Deafheaven

Photo Shoot and Concert Review Deafheaven from San Francisco, CA Black metal. Actually Blackgaze. A sonic mashup of shoegaze instrumentals and black metal guttural vocals. Another dimly lit stage and heavy as hell delivery on stage, I went with the flow of things. Some photos were really dark, but it shows exactly what the fans saw. […]

Zeal & Ardor

Photo Shoot and Concert Review Zeal & Ardor from Basil, Switzerland A very interesting band with an awesome sonic landscape. They have some radio-ready music but did not play any of that during their set tonight. I assume that was to keep closer to the black metal that followed them. bathed in very dark light I […]

SMILE EMPTY SOUL

Photo Shoot and Concert Review Smile Empty Soul from Santa Clarita, CA It was my second time catching these guys. Always a decent powerful performance. They sure give it all they have, every damn time they are on stage. Shot on assignment for The Rust Belt Chronicles. PHOTOS

John 5

Photo Shoot and Concert Review John 5 from Grosse Pointe, MI Sometimes known as Rob Zombie’s guitarist – John 5 was in Akron (OH) for a show and I got the call from The Rust Belt Chronicles for coverage. I had the date available, and couldn’t say no to get up close to one of today’s prolific guitarists. […]

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Photo Shoot Dirty Rotten Scoundrels from Mansfield, OH Headlining the night was DRS. A Mansfield, Ohio staple for years, they were out to blast the best of hard rock and metal cover tunes in your face. With the sound on point at The Electric Company, their set sounded great especially when they busted out their […]

LSX

Photo Shoot LSX from Mansfield, OH Rock was in full swing and I was out to capture what the night had in store. I contacted the band beforehand letting them know I would be in attendance. This night was a little different, and I was shooting photos NOT for a magazine, but for fun. I […]

The Happy Fits

Photo Shoot and Concert Review The Happy Fits from Clinton, NJ Photoshoot and Concert Review for Splice-MediaGroup.com at the House of Independents in Asbury Park, New Jersey on December 22, 2018. The Happy Fits. We were here for their Holiday Show. Traveling with my daughter three days before Christmas, this was a monster road trip to see […]

New York City, NY

Photo Shoot New York City, NY Decided to take some skyline photos. These were taken viewing lower Manhattan from Jersey City. Wow, what a view from this side of the Hudson River. Long exposure photos taken at night were a little difficult as the wind was gusting up to 20 MPH, and even on a tripod, […]

92nd Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Photo Shoot and Recap Article Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, NY Photoshoot and Article for Splice-Magazine.com in Manhattan, New York City, NY on November 22, 2018. Cold. Yes, that sums it up. 19° with 20mph winds brought the wind chills to single digits. Hey, at least my Canon cameras (80D & Rebel […]

Seaside Holiday

Photo Shoot and Concert Review Seaside Holiday from Widowville, Ohio Photoshoot and Concert Review for The Rust Belt Chronicles at The Electric Company Concert Lounge in Mansfield, Ohio on November 8, 2018. With a full stage of headliner gear, these five really packed up the stage. This caused issues when trying to compose interesting shots, but […]