Ingrid Michaelson's Holiday Hop 2009 at City Winery, 12/21/09

Ingrid Michaelson, her wonderful band and friend Greg Laswell held their third annual Holiday Hop at City Winery on Monday, December 21st, 2009.

Her good friend (very very good friend?) Greg Laswell opened the show.

This is a really talented, very tight band. The multi-talented Bess Rogers is hidden in this shot unfortunately.

See more high-rs shots in my Flickr photoset.

This was show number 50. I'll post more about the project and an incredible year of music after Xmas. The amazing Nick Sonderup of 100bandsin100days and his muse Sunshine joined my wife and I for dinner and the show. Make sure you check Nick's blog for the soon-to-be-released short documentary of his project. Stay tuned for a new music blog by Nick with some photography by me if I'm lucky.

Show # 50!

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Pearl and the Beard, Rockwood Music Hall 12/17/09

Pearl and the Beard played the Rockwood Music Hall on 12/17/09.

Tuning up for a post-holiday tour they played songs from their new release God Bless Your Weary Soul, Amanda Richardson

More photos in my Flickr photoset.

I first heard them on WNYC's Soundcheck with John Schaefer. You can listen to their interview and live performance here. Learn just who Amanda Richardson really is...

Pearl and the Beard are (acccording to their Myspace page):

Jocelyn "knit or die" Mackenzie vox, percussion, glockenspiel, glasses.

Emily "fight the power" Hope Price vox, cello, accordion, glasses.

Jeremy "no i in team" Styles: vox, guitar, glasses.

Show # 49

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Rosi Golan Rockwood Music Hall 12/17/09

Rosi Golan played the Rockwood Music Hall on 12/17/09.

She debuted a few new tunes and arrangements worked on just that day.

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Show # 49

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Phish at Madison Square Garden 12/2/09, 12/3/09 & 12/4/09

Phish played a three night run at Madison Square Garden on 12/2/09-12/4/09. Though the help of an old friend and my new friends at New York Magazine, I got credentials to shoot these for New York Magazine's "Out on the Weekend" feature. All photos are from the 12/3/09 show.

Sets varied each night and material ranged from songs from their latest album "Joy" to rarities from the past.

They're now veterans of arena shows and can fill every inch with light and sound.

More high res. photos in my Flickr photoset.

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Headcount

Shows # 46, 47 & 48

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Update...

50showsat50 pictures made it to New York Magazine's music blog again.

NY mag's Vulture blog

Next up, Phish's three night run at Madison Square Garden. I'll be sitting about 10th row center for all three nights.

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Guster at the Beacon Theatre, 11/28/09

Guster played the Beacon Theatre on
11/28/09. It was the second night of a
two night run celebrating the 10 year
anniversary of their album 'Lost and
Gone Forever." They played it in
its entirety in the second set.

For the 'Lost and Gone Forever' set, the band added strings, horns and a choir from a Washington, DC school. A good time was had by all.

Both the band and the fans were into it from the first notes to the last.

More high resolution photos in my Flickr photoset.

Show # 45

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Zero 7 at Terminal 5 in NYC, 11/27/09

Zero 7 played Terminal 5 in NYC on Friday, 11/27/09.

Olivia Chaney and Eska Mtungwazi joined the band for the tour.

Higher resolution pics in my Flickr photoset.

Show # 44

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Busy week...

50showsat50 photos were appreciated all over last week.

On the way to see Neko Case, Amanda Palmer emailed me asking to use a couple from last Saturday's show.

Within the hour, New York Magazine asked to use a few for their music blog. Photos four and five are from the Amanda Palmer show.

Within minutes, WNYC, our local public radio station asked to use future shots for their new NYC music section. Look for news here when they finally start it up.

And on Tuesday Morning I got a request from the folks at JayKco, makers of handmade guitar straps. Seems they saw one of their straps in a photo of Neko Case from the Beacon. See it on their site.

Now a little rest until Zero 7 and Guster next weekend. Fingers crossed for a photo pass for Phish at MSG...

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Neko Case at the Beacon Theatre 11/16/09

Neko Case played the Beacon Theatre 11/16/09

Backed by her band there was strong music to match her strong voice.

I had great seats for the show; not so much for photography. At least I could sneak in the slr...

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Show #43

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Amanda Palmer at Music Hall of Williamsburg 11/14/09

Amanda Palmer paraded to the stage with Nervous Cabaret Satuday, November 14th.

Amanda played songs from her latest album "Who Killed Amanda Palmer" as well as Dresden Dolls favorites.

