Sunday, August 23, 2009

Tom Evanchuck - Rochester (#114)

Folk acoustic singer/songwriter Tom Evanchuck at the Mez in Rochester, NY. Photo taken Friday August 21, 2009.

More to come.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Manchester Orchestra (#113)





Manchester Orchestra playing the Budweiser Stage at Lollapalooza. It started raining right before their set, and didn't stop for about 8 hours. Friday August 7, 2009.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs (#112)

The opening of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs set at Lollapalooza Saturday, August 8. 

I don't think this is the best version of this photo I've ever seen, but I thought I would experiment a little while shooting Lolla this past weekend. It's still pretty cool.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Gettin' Ready for Lolla (#111)

A Lollapalooza crew member ties off the middle syllable of the main gate's "Lollapalooza" inflatible sign Wednesday afternoon in Grant Park. Lollapalooza begins Friday morning and features over 100 bands over the three day festival.

Rooftops (#110)

Yesterday's RedEye cover. Story on how rooftop bars/restaurants are new "cool" place to be. This shot is from downtown hotel The Wit's new sky-high hangout, Roof. It was a pretty nice place, though I probably couldn't afford the ice.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Screamer - Brian King - The Japandroids(#109)

Lead singer and guitarist for Canadian rock band Japandroids, Brian King. Photos taken July 19, 2009 at the Pitchfork Music Festival. More Japandroids to come.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Chicago Street Fashion (#108)

Today's RedEye cover story explored finding fashionable looks at inexpensive prices. So, RedEye's web editor Steph Yiu and I searched the rough streets of Michigan Avenue to see if we could spot some fashion finds -- for cheap.




http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/2009/08/chicago-street-fashion.html

Soldier's Return (#107)

Two-and-a-half year old Gabriel Danielson has tears in her eyes as she is reunited with her father, Sargent Major Douglas Danielson, 39, of the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Division of the Illinois Army National Gaurd. The 178th has been deyployed in Afghanistan for the past year and returned home Monday, August 3, 2009 at Soldier Field.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Bear Season (#106)

RedEye cover on the Chicago Bears pre-season and the crazy fans who are also preparing for football season. Friday, July 31st, 2009.

Design by Mike Rich. Photo by me.