Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland
24 photos
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Concert Photos 2024
24 photos
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Big Thief
4 photos
All photos are copyrighted.
bigthief.bandcamp.com/
The Tabbies!
50 photos
Kattenstoet and the City of Ieper/Ypres
12 photos
On Thursday May 9th, I took a plane from Chicago to Amsterdam followed by three trains to Ieper/Ypres to celebrate Kattenstoet, a cat festival that hadn't happened in 6 years because of the pandemic....
Jónsi (Sigur Rós)
18 photos
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PJ Harvey the Cat!
23 photos
Bizarre Bunnies
8 photos
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Jim Jarmusch
3 photos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jarmusch
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Courtney Barnett
7 photos
courtneybarnett.com.au/
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Neko Case (best of)
9 photos
nekocase.com/
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Zürich
33 photos
All photos from summer 2023! All photos are copyrighted.
Jane Birkin
3 photos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Birkin
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Robyn the Swedish Wonder
5 photos
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Concert Photos 2023
40 photos
**All photos are copyrighted**
New Mexico or The Land of Enchantment
25 photos
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Great White Sands
Bandelier National Monument
Pistachio
Truth or Consequences
Other
Japanese Breakfast
4 photos
japanesebreakfast.rocks/
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Chaka Khan
3 photos
chakakhan.com/
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Torres
4 photos
torrestorrestorres.bandcamp.com/
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Angel Olsen
5 photos
angelolsen.bandcamp.com/
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Jenny Lewis
4 photos
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New York Kitty
17 photos
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JAMC
4 photos
themarychain.com/
Mikal Cronin
3 photos
mikalcronin.bandcamp.com/
Artistic Architecture
82 photos
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Bodies are Silly.
46 photos
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Low is a Band I LOVE
14 photos
lowtheband.bandcamp.com/
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Dehd
4 photos
dehdforever.bandcamp.com/album/blue-skies
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Concert Photography 2022!
59 photos
**All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission!**
Deerhoof!
7 photos
deerhoof.bandcamp.com/
Nick Cave (the modern artist not singer)
7 photos
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nickcaveart.com/Main/Intro.html
Record Stores
12 photos
Here are some record stores!
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Franz Ferdinand
6 photos
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You Better Beleaf It!
21 photos, 1 video
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Catmas!
40 photos
Catmas is a secular holiday with only one criteria-you have to be born a cat OR a human who loves cats in order to celebrate it.
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Mushin' Around: The Secret Lives of the Mushrooms...
13 photos
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Bonsai Bonanza!
7 photos
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Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
44 photos
In another time, when I was a different human altogether, I used to drive all night between upstate New York and Chicago listening to Radiohead’s Kid A, OK Computer, Amnesiac and Modest Mouse’s...
Poems with Photos
138 photos
**All poetry and photos are copyrighted**
Multiple Exposures
119 photos
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Someone Lives Here.
7 photos
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For the love of Le Chien!
20 photos
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Trees I have Known
16 photos
Some trees are vicious. Others are kind. Some trees know your name and others pretend it's ok to be strangers. Some trees have nightmares and other trees have daydreams. Find the tree that is just...
Chicagoans Celebrate Not Having to Live in Fear...
24 photos
Biden and Kamala were not my first pick but they are better than the pure evil we've endured. Now, its time to heal.
This series is dedicated to Nicki Highlander and also my dear friend James....
Macro Nature
122 photos, 1 video
**All photos are copyrighted**
People Watching the Black Lives Matter Protests...
13 photos
It's pretty easy to find larger aerial shots of this movement and there are a ton of amazing shots of people holding signs. I was an active participant in these rallies and I did not want to invade...
Kelela
4 photos
kelela.co/
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Best of Street Art Around the World
98 photos
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Mannequins From Around the World
29 photos
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My Purrfect Cats
75 photos
Present:
Polly Jean Harvey
Broadcast
Jarvis Cocker
Past:
Spooky (passed away at 23)
Buckley (renal failure in his teens)
Dr. Pirate (cancer in his teens)
Milwaukee
13 photos
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How Does Music Connect You With Humanity?
4 photos
I'd like to hear from you.....
Catada
21 photos
Cats from Canada!
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Chicago Teachers Are on Strike
38 photos
Chicago Teachers are on Strike, which is what 94% of the teachers and support staff voted for district wide. I happen to be lucky enough to have worked in this Chicago Public Schools District since...
Ice Cream
6 photos
Will kill you if you eat too much of it. You can't say the same thing about carrots...or can you?
Cats of Greece!
67 photos
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We are all so uneasy.
8 photos
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Athens
30 photos
All photos are from August 2019 and are copyrighted.
Santorini
34 photos
All photos are from August 2019 and are copyrighted. Don't use without permission.
Crete
11 photos
All photos are from August 2019 and are copyrighted.
All the LIght We Cannot Refuse to See
3 photos
This title is taken from a book I loved which really was about the human spirit overcoming strong obstacles and persevering. Anthony Doerr's book is called All the Light We Cannot See. I added the...
Belle and Sebastian
8 photos
belleandsebastian.com/
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Vancouver
40 photos
From July 2019
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Concert Photos 2019
36 photos
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Shedd Aquarium
7 photos
(Chicago, IL) 2019
Philadelphia
50 photos
Photos from May 2019
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Toronto
41 photos
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John Dwyer/Thee Oh Sees
6 photos
www.theeohsees.com/
Lisbon
38 photos
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Madrid
35 photos
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Music 2018
32 photos
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Catalonia/Barcelona Spain
39 photos
**If you use any of these photo online, please credit and link back. All photos are copyrighted**
Solange
5 photos
All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission.
www.solangemusic.com/
The Color Run
12 photos
If you are in this photo, email me at kirstiecat@gmail.com and I will send you the high res version for free.
**All photos are copyrighted. Please credit and link back if you use...
New Orleans
34 photos
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The Charm of the Highway Strip
4 photos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO37jdCWedA
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FKA Twigs
6 photos
fkatwi.gs/
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Ottawa
18 photos
Photos from the end of the year...December 2017.
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Portishead
5 photos
www.portishead.co.uk/
Savages
5 photos
savagesband.com/
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Concert and Music Related Photos 2017
30 photos
Big Sur, California
4 photos
Prague
30 photos
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Berlin
39 photos
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Dresden
20 photos
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Pitchfork Music Festival 2017
20 photos
Also see The Story of Pitchfork:
www.thelineofbestfit.com/photos/festival-galleries/the-st...
And a separate PJ Harvey gallery...
Street Art
57 photos
London
Paris
Italy
Chicago
NYC
LA
Berlin
Nashville
Lisbon
Belgium
Madrid
and more
Music Related Photos Taken in 2017
8 photos
There have been several reasons why haven't taken as many photographs at shows this year. The main ones are that I have been involved way more in protesting and documenting protests in Chicago. ...
Sufjan Stevens
7 photos
music.sufjan.com/
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Coney Island, NYC
41 photos
One of the most fascinating places on Earth!
The Americans
14 photos
Inspired by the Robert Frank collection of photographs by the same name.
RESIST
173 photos
Every one of these people I love because, like me, they have made a distinct choice and that choice is to resist.
Montréal, Quebec (Canada)
29 photos
All photos taken in April 2017.
Best of Beach House
7 photos
This band likes to play in the dark..but, I photographed them when they still played in the light. Great job, me!
beachhouse.bandcamp.com/
Oh, What a Lovely Sound! Oh, How it Shakes the...
3 photos
Chicago as a Vinyl Record
5 photos
The Best of Chiditarod
48 photos
Chicago's Urban Iditarod shopping cart race that is held once every year to benefit The Food Depository.
www.chicagosfoodbank.org/
www.chiditarod.org/
The Women's March in Chicago
35 photos
January 20th, 2017
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First Aid Kit
4 photos
From Sweden!
www.thisisfirstaidkit.com/
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Paul Westerberg *The Replacements*
5 photos
Bjork
6 photos
Mannequins
9 photos
For those who love them
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Nashville
27 photos
You know, in America.
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Amsterdam and Utrecht
44 photos
The Netherlands July 2016
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Stop Taking Photos!
9 photos
African Music
5 photos
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Los Angeles, California
30 photos
From April 2016.
