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Thundercat @ DC Jazz Festival

Posted on June 23, 2015

Thundercat Performs at the DC Jazz Festival

I’m not exactly a huge fan of jazz music (I’m very much a verse / chorus / verse guy) but I enjoyed seeing Thundercat at this year’s DC Jazz Festival. He’s worked with Kendrick Lamar and Erykah Badu (among others) and after seeing him live, it’s easy to see why. He’s definitely one to keep your eye on in the future. Also, he gives good guitar face. BUY PRINTS: Click on any image in this post or in…

Morrissey @ Echostage

Posted on June 18, 2015

Morrissey Performs at Echostage in Washington, D.C.

I covered this show for WAMU’s Bandwidth and wrote a short review over there. The longer version is this is the 15th or so time I’ve seen Morrissey and it very well might be the last. His voice was in better shape than I expected for this show but I only enjoyed a few songs of this set and if I’m being honest, I think the rash of cancelations over the last 4 years (6 of 7…

Arenas & Sheds Concerts Merriweather Post Pavilion

Dear Jerry Concert @ Merriweather

Posted on June 11, 2015

I wasn’t sure what to expect at this show as info was being held pretty close to the vest (and I know NOTHING about the Dead) but this was an interesting show to shoot. Basically all four remaining Grateful Dead members we in the house but only three of them got on stage at any time in order to keep the official reunion for later this summer. Each member did a short set with different people and…

Arenas & Sheds Concerts Festivals Merriweather Post Pavilion

Kendrick Lamar @ Sweetlife Festival

Posted on June 11, 2015

Kendrick Lamar Performs at the 2015 Sweetlife Festival

The last time I shot Kendrick Lamar was at the Sweetlife Festival back in 2013. He was still on the come up back then, a mid-day, middle of the bill act. Honestly he was OK but I didn’t get what all the fuss was about at the time. So I’m happy to report his show is much improved, even if he strangely is doing pretty much the same set from 2013 after releasing the presumptive album…

Concerts Lincoln Theatre

Noel Gallagher @ Lincoln Theatre

Posted on June 7, 2015

Noel Gallagher Performs at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C.

I think it’s a great sign that after nine years of shooting concerts I still got incredibly nervous before the lights went down at the Lincoln Theatre and Noel Gallagher took the stage. Oasis is my favorite band and I’ve seen Noel perform live close to 30 times and every time is a treat. And shooting him is even more so. So yes, I was nervous. I put loads of pressure on myself to get great photos at…

Concerts Howard Theatre

ILoveMakonnen @ Howard Theatre

Posted on May 26, 2015

I know ILoveMakonnen is the hot shit in all the right hip-hop circles right now, but his show wasn’t really my thing. But that’s because I don’t like this new generation of singsongy hip-hop. Spit the rhymes and I’m in. Makonnen had energy for days but has a ways to go to refine his stage presence. But that’ll come. Right now his show is mostly him taking phones from people in the audience and taking selfies with…

Concerts DAR Constitution Hall

Sufjan Stevens @ DAR Hall

Posted on May 26, 2015

Not much to say about this show other than I HATE gigs where my shutter is louder than the band, especially in a place with 2000+ people. Turn the volume up Soofyan. Let the people hear you. BUY PRINTS: Click on any image in this post or in the photo gallery to purchase prints. Check my photo archive for more shows to choose from. FOLLOW ME Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter or like me on Facebook if you want to stay current with…

Concerts Festivals

No Doubt @ Earth Day Festival

Posted on April 28, 2015

Even though they haven’t toured for years, there was a palpable excitement from the crowd in the moments before No Doubt took the stage as the headlining act at the 2015 Global Citizen Earth Day Festival on the National Mall here in Washington, D.C. The band didn’t disappoint either, sunning through a tight set of hits that underlined just how popular this band is. Gwen Stefani was in fine form, as were Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young…

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