Soulfly at the Airport Tavern: Family, Legacy and Chaos in Tacoma
Soulfly turned the Airport Tavern into a whirlwind of riffs, chaos, and unexpected emotion. A heavy show with an even heavier heart.
Read MoreThe Seattle Mariners Are Their Favorite Baseball Team: Hasco Enjoyments at The Showbox
Hasco Enjoyments opened for Pinback at The Showbox the night after a big Mariners win. It was a performance that felt less like a run-of-the-mill opener and served almost like a quiet celebration of Seattle itself. Beautiful, patient, and never loud, their music carried the same steady confidence the city’s been feeling all week.
Read MoreBetween the Buried and Me at The Crocodile: Precision, Chaos, and Catharsis
Twenty years of sound and memory came full circle as Between the Buried and Me headlined a sold-out night at The Crocodile. With Hail the Sun and Delta Sleep in support, it was an evening of precision, emotion, and music that refuses to fade.
Read MoreSo Pitted at Central Saloon: Everything Sucks and Everything Rules
From a generator-powered CrossFit show to a night of noise at the Central Saloon as protests burned blocks away, So Pitted still thrives where tension meets beauty — messy, loud, and completely alive.
Read MoreSWANS + Little Annie & Paul Wallfisch at The Neptune Theatre →
I walked into the Neptune on September 23rd knowing only what I’d read online about Swans: loud, hypnotic, uncompromising. By the end of the night, those words felt like an understatement. Swans turned the theater into a wall of sound. Relentless, immersive, and impossible to shake. With support from Little Annie & Paul Wallfisch who kicked off the night in haunting fashion.
Read MoreBaroness Red & Blue II Tour Shakes Neumos →
Two albums. One night. Baroness packed Neumos with riffs, sweat, and chaos on September 11, 2025, as Weedeater opened the night with swamp-soaked doom.
Read MoreHi.
I've always heard it's a good idea to start writing things down as you get older. Keeps you sharp. Helps you remember things. Now that I'm 40, I figure I should give it a shot.
This site is a place for me to share my concert photography, talk about music I enjoy, and post about whatever else I'm into. It's part portfolio, part music blog (ugh), and 100% things I love. I can't promise you much more than a lot of concert photos of people holding guitars and yelling into microphones but honestly, that's what I like. In case we haven't met, my name is Andy. I'm a dad, a music photographer, a hot sauce enthusiast, and a crossword completer. Most importantly... I like loud music.