Crosses at Crescent Ballroom: Photo by Melissa Fossum
Whether you're a fan of Deftones or Crosses, today is cause for celebration. Today, prolific musician Chino Moreno turns 43. Here are some of my favorite photos from the band's
Crosses at Crescent Ballroom: Photo by Melissa Fossum
Crosses at Crescent Ballroom: Photo by Melissa Fossum
Crosses at Crescent Ballroom: Photo by Melissa Fossum
Crosses at Crescent Ballroom: Photo by Melissa Fossum
See you in the photo pit.
Alice Cooper at Talking Stick Resort Arena, 12/19/16
Today Alice Cooper celebrates his 68th birthday. Cooper is a local legend who continues to rock harder than most people half his age. I've had the pleasure of shooting him twice now, and it's always a delight. I would highly recommend any photographer to shoot Alice Cooper if they have a chance.
I included my favorite shots from Alice Cooper's recent tour with Motley Crue in this blog post. Feel free to check out the full slideshow along with some girls, girls, girls here.
Alice Cooper at Talking Stick Resort Arena, 12/19/16
Alice Cooper at Talking Stick Resort Arena, 12/19/16
Alice Cooper at Talking Stick Resort Arena, 12/19/16
Alice Cooper at Talking Stick Resort Arena, 12/19/16
See you in the photo pit.
The Eagles' Glenn Frey passed away 1/18/16.
2016 is off to a rocky start. The Eagles' Glenn Frey is the latest addition to recent celebrity deaths, along the ranks of David Bowie and Alan Rickman.
I photographed The Eagles at Gila River Arena in 2014. Most big arena shows like that allow the photographers to shoot from the soundboard for the first three songs. This was a rare exception where we were granted four songs. The songs were all pretty long since the musicians loved what they were doing. You can see that in Glenn's face here.
Here's a link to the full slideshow if you would like to see more.
If there is one thing I've learned over the last couple of years, it's to see the bands you love live. I have a good recent example of this-- a friend and I went to Yucca Tap Room a couple of years ago to see Iron Chic. We didn't feel like watching the openers (yeah, I know, faux pas), so we snuck some rum into Robocop instead. We got back to Yucca just as the concert let out. Now Rob McAllister is dead and Iron Chic is no more, all at the expense of watching a mediocre movie.
Don't do what I did. Get off your butt and go to a concert. You won't regret it, unless of course, you're seeing the revamped "Dead Kennedys" or "Black Flag."
See you in the photo pit.