People of Austin
28 photos
These photos were taken around Levitation Music Fest, which was cancelled this past year in 2016 after I had already flown in. The sadness will last forever.
All photos are copyrighted. Please...
Rochester, NY
23 photos
This is the home town where I return to visit my family at least once a year.
Authors!
5 photos
Just a couple of the authors I love.
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Films
10 photos
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Italy
123 photos
Photos of Venice and Rome in July of 2015
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London
27 photos
Taken in late June 2015. All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission.
Best Concert and Music Photos of 2014
52 photos
Hi, I'm Kirstie and I shoot a ton of concerts.
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I love Slowdive
14 photos
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Denver
7 photos
I don't live in Denver but I visited for a weekend and found some things I loved there.
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Grimes
5 photos
The wild world of Claire Boucher. All photos are copyrighted and not to be used without permission.
www.grimesmusic.com/
Bands from New Zealand
23 photos
Yay Kiwis!
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Crystal Castles
15 photos
www.crystalcastles.com/
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Chiditarod 2015
38 photos
The annual shopping cart race in Chicago-proceeds go to the Greater Food Depository:
www.chiditarod.org/
Lykke Li
8 photos
www.lykkeli.com/splash/ineverlearn
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Chalotte Gainsbourg
4 photos
www.charlottegainsbourg.com/
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Pitchfork Music Festival 2014
19 photos
More photos of Day One:
More photos of Beck, Sharon Van Etten, Hundred Waters, Giorgio Moroder, SZA, Factory Floor, and Sun Kil Moon on The Big Takeover here:
...
Best of NYC
112 photos
Photos taken on multiple trips to NYC.
Belgium
42 photos
Summer of 2013 and 2016 Photos of Ghent, Antwerp, and Brussels
Winter.
42 photos
N'oublie Pas (Do not forget)
18 photos
I went to Paris recently and found over 100+ photos while sifting through a flea market. The woman selling them appeared to have no connection to them whatsoever, which saddened me. All of the photos...
Chicago is...
296 photos
The city I have lived in since 2001. I don't know if one such as I can truly call a place home and mean it, feel it, live it but I sure have tried.
All of these photographs are copyrighted so don't...
Best Music Photography 2013
79 photos
Photos include shots from venues around Chicago in 2013 including:
Cabaret Metro
Lincoln Hall
The Vic Theater
Schubas Tavern
Subterannean
Reckless Records
Bottom Lounge
Prtizker Pavillion in...
The Cure
11 photos
Photos taken between Coachella 2009 and Lollapalooza 2013. All photos are copyrighted and are not to be used without permission.
The Best of Nick Cave
14 photos
The man, the legend, the Cave!
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Japanese Bands
16 photos
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My Bloody Valentine
7 photos
Photos taken from September 2008 at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago and Coachella 2009 in Indio, California.
Please also see my You Made Me Realize set for photographs of the audience at Coachella...
It's Infinitely Late at Night
20 photos
Based on the Magnetic Fields songs. All shots in this series taken from Paris outside of the shot of Stephin Merritt himself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX8xHXcAEiY&list=PLF598080EC4...
**All...
Paris.
211 photos
Paris is a city in France but you probably knew that already.
Mount Eerie
4 photos
Such an amazing band!
pwelverumandsun.bandcamp.com/
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Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys
3 photos
www.deadkennedys.com/
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Jonathan Richman (Modern Lover)
4 photos
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jonathan+Richman&...
**All phtoos are copyrighed, even the fun dancey ones!***
Waxahatchee
3 photos
Photos taken from an instore at Permanent Records in 2013, Pitchfork Music Festival 2013, Empty Bottle Performance 2014
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Le Butcherettes
6 photos
lebutcherettes.net/
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Autumn
11 photos
Coachella 2013!!!
34 photos
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Best Concert Photography 2012
54 photos
I forgot to do one for 2012..I was shooting quite a bit that never made it to flickr mainly because I was really busy and because other websites owned the photos for a certain period of time in some...
Best 2011 Music Photography (New, In Progress)
80 photos
Photos collected from various venues in Chicago. All photos are copyrighted so please don't use without permission.
Best 2010 Music Photography (in progress)
142 photos
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BLUR
10 photos
With a couple of shots of Damon Albarn when he performed with Gorillaz.
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Welsh Music!
15 photos
Los Campesinos!
The Joy Formidable
Super Furry Animals
Cate Le Bon
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Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy)
4 photos
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www.dragcity.com/artists/will-oldham
A Place to Bury Strangers
6 photos
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The Best of The National
4 photos
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The Arctic Monkeys
6 photos
Lollas and Coachellas
Chicago Teacher's Union Strike
71 photos
Hello there. Many of you may already know this but I am a Chicago Teacher's Union delegate. I work with students who have special needs and disabilities and over the past 12 years at this job, I have...
The (Best of) The Flaming Lips
9 photos
Photos taken from Chicago Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 and from the Chicago based Aragon Ballroom in 2011 during the Soft Bulletin anniversary tour.
The Makeup at Coachella
9 photos
Ian Svenonius is magic.
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Whose Schools? Our Schools!
27 photos
About a week ago, Chicago Public Schools announced that they would be closing more than 50 public schools in the area. Most of these schools are in poorer neighborhoods where there is a high...
Chiditarod 2013
32 photos
Chicagoans keep being crazy awesome.
Hey there! Yes, you! If you're in any of these photos, it means you're totally awesome and love doing amazing things for charity. You are redeeming the human...
Coachella 2012
21 photos
PULP.
First Aid Kit
Fanfarlo
Explosions in the Sky
Wild Flag
St. Vincent
The Hives
James
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Best 2009 Music Photography
176 photos
All photos here and elsewhere are fully copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
Zombie March 2012
12 photos
Contact me if you are the zombie in these photos and would like a high res copy.
Bands I'm looking forward to seeing at Pitchfork...
9 photos
Hozac Records Blackout Festival (Days 2-3)
60 photos
I did not make it to Friday (Day One) of this as I was at the Yamantaka//Sonic Titan show. Here are the photos from Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. ...
Yamantaka//Sonic Titan
17 photos
Yamantaka//Sonic Titan at Schubas Tavern in Chicago, IL
This show WILL be in my top five shows of this year. Yamantaka//Sonic Titan is a band that is a little bit metal, a little bit experimental...
Fanfarlo @ Coachella
20 photos
I've been a fan of Fanfarlo since I heard their first album, Reservoir. Their second release, Rooms Filled With Light is quite different. It's light hearted, more pop oriented and easier to dance...
Best Music 2008
159 photos
All photos here and elsewhere are fully copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
Favorite Non Music 2010
30 photos
I need a ways to go on this...obviously!
Sharon Van Etten
16 photos
www.myspace.com/sharonvanetten
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Best of Bill Callahan (of Smog)
14 photos
www.myspace.com/whaleheart
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I Dream
11 photos
All these talk about a dream I've had. I dream about music and musicians themselves quite a bit.
**All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission**
Music:Response
20 photos
(Music should trigger some kind of response)
Portraits of Musicians
87 photos
I love doing portraits. Here are some musicians that I love.
Bands You Know.
28 photos
This set is, in contrast to the new bands for you to discover, bands that you probably already know exist and love due to their long term band status and/or popularity. Still, please do some...
Bands You SHOULD Know.
66 photos
These are bands I highly recommend knowing. They aren't as well known as they should be but they aren't exactly "new" bands. I am usually really good at providing links to music. Please...
New music for you to discover.
91 photos
These are some bands that don't play to very many people and they tend to play in smaller places (atleast right now) and so it's difficult to find out about them even if they are amazing. Anyhow, I...
Goodbye, Spooky
8 photos
It's really true that no matter how many times I've gone through losing a cat in my life (my parents always had at least 2 cats as pets when I was growing up), that a cat dying doesn't get any...
Halloween and Day of the Dead
76 photos
You know, the holiday where you only feel like listening to that Dead Man's Bones album.
Best of Blonde Redhead
7 photos
Photos from Lollapalooza 2007, Metro 2007, The Vic Theater 2010, Pritzker Pavilion/Millennium Park 2011.
All photos taken in Chicago, IL.
