Courtney Love at The Stone Pony

Courtney Love played The Stone Pony Friday night 6/28/13, originally slated for the summer stage the show was moved inside due to pending weather conditions. I have always loved Courtney’s music because of the passion she shows everytime she takes the stage. Last night was no exception, the crowd was so into her with so many young and old fans dressing the part. The moment came when Courtney and her band entered the pony only to see Courtney kneeling down surrounded by her band mates. My first notion was oh shit she’s messed up and this show is going to be a disaster. All of a sudden she bolted out the door but all because she was not feeling that great and had to yak outside before taking the stage. She looked out of it but to my surprise she was incredible on stage. Courtney is one of the most entertaining musicians I have ever seen. She interacted with the crowd on all levels while she sipped her ginger ale and smoked her cigs. Her voice was on the money and played the guitar like it never left her hands. I for one was glad the show was moved inside allowing her to make the show that much more intimate. She played a complete set with some acoustic songs as the encore leaving everyone wanting more. Thank you Courtney for a great performance, hope you come back to the Jersey Shore real soon.

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http://www.stoneponyonline.com/schedule.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Love

Social Distortion on the Stone Pony Summer Stage

This past Saturday 6/22/13 I reached another milestone in my short time as a band, concert photographer. I had the pleasure of providing photo coverage for one of my all time favorite bands Social Distortion. There are only a couple of bands that get me so pumped that even at my age I still feel like a kid and crowdsurf. After shooting the first three songs I went in to the crowd with some friends and started rock’in out. During their last song Ring of Fire it was time, up I went and over just in time to head inside to rock out with The F Bombers one of my favorite punk bands. It was a night I will always remember. You can check out all my pics from the show at http://www.jeffcrespirocks.com and https://www.facebook.com/pages/JeffcrespiROCKS/223304134422258

http://www.stoneponyonline.com/

http://www.socialdistortion.com/

Setlist: So Far Away, Bad Luck, Through These Eyes, Story Of My Life, Hour Of Darkness, Machine Gun Blues, Cold Feelings, When She Begins, Crown Of Thorns, Sweet & Lowdown, Ball & Chain, Misery Loves Company, Reach For The Sky, It Coulda Been Me, Winners and Losers, Ring Of Fire

Tauk ” Homunculus “

The band Tauk has a new album out called Homunculus, its an awesome array of tunes that will excite you in many ways. Tauk’s music combines the likes of funk, jazz, pop and rock in a way that makes you want to close your eyes and disappear into dreamland. The band is made up of Matt Jalbert, Charlie Dolan, Alric Carter and Isaak Teel, together that make great music. They are based in NYC and have already opened up for some cool acts that include O.A.R., MOE, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, 311, A set at Gathering of the Vibes and a feature on Fuse TV.

While most high-school bands break up when they head off to college, Tauk’s musical bond survived over long distances. The three members majored in music in college, and Tauk regularly performed over school breaks. After graduating, they hit the road in the fall/winter of 2010 to play nearly 40 shows in a national tour playing in almost all of the major and small markets across the country.

Tauk has an upcoming show June 8th in Asbury Park N.J. at the Berkeley Hotel, for all of Tauk’s tour dates check out this link :

https://www.facebook.com/taukband/app_123966167614127

http://www.taukband.com/

https://twitter.com/taukband

http://www.youtube.com/taukband

https://soundcloud.com/tauk

TaukBand@Gmail.com

Gotham Rocks 5 Year Anniversary Show at Irving Plaza

   On Saturday Gotham Rocks will be celebrating 5 years with a premier show at Irving Plaza. I am fortunate enough that Gotham Rocks/Tech 9 Music reached out to me and asked if I would like to provide photo coverage of a show that will include Charetta, Woods Of Arden, The Amatory Murder, Machine Elves and ISPACEWALKSOMETIMES. (http://gothamrocks.net/gotham-rocks-5-year-anniversary-show-at-irving-plaza-in-nyc-june-8-2013/)

   

   Four years ago, Cary Tamura and Mike Sankari, addressed the growing need for a new vision promoter in the NY scene, who would take the initiative to create an environment solely based on the agenda of nurturing rising talent. With little more than sweat, energy, and a belief that a frayed scene could be re-energized, the duo set out to forge a stage for bigger and better shows for deserving, hardworking and talented bands in and around New York. The initial vision to create a showcase environment exposing bands to music industry, media, new fans and other great acts in the region has delivered a new scene for New York City. A community counting tens of thousands has emerged, and with each passing month, continues to grow.

Tech-9 Music (Gotham Rocks / No Mercy Metal) has become a rock and metal powerhouse, wherein they stage over 60 shows a year. Prestigious venues including the Gramercy Theater, Highline Ballroom, Irving Plaza, Crash Mansion, Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ) and many others are all housing branded productions. The company continues to explore viable avenues to create opportunities for talent outside of the five boroughs, with footholds in Long Island, New Jersey via their alliance with Great Adventure, and other regions currently being explored. Outside of talent based in the New York area, bands from California, Kentucky, Florida, Japan and others are amongst the hundreds who have enjoyed the benefits of the concert series.

Charetta (https://www.facebook.com/charettamusic)

Woods Of Arden (https://www.facebook.com/WOODSOFARDEN1?fref=ts)

The Amatory Murder (https://www.facebook.com/TheAmatoryMrdr?fref=ts)

Machine Elves (https://www.facebook.com/MachineElvesMusic?fref=ts)

ISPACEWALKSOMETIMES (https://www.facebook.com/ISWSband?fref=ts)

Gotham Rocks (http://gothamrocks.net/)

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