Parenthetical Girls - Mercury Lounge - April 3, 2012

Shot for a review written by Austin R. Trunick for Consequence of Sound.

Metallica at Yankee Stadium

This is the culmination of The Big Four show I shot last month. Just under 42,000 people were in attendance. Metallica has never been high on my list of bands but it had been a long time since seeing something on this scale. In fact I'd never seen a show in a stadium. There were fireworks, lazers, explosions!

I got to meet Randy Blythe back stage when he noticed my Skeletonwitch shirt and the wrestler Triple H was there.

Big thanks goes out to my manager at the time who let me work a half day because Metallica is her favorite band ever. Thanks Adrianne!

Slayer at The Big 4

I get comments about how I look like Kerry King about once every 6 months. That's probably the best celebrity look alike I can think of. It still seems weird that Tom Araya is wearing a Cristal soccer jersey. But when you've made some of the most metal albums in history you've earned the right to wear what you'd like.

Before Slayer went on stage the press were stationed in the Yankee's press room. Sitting there was Araya doing an interview, just feet away. The only thing more surreal was then realizing that the two tweens sitting next to me were actually his kids.

I regret that I was unable to get any shots of Dave Lombardo however I have some negatives from a show he did with Fantomas in 2004 floating in my parents' house.

Earth @ Le Poisson Rouge

Before this show Austin and I got to meet Dylan Carlson. He is incredibly polite and stands only 5'6" and has a soft reedy voice.

You can see the full review here: http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/06/live-review-earth-at-new-york%E2%80%99s-le-poisson-rouge-616/

O Paon at Le Poisson Rouge

On June 16th Austin and I covered Earth at Le Poisson Rouge. Before the first act hit the stage we had heard that the opener was the real break out on the tour. She would use a looping pedal and build the songs from simple guitar parts and vocals. All of the lyrics were in French which added to the ethereal nature of her sound.