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Chuck Brown @ RFK Stadium

Posted on May 17, 2012

Last night word spread like wildfire that Washington D.C. lost Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, at age 75. Lots of other people, Chris Richards at the Washington Post in particular, will have many eloquent things to say about Brown, his legacy and what he meant to Chocolate City and they will do it much better than I ever could. I only got to shoot him a few times through the years but the most memorable was…

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Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Verizon Center

Posted on May 15, 2012

This was a show I had been waiting for for a long time. I had only shot the Chili Peppers once, back in 2006 at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore. I remember that gig quite vividly. I had just purchased a brand new Canon 70-200/2.8 and was very eager to use it. The band skipped DC when they toured behind their previous album, Stadium Arcadium, so this was their first trip back to the area since the…

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Fort Lean @ Black Cat

Posted on May 8, 2012

Late last week I got a chance to see my new favorite band Fort Lean open for We Were Promised Jetpacks at the Black Cat. I declared my love for Fort Lean a few weeks ago after seeing them do a short set at U Street Music Hall. Their surf/rock/pop tunes really struck a chord (no pun intended) with me and I’ve been listened to their excellent EP ever since. I was very excited to get the…

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2012 Sweetlife Festival

Posted on May 2, 2012

Now in it’s third year, the Sweetlife Music and Food Festival looks to be here for the long haul. And for the second straight year, it was cold and rainy, two conditions that don’t exactly scream “Summer concert season is here.” This year’s festival added a second stage and more food vendors, which greatly improved the festival experience. Last year’s fest was just on the pavilion stage and there was a lot of downtime after I was…

9:30 Club Concerts

The Weeknd @ 9:30 Club

Posted on April 30, 2012

I can’t recall a crowd ever going so crazy for a performer like the 9:30 crowd did during The Weeknd’s performance last week. The sold out crowd was full of scantily clad women who were climbing over each other to get as close to the stage as possible. Known for his series of mixtapes, this was The Weeknd’s first proper US tour. Obviously he’s doing something right if he sold out the 9:30 Club on his first time through…

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Patti Smith in Rolling Stone

Posted on April 18, 2012

Yesterday I got an email from a friend asking me if I had seen my photo in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. This was news to me so I took a trip to the closest Barnes & Noble and there it was, Patti Smith page 70 of the April 26th issue with Radiohead on the cover. I distinctly remember chimping this photo during last year’s FreeFest and thinking that it was a keeper. I can’t remember…

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Chain and the Gang @ Black Cat

Posted on April 16, 2012

It’s hard to believe, but after living in DC form the last 7+ years I had never seen Ian Svenonius perform until last week’s Chain and the Gang show at the Black Cat. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but i can say without reservation that I absolutely loved this show. The band’s stripped down, rowdy punk sound made a nondescript weekday gig seem like a genuine event. Svenonius was in fine form, taking the piss…

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Chickfactor 20th Anniversary Show

Posted on April 10, 2012

Influential zine/magazine Chickfactor took over Artisphere in Arlington last weekend to celebrate their 20th anniversary and the Post sent me along on Saturday to document the reunion of Black Tambourine. This was the band’s first show since 1991 and was a big deal locally since the band are regarded as one of the major influences on the type of twee-pop that is seemingly everywhere these days. The band’s story – one album, only a handful of shows…

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