Florence and the Machine
5 photos
Florence and the Machine at the Aragon ballroom June 18th, 2011 with a review and a complete photoset here:
www.soundcheckmagazine.com/featured-content/2611-review-p...
**All photos are...
Best of Tim Harrington (Les Savy Fav)
7 photos
www.myspace.com/lessavyfav
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Best of Yo La Tengo
5 photos
www.myspace.com/yolatengo
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Tra La La
12 photos
Photos taken from different shows of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion. Note: Jessica Moss is not in GY!BE but Sophie Trudeau and Efrim Menuck are in...
Zombie March 2011 MORE TO BE ADDED
40 photos
All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission. If you are this zombie, contact me at kirstiecat@gmail.com and I will send you the high resolution version free of cost.
Do Divison 2011
7 photos
Street festival an awesome 2 blocks from my apt. in Chicago. All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission.
HoZac Records Blackout
27 photos
Sat. May 28th at Velvet Periniem in Logan Square (booked by The Empty Bottle)
hozacrecords.com/
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Superchunk
4 photos
So far taken from Randolph Street Festival in Chicago 2010 and Coachella 2009
Myspace: www.myspace.com/superchunkmusic
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The Vivian Girls
6 photos
Photos from a few shows-Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 in Chicago, Coachella 2009 in Indio Valley, Permanent Records, Empty Bottle.
www.myspace.com/viviangirlsnyc
**All photos are copyrighted. ...
Chiditarod 2011
31 photos
It was noon on a Saturday and the crowd looked at each other expectantly, waiting with baited breath for the sound of the bull horn to signal the start of the race. Despite it being the month of...
The Dears
8 photos
I feel like I have been seeing The Dears all my life..maybe in past lives too.
Amazing. Recommendations: No Cities Left and Degeneration Street.
Photos are taken from 3-4 different shows from when...
Broadcast
3 photos
This is the only time I photographed Broadcast, though I saw her about in 2005 at the Abbey Pub before I was/when I wasn't taking photographs at shows
It's unbearably sad to me that Trish Keenan...
Chicago Blizzard of 2011
11 photos
Charlotte Gainsbourg
2 photos
April 21st, 2010 at Park West in Chicago
www.myspace.com/charlottegainsbourg
Air
3 photos
March 24th at the Riviera Theater in Chicago
www.myspace.com/intairnet
**All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission**
Lykke Li
6 photos
Photos are from Coachella and Lollapalooza
Dum Dum Girls
3 photos
February 17th at the Empty Bottle in Chicago
www.myspace.com/dumdumgirls
**All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission**
ZOMBIES!!!!
111 photos
Lollapalooza 2010 (More To Be Added)
23 photos
More photographs on Pitchfork Media here: (click thumbnail to enlarge then scroll through)
pitchfork.com/features/photos/galleries/837-lollapalooza-...
Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 IN PROGRESS
25 photos
The Arcade Fire
8 photos
Lollapalooza 2010 in Grant Park, Chicago
So, all photographers that are really into this have a list of bands they need to photograph before they die. We picture the moment of peace at death as...
Spoon
4 photos
Photos from Pitchfork Music Festival 2008 Lollapalooza 2010 and the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago 4-1-10.
More photos and a review of their set at the Aragon...
Dead Man's Bones
3 photos
Ryan Gosling is in a band and it's actually wonderful.
Photos are from Schubas Tavern 10-21-09
More photos and a review...
Janelle Monáe
14 photos
May 29th, 2010 at Schubas Tavern and at Coachella and at The Riviera Theater
www.myspace.com/janellemonae
**All photos are copyrighted. Please don't use without permission**
Jónsi
16 photos
Vic Theater April 28th, 2010 on my 31st birthday.
More photos and a review here:
www.soundcheckmagazine.com/reviews/concert-reviews/1988-r... Photos are also from Lollapalooza and Coachella
Best Non Music 2009
44 photos
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
Monochrome music.
53 photos
All of these photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission. You don't want me to visit you and wail like a banshee people. Trust me, you will regret it.
Best of Lists
22 photos
Norwegian Bands
12 photos
Silje Nes
Kings of Convenience
Serena Maneesh
Ida Maria
I Was a King
Hanne Hukkelberg
Lindstrøm
Zombie March 2010!!!
50 photos
If you are a zombie in this photoset, send me an email and I'll send you the high resolution image. kirstiecat@gmail.com
Thanks to all of you who posed for me. Zombies, street art, and music are...
Icelandic Bands
8 photos
I really need to add more to this set! Bands from Iceland are so great...!
Leonard Cohen
8 photos
Photos were taken in the middle of the Indio Valley desert at Coachella 2009. I felt like I was dying there but Leonard Cohen is not to be missed. No sinus infection crossed with severe altitude...
Sparklehorse at Lolla
14 photos
8/3/7 Grant park in Chicago
www.sparklehorse.com/
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Hair
66 photos
some hair shots over time.
Jump!
23 photos
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
13 photos
All of these photographs are copyrighted. That means you can't steal them.
www.myspace.com/yeahyeahyeahs
Best of Final Fantasy
8 photos
www.myspace.com/ffinalffantasy
All photos are copyrighted. Please do not use without permission.
Fanfarlo
4 photos
Photos taken at Schubas Tavern in Chicago 11/09/09 and 4/7/10 at Lincoln Hall in Chicago
Live shots and a review on Soundcheck Magazine...
Best of El Perro Del Mar
10 photos
I love her first album (self titled) especially. I've seen her quite a few times.
www.myspace.com/elperrodelmar
Sky Larkin Peggy Sue Zombies
7 photos
10-31-09 at The Whistler in Chicago
So, I love three things so much: music, photography, and zombies. For the past month, I have been having reoccurring dreams that I have flown to London and there...
All About My Mother
15 photos
My mom is really great! Read all about her! :)
Lonesome Crowded West
3 photos
Both at the same time..in Chicago.
Rodrigo y Gabriela
4 photos
Riviera Theater in Chicago 10/16/09
www.myspace.com/rodrigoygabriela
More photos and a review here:
www.popmatters.com/pm/post/114873-rodrigo-y-gabriela-16-o...
***All photos are copyrighted....
The Raveonettes
8 photos
Raveonettes at Lollapalooza 2009 August
I love this band but I hate their darkness. No, I love their darkness but not that kind of darkness...I hate the darkness that kills photographers but love...
Loney Dear
6 photos
10/10/09 in Chicago Bottom Lounge.
All photos are copyrighted. Please do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/nilsemil
Lollapalooza 2009
35 photos
August 7-9th in Grant Park, Chicago
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
I shot Lollapalooza for Pitchfork Media this year with a very talented and awesome guy named Brian...
Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 (in progress)
38 photos
July 17-19th in Chicago's "scenic" Union Square Park.
All of these photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
A friend of mine also did these youtubes:
Yo La...
Français s'il vous plaît
42 photos
Here's some shots of French bands. Michel Gondry counts because of Oui Oui! ;)
Phoenix
10 photos
Aragon Ballroom September 23rd in Chicago.
All photos are copyrighted and not to be used without permission.
Lollapalooza
August 7th, 2010 in Grant Park
Rural Alberta Advantage
8 photos
August 24th,2009 at Prizker Pavillion in Millennium Park, Chicago
and
1/16/10 at Lincoln Hall
Review and more photos...
Letters to Musicians!
16 photos
Most of these are actual letters on a photo..only one is me holding the letter. These are really meant to be read and some of them are long winded and rambling because that's how I am in real life. ...
Ida Maria (Lolla)
3 photos
Ida Maria August 8th, 2009 in Grant Park Chicago
All photos are copyrighted. Please do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/idamaria
The Vaselines
3 photos
Cabaret Metro in Chicago 5/15/09
www.myspace.com/thevaselinesband
Last of My Species
10 photos
9/5/09 in Chicago at Belmont Harbor
This is a play by Redmoon Theater in Chicago called Last of My Species about a fictional Norwegian musician named Laarna Cortaan. It well exceeded my...
Ladytron
4 photos
4/3/09 in Chicago at Cabaret Metro
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/ladytron
All see this previous...
