Dum Dum Girls at the Constellation Room

Check out my photos of Dum Dum Girls at the Constellation Room over at OC Weekly.

Devo at the Observatory

Check out my review of Devo at the Observatory over at OC Weekly.

 My photo slideshow is also over at OC Weekly.

Dragonforce at the House of Blues Anaheim

Power metal is alive and very well thanks to bands like Dragonforce. Their unabashed love for the guitar solo makes them full blown rock stars when they walked the halls of the Anaheim Convention Center during NAMM. Dragonforce hit the House of Blues Anaheim supporting their new album, The Power Within and came out breathing fire.

Huntress
 

Hailing from Highland Park and led by the stunning statuesque lead singer Jill Janus, Huntress threw down the gauntlet early with their fiery solos and operatic soaring vocals. Their latest release is Spell Eater and they will be casting their dark spells over in Europe in June with Megadeth and Kreator.


Holy Grail
 

As a fan of the movie Excalibur, how can you not like a band called Holy Grail? Furious guitar solos and fusing elements of speed, thrash and power metal, Holy Grail's cup runneth over. Holy Grail's last release was Crisis In Utopia was released in 2010 and should be working on a new album.

Dragonforce


Bombastic, loud and fast are just some of the adjectives that one can use to describe a Dragonforce show.  Led by their new lead singer Marc Hudson, Dragonforce burned through an 11 song set as guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman furiously navigated the fretboards of their custom Ibanez guitars. I will stand by old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words and leave you with the photos above.

Dragonforce setlist at the House of Blues Anaheim (5/12/12)
01 Die By The Sword
02 Operation Ground and Pound
03 Cry Thunder
04 Heroes of Out Time
05 Seasons
06 Soldiers of the Wasteland
07 Fallen World
08 Holding On
09 Through the Fire and Flames
10 Fury of the Storm
11 Valley of the Damned

Snow Patrol at the Fox Theater in Pomona

Check out my review of Snow Patrol at the Fox Theater in Pomona at OC Weekly.

My photo slideshow is also over at OC Weekly.

Death Cab For Cutie at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Check out my photos of Death Cab For Cutie at the Walt Disney Concert Hall over at Stereogum.

Washed Out at the Observatory

Check out my photos of Washed Out at the Observatory over at Stereogum.

KROQ Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Check out my photos of the KROQ Weenie Roast at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater over at OC Weekly.

Meshuggah at the House of Blues Anaheim

Check out my photos of Meshuggah at the House of Blues Anaheim over at OC Weekly.

The Offspring at Alex's Bar

Check out my photos of The Offspring at Alex's Bar over at OC Weekly.

My review is also over at OC Weekly.

Coldplay at the Hollywood Bowl (5/2/12)

Check out my photos of Coldplay at the Hollywood Bowl over at Stereogum.

Coldplay at the Hollywood Bowl (5/1/12)

Check out my photos of Coldplay at the Hollywood Bowl over at OC Weekly.

My review is also over at OC Weekly.

Jack White at the Mayan Theater

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The 2012 Smiths and Morrissey Convention at the Avalon

Check out my photos of The 2012 Smiths and Morrissey Convention at the Avalon over at Stereogum.

Tanlines at Fingerprints Records

Check out my photos of Tanlines at Fingerprints Records over at Stereogum.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Los Angeles Sports Arena

Check out my photos of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Los Angeles Sports Arena over at OC Weekly.

Opeth, Mastodon and Ghost at the Gibson Amphitheater

Check out my photos of Opeth, Mastodon and Ghost at the Gibson Amphitheater over at Stereogum.

Coachella 2012 2nd Weekend

Check out my photos from the 2nd weekend of Coachella over at Stereogum.

Pulp at the Fox Theater in Pomona

Check out my photos of Pulp at the Fox Theater in Pomona over at OC Weekly.

The Horrors and The Black Angels at the Fonda Theatre

Check out my photos of The Horrors and The Black Angels over at Stereogum.

Refused and The Hives at the Warfield

Refused
 

The Hives
 

The deluge of awesome concerts surrounding Coachella was immense. Luckily, I sent avid music fan and photographer Todd Nakamine up to San Francisco to capture the destruction of Refused and The Hives at the Warfield. Refused simply destroyed the Warfield and will likely repeat the feat at Coachella.

Refused Setlist at the Warfield (04/18/12)
01 Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull
02 The Refused Party Program
03 Liberation Frequency
04 Rather Be Dead
05 Coup d'etat
06 Summerholidays vs Punkroutine
07 The Deadly Rhythm
08 Hook, Line and Sinker
09 Everlasting
10 Refused Are Fucking Dead
11 The Slayer
12 The Shape of Punk to Come
13 New Noise
14 Tannhauser/Derive

The Hives at the Glass House

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Coachella Sunday 2012

Check out my photos from Sunday at Coachella over at OC Weekly.

Coachella Saturday 2012

Check out my photos from Saturday at Coachella over at OC Weekly.

Coachella Friday 2012

Check out my photos from Friday at Coachella over at OC Weekly.

Radiohead at the Santa Barbara Bowl

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Arctic Monkeys at the Glass House

Check out my photos of Arctic Monkeys at the Glass House over at Stereogum.

The Naked and Famous Vinyl Giveaway

The Naked and Famous rocked KROQ Acoustic Christmas Night 2 above back in December and recently kicked off a round of dates below. To celebrate these tour dates, I am giving away a sweet vinyl picture disc below. Email your name and favorite song from the band to amchemistcontest(at)gmail.com to enter to win. The contest closes on April 24th.

www.thenakedandfamous.com

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www.twitter.com/tnaf 

North American tour dates:

Apr 10 - Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN

Apr 12 - Gargoyle Club - St. Louis, MO

Apr 13 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI

Apr 14 - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI

Apr 15 - Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL

Apr 17 - Midland by AMC - Kansas City, MO

Apr 18 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO

Apr 19 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT

Apr 21 - Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA

Apr 23 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR

Apr 24 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA

Apr 25 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Apr 26 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Sleigh Bells at the Fox Theater In Pomona

Check out my photo slide show of Sleigh Bells at the Fox Theater in Pomona over at OC Weekly.

My review is also at OC Weekly.