I won’t lie, I had very little knowledge of TDMT (The Devil Makes Three) before I showed up at Emo’s on Saturday night. Also, call me superstitious, but ful...
We all have guilty pleasures in life, some you are proud of, others not so much. But I am damn proud that my pop music guilty pleasure is Two Door Cinema Club. ...
Sat at my desk, an email comes in about 1pm saying I’m photographing Ben Folds and CAKE at the largest venue here in Austin. I had an oh shit moment, totally ...
They say to never meet your heroes, but nothing about photographing them. Saturday in late July, I am back at Emo’s in Austin and I get to see 1 of my favorit...
The more reviews I do, the more I realize they all have the same thing in common, nostalgia. And maybe thats why I love doing this. So hear me out for a minute....
Sorry to DISRUPT your normal live music recap… Ok, that was a little too punny, moving on. If you didn’t know, Rockstar Energy is now hosting their own punk...
I’m sitting at work, doing my normal designing shit, editing photos, and my cube mate yells, THE TOADIES. Scared me shitless. She was stoked that they were co...
We all have on of those bands, who seemed to “make it” when you were younger, then they kind of just fizzled away… Well, for me that band is Guster. To me...
After living in Austin for about 6 years now, you meet some pretty amazing people and get some fantastic opportunities to drink beer and see live music. But d...
3 years ago, my first big gig with DMNDR was photographing Atmosphere. That seems so long ago, but in reality, it isn’t. What does seem like a long time, is l...
Ever been to a show where you’re not sure if you are more excited for the opener or the headliner? Well that was me at Stubbs in Austin the other night. Rando...
If my employer knew I spent a few hours a week, browsing my go-to show search website (showlistaustin.com), finding music I want to photograph, they’d be piss...
There's no doubt that Prince and The Revolution, literally revolutionized music. Formed by Prince back in 1983, RIP, his band has no carried on not only his but...
There's no doubt that Prince revolutionized music, and I have a feeling thats why his band was called so. Formed in 1983, The Revolution backed up one of the mo...
About 2 years ago I was fortunate to photograph Thrice at Emos in Austin, and here I am the day I start my new job photographing them again. This isn't some sap...
Do you remember music you listened to when you were 12 years old? Well I do. The band I specifically remember listening to the most is Taking Back Sunday. I go...
I feel like there’s nothing better than bonding over music—this is why I consider myself an audiophile. When I was in college, circa 2009-ish, I started liv...
You guys. I just had my face and ears melted off by the badass sisters of Krewella. If y’all have been following me here on DMNDR you know that even...
PSA: Punk is not dead. Step back in time with me for a second: Its 2004, I’m about 14 years old, wearing my tight jeans, odd color Chuck Taylors, checkered la...
Got plans tomorrow night? Ditch ‘em. No plans tomorrow night? Now you do. If you’re not at Emos in Austin seeing Krewella, you’re just plain dumb. The...