2015 YEAR IN REVIEW – MUSIC PHOTOS

Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters perform at CitiField. The Studio of Joe Russo Photography. – Another year of shooting live music is in the books. Seems like it was a very busy and solid year all around photography-wise. This was my first full year back on the East Coast since moving back almost 2 […]
Jan 02, 2016 | Categories: Music | Tags: ac dc, Alice Cooper, all american concert series, allen stone, Angus Young, Annie Clark, another planet entertainmen, ape, apollo theater, ardmore, Barclays Center, Beacon Theater, bergen performing arts center, best buy, best buy theater, bette midler, billboard, Billy Gibbons, billy idol, billy joel, bjork, Black Crowes, Black Keys, Bono, Bowery Ballroom, bowery presents, boy george, bpac, BROOKLYN, brooklyn bowl, Buckcherry, capitol theater, carlos santana, ceg presents, Chris Robinson, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Chris St. Hilaire, citi field, city winery, concert photography, CRB, culture club, D'Angelo, Dan Auerbach, dan reynolds, danny clinch, Dave Grohl, david lee roth, duran duran, Dusty Hill, eddie van halen, exodus, fillmore east, Florence and the Machine, Florence Welch, foo fighters, fox and friends, Frank Beard, gary clark jr, Governors Ball, governors ball music festival, Grace Potter, Gramercy Theater, Guns and Roses, hammerstein ballroom, high flying birds, imagespace, Imagine Dragons, Irving Plaza, Izod Center, J Roddy Walston, J Roddy Walston and the Business, jambase, janelle monae, janes addiction, Jay Buchanan, jbl, jbl pier 97, jeff beck, Jim James, JOE RUSSO, JOE RUSSO PHOTO, John Lydon, John Taylor, Johnny Rotten, Judas Priest, justin bieber, keith urban, king diamond, kings theatre, led zep, led zeppelin, little kids rock, live music, live nation, live nation nyc, london souls, madison square garden, mariah carey, mastodon, matt lauer, metlife stadium, Milk Studios, mmj, MSG, music festival photography, my morning kacket, nbc, new jersey performing arts center, new kids on the block, New York City, Newark, Nick Rhodes, Nirvana, njpac, nkotb, nme, nme magazine, noel gallagher, NYC, oasis, perry farrell, Pete Townshend, pier 97, PIL, pimps of joytime, playstation theater, PNC Art Center, prudential arena, Public Image Limited, Radio City Music Hall, rival sons, rob halford, Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Roger Taylor, rolling stone, rolling stone magazine, Santana, Sensational Space Shifters, Simon Le Bon, Slash, spin, spin magazine, spoon, st vincent, starland ballroom, steve aoki, steve miller, tarrytown music hall, Tash Neal, terminal 5, the waster, The Who, today show, U2, Van Halen, waster inc, webster hall, weird al yankovic, year in review, yim yames, zz top | Leave A Comment »
2014 x YEAR IN REVIEW x LIVE MUSIC PHOTOS

