Archive for Photo Galleries
PHOTOS / RECAP: Big Gigantic, Kill Paris @ House of Blues, Boston 2/15/13
Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken, better known as Big Gigantic, played another one of their high octane and high energy shows last Friday (2/15/2013) night at the House of Blues in Boston. The large Big Gigantic (confusing I know) fanbase was in full attendance for the show and were dazzled... more
CONCERT RECAP: Get The Led Out @ The Dome at Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT 2/16/13
Photos and Words by Craig Sandor This show might as well have been billed "100% Pure Rock & F*****G ROLL!!!!" as I haven't been this amped-up and energized post-concert in a long time. Granted, even though Get The Led Out exclusively plays Led Zeppelin music and prides themselves on recreating their studio tracks,... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Ra Ra Riot @ El Rey Theatre, LA 2/12/13
A zesty energy with lots of love was all over El Rey Theater right as the night's heroes, Ra Ra Riot, took to the stage for their much awaited return to L.A. The fact that the band had recently lost a valuable member didn't stop Wes, Mathieu, Milo and Rebeca... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: The xx, Austra @ House of Blues, NOLA 2/8/13
So Mardi Gras is officially over and the season of Lint is upon us. If someone told me I had to give up music for Lint, I would be deeply saddened but could look back on The XX show as inspiration to get me the next forty days. ... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: moe. @ Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA 2/6/13
"One more bottle...For this Happy Hour Hero," the song about the pretty girl and a shot of Jack, opened up the moe. show at the Stage AE in Pittsburgh last Wednesday night. Although a mellow song for an opener, once the train started chugging, it left the crowd begging for... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Cosmic Love Ball w/ Rubblebucket and Materialized @ The Fillmore, SF 2/9/13
The Cosmic Love Ball was billed as San Francisco’s annual celebration of life, love, and music. More so than many of the shows I attend, it was apparent to me that the crowd was there to fully experience all three. From the space suits to the horns to the dance... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Big Freedia / Don’t Talk to the Cops / Radjaw @ Neumos, Seattle 2/5/13
“This is the first national bounce tour ever,” Big Freedia (pronounced “Freeda”) declared at Neumos on Tuesday night. Outside the South, the New Orleans native is the best known “sissy” bounce artist, referring to the overtly queer themes of her raps. The genre is characterized by intense bass beats, repetitive... more
PHOTOS: Purity Ring, Young Magic @ House of Blues, Boston 1/30/13
Canada's Purity Ring stopped in Boston last Wednesday night for their second to last show of their Shrines tour. Due to a spike in ticket sales, the venue switched from the smaller more personal Paradise Rock Club to the larger more grandiose House of Blues. Young Magic opened for Purity... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Lotus @ Best Buy Theater, NYC 1/26/13, Knitting Factory, Brooklyn 1/27/13
Writer: Steve Ledgers / Photographer: Ross Citrin "Full speed ahead," as the saying goes. Lotus kicked off their winter tour with explosions in the sky (not the band), and many tricks up their sleeves. It’s hard for me to conceptualize how a band can take a small vacation and then... more
RECAP: Stevie Wonder, Gary Clark Jr, and Janelle Monae @ The Bud Light Hotel, New Orleans, LA 2/2/13
When Rolling Stone and Bud Light join forces to throw a Super Bowl party, you can expect it to be a little more exciting than the usual chips and salsa affair at your neighbor’s house. What you don’t expect is the chance to see three top notch performers keep... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Great American Taxi @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins, CO 1/31/13
“Americana without borders” is how the band describes their music and the lyrics say it all. It’s always best to see a band in their neck of the woods and judging by the performance Thursday night the band was in top form. Teetering somewhere between jam, bluegrass and folk rock, Great... more
PHOTOS: Local Natives @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 2/2/13
Local Natives are in the midst of touring in support of their recent release, Hummingbird, and the band just did a few shows on the West Coast before flying back to New York City for three sold-out shows. Kenny Sun was at the Bowery Ballroom on Saturday night for... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Billy Cobham’s Spectrum 40 @ The Mint LA 1/26/13
Mahavishnu Orchestra is in the pantheon of jazz fusion pioneers replete with black hole density, volcanic intensity and ridiculous virtuosity. I had never heard anything quite like John McLaughlin’s searing fretwork, Jan Hammer’s prog-funk sounds and Jerry Goodman’s violin thrown to the front of what truly seemed to be an... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Local Natives, Superhumanoids @ El Rey Theater, LA 1/29/13
Perhaps what stood out the most about the Local Natives' show on Tuesday night at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, was how personal and heartfelt their music was. In the middle of a crowd that cheered and screamed in a way that resembled "Beatle-mania," they delivered a powerful... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Calexico, Bahamas @ One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans 1/24/13
Thursday night was a homecoming of sorts for Tucson based Calexico, as they returned to the city where they recorded their most recent work, Algiers. Being so close to the city, yet far enough away as to not to get completely engrossed seemed to be the right mixture of... more
