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Mute Math – Club Nokia

Max — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:21:55 +0000

Wow. Well I don’t really know even where to start with this one. I have listened to Mute Math for quite some time now and have never seen them in concert. I had heard they were good, but I was not ready for what I was about to experience.

They are all such amazing musicians and they just love music. I could just tell how much they loved just jamming. It didnt matter if there was a crowd or anything, they would have still just gone crazy.

In the encore, the drummer threw his basedrum out into the crowd and stood on it and backdove into the crowd. It was probably one of the sweetest things I have ever seen.

Because of the awesomeness that this show had, I really think that these are my best pictures to date. I just love them.

Check them all out HERE to buy some prints, download at full res, ect.

I hope you all enjoy them as much as I do.

~Max

Ryan Star – Terminal 5

Max — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:45:43 +0000

Well, from the last few shows I had been to, I was discouraged by the openers. Ryan changed that for me. He rocked Terminal 5. He was so intense and really just let you feel his music like he did.

Hopefully you can tell how intense it was by my photos. There is some pretty sweet ones in there.

He was just fantastic.

You can see high res, prints, ect. over at my smugmug.

~Max

The Script – Terminal 5

Max — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:10:23 +0000

I have been a long time follower of The Script. They are an amazing band and I just love their record. I was traveling to NYC and saw that they were playing and so I got hooked up with a photo pass and what not. To say the least, I was blown away by the show. It was so fun and they were just awesome.

There is some of my favorite shots in here so check them out.

You can see high res, prints, ect. over at my smugmug.

~Max

Brand New – Lupos

Max — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:58:10 +0000

Well I have heard a lot about Brand New live, and they have lived up to the hype. The crowed at Lupos in Providence Rhode Island, was insane. They were just screaming every song and there was probably a total of about 60 people that crowed surfed throughout the night. My buddy Nate who was with me had to get a new shirt at the end because his was too wet with sweat.

It was an amazing show and if they are in town I would highly recommend that you go see them.

You can see them at high res at my smugmug.

~Max

Switchfoot – HOB Anaheim

Max — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:07:21 +0000

I have been a long time fan of Switchfoot back when Meant To Live dominated the radio. But, they switched it up a bit at this concert. They have a new album out called Hello Hurricane (if you don’t have it go buy it) and they “opened” for themselves by playing the new record start to finish. It was pretty sweet.

Jon Foreman is an amazing performer and just a down to earth dude. As a band they were super tight and very clean. They rocked the House Of Blues to a completely sold out crowd.

Enjoy.

~Max

P.S. – You can download the full res, prints, ect. over at my smugmug.

Third Eye Blind – The Grove

Max — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:27:01 +0000

It was my first time out to The Grove in Anaheim and it was pretty sweet. Its a really nice venue and I hopefully can start taking more photos there.

Third Eye Blind was fantastic as always. Stephan Jenkins was awesome and just on fire at the show. Everyone had a great time and there is some pretty sweet photos to prove it.

Enjoy.

~Max

P.S. – You can view them full resolution over at my smugmug.

Hellogoodbye – Club Nokia

Max — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:23:23 +0000

Well, Club Nokia has quickly become one of my favorite venues to shoot. Amazing lighting and amazing sound. Just wonderful.

Hellogoodbye was awesome. I had never seen them live and always thought of them more of an electronic band but, they were awesome. Great performers and really fun.

The photos are pretty sweet, so check them out!

~Max

Tyrone Wells – HOB Anaheim

Max — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:58:07 +0000

Well, I can’t really say much more about Tyrone Wells that I havn’t already. He is an amazing performer, has an amazing band, and one of the most down to earth people I know. I was able to go backstage and shoot some shots for them and than enjoy the amazingness of good music.

They did a cover of Use Somebody from Kings of Leon that was incredible. Find it on youtube, and get your tissues. <3

Enjoy

~Max

P.S. – You can check out all of the photos full res at my smugmug.

As Tall As Lions – Club Nokia

Max — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:21 +0000

As Tall As Lions were awesome. They did a great job and everyone loved them. They seemed very tight and well rehearsed.

The bass player was one of the most animated bassists I have ever seen in my life, and as you will tell by the photos, he dominates a lot of them.

I had a great time and Club Nokia continues to amaze me on its greatness as a venue.

~Max