Last Night's Stage

Hip-hop emcee Asher Roth hit ESU last night for the finale of I Love College Week. This sold-out concert at The Sherman Theatre brought in nearly 1300 students from the area. MTV was there to finish off his special Before and Asher which will air on MTV in the next few weeks. He was all smiles backstage before the show, meeting up with old high school friends and more. Right before he hit the stage, you can hear the crowd chanting a line of his hit song ‘I Love College’; “Do somethin’ crazy!” The cameras we’re all on him while the young emcee surfaced the stage. He started the showoff with one of his next singles ‘Lark In My Go-Kart’ which made the crowd go wild. You could feel the energy from the crowd that screamed ‘Welcome home, Asher’. Some of my photos of the could be seen at my Flickr and will soon be on The Stroud Courier Online.

Pierce The Veil used my picture on their MySpace! My picture is amoung other amazing photography taken during the 2009 Taste Of Chaos Tour. Check it out here and comment!

I will be interviewing hip-hop artist Asher Roth tomorrow night at The Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg, PA. This concert is part of ‘I Love College’ Week at East Stroudsburg University.

PHOTO: GINA NICOLE

Indie musician, Butch Walker played at Webster Hall in New York City this past Saturday Night. I felt the vibe in the crowd that this was a hometown show. Once Walker hit the stage, I could feel a certain energy hit the room. He started off with a slower song, off of his album Sycamore Meadows. Once he got off of his piano, he hit the middle of the stage with the full band. I could feel the floor beating like a heart beat under my feet. The crowd was mixed from people from all different backgrounds and ages. It amazed me how he could have a fanbase like that. I loved to see that everyone was singing along and feeling the same beat I was. I fell in love with his music even more that night. Check out some of his music and the rest of his tour dates on his MySpace. I also had the pleasure to interview him. You can check out the interview on my blog here and on my webzine.

PHOTO: GINA N. DANZA

Rockstar Energy Drink Taste Of Chaos 2009 was indeed brutal last night but definitely deserves 4 stars. This year’s headliner was Thursday (photo) with openers Four Year Strong, Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce The Veil, and Cancer Bats. Teens wearing tight jeans and highlighter colored t shirts covered the floor facing the stage. Nokia Theatre was the home for this New York City stop, and the bands proved they owned it. The mosh pits gained strength from wall to wall throughout the night. I was in the photo pit with over 20 other photographers. I did get a push and a shove from crowd surfers being rescued by security. One band that deserved a honorable mention was Four Year Strong. They surfaced the stage wearing ‘FYS’ varsity jacket-looking hoodies. Their energy was at a high once they hit the middle of their set. You could see me nodding along to some songs that have passed by my ears before. Headliner, Thursday also gave an excellent performance. I never attended a hard-rock show before, and to be honest I was impressed. This show was outstanding and I would recommend going even if you never heard of the bands. It will make you appreciate hard-rock and look at it in a different way. I still don’t understand the screaming, especially the songs of Bring Me The Horizon. They sounded all the same to me, however I would like to understand it one day. Now it’s time for me to download some Four Year Strong for my Ipod.

Check out more pictures of the show on my Flickr.