Hinterland Festival 2025: Day Two

Come Saturday afternoon, spirits continued to be up for Day Two of Hinterland 2025 with another beautiful day in the countryside of Iowa. Beautiful weather is a notable (albeit, uncontrollable) change from last year’s Hinterland, to say the least. The temperature got up there a few times, but nothing compared to what I’ve heard about […]

Coheed and Cambria quakes St. Louis with Taking Back Sunday

If you’ve been keeping up with the shows I have been covering this summer, you know that we have had a string of insanely hot outdoor shows here in St. Louis lately. It’s been a grind shooting shows in 95+ degree heat. I like to think of it as training for the impending heat death […]

Fear, Loathing & Sublime with Pennywise in Las Vegas

Over 100-degree weather hit Las Vegas, but that wasn’t what was heating up the city. Sublime rolled through town for their two-day Fear, Loathing, & Sublime in Las Vegas shows — a very special treat for fans. The weekend started off on Thursday, August 14th with a pre-show party hosted by Miles the DJ from […]

Andy Grammer & wife Aijia dazzle at The Ford in Los Angeles

It was a beautiful evening on Sunday, August 10th in the heart of Hollywood at The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, familiarly known as The Ford. This is currently my third time attending this beautiful, intimate outdoor venue and I just can’t get enough of it. It gives you an up-close-and-personal experience with the artist; you […]

The OC Fair goes reggae with Tribal Seeds, Mike Love, & more

On Sunday, August 10th in Costa Mesa, the Pacific Amphitheatre pulsed with the heartbeat of modern roots reggae. As part of the Orange County Fair’s 2025 Summer Concert Series, Tribal Seeds headlined a stacked lineup that felt less like a concert and more like a spiritual gathering of California’s reggae faithful. The Simpkin Project kicked […]

Creed takes Mountain View, CA back to Summer of ’99

Creed made a triumphant return to the bay on Saturday, August 9th, when they rolled through Mountain View, California’s Shoreline Amphitheater for the Summer of ’99 Tour with special guests Sevendust and Mammoth. Creed is one of those rock bands that, in my opinion, needs no introduction. Whether it’s at a sports game, a restaurant, […]

Lucy Dacus ends August leg of tour at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre

On Saturday, August 16th, Lucy Dacus celebrated her last night of the Forever Is A Feeling Tour — at least, her August run — at the historic Greek Theatre located within UC Berkeley. Doors opened at 6:30, but lines were already wrapped down the street well before 6pm, marking the sign of a great show […]

X, Los Lobos, & Ozomatli celebrate 99 years of rock at OC Fair

The Pacific Amphitheatre was ablaze with nostalgia on August 3rd, as three legendary Los Angeles bands — X, Los Lobos, and Ozomatli — joined forces for the 99 Years of Rock ‘N Roll Tour. It was also part of the Orange County Fair’s Summer Concert Series. It wasn’t just a concert; it was a cultural summit: […]

The Weeknd thrills Nashville with theatrics, pyro, & beyond

This past week in Nashville was my first chance shooting at an NFL stadium. Last year, I photographed Green Day at GEODIS Park in Nashville, but that stadium only has a capacity of around 25,000. This past Tuesday, I shot at Nissan Stadium — home to the Tennessee Titans — which holds around 70,000. It’s […]

Less Than Jake, Fishbone, & friends get Riverside skankin’

By the time the sun dipped behind the historic arches of the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on August 1st, the air was already buzzing with anticipation. Fans decked out in vintage band tees and checkerboard Vans gear swarmed the venue, ready to skank, shout, and sweat through a night of ska-punk glory. The lineup? A dream […]

AJR amps St. Louis fans for new album beside Quinn XCII & more

It was another busy (and scorchingly hot) night at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater. The final Saturday of July was celebrated with a total of five performances, with the headliner being the very anticipated, quirky, and colorful AJR. The crowd was coming in steady as the first performers completed their sets. Madilyn Mei was the opener, […]