James Murphy wows the crowd.
It’s truly a pity that James Murphy, the man behind LCD Soundsystem and the legendary DFA record label, which has released all of the band’s material including their 2002 hit breakthrough single, “Losing My Edge,” has decided to pull the plug on what is inarguably one of the coolest, most transcendent musical outfits to emerge in the past decade. The rest of the live review can be found at Spinning Platters.
The full set of photos can be found on my Flickr here.
The National at Fox Theater, Oakland.
This was one of the best shows I’ve been to in awhile. Photos can be found here. Review at Spinning Platters has now been posted:
“High Violet, the fifth full-length album from Cincinnati-bred, Brooklyn-based band The National, has defied the Law of Diminishing Returns for me: each and every subsequent listen of an individual track increases my level of aural pleasure not to mention obsession with dissecting every lyric, note, and hidden meaning behind the combination of both.”
Click here to read the rest…
AM - Future Sons & Daughters
Every once in awhile, when I get a break from my hectic schedule, I do a live show write-up or album review for one of my favorite websites. Spinning Platters, a local non-profit music blog, has an incredibly dedicated, not to mention intelligent, staff of people that consistently bring you the best, most innovative stories and features from the vibrant music scene in the Bay Area. Don’t believe me? I personally challenge you to dream up something more ingenious than Fauxchella – NorCal’s answer to Indio’s three-day festival in mid-April.
If I wasn’t heading out to Vegas tomorrow night, I’d be going to see AIR perform at Fox Theater in Oakland. Opening up for them is Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter AM. If you’re interested in what lies in store before the French electro pop duo takes the stage, read a review of his latest album, Sons & Daughters, here.
I'm truly lucky to have the opportunity to photograph some of my favorite acts with professional equipment.
Every year, right before anticipation for SXSW reaches its climax, Noise Pop throws a week-plus-long festival in San Francisco showcasing some of the city’s most buzzed-about emerging acts as well as those of the established national/international influence. The must-not-miss performances of the recent event included Altas Sound, Four Tet, John Vanderslice, and closing night act The Magnetic Fields.
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