PHOTOS: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals @ First Ave., Minneapolis 1/25/13
LMB is pleased to welcome Paul Citone to our ranks as contributor extraordinaire. For his first photo gallery on the site he's got great shots from the Grace Potter & the Nocturnals show at First Avenue in Minnepaolis this past Friday night. Although I'm convinced that Grace Potter... more
PHOTOS / RECAP / SETLIST: Lotus @ House of Blues, Boston 1/25/13
Lotus stopped by the House of Blues in Boston on a cold and snowy Friday night to play the second show of their winter tour, and I was there to take it all in and grab some photos. After a sold out night in Burlington, they played to an equally... more
PHOTOS: Jessie Ware @ The Sinclair, Boston 1/14/13
United Kingdom's vocalist Jessie Ware kicked off her United States tour a few weeks back at the Sinclair in Boston. A newer venue to the area filled with a sold out crowd enjoyed every second of the intimate show. Many audience members sang along and knew nearly every track. ... more
PHOTOS: Trey Anastasio Band @ Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY (1/23/13)
Nick Irving took in TAB last night at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. Anastasio and Co. will play again tonight at the same venue and LivePhish will again offer it as a PPV webcast. Here are Nick's always impressive photos from the night. SETLIST: TAB -... more
PHOTOS: Marco Benevento & Isaac Young Quartet @ Arch Street Tavern, Hartford, CT – 12/13/12
Marco Benevento is currently kicking out tunes from last year's Tigerface album. Check out Dana Lynne's photo gallery from last month's intimate show with special guests, the Isaac Young Quartet. The show took place in what used to be the Hartford Brick Carriage Factory in 1895. Marco Benevento & Isaac... more
CONCERT RECAP: Dickey Betts & Great Southern in Ridgefield, CT 1/11/13
Photos and Words by Craig Sandor The name Dickey Betts is pretty much synonymous with The Allman Brothers Band and while he hasn't been a member in quite some time, the man's guitar playing and long improvisational solos prove that his sound was vital to their growth and maturity over the years... more
Nels Cline and Mike Watt join Eric McFadden and Melt the Mint – 1/16/13
Words by Aaron Fortin and Wesley Hodges *Download or stream the show courtesy of MacDaddy at Archive.org. Thank you tapers! Last night as part of Eric McFadden's month-long, five-show Wednesday Residency @MintLA, Guitar God Nels Cline (Wilco) and bassist Mike Watt (Banyan/Minutemen/Stooges) joined in alongside Seth Ford-Young (bassist - Edward Sharpe... more
REVIEW / PHOTOS: Gregg Allman @ Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA 1/11/13
Gregg Allman’s life is a road well traveled for sure. As much thrive-r as survivor, his blues have the resume to match (40+ years on the road and hard knocks you wouldn’t wish on anyone). Last year’s T-Bone Burnett produced “Low Country Blues” is a seminal record that embodies the... more
CONCERT RECAP: moe. @ The Palladium, Worcester MA 12/28/12
Just a few short weeks ago, moe. was getting ready for the start of a four evening run leading up to the new year. It was my absolute pleasure being witness to the first two shows of the run at The Palladium in good ole "Worcestah!" When I had first... more
RECAP / PHOTOS: Lotus @ Ram’s Head, Baltimore, MD 12/30-12/31/12
Hitting all five nights of the Lotus NYE run last week seemed distant even up until the last second, but soon became anticipation became reality. Starting out in Chicago (the city I grew up in) then flying to Pittsburgh and then driving to Baltimore to catch the shows was one... more
PHOTOS: Phish @ Madison Square Garden, NYE 12/31/12
Phish played their fourth night at Madison Square Garden for New Year's Eve and it's pretty fair to say they definitely upped their NYE antics this year compared to last year. We're glad we had our good friend Nick Irving in the pit to take photos from the show. Check... more
CONCERT RECAP: Galactic @ Tipitina’s Uptown, NOLA 12/31/12
Photos by John Stephens / LMB NOLA To close out a monster year, Galactic rang in 2013 in the familiar, friendly and legendary confines of Tipitina's Uptown with a covers-heavy marathon show that took the packed house deep into the New Year after the ceremonial balloon drop. Right out of the... more
PHOTOS / SETLIST: Phish @ Madison Square Garden NY, NY 12/28/12
Phish kicked off their final shows of 2012 and the first of a four-night run at Madison Square Garden in New York City last night. The band took the stage a little after 8:15pm and opened with 2009's "Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan." The band was in... more
PHOTOS: The Roots @ House of Blues, Boston 12/26/12
Before all of our NYE coverage starts rolling in, we've got this amazing gallery to publish from The Roots show that went down the night after Christmas... -Editor Philadelphia's Legendary Roots Crew took the stage at Boston's House of Blues for a performance that can only be described as sensory overload.... more
CONCERT RECAP: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC 12/7/12
Review and photos by Traci Brooks / ChunkyGlasses Move over Cinderella – Disney has a new princess, and her name is Grace Potter. Bringing fierce vocals and sassy dance moves to the 9:30 club for a four-night stay, Potter had the venue swaying and screaming along to her smoky, energetic performance... more
CONCERT RECAP: The Mountain Goats @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s Masonic Lodge 12/12/12
The Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery is one of the most intimate, special venues in Los Angeles, if not anywhere. John Darinelle possesses an ability to connect with his fans unlike any other performer I've seen. By the transitive property, then, The Mountain Goats show last... more
