Monday, August 30, 2010

A Day In Atlantic City, NJ With Iggy & The Stooges Plus Photo & Video Links

It was very weird to drive into Atlantic City, NJ (a mini east coast Las Vegas) on Friday and see a giant billboard advertising an Iggy & The Stooges performance that evening at the House Of Blues. However, it was the real deal and The Stooges nearly decimated the club and the city!

The Stooges played alone, for about 1.5 hours, with a killer set list that included Raw Power in it's entirety plus four cuts from Kill City and a few from the first two LP's as well as Open Up And Bleed and the single I Got A Right. (Click here for full setlist) Iggy dove into the crowd several times including a backwards free fall- so much for no more stage diving. They were extremely loud but played to a woefully empty hall that was about half full at best and I’d guesstimate around 1,250 people were in attendance. That’s the public’s loss because The Stooges were brilliant- James Williamson can still slay with his incredible guitar work and Iggy Pop sounded so great singing Gimme Danger that I’m still getting chills.
The lighting was the sole disappointment as it remained virtually static at a mid level for the entire performance with Iggy, many times, out on a virtually unlit mini catwalk. That's a shame because the House of Blues has some incredible lighting in the building. Some might complain about the omission of certain songs especially 1969, Down On The Street and Loose but The Stooges have done all those songs on the last few tours. After the show Iggy was very cordial with a huge grin on his face and kind enough to sign a couple artifacts including my 1970: Complete Fun House Sessions Boxset.
The venue allowed photographers (just two of us) a three song limit in the photo pit but then no more cameras out anywhere in the venue or, as I was told by a staff member, they would "confiscate and destroy your gear"! WTF!? Three songs doesn't give you a lot of time and I usually like to go to an upper area to shoot from different angles for a couple songs but you could only shoot from the pit which was split in half by the catwalk. However, the staff was kind enough to give me an “entertainment” wristband which gave me full access including free food/drink/free parking in the load-in area, etc.
While the concert shots are far from my best (due to reasons above) I definitely did great outside in Atlantic City taking one of my all time favorite architectural shots (see above). It was a great day that I’ll never forget and well worth the effort of seven plus hours of driving. Easily the most fun I’ve had since my travels with Faust last Fall.

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BrooklynVegan Publishes greg C's Iggy & The Stooges And Atlantic City, NJ Photos


BrooklynVegan has published greg C's Iggy & The Stooges and Atlantic City, NJ photos.

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Friday, August 20, 2010

BrooklynVegan Publishes greg C's Lee Scratch Perry & Lionize Photos


BrooklynVegan has published greg C's Lee Scratch Perry & Lionize photos.

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Lee Scratch Perry Photos From 2010-08-17 At The Highline Ballroom NYC


Lee Scratch Perry photos from 2010-08-17 at The Highline Ballroom NYC are now online.

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Lionize Photos From 2010-08-17 At The Highline Ballroom NYC


Lionize photos from 2010-08-17 at The Highline Ballroom NYC are now online.

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BrooklynVegan Publishes greg C's Photos From The Important Records Showcase On 2010-08-15 At The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY


BrooklynVegan has published greg C's photos from the Important Records Showcase on 2010-08-15 at The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY.  Photos are of Master Musicians Of Bukkake, Cave, Kouhei Matsunaga, Chord, The New Monuments, Duane Pitre, Diane Cluck & Helena Espvall + Fursaxa.

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Master Musicans Of Bukkake Photos From The Important Records Showcase On 2010-08-15 At The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY


Master Musicans Of Bukkake photos from the Important Records Showcase on 2010-08-15 at The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY are now online.


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Cave Photos From The Important Records Showcase On 2010-08-15 At The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY


Cave photos from the Important Records Showcase on 2010-08-15 at The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY are now online.

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Kouhei Matsunaga Photos From The Important Records Showcase On 2010-08-15 At The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY


Kouhei Matsunaga photos from the Important Records Showcase on 2010-08-15 at The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY are now online.

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Chord Photos From The Important Records Showcase On 2010-08-15 At The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY


Chord photos from the Important Records Showcase on 2010-08-15 at The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY are now online.

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The New Monuments Photos From The Important Records Showcase On 2010-08-15 At The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY


The New Monuments photos from the Important Records Showcase on 2010-08-15 at The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY are now online.

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Duane Pitre Photos From The Important Records Showcase On 2010-08-15 At The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY


Duane Pitre photos from the Important Records Showcase on 2010-08-15 at The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY are now online.

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Diane Cluck Photos From The Important Records Showcase On 2010-08-15 At The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY


Diane Cluck photos from the Important Records Showcase on 2010-08-15 at The Issue Project Room Garage Brooklyn, NY are now online.


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Helena Espvall + Fursaxa Photos From The Important Records Showcase On 2010-08-15 At The Issue Project Room Courtyard & Garage Brooklyn, NY


Helena Espvall + Fursaxa photos from the Important Records Showcase on 2010-08-15 at The Issue Project Room Courtyard & Garage Brooklyn, NY are now online.

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Monday, August 9, 2010

BrooklynVegan Publishes greg C's Boris, Torche & Russian Circles Photos


BrooklynVegan has published greg C's Boris, Torche & Russian Circles photos.

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BrooklynVegan Publishes greg C's Hallogallo 2010 (Michael Rother & Freunde) & Lichens Photos


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greg C Photos To Appear In Limited Edition Set By Nadja/Aidan Baker


Beta-lactam Ring Records will be releasing the White Nights/Drone Fields/DOM 2xDVD + 2xCD set by Nadja / Aidan Baker on August 27th.  The first edition of 200 numbered and signed copies will come with 2xDVD, including 5.1 audio mixes, plus an original live photo of Nadja by greg C photography and two bonus CD's, “DOM”, presented in a gatefold CD case and all packaged in a deluxe book bound slipcase. (Note: a standard 2xDVD edition will be issued September 24, 2010 (unnumbered, unsigned and no bonus CDs or photo).  A total of ten photos of Nadja, taken at NYC's Fontana's on Halloween of 2008, are being used for this set and each package will get one of the ten shots (sample above).

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Nadja/Aidan Baker-White Nights/Drone Fields/DOM

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Sunday, August 8, 2010

Boris Photos From 2010-08-06 At Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY


Boris photos from 2010-08-06 at Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY are now online.

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Boris Photos From 2010-08-06 At Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY Are Coming Soon


Boris photos from 2010-08-06 at Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY are coming very shortly.

Torche From 2010-08-06 At Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY


Torche photos from 2010-08-06 at Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY are now online>

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Russian Circles Photos From 2010-08-06 At Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY


Russian Circles photos from 2010-08-06 at Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY are now online>

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