Drew & Ellie Holcomb performing at Albany Municipal Auditorium in Albany, GA on February 6, 2025. All photos taken by Christoph Vega.
Fitz and The Tantrums | Washington DC
Fitz and The Tantrums performing at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on February 6, 2023. All photos taken by Ashton Sotiro.
The Marcus King Band | Columbia
The Marcus King Band performing at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO on February 6, 2022. All photos taken by Chase Gray.
Mother Mother | Atlanta
Mother Mother performing at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA on February 6, 2022. All photos taken by Chandler Bunzol.
flor | Pomona
flor (with support from Insecure Alex and Winnetka Bowling League) performing at The Glass House in Pomona, CA on February 6, 2020. All photos taken by Gil Willow.
joan | Atlanta
joan (with support from RALPH) performing at VINYL in Atlanta, GA on February 6, 2020. All photos taken by Chandler Bunzol.
100 gecs | Philadelphia
100 gecs (with support from Harry Teardrop and Tony Velour) performing at The Rotunda in Philadelphia, PA on February 6, 2020. All photos taken by Sophia Zucker.
G Jones | Orlando
On February 6th, I had the opportunity to go see and shoot for the up and coming bass artist G Jones along with his openers Tsuruda and Chee. They were playing at The Beacham in Orlando that night, which is an average sized venue. It has a capacity of about 1400, which I prefer this size in most cases because it’s big enough to fit plenty of people, and small enough and more intimate to where you can easily get up close to the artist (when I’m not already in the photo pit).
I’m not a longtime listener of bass music, but checked out his latest album The Ineffable Truth as soon as I heard that I’d be able to shoot for him and wanted to identify those songs live. I really vibed with his song “Different Sound”, which stood out as one of the more hyped and wild songs with really interesting bass tones and dynamics. The crowd was raging basically nonstop the entire song. That or “Time” would be my favorite. “Time” was a much longer song of the dubstep genre, just over six minutes, but in my opinion had the most soulful aesthetic due to its wider range of pace, going from a hype jazz styled drum like intro, to a slowed down series or organ like tones building it back up into a somewhat darker, more intense version of the intro. The rest of the set was consistently exciting and kept the audience from standing still.
These shows live are obviously going to be much better when listening to this genre, since it’s the heaviest you can really feel bass and his light show was insanely cool, very accurately lining up with the energy of the music. Any fan of bass music or dubstep would have an awesome time at one of his shows. The tour is only a few days in and ends early March (aside from one in April). See if G Jones is playing near you at: gjonesbass.com/shows.
Words and photos by Seth Kicklighter.
Hudson Taylor | New York City
Hudson Taylor (with support from Craig Strickland) performing at City Winery in New York City on February 6, 2019. All photos taken by Samantha Crowley.
Dashboard Confessional | Santa Ana
Dashboard Confessional took everyone at The Observatory in Santa Ana on a trip back to the 2000s. There's something special about the nostalgia that the band brings. Playing songs from "A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar," "The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most," and a few other albums, the show felt like a revival of their music. A revival that made those familiar songs feel bigger and better with a perfect hint of emo.
Words and photos by Sammi Hsu.