Mat Kerekes (with support from Jacob Sigman and Jetty Bones) performing at Crowbar in Tampa, FL on March 13, 2019. All photos taken by Kirsten Kurtz.
Nina Nesbitt | Chicago
Nina Nesbitt performing at Schubas Tavern in Chicago, IL on March 11, 2019. All photos taken by Emma Zanger.
Pinegrove | Asbury Park
Pinegrove performing at House of Independents in Asbury Park, NJ on March 10, 2019. All photos taken by Jeffrey Coverstone.
You Me At Six | San Diego
You Me At Six (with support from DREAMERS and machineheart) performing at Music Box in San Diego, CA on March 9, 2019. All photos taken by Sara Rosenthal.
Well Wisher | Charlotte
Well Wisher performing at The Milestone in Charlotte, NC on March 6, 2019. All photos taken by Heidi Brickhouse.
Dean Lewis | Philadelphia
Dean Lewis (with support from SYML) performing at The Foundry in Philadelphia, PA on March 5, 2019. All photos taken by Cami Liberty.
Brasstracks | Portland
Brasstracks (with support from Kemba) performing at Star Theater in Portland, OR on March 2, 2019. All photos taken by Sydney Wisner.
Donna Missal | New York City
Donna Missal performing at The Bowery Ballroom in New York City on February 20, 2019. All photos taken by Lani Parrilla.
The Cat Empire | Brooklyn
The Cat Empire performing at The Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY on February 28, 2018. All photos taken by Alison Hale.
Liz Cooper & The Stampede | New York City
Liz Cooper & The Stampede performing at Rough Trade in New York City on February 27, 2019. All photos taken by Alison Hale.
Nina Nesbitt | Atlanta
Nina Nesbitt (with support from Sophie Rose) performing at Vinyl in Atlanta, GA on February 26, 2019. All photos taken by Chandler Bunzol.
The Kooks | Boston
The Kooks (with support from Future Feats and Barns Courtney) performing at Orpheum Theatre in Boston, MA on February 26, 2019. All photos taken by Zoe Salvucci.
Drake Bell | New York City
Drake Bell performing at Mercury Lounge in New York City on February 25, 2019. All photos taken by Samantha Crowley.
You Me At Six | New York City
You Me At Six (with support from DREAMERS and machineheart) performing at Gramercy Theatre in New York City on February 22, 2019. All photos taken by Angela Leung.
Less Than Jake | Sayreville
Less Than Jake performing at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ on February 22, 2019. All photos taken by Jeffrey Coverstone.
Quinn XCII | Philadelphia
Quinn XCII (with support from Christian French) performing at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA on February 21, 2019. All photos taken by Bre Cura.
Sunflower Bean + Interpol | Nashville
Sunflower Bean and Interpol performing at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, TN on February 11, 2019. All photos taken by Lauren Martin.
As It Is | Philadelphia
Known for their crazy live performances, we were lucky enough to experience another show of As It Is this past month. With the release of their newest album The Great Depression leaving an amazing impression on fans, the guys (along with support acts Point North, Hold Close, and Sharptooth) took the stage all across the nation to perform some of the songs of the release – and the ones older fans remember the most.
Lead-singer Patty Walters did not disappoint with his intense stage presence, leaving his mark on the watching fans and newcomers. Combined with the powerful rhythmic instruments, the guys were able to create a live show that resembled the studio versions with an even better twist: the rawness of a live performance. This is the sole reason why I truly believe everyone has to see an As It Is show in their life. After all, without that energy, how else can we evolve out of The Great Depression.
Words by Madden Levin.
Photos by Cami Liberty.
COIN | Dallas
COIN (with support from Tessa Violet) performing at House of Blues in Dallas, TX on February 17, 2019. All photos taken by Madison Raney.
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.