Tindersticks
5 photos
March 12th, 2009 in Chicago
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www.myspace.com/tindersticksofficial
Low
12 photos
The phenomenal band Low..most photos taken at Epiphany church..portrait shot after Wicker Park Street Fest 2009 Retribution Gospel Choir
www.myspace.com/low
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use...
Gogol Bordello
6 photos
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Juana Molina
3 photos
February 22cnd, 2009 at Chicago's Morse Theater.
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www.myspace.com/juanamolina
Antony and the Johnsons
5 photos
Divine..truly divine...but he likes his darkness.
2/12/09
The Vic Theater
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/antonyandthejohnsons
Outdoor photos are...
Spiritualized
14 photos
I love you, Jason Pierce.
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/spiritualized
Bat For Lashes
4 photos
8-9-09 Lollapalooza in Grant Park
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www.myspace.com/batforlashes
Of Montreal
10 photos
Lollapalooza 2009
Friday August 7th, 2009
All photos are copyrighted.Do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/ofmontreal
Cat Power
6 photos
Cat Power at Lollapalooza 2008
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/catpower
Best of Fest
104 photos
Photos taken from...
Coachella 2009
Pitchfork Music Festival 2006,2007,2008
Lollapalooza 2007, 2008, 2009
Hideout Block Party 2007 2008
Do Division Street Festival 2009
Wicker Park Street Festival...
Plague Day at the Renaissance Festival
51 photos
August 15th, 2009
Yes, it was just a normal day at the Renaissance Festival in Bristol until the Black Plague broke out and the undead took over.
Yes, I drove 100 miles to photograph this.
Explosions in the Sky
21 photos
Ebony Bones (MORE TBA)
5 photos
Wicker Park Street Festival
July 26th, 2009 in Chicago
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/ebonybones
Michael Jackson Zombies
44 photos
I just have to photograph zombies every chance I get. My friend has a youtube of this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ccCJONhcOU
Most of these photos were taken under dark conditions in the Wicker Park...
Crowd
118 photos
Photos between Coachella 2009, Pfork Music Festival 2008, Lollapalooza 2008 and various concerts.
Modern Art Makes Me Want to Rock Out.
16 photos
Photos from the new Modern Art Wing of the Art Institute taken in May of 2009 as well as from a few other places.
Best 2007 Music Photography
141 photos
All photos here and elsewhere are fully copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
I'll probably add a few more but this is the bulk of it...it's very difficult to narrow down thousands of...
Best Non Music 2008
63 photos
More TBA
Coachella 2009
53 photos
Coachella 2009 in the middle of the desert of California.
You Made Me Realise
11 photos
I've been a fan of My Bloody Valentine for some time now but never did I think I would get the chance to see them live until this fall at Chicago's Aragon Theater. As expected, the stage was dark...
Polly Jean Harvey
20 photos
All photos are copyrighted and not to be used without permission.
www.myspace.com/pjharvey
Photos from Chicago June 12th at the Riviera Theater
These kids may grow up to be rock stars.
17 photos
If you are the parent of any of these kids, feel free to write me an email at kirstiecat@gmail.com and I will send you a high res version free of charge. These are kids I saw at festivals and rock...
Best of Metric
7 photos
Metric in Chicago at Cabaret Metro 6/14/2009
and in September of 2007
and Lolla 2010
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/metric
Chicago loves The Feelies!
20 photos
The Feelies return to Chicago!!!
Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
All of these photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission:
www.myspace.com/thefeelies
Youtube clips from my friend...
Black Moth Super Rainbow
20 photos
Black Moth Super Rainbow plays Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park Chicago on June 29th, 2009
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/blackmothsuperrainbow
To...
Dirty Projectors
21 photos
Dirty Projectors at Millennium Park, Prtizker Pavillion on June 22cnd, 2009 in Chicago.
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www.myspace.com/dirtyprojectors
The Church
10 photos
6/20/09
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www.myspace.com/thechurchbandofficial
Pikelet
5 photos
6/20/09 The Hideout in Chicago
www.myspace.com/ovalyn
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Bachelorette
5 photos
6/20/09 at The Hideout in Chicago
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www.myspace.com/bachelorettepop
Soy Un Caballo
13 photos
6/19/09 at Schubas Tavern
www.myspace.com/soyuncaballo
All photos are copyrighted. Please do not use without permission.
Bill Callahan
7 photos
Bill Callahan at the Bottom Lounge on 6/19/09. All photos are copyrighted and not to be used without permission.
www.myspace.com/toomuchtolove
Patrick Wolf!
3 photos
6/15/09 at The Bottom Lounge
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www.myspace.com/officialpatrickwolf
Art Brut
12 photos
Art Brut Thursday night at Schubas Tavern in Chicago
6/11/09
All photos are fully copyrighted. Do not use without permission.
www.myspace.com/artbrut
St. Vincent
20 photos
Photos from two consecutive nights of St. Vincent, June 7th at Cabaret Metro and June 8th and Millennium Park in Chicago. Photos towards the end of the set from Cabaret Metro Feb. 18th, 2010. Photos...
Viva Voce (more TBA)
7 photos
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www.myspace.com/vivavoce
Handsome Furs
22 photos
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www.myspace.com/handsomefurs
Lightning Dust
11 photos
5/23/09 at Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/lightningdust
(Black Mountain side project)
www.myspace.com/blackmountain
All photos are copyrighted. Do not use without permission
Stranger Waves
8 photos
www.myspace.com/thestrangerwaves
British
113 photos
There are way more British bands I've taken photos of but these are the highlights...gosh, I know I am really missing some, though.
Do you watch Black Books and The Mighty Boosh but live in...
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
6 photos
9/29/09
Riviera Theater in Chicago
Full writeup here:
www.popmatters.com/pm/review/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/
David Byrne
6 photos
October 26th, 2008 at the Chicago Civic Opera House. Review with more photos here:
www.popmatters.com/pm/review/65884-david-byrne/
The Ones I Love.
14 photos
The ones I love that no one else does, which is ok. I'm totally cool with that.
Neil Halstead
9 photos
3/19/09
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/neilhalsteadofficial
The Ladybug Transistor with Canasta
12 photos
3/26/09 at Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/marlboroughfarms
www.myspace.com/canasta
Chicagoans are crazy (awesome) Chiditarod
73 photos
3-7-09
www.chiditarod.org/
The Black Lips
4 photos
The Black Lips play Lollapallooza August 1, 2008 in Chicago.
www.myspace.com/theblacklips
Loney Dear with Anni Rossi
14 photos
3/1/09
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/annirossi
www.myspace.com/loneydear
Aqueduct, The Foundry Field Recordings, Light...
17 photos
2/27/09 at Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/aqueduct
www.myspace.com/thefoundryfieldrecordings
www.myspace.com/lightpollution
Amanda Palmer
6 photos
Metro in Chicago December 3rd.
More pictures of Amanda Palmer with the Dresden Dolls here:
www.flickr.com/photos/kirstiecat/sets/72157603650688136/
Mirah!
6 photos
www.myspace.com/coldcoldwater
Frida Hyvönen
5 photos
Lakeshore Theater November 3rd
Chicago
The night before the election...everyone was really nervous.
www.myspace.com/fridahyvonen
The Theater
13 photos
Los Campesinos! at Lolla
15 photos
3-5-7
Grant Park in Chicago
www.loscampesinos.com/
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
12 photos
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
2/11/09
www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart
Andrew Bird
9 photos
www.myspace.com/andrewbird
Monotonix
21 photos
2/15/09
Hideout in Chicago
www.myspace.com/monotonix
These aren't my best concert photos by a longshot...all were taken at 1600 iso 1/8th of a second with flash (which I NEVER use) but I think they...
Happy Chinese New Year :)
32 photos
Photos from the Parade in Chicago on February 1st, 2009
Boris
25 photos
Boris play Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago Day Three 2008.
Last photo of Wata from August 13th, 2010 at the Cabaret Metro in Chicago
People are Interesting.
20 photos
I Often Dream of Trains
17 photos
I wanted to show people who aren't from Chicago especially this side...probably a side they wouldn't see even if they came to visit as it's not downtown or near any kind of tourist attraction. These...
Creative Concert
24 photos
I'm taking photos of musicians because I love the music. Though I take way more shots that are not multiple exposures like this, I really enjoy doing these the most.