Usher at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Shooting from all across the country. – Another year of shooting live music is in the books. While my year started out with me living on the West Coast in San Francisco, it closed with me living back on the East Coast in New York City. Over the […]
Jan 05, 2015 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: alexturner, allhailthesilence, allmanbrothersband, andybell, annwilson, anotherplanetentertainment, ape, apollotheater, appleheadstudios, arcticmonkeys, arethafranklin, augustalsina, axs, barclayscenter, bbking, beacontheater, bestbuy, bestbuytheater, billboard, billgrahampresents, billyjoel, blackcrowes, blacklabelsociety, blondie, bobgruen, boweryballroom, bowerypresents, BROOKLYN, brooklynbowl, Buckcherry, cagetheelephant, cameogallery, centralpark, chrisisaak, chrisrobinson, chrisrobinsonbrotherhood, chrisstein, christinaperri, citywinery, concertphotography, coreyglover, coreytaylor, danauerbach, danreynolds, daverawlingsmachine, debbieharry, deertick, delasoul, demilovato, derektrucks, donhenley, dougwimbish, Dover, down, dreamhotel, eagles, eldebarge, ElevateOakland, embarcadero, erasure, fillmore, fillmoreeast, fireflymusicfestival, flaminglips, fosterthepeople, foxtheater, garyclarkjr, garylouris, geazy, getampedmagazine, ghost, glennfrey, goldengatepark, goldenvoice, gramercytheater, Grouplove, haim, hammersteinballroom, hardlystrictlybluegrass, heart, highway81revisited, hornblower, imagespace, imaginedragons, imeldamay, irvingplaza, izodcenter, jackiegreene, jakebugg, jambase, james, jamestaylor, janellemonae, jasonmraz, jayhawks, jefftweedy, joemagistro, joerusso, joerussophoto, joespub, joewalsh, johnbutler, johnbutlertrio, johnpauljones, jonbatiste, korn, ledzep, ledzeppelin, livemusic, livenation, livingcolour, londonsouls, lordhuron, lucius, lukasnelson, lykkeli, macklemore, madisonsquaregarden, markfoster, mattberniger, mercurylounge, michaelfranti, mickrock, mikeness, motherhips, MSG, musicfestivalphotography, nancywilson, Newark, newjerseyperformingartscenter, newpolitics, newyorkcity, nickibluhm, njpac, nme, nmemagazine, NYC, oakland, outsidelands, Phantogram, pimpsofjoytime, prophetomega, prospectpark, prudentialarena, radiocitymusichall, redbull, reignwolf, richrobinson, rollingstone, rollingstonemagazine, rosannecash, rumseyplayfield, ryanadams, samirgadhia, sanfrancisco, sapcenter, Sayreville, sheilae, slipknot, sociald, socialdistortion, spearhead, spin, spinmagazine, spoon, starlandballroom, steepwaterband, stevewinwood, stormlarge, Summerstage, susantedeschi, tedeschitrucksband, terminal5, terrapincrossroads, thebalckkeys, thegramblers, theindependent, thenational, thewaster, timbluhm, timbooth, timmcgraw, tompetty, townhall, triggerhippy, unitedpalacetheater, unlockingthetruth, usher, vernonreid, vicmensa, vincegill, wasterinc, waynecoyne, websterhall, Wilco, woodstock, yachtcruise, yearinreview, yoshis, youngthegiant, zakkwylde | Leave A Comment »
live music: BUCKCHERRY x GRAMERCY THEATRE x 5.13.14

Gramercy Theatre; New York, NY. – Buckcherry brought the party to the Gramercy Theatre last week for another high energy rock and roll show.
May 20, 2014 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: Buckcherry, gramercytheatre, joerussophoto | Leave A Comment »
live music: 2012 BEST OF DRUMMERS x TOP 50

Allen Aucoin’s kit of the Disco Biscuits.
Jan 06, 2013 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: 2012 Best Of Drummers, alex van halen, Allen Aucoin, Allman Brothers Band, Andrew McFarland, anti flag, Arctic Monkeys, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, bad brains, Bamboozle, Benny Horowitz, Bonnaroo, Bowery Ballroom, BROOKLYN, brooklyn bowl, Buckcherry, Budweiser, canon 40 D, Canon 5D Mark 2, Canon 70-200 f 2.8, Canon 7D, Carla Azar, Catalpa, Chad Smith, Chris Dangerous, Chris Guanlao, Christian Grahn, Cody Dickinson, Cold War Kids, concert photography, Daniel de los Reyes, Daru Jones, Dave Turbeville, David Hidalgo Jr., Dawes, Delaware, Disco Biscuits, Dover, Dumpstaphunk, Earl Hudson, Encore Event Center, Eric Singer, Firefly, Fitz and the Tantrums, Flavor Flav, Foster The People, Freehold, Fucked Up, Furthur, gary clark jr, gaslight anthem, Governors Ball, Griffin Goldsmith, Grouplove, Guinea Beat, holmdel, Irving Plaza, Izod Center, Jack White, janes addiction, joe magistro, Joe Plummer, JOE RUSSO, JOE RUSSO PHOTO, John Wicks, Johnny Radelat, Jonah Falco, Jonny Greenwood, Jorma Vik, Josh Karis, Karl Perazzo, Kiss, lars ulrich, Leroy Justice, Levon Helm, live music, Love For Levon Save The Barn Benefit, Lupe Fiasco, mac powell, Mac Powell Country, Made In America, madison square garden, Manchester, Marc Quiñones, Mariachi El Bronx, Mark Pontius, Matt Aveiro, Matt Helders, Matt Thomas, MCU Ballpark, Megadeth, Metallica, Michael Kiwanuka, miike snow, Mr. Jo, MSG, music festivals, My Morning Jacket, Nate Donmoyer, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newark, Nicki Gillespie, NMAS, Nokia Best Buy Theater, North Mississippi All Stars, ny, NYC, Orion Music and More, passion pit, Pat Thetic, Patrick Carney, Patrick Hallahan, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PNC Bank Arts Center, Prudential Center, Public Enemy, Questlove, Radiohead, Randalls Island, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reptar, Rich Robinson, Richard Danielson, Ringo Starr, Roseland Ballroom, Rutherford, Ryan Rabin, Santana, Sayreville, Shawn Drover, Silversun Pickups, Social Distortion, starland ballroom, State Theater, stephen perkins, tamron 17-50 f 2.8, Ted Nugent, Tennessee, terminal 5, the Band, the beatles, The Black Crowes, The Black Keys, The Buzzards, The Felice Brothers, The Head and the Heart, The Hives, The Joy Formidable, The Peacocks, The Roots, The Shins, The Who, Tyler Williams, Van Halen, Vintage Trouble, Williamsburg Waterfront Park, Xavier Muriel, Zac Brown Band, Zak Starkey | 1 Comment »
live music: TOP 50 CONCERT SHOTS OF 2012 [music festivals]