She took advantage of having a full band an friends like Skip Shirey and Franz Nicolay to cover songs and just have lots of fun in general.

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Show # 42

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Nervous Cabaret at Music Hall of Williamsburg 11/14/09

Nervous Cabaret opened the night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, November 14, 2009. They also backed Amanda Palmer who headlined the show.

The Nervous Cabaret horns were wonderful all night. Actually, all of them are really multi-instrumentalists.

Don't assume you're not being watched...

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Show # 42

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Ingrid Michaelson at Webster Hall 9/16/09

Ingrid Michaelson and her great band (and friends) Allie Moss, Bess Rogers, Chris Kuffner and Elliot Jacobson toured supporting her new album Everybody at Webster Hall on 9/16/09.

She played to a sold-out crowd that knew and loved everything she played including all of her new material.

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Show # 41

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Greg Holden at Webster Hall 9/16/09

Greg Holden opened for Ingrid Michaelson at Webster Hall on 9/16/09.

Greg was promoting his album 'A Word in Edgewise'. Judging from the line to buy his music (and get photos taken with him), the show was a great success.

Ingrid, Allie and Bess joined him on stage.

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Show # 41

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Sid 'n Susie (Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs) at City Winery 9/11/09

Sid 'n Susie (Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs) played City Winery on 9/11/09.

This was the second show of their tour supporting their latest album Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, Under the Covers Vol. 2 (Check out Michael Giltz's review in the Huffington Post).

They had a few slip ups, forgetting lyrics and vocal parts, but they laughed it off and played on through. They showed us their fake book on which they relied heavily.

Technical problems didn't help; Matthew's guitar broke and was poorly repaired. He played a new, inexpensive guitar he had just bought. Susanna's guitar was left in a cab that day. They were accompanied by Matthew's friend and bandmate Paul Chastain. HE had his guitar and leant it to Susanna for a small Bangles medley late in the show.

Higher resolution photos in my Flickr photoset.

I shot this show for Venuszine. Their review of the show, by Eleanor Whitney, is here. This certainly describes my experience of the show.

I deleted a semi-anonymous panning of the show on my Flickr photostream. Had they published their name or had anything public in their photostream I would have left it visible.

They'll be back at City Winery for two shows in November. May have to go back to hear them with all their proper gear.

Show # 40

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Elizabeth & The Catapult at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on 9/3/09

Elizabeth & The Catapult (and guest Jeff Taylor) played the Music Hall of Williamsburg on 9/3/09.

Playing a set heavy on older material (rather than songs from their new release Taller Children), they had fun and played hard.

Jeff Taylor and his band played immediately before E&TC and joined the band for part of the main set and encore. They're obviously great friends.

More in my Flickr photoset.

I shot this show for Venuszine; I'm glad they asked. Listening to Taller Children in the weeks before the show made me a fan. They said they'll be touring this Fall (although with whom is still a secret).

Show # 39

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Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden 8/27/09

Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden 8/27/09.

No camera for this show, so my daughter's iPhone pics are the best I could do.

She really was great. Very impressive for a first tour as headliner.

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Show # 38

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Updates - New shows, New Ingrid Michaelson music.

After two weeks away without a show, things will be heating up soon.

Taking my daughter to the hottest ticket in NYC - Taylor Swift at MSG on 8/27/09. Have pretty good seats. Glad I don't desperately need cash, these are reselling for lots of money.

On the other end of the venue size spectrum I'll be seeing Elizabeth & The Catapult at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on 9/3/09. I'll be photographing this for Venus Zine. I'm really enjoying their new album Taller Children.

Ingrid Michaelson's new album Everybody hits the streets (assuming you still buy CDs anymore) on 8/25/09. Had to post her widget; anything to support her work.

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The Veils at the Mercury Lounge on 7/30/09

The Veils played the Mercury Lounge on 7/30/09.

This was a last minute show shooting for Venus Zine in a pinch.
Their review is here.

More and higher resolution in my Flickr photoset.

Show # 36

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Foreign Born at the Mercury Lounge 7/30/09.

Foreign Born played the Mercury Lounge 7/30/09.

This was a last minute show shooting for Venus Zine in a pinch.
Their review is here.

More photos in higher resolution in my Flickr photoset.

Show # 36

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Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, Rockin' the River cruise in NY Harbor on 7/30/09

Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes played the Rockin' the River cruise in NY Harbor on 7/30/09.

This was the early show, leaving at 7 p.m. and docking back again close to 9.

They're still rocking hard after thirty years. Go see them if you can.

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Show # 35

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