Radiohead
19 photos
I fell in love for the first time at 16 to a boy named Thom. I heard a song called "Black Star" that I immediately responded to. "Fake Plastic Trees" was of course the huge...
Scottish
34 photos
Frightened Rabbit
Primal Scream
The Vaselines
Sons and Daughters
Delgados
The Twilight Sad
Camera Obscura
Mogwai
Bert Jansch
Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian
Teenage Fanclub
The Twilight...
CSS (more TBA)
15 photos
www.myspace.com/canseidesersexy
Yelle
6 photos
Yelle in Chicago at the Logan Square Auditorium
10/21/2008
www.myspace.com/iloveyelle
Yelle at Bottom Lounge in Chicago
5/6/11
Longwave, Rock Falls, Color Radio
21 photos
Double Door in Chicago
12/17/08
www.myspace.com/longwaveofficial
profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile...
www.myspace.com/colorradio
Dip Trip
37 photos
Diptych and Triptyches
The Swedes invade Chicago
50 photos
Jens Lekman
Frida Hyvonen
Ane Brun
Lykke Li
Theresa Andersson
Dungen
Ana Terheim
El Perro Del Mar
Tobias Froberg
Peter Moren
Peter Bjorn and John
I'm From Barcelona
Loney Dear
Fanfarlo (lead singer...
Halloween Critical Mass 2008
8 photos
I've said a few words before about Critical Mass but I still think there are people who don't know what it's about. In some ways, I think it presents an alternative way of life...one that means...
Lollapalooza 2008 (in progress)
69 photos
Set in Chicago's very scenic Grant Park
August 1-3
The Hideout Block Party 2008
136 photos
Sept. 20th
Chicago, Illinois
Neko Case
Black Mountain
Monotonix
Plasic People of the Universe
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Little Cow
Giant Sand (Howe Gelb)
KatJonBand
Wee Hairy Beasties
The Acorn and Ohbijou
19 photos
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
11/1/08
www.myspace.com/theacorn
www.myspace.com/ohbijou
My Brightest Diamond with Clare and the Reasons
33 photos
11/7/08
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
My Brightest Diamond:
www.myspace.com/mybrightestdiamond
Clare and the Reasons:
www.myspace.com/claremuldaur
Swedish Saturday
16 photos
11/1/08 Schubas in Chicago
Ane Brun
www.myspace.com/anebrun
Theresa Andersson
www.myspace.com/theresaanderssonmusic
www.myspace.com/tobiasfroberg
Please also check out Robert's photoset...
I wish I was in Canada
100 photos
I'll cheer up after the election if Obama wins, still...there's just something about good old Canada that makes me wish I was Canadian.
The Dears
Stars
Julie Doiron
High Dials
The New...
I <3 The Veils!!!
39 photos
The Veils at Lakeshore Theater on 10/2/8, Portrait shots taken at their Empty Bottle show and black and white shot from SubT May 2cnd, 2013
www.myspace.com/theveils
Hideout Block Party 2008 Sun only
52 photos
Chicago Illinois
9/21/08
The New Pornographers
Wire (UK) Festival
6 photos
September 10th-14th, 2008
Adventures in Modern Music
Empty Bottle in Chicago
Pitchfork Day Three (in progress)
36 photos
Pitchfork Day Two (in progress)
52 photos
Pitchfork Music Festival 2008 Friday (completed)
31 photos
7/19/8
Union Park, Chicago
Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back)
Sebadoh (Bubble & Scrape)
Mission of Burma (Vs.)
Sons and Daughters!
23 photos
Double Door in Chicago
September 6th, 2008
www.myspace.com/sonsanddaughters
Favorite Non Music Photos 2007
76 photos
Photos collected over various Chicago neighborhoods as well as in Austin, Boston, and Ottawa.
Death Vessel with Micah Blue Smaldone
17 photos
August 30th, 2008
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/deathvessel
www.myspace.com/micahbluesmaldone
The Ex with Getatchew Mekuria
22 photos
8/18/08
Pritzker Pavilion as part of the Audible Architecture series presented by Pitchfork Media
www.myspace.com/theexnl
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getatchew_Mekurya
Oneida
11 photos
8/16/08
Oneida at the Empty Bottle in Chicago
Camera settings: 800 iso 1.8 aperture 1/8th-1/10th of a second.
www.myspace.com/oneidarocks
Bill Callahan (Smog)
15 photos
7/28/08
Audible Architecture by Pitchfork in Pritzker Pavilion at Millenium Park in Chicago.
www.myspace.com/toomuchtolove
Pitchfork Preview nIght
35 photos
7/17/8
Pritzker Pavillion in Millenium Park
Chicago
Fleet Foxes
Extra Golden
Boban-i-Marko Markovic Orkestar
Hawk and a Handsaw
Multiple Exposure.
73 photos
I read.
131 photos
You're in the middle of the wilderness and you have a choice...what is it? You can have bread or Paul Auster? A pastry or Kurt Vonnegut. You can get eaten by wolves or stay alive and never get to...
The Jarvis Cocker photo of the day project
28 photos
I was born female in a small upstate NY town April 1979 into the arms of parents who loved and cared for me. I was raised with so much good music-Neil Young, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Arlo and Woody...
Le Loup
17 photos
Le Loup at Pritzker Pavilion
7/7/8
www.myspace.com/leloupmusic
Unfortunately, these were not with my best lens as there was a storm and I was on my bike to go down there. As I already had photos...
Red Red Meat/Jim Becker
13 photos
7/10/08
Hideout in Chicago-members of Red Red Meat with some Califone crossover of course. Here's the links for both...
The Black Angels
6 photos
6/21/08
Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago
www.myspace.com/theblackangels
Cursive
15 photos
6/28/8
Belmont Arts and Music Festival
www.cursivearmy.com/
Hayden w/Haley Bonar
11 photos
6/28/8
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.wasteyourdaysaway.com/
Grant Lee Philips
5 photos
7/9/08
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.grantleephillips.com/
Sloan
17 photos
6/24/8
Double Door in Chicago
www.sloanmusic.com/
MV & EE
11 photos
6/19/8
Empty Bottle
www.myspace.com/mveebummerroad
Ladytron
11 photos
6/17/8 Vic Theater in Chicago
www.myspace.com/ladytron
Jaymay and Fink
12 photos
6/16/08 at Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/jaymay
www.myspace.com/finkmusic
Allá with Liam Hayes
19 photos
6/13/8
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/estiempo
Efterklang
18 photos
6/2/8
Empty Bottle in Chicago
www.myspace.com/efterklang
White Savage
12 photos
5/25/08 Double Door in Chicago
www.myspace.com/destroyyrstyle
Cryptacize, Speck Mountain, and Thin Hymns
22 photos
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
6/6/08
www.myspace.com/cryptacize
www.myspace.com/speckmountain
profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile...
Langhorne Slim
22 photos
Hideout in Chicago
5/29/8
www.myspace.com/langhorneslim
Critical Mass
30 photos
May 30th, 2008
Chicago
If you are a driver, you should love us. We are helping reduce the pollution so your grandchildren can live a full life.
Critical Mass from 2007...
Thee Silver Mt. Zion
13 photos
great show but dark unfortunately.
www.tra-la-la-band.com/
www.myspace.com/silvermtzion
Old Time Relijun and Big Time
11 photos
I'm not really happy with this set....it seemed bright enough but Arrington de Dionyso was moving so fast my shutter speed also had to be fast. This band has alot of passion and franticness....
The Long Blondes
20 photos
5/24/08
Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago
www.thelongblondes.co.uk/
to appear on
www.venuszine.com/
El Perro Del Mar, Lykke Li, Anna Ternheim
16 photos
5/12/8
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.elperrodelmar.com/
www.lykkeli.com/
www.annaternheim.com/
Liars
8 photos
Chicago 5/13/08 at Reggies
dark show...but a great band
www.myspace.com/liarsliarsliars
Devotchka
14 photos
5/9/8
Vic Theater in Chicago
I have seen this band several times in the last couple of years and will probably put together a best of soon. Anyhow, here are some recent ones.
Go see Rory's photos...