Flea and the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.
Jan 03, 2013 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: 2012 Best Of Music Festival Photography, aaron bruno, adam devine, Alice Cooper, allen stone, anti flag, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Awol Nation, bad brains, Bamboozle, beach boys, billy zoom, blake anderson, Bonnaroo, Brian Aubert, Brian Fallon, Buckcherry, Budweiser, Cage the Elephant, canon 40 D, Canon 5D Mark 2, Canon 70-200 f 2.8, Canon 7D, Catalpa, Christian Zucconi, comedy central, concert photography, D'Angelo, Dap Kings, Dave Grohl, Delaware, don jamieson, Dover, Drake, Fiona Apple, Firefly, Fitz and the Tantrums, Flaming Lips, Flea, foo fighters, Foster The People, gary clark jr, gaslight anthem, Governors Ball, Grouplove, HR, human rights, J Bowman, J Roddy Walston, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Jack White, james hetfield, Jay Z, jim florentine, Jimmy Gestapo, JOE RUSSO, JOE RUSSO PHOTO, John Legend, josh todd, Kevin Ray, kirk hammett, lars ulrich, live music, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Made In America, Manchester, Mark Foster, matisyahu, Matthew Shultz, Metallica, Michael Fitzpatrick, michael franti, Michael Kiwanuka, Mike Love, Mike Muir, murphy's law, music festivals, New Jersey, Nirvana, NYC, Orion Music and More, Pennsylvania, Phantogram, Philadelphia, raconteurs, Randalls Island, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rita ora, robert randolph, RUN DMC, ryan gullen, Samir Gadhia, Sarah Barthel, Sharon Jones, Silversun Pickups, SKRILLEX, spearhead, suicidal tendencies, tamron 17-50 f 2.8, Tennessee, that metal show, The Hives, the sheepdogs, The Word, Tv on the Radio, Walk the Moon, Wayne Coyne, white stripes, workaholics, X, Young the Giant | 1 Comment »
live music: TOP 50 CONCERT SHOTS OF 2012 [venues]

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs at Madison Square Garden. Probably the highlight of my year.
Jan 02, 2013 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: 70-200 f 2.8, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers Band, Angelo Moore, Atlantic City, bad brains, Band of Horses, Bela Fleck, Ben Bridwell, bernard sumner, Best Of 2012, Billy Graziadei, BIOHAZARD, Bob Weir, Brent Smith, Brian Fallon, BRONX, BROOKLYN, brooklyn bowl, Buckcherry, Canon 40D, Canon 5D Mark 2, Canon 7D, Cheap Trick, Chris Broderick, Chris Robinson, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Christian Zucconi, concert photography, Country Winston Marshall, CRB, Dan Auerbach, Dave Mustaine, dave navarro, Die Antwoord, DJ Kaskade, eddie van halen, EDM, fishbone, Flea, Florence and the Machine, Florence Welch, Furthur, gaslight anthem, Gene Simmons, Golden Nugget Casino, Gramercy Theater, Grateful Dead, Gregg Allman, Grouplove, Guns and Roses, hammerstein ballroom, Hannah Hooper, highline ballroom, hip hop, Hoboken, holmdel, HR, human rights, ian perkins, Izod Center, janes addiction, Jim James, Joe Don Rooney, JOE RUSSO, JOE RUSSO PHOTO, Joey Harrison's Surf Club - Ortley Beach, John Lydon, Johnny Rotten, josh todd, Joy Division, jump shot, Kiss, Leroy Justice, live music, Luther Dickinson, madison square garden, Madonna, Manhattan Center, Marcus Mumford, Marilyn Manson, Matt Pinfield, MCU Ballpark, Megadeth, Mike Ness, Montclair, Morrissey, moz, Mumford and Sons, Music Hall of Williamsburg, My Morning Jacket, Nalle Colt, neal casal, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Order, new york hardcore, Newark, Nikon at Jones Beach, Ninja, NMAS, Nokia Best Buy Theater, North Mississippi All Stars, NYC, NYHC, Paul Stanley, Pier A, pink floyