Maria Zardoya’s solo project Not for Radio has three sold-out nights in Brooklyn this week. I absolutely loved the show by the lead singer of The Marias on Wednesday. The music, the performance, the lighting, the outfits, the artistry - I found it all so beautiful and captivating. I have a feeling that this will be one of my favorite shows of the year, and we’re only two weeks into January. (📷 for @kingsbklyn )
Saturday was an incredible day for live music in New York City, and the most punk place to be was the inaugural CBGB Fest which featured 21 acts across three stages Under the K Bridge. I managed to take photos of twelve bands and whew, it was A LOT. You can check out a monstrous full set of photos by me and @thetinfoilbiter on BrooklynVegan.com here: bit.ly/CBGBFestBV. In the meanwhile, here are some shots of mine that I particularly like. (📷 for @brooklynvegan )
Yesterday, I had the unique opportunity to photograph a doubleheader at Carnegie Hall with Geese frontman Cameron Winter, who put out a stunner of a solo album called Heavy Metal a year ago. I first attended the dress rehearsal in the afternoon, which was being filmed and it was very cool to see the crew including Paul Thomas Anderson and Benny Safdie at work. Then, in the evening, I returned to the venue for Cameron’s sold-out show for which he reworked the album as solo piano arrangements. I loved this experience of being able to shoot from many angles and to take in one of my favorite listens of 2025. Thanks to everyone for being so accommodating. (📷 for @bowerypresents )
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's staunchly political 'Land of Hope and Dreams Tour' is in NYC for multiple shows now, the most recent of which, Barclays Center, happened on Thursday night. Tom Morello added fire to the already energetic three-hour show, and he's been with them for this whole run, playing on many of each night's songs.
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It was wonderful seeing Sam Beam aka Iron & Wine again on Wednesday night at Brooklyn Steel. He’s on tour for his recent release, Hen’s Teeth. Check out these photos and a review by @neddyo here: tbp.im/IronAndOrWine. (📷 for @bowerypresents / @brooklynsteel )
Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers is on his first-ever solo tour supporting his new jazz album, 'Honora,' and stopped in NYC on Tuesday night for a sold out show at Webster Hall.
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Courtney Barnett stopped in Brooklyn over the weekend to play a sold-out show at Kings Theatre on Saturday night and it was awesome to hear the crowd roaring as she and drummer Stella Mozgawa and bassist Bones Sloane ripped through song after song. Openers Momma and Truman Sinclair were also nice to see. 🦗 (📷 for @kingsbklyn )
On Friday night I headed to deep Brooklyn to see journeyman musician Jason Narducy perform to a small group of people in a living room. He’s full of sweet tunes and oftentimes hilarious stories that made for a great evening. Check him out on his solo tour across the country and grab a ticket while you still can! A big thank you to my friend Steph for hosting. 🥦🥦🥦
To kick off his tour, Kevin Morby played a sold-out show at Lucinda’s on Thursday and it was a rockin’ good time. We heard a bunch of tracks from his upcoming album, Little Wide Open, as well as some of his older songs. A+++ evening.
I bought myself a copy of Sugar’s Copper Blue when it came out during my freshman year of college at the record store in the student center on campus and little did I realize then it would become one of my most listened to CDs of that formative time. So it was especially thrilling to photograph their first show in 31 years on Saturday, the first of three sold-out nights at Webster Hall. It was incredible to finally see Bob Mould, David Barbe, and Malcolm Travis playing these beloved songs to a packed room. This one is going to stay with me for a while. Big thanks to team Sugar for being so accommodating. (📷 for @bowerypresents / @websterhall )
On Tuesday night, I caught an interesting conversation at NYU with Chuck D of Public Enemy and JD Samson of Le Tigre, which was moderated by Bill Stephney. They discussed the role of Woody Guthrie’s activism for social change through his songwriting as well as activism in their own work and what the future might hold. Great, thought-provoking stuff, especially in these current times. Also nice to see Woody’s daughter, Nora Guthrie, in attendance.