Peter Morén with Tobias Fröberg
15 photos
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
4/26/08
Earth with Helen Money
8 photos
4/25/08 The Note in Chicago
www.myspace.com/helenmoney
www.myspace.com/earthofficial
Speck Mountain
7 photos
CHIRP
Record Fair and Other Delights
4/12/8 in Chicago
www.myspace.com/speckmountain
Kimya Dawson
6 photos
4/14/8
The Mansion in Chicago
www.kimyadawson.com/
This will be appearing on Venus Zine:
www.venuszine.com/
Caribou
17 photos
4/11/08
Empty Bottle in Chicago
Photos taken from both early and late sets (I love this band!!!)
caribou.fm/
www.myspace.com/cariboumanitoba
more Caribou pictures from their Metro show in...
Explosions in the Sky/Lichens
18 photos
4/1/08
Congress Theater in Chicago
www.explosionsinthesky.com/
www.kranky.net/artists/lichens.html
Bodies of Water, Le Loup, Ruby Suns
20 photos
3/28/08
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/bodiesofwater
leloupmusic.net/BIRDS/music.htm
www.myspace.com/ryanmcphunandtherubysuns
Beach House and Papercuts
20 photos
3/26/08
For more (and IMO better pictures) of Beach House, see these two...
British Sea Power/1900s (completed)
32 photos
3/24/08 Empty Bottle in Chicago
www.britishseapower.co.uk/
www.myspace.com/1900s
Black Mountain
11 photos
Black Mountain at the Empty Bottle in Chicago
3/22/08
www.blackmountainarmy.com/
Secret Shine/Shoegaze
21 photos
3/21/08
The Note in Chicago, Il
secretshine.co.uk/
www.myspace.com/tearsrunrings
www.myspace.com/hostagejuliet
Hanne Hukkelberg
15 photos
3/17/08
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
hanne.hukkelberg.net/
www.haleybonar.com/
The Magnetic Fields
20 photos
314/08
Old Town School of Folk Music
Chicago, Illinois
Review here:
venuszine.com/articles/music/live_reviews/2688/Magnetic_F...
M. I. A. at Lolla
7 photos
8/3/08
Lollapalooza
Grant Park in Chicago
Matt and Kim at Lolla
12 photos
3-4-7
Grant park in Chicago
www.mattandkimmusic.com/
Tokyo Police Club at Lollapalooza
14 photos
Lollapalooza
Grant Park in Chicago
August 4th, 2007
Ottawa
27 photos
December 2007
People Experiencing Art
96 photos
Shots from: The National Gallery of Art in Ottawa, Canada, Hyde Park Arts Center, Museum of Contemporary Art, The Art Institute, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
graffiti/street art
53 photos
Graffiti seen in Chicago (most of which is Pilsen) Austin, and Toronto
Grand Archives/Acorn/Builders and the Butchers
30 photos
Schubas Tavern
3/8/8
www.myspace.com/grandarchives
profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile...
www.myspace.com/thebuildersandthebucthers
Gruff Rhys and Huw Bunford (SFA)
20 photos
Stop Smiling in Chicago
2/16/08
I’ve got a problem. You see, about five or six years ago, I discovered the fantastically weird world of the Super Furry Animals, led by Gruff Rhys and I can’t get...
Super Furry Animals
35 photos
One of the very best bands of our time.
2/16/08
www.superfurry.com/
www.gruffrhys.com/
Six Organs of Admittance/Mick Turner of The Dirty...
24 photos
Empty Bottle in Chicago
2/7/08
www.sixorgans.com/
www.anchorandhope.com/
Dean and Britta/Keren Ann
34 photos
2/10/8 Lakeshore Theater in Chicago
www.kerenann.com/
www.deanandbritta.com/
www.venuszine.com/
Baby Dee with Mucca Pazza
14 photos
2/7/8 Empty Bottle in Chicago
www.myspace.com/theonlybabydee
www.myspace.com/muccapazza
The Hard Sell: DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist
22 photos
2/1/8 at Park West in Chicago
www.djshadow.com/
www.myspace.com/cutchemist
www.myspace.com/kidkoalaonesandtwos
CoCoComa and Submarine Races
7 photos
1/31/08
The Hideout in Chicago
www.myspace.com/cococoma
www.myspace.com/thesubmarineraces
Though I've been so lucky lately to get photo passes for some of the bigger bands that I love, I think...
The Dresden Dolls
42 photos
January 5th, 2008
Vic Theater in Chicago
www.dresdendolls.com/
review of the show here:
venuszine.com/articles/music/live_reviews/2092/Necessary_...
Iggy Pop
21 photos
Lollapalooza in Grant Park (Chicago)
August 5th, 2007
It seems appropriate that I welcome the new year of 2008 with photos of the Stooges. This year should come in like a riot and introduce...
Girl Talk with Dan Deacon, Lord of the Yum Yum
20 photos
Cabaret Metro
1/26/08
Review with photos will be appearing on:
www.venuszine.com/
Shellac w/ Allroh (completed)
25 photos
12/8/07
www.southern.com/southern/band/SHLAC/biog.html
www.myspace.com/allroh
Aimee Mann Holiday Show
19 photos
12/11/07
Vic Theater in Chicago
music feature for Venus Zine
www.aimeemann.com/
Review by Amy Formanski found here:
venuszine.com/articles/music/live_reviews/1840/Shes_no_gr...
Balkan Beat Box
16 photos
12/7/07
Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago
www.balkanbeatbox.com/
John C. Reilly
11 photos
12/6/7 Cubby Bear in Chicago
Punk Rock Saturday Night
32 photos
12/1/7 at the Note in Chicago on a very cold and blustery night when we all suddenly realized it was winter.
King Khan and BBQ Show
Busy Signals
Johnny and the Limelites
The Bold Ones
Australia's Panda Band
14 photos
Hi I'm Kirstie and I really like Australian bands. In fact, even though it can get rather freezing in Chicago and I would rather order in thai food and watch films all night, I say, "Get up...
Caribou with Born Ruffians
45 photos
Metro in Chicago
11/8/07
Caribou gave the best live performance I have seen all year. Andorra is #2 on my top album picks of this year (second only to PJ Harvey's White...
The Underground
26 photos
Photos collected from around trains and subways in Chicago, Boston, Toronto, and NYC.
Warlocks with Darker My Love and Grimble Grumble
33 photos
11/9/07 One of the darkest shows I have ever shot...
Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago
www.thewarlocks.com/news.php
www.myspace.com/darkermylove
www.grimblegrumble.com/
Múm and Tom Brosseau
23 photos
11/1/07
Logan Square Audiorium in Chicago
mum.trinitystreetdirect1.com/mailinglist/
www.tombrosseau.com/
Stars
20 photos
Vic Theater Chicago
11/2/7
www.arts-crafts.ca/stars/
Review here:
www.venuszine.com/articles/music/live_reviews/1371/canadi...
Broken Social Scene with Arthur & Yu
30 photos
11/3/07
Cabaret Metro in Chicago
Broken Social Scene presents Kevin Drew's Spirit If
www.arts-crafts.ca/bss/
www.myspace.com/arthurandyu
Review...
Weakerthans with Last Town Chorus
38 photos
Weakerthans TBA
10/25/07
Cabaret Metro in Chicago
www.thelasttownchorus.com/
Enon
18 photos
Photoshoot for Venus Zine which will be accomplanied by an interview online done by Sheba White
www.enon.tv/
www.venuszine.com/music
The Figurines and Dappled Cities
21 photos
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
10/24/07
www.figurines.dk/
www.dappledcitiesfly.com/
New Pornographers with Emma Pollock (Delgados)
13 photos
10/18/07
Cabaret Metro in Chicago
www.thenewpornographers.com/
www.emmapollock.com/
Laura Leebove will be reviewing this show. Please check this website for the review early this...
Damo Suzuki (of Can) and friends
14 photos
9/14/07
Empty Bottle in Chicago
www.damosuzuki.de/
Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Lolla
52 photos
August 4th, 2007
Grant Park in Chicago
www.yeahyeahyeahs.com/
Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett) with Basia Bulat
28 photos
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
10/12/07
www.reidtaheny.com/ff/read.html
www.basiabulat.com/
Patrick Wolf
38 photos
10/9/07
Cabaret Metro in Chicago
www.patrickwolf.com/
Elvis Perkins
14 photos
10/7/07
Lakeshore Theater in Chicago
Nina Nastasia with Jim White
23 photos
Nina!!! at Schubas Tavern in Chicgao
10/5/07
and then later on a few from The Hideout in Feb. 08
www.myspace.com/ninanastasia
Beirut
24 photos
10/4/07Portage Theater in Chicago
www.beirutband.com/
Boris with Damon and Naomi
29 photos
Wire Fesival
Empty Bottle in Chciago
September 30th, 2007
homepage1.nifty.com/boris/
www.damonandnaomi.com/
Deerhunter
20 photos
Empty Bottle in Chicago
September 29th, 2007
www.notownsound.net/
Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals
15 photos
Schubas Tavern in Chicago 9/27/07
www.superfurry.com/
www.gruffrhys.com/
The Brunettes, Ferraby Lionheart and The...
35 photos
9/26/07
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.lilchiefrecords.com/brunettes/index.html
ferrabylionheart.nettwerk.com/
www.thelucksmiths.com.au/
Metric with Crystal Castles
23 photos
9/25/07
Cabaret Metro
http"//www.myspace.com/crystalcastles
www.ilovemetric.com/
Bonde do Role with Juiceboxxx
13 photos
9/21/07
Empty Bottle in Chicago
www.myspace.com/bondedorole
Blonde Redhead at Lolla
17 photos
August 3rd, 2008
Grant Park in Chicago
Boston
61 photos
August 2007
more to be added
Bill Callahan of Smog
7 photos
9/14/07
Lakeshore Theater in Chicago
www.dragcity.com/bands/smog.html
The Flaming Lips
11 photos
9/7/7
Aragon Ballroom in Chicago
www.flaminglips.com/main.php
I'll likely add more to this when my wrists don't hurt so much.
Midlake with Dawn Landes
27 photos
9/12/07
Cabaret Metro in Chicago
www.midlake.net/
www.dawnlandes.com/
Ready Art Brut?
27 photos
Hideout Block Party in Chicago
9/8/07
Hideout Block Party 2007
113 photos
Chicago Illinois
9/8/07
Andrew Bird
The Frames
Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Art Brut
Punk Band
Mucca Pazza
Dan Deacon
O' Death
Head of Femur
Cass McCombs
Guitarkestra
Stereo Total with Octopus Project and Aleks and...
30 photos
8/31/07
The Abbey Pub in Chicago
www.stereototal.de/news/index.html
www.theoctopusproject.com/
www.myspace.com/aleksandthedrummer
Earlimart with Patrick Park
20 photos
8/30/07
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.earlimartmusic.com/
www.patrickpark.net/
Ida with The Young Neils
24 photos
Monday 7/27/07
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
I'm From Barcelona
25 photos
Saturday August 4th, 2007
Lollapalooza
Grant Park in Chicago
The 1900s
24 photos
August 5th at Lollapalooza
Chicago's Grant Park
I really love this band and think it is just the best Chicago has to offer if you like those super melodic sounds of the 60s. Their live performances...
Rodrigo y Gabriela
11 photos
Sunday August 5th in Grant Park Chicago
Lollapalooza
www.rodgab.com/
The Black Angels
8 photos
Lollapalooza in Grant park
August 5th, 2007
Chicago
www.theblackangels.com/
There is nothing terribly thrilling or great about any of these photos but the reason why I nearly killed myself trying...
Juliette Lewis and the Licks
22 photos
Juliette and the Licks
Lollapalooza Sunday in Grant Park
Chicago
August 5th, 2007.
Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 Day 1 (finished)
38 photos
Union Park in Chicago
7/13/07
Sonic Youth
GZA
Slint
Pitchfork 2007 Day Two (finished)
95 photos
Saturday, July 14th, 2007
Chicago's Union Park
Yoko Ono
Cat Power
Clipse
Dan Deacon
Mastodon
Iron & Wine
Fujiya & Miyagi
Battles
Beach House
Grizzly Bear
Voxtrot
Califone
Ken...
Pitchfork Festival Day 3
78 photos
Sunday July 15th
Chicago
Union Park
The New Pornographers
Of Montreal
Stephen Malkmus
Jamie Lidell
The Sea and Cake
Nomo
The Junior Boys
Brightblack Morning Light
Menomena
The Ponys
Deerhunter
The Thermals
17 photos
Wicker Park Street Festival
Chicago
7/28/07
www.thethermals.com/
Calla with Perfect Panthers
22 photos
I love Calla.
Schubas in Chicago
7/29/07
www.callamusic.com/
Nick Cave with Grinderman
6 photos
7/25/07
Cabaret Metro in Chicago
www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com/
Mannequin Men
21 photos
Wicker Park Street Festival
7/29/07
www.mannequinmen.com/
The Pitchfork Audience
15 photos
Pitchfork Music Festival
Chicago
July 13th-15th
If you see yourself in any of these photos and want them set to private, feel free to email me. If you see yourself in one of these photos and want...
Aussie Bands!
53 photos
Nick Cave
Architecture in Helsinki
The Liars
Radio Birdman
The Drones
The Devastations
The Lucksmtihs
Dappled Cities
Mick Turner (Dirty Three)
Pikelet
The Church
Via Tania
The Grates
Tame Impala
The 1900s
7 photos
July 19th, 2007
Chicago
www.the-1900s.com/
Not yet finished...have my parents in town right now.
The Twilight Sad
6 photos
Saturday July 14th
Pitchfork after party at Schubas in Chicago
more photos here:
www.flickr.com/photos/kirstiecat/sets/72157600835422932/
The Decembrists
16 photos
7/18/07
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
Chicago
www.decemberists.com/
Now Playing
10 photos
In chronological order...this is the kind of thing I listen to. I'm not the kind of photographer that leaves after the first three songs. If I love a band, I really love that band.
Marnie Stern for Venus
8 photos
This photoset of portraits was done in Chicago on 7/3/7 to accompany the interview that was done by Rose Schapiro. At this point, it is not known whether this interview will be published online or...
Calvin Johnson and Julie Doiron
20 photos
6/29/07
South Union Arts in Chicago
www.juliedoiron.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Johnson_(musician)
The Fiery Furnaces
18 photos
Empty Bottle in Chicago
6/22/07
www.thefieryfurnaces.com/
Lyrics and Photos
31 photos
Even when I am not taking photos of bands, I often think and dream in music. It's my escape from reality and it's what makes life worthwhile for me.
Feist w/ Grizzly Bear
26 photos
6/ 19/7
The Vic theater in Chicago
www.listentofeist.com/
www.grizzly-bear.net/
Alone
18 photos
.One is the loneliest number.
Architecture in Helsinki
23 photos
Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago
6/11/07
www.architectureinhelsinki.com/
The Noisettes!!! and The Maccabees
46 photos
Schubas tavern in Chicago on 6/9/07
www.thenoisettes.com/
www.themaccabees.co.uk/
www.redsandblue.com/
The Pipettes
16 photos
6/7/07
Empty Bottle in Chicago
Keren Ann
19 photos
6/8/7
Lakeshore Theater in Chicago
www.kerenann.com/
Clientele, Beach House,and SIngleman Affair
27 photos
Subterranean in Chicago
6/2/7
The Clientele
Beach House
Singleman Affair
Eleni Mandell w/Judson Claiborne
12 photos
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
6/3/7
Thanks to all of my flickr contacts who have taken photos of Eleni in the last few months and inspired me to see her.
www.elenimandell.com/...
Mount Eerie/Microphones/Phil Elvrum
16 photos
6/1/07
South Union Arts
(with We or Me)
Guitarkestra
10 photos
6/2/07
Hyde Park Community Arts Center
Chicago
Lavender Diamond, Entrance, Indian Jewelry
36 photos
Empty Bottle in Chicago
5/28/07
www.myspace.com/lavenderdiamond
www.myspace.com/entrancerecords
www.swarmofangels.com/
Phillip Jeck
6 photos
5/26/07
60dum Chicago
Critical Mass
47 photos
Critical Mass is a group of people in Chicago who meet the last Friday of every month. Their website can be found here: chicagocriticalmass.org/
This critical mass took place on May 25th, 2007 and...
