready to get turnt up. SHOOTING NOTES: Other than the…

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Nas @ Kennedy Center

Posted on April 18, 2014

Nas Performs at the Kennedy center in Washington, D.C.

This was a one of a kind gig (well, actually two of a kind, they repeated the gig the next night) that I was super excited about. Nas performing his all time classic debut album Illmatic at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra? I was definitely in for that gig. It was just as incredible as you’d imagine, too. I loved the mixed crowd of hip-hop heads and regular Kennedy Center patrons. Nas was on…

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