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
15 photos
The Vic in Chicago
5/24/07
Kristin Hersh with the McCarricks
10 photos
5/22/07
Lakeshore Theater in Chicago
www.4ad.com/kristinhersh/
www.myspace.com/kristinhersh
Mice Parade, David Karsten Daniels and Tom...
24 photos
more Mice Parade TBA
Schubas in Chicago on 5/20/07
(The best lighting in the world!!!)
Sloan
43 photos
The Metro in Chicago
5/19/07
If you like Canadian music, you can also check out this set: www.flickr.com/photos/kirstiecat/sets/72157594226564040/
Daniel Johnston
5 photos
Lakeshore Theater in Chicago
5/10/7
Anyone can capture any human being were their guitar or at a mic. This series is more about showing Daniel for what's inside of there.
Peter, Bjorn, and John and Au Revoir Simone and...
48 photos
5/8/7
Empty Bottle in Chicago
Grant Lee Phillips
13 photos
5/3/07
Lakeshore Theater in Chicago
www.grantleephillips.com/
The Postmarks, Cracklin' Moth, Colour Music
11 photos
4/25/07
www.myspace.com/thepostmarks
www.colourmusic.net/
www.myspace.com/cracklinmoth
The Postmarks
10 photos
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
4/25/07
www.myspace.com/thepostmarks
Austin
52 photos
This set is not nearly finished...but this is a good start...will be adding about 20-25 more I'm sure before it is completed.
I'll write what I told people when they asked Why Austin? (Especially...
Hi, How Are You
9 photos
Series of photos taken of various beautiful strangers on the street in Austin in front of the Hi, How Are you Daniel Johnston graffiti.
Richard Swift
11 photos
4/24/07
Schubas in Chicago
White Rabbit photos to be added in the coming days to this set.
Beautiful Strangers
31 photos
I always agonize over taking photos of people when I know that I don't know them and yet I always have a hard time asking when I want to take someone's picture. Some of these I did ask but most...
The Thing at The Hideout
14 photos
Friday April 20th Chicago Illinois
Immediate Sound series One Year Anniversary: The Thing featuring Mats Gustafsson saxophones, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten bass, Paal Nilssen-Love drums also with Joe...
Dream or Reality?
42 photos
I recently have gotten into the Dream or Reality group...I love it basically. Even though I do alot of pictures focusing on music, I've always been intrigued with the ideas of the subconscious and...
Mono, World's End Girlfriend, The Drift
5 photos
4/20/07
Empty Bottle in Chicago
Blonde Redhead w/ Midnight Movies
33 photos
The Metro in Chicago
4/14/07
Carrie Rodriguez
2 photos
4/13/07 Vic in Chicago
The Twilight Sad w/A Northern Chorus
31 photos
4/9/07 Subterranean in Chicago
www.anorthernchorus.com/
www.myspace.com/thetwilightsad
Ratatat/120 days
17 photos
4/6/7
Emos in Austin
Review here:
euclid.homelinux.net/~kirstiecat/blog/archives/2286
Sonic Boom with The Strange Attractors
7 photos
4/5/07
Emos in Austin
Rock Plaza Central
11 photos
great band out of Toronto that reminded me a little bit of Will Oldham and A Silver Mt. Zion...if you can believe that. Seen in Chicago at Schubas 4/1/7.
The Besnard Lakes
25 photos
Great psychedelic shoegaze band out of Montreal (yay Canada!!!) seen at Schubas Tavern in Chicago on 3/29/7
www.thebesnardlakes.com/
Chats du Monde
182 photos
There are many of my contacts who have photos of cats that I have admired and I want to say all of your cats are fantastic and that it has really inspired me!
James Morrison
8 photos
James Morrison playing a free instore performance at Borders in Chicago in the afternoon of 3/31/07. If you want to read about a real awkward conversation I had with his keyboardist, go...
The Ponys, The Black Lips, Mannequin Men
45 photos
Logan Square Auditorium
Chicago, Illinois
3/31/07
www.theponys.com/
www.myspace.com/theblacklips
www.myspace.com/mannequinmen
The Ponys
19 photos
www.theponys.com/t
Rob Lowe
5 photos
Rob Lowe is a local and talented musician in a few different bands (Lichens, 90 Day Men) in Chicago and a strong part of the musical community. He loops his voice in Lichens and plays experimental...
Oh Yoshimi!!! OOIOO
18 photos
3/21/7
Empty Bottle in Chicago
Loney Dear, Erik Harms, Doleful Lions
13 photos
Schubas in Chicago
3/18/7
Dean and Britta (of Luna)
24 photos
set is finished
Prototypes
32 photos
3/12/7
Schubas Tavern in Chicago
www.myspace.com/prototypes
Akron Family/Black Swans
12 photos
Empty Bottle in Chicago
3/10/7
www.myspace.com/akak
www.myspace.com/theblackswans
El Perro Del Mar and The Submarines
25 photos
3/6/07
Lakeshore Theater in Chicago
www.myspace.com/elperrodelmar
www.myspace.com/thesubmarinesmusic
Bandwidth/Radio Free Chicago
29 photos
2/22/7
Subterranean
www.myspace.com/rivulets
www.myspace.com/thebittertears
www.myspace.com/quasarwutwut
www.myspace.com/letsgetoutofthisterriblesandwichshop
Snowden with Malajube and Aleks and the Drummer
22 photos
Beat Kitchen in Chicago
2/23/7
www.myspace.com/snowden
Malajube's set was very very dark and I actually had to use flash for a few of...
Sparklehorse
35 photos
2/21/7
Double Door in Chicago
www.myspace.com/sparklehorse
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter (opener)
www.myspace.com/jessesykesandthesweethereafter
Grizzly Bear with The Dirty Projectors and...
39 photos
2/9/07
Subterranean in Chicago
www.myspace.com/grizzlybear
www.myspace.com/dirtyprojectors
more pictures of The Dirty Projectors with Xiu Xiu...
Midlake with St. Vincent
22 photos
Schubas 2/14/07
www.myspace.com/midlake
www.myspace.com/stvincent
Garfield Park Conservatory Chicago flickr meetup
24 photos
2/10/07
You want to know what...plants are easy to take photos of ...they don't usually move and I could actually use 100 and 200 asa. That never happens at rock shows, people.
Doleful Lions
5 photos
Jonathan Scott of the Doleful Lions at Kitty Moon in Chicago 2/10/07
www.myspace.com/dolefullions
www.parasol.com/
Rhys Chatham with White Light
18 photos
2/8/07
Empty Bottle in Chicago
www.myspace.com/rhyschatham
www.myspace.com/whitelightdrone
Camera Obscura with Essex Green
25 photos
Chicago
Logan Square Auditorium
2/3/7
www.myspace.com/cameraobscuraband
www.myspace.com/theessexgreen
My favorite Camera Obscura artist:
www.abelardomorell.net/.
Elephant Micah
11 photos
1/28/07
Empty Bottle in Chicago
www.elephantmicah.com/
www.myspace.com/elephantmicah
Matthew Carr
10 photos
at Fixx coffee shop in Chicago
www.waterhouserecords.com/
www.myspace.com/thematthewcarrs
Ron Sexsmith with Kim Taylor
14 photos
Schubas in Chicago
1/16/07
www.myspace.com/ronsexsmith
www.myspace.com/kimtaylor
Tomorrow Never Knows Festival
91 photos
All five days and the audience combined.
Schubas in Chicago
1/10-14/07
Everything NYC
74 photos
record stores, clubs, people. art, cloisters, and best of all...Coney Island.
The Cloisters (NYC)
8 photos
Such a peaceful place filled with religious art. I'm more of a spiritual person than I am a religious one but I admired some of the beauty within these walls.
The Blacks and Thin Man
40 photos
The Blacks and Thin Man at Schubas Tavern in Chicago on 1.06/06
www.myspace.com/blackfamily
www.myspace.com/thinmansongs
www.myspace.com/noraoconnor
Nora O'Connor
10 photos
Peforming with The Blacks at Schubas Tavern in Chicago 1/06/07
www.myspace.com/noraoconnor
The Whirling Dervishes of Konya
11 photos
I'm a bit late with this one...these were taken in September as part of the world music festival downtown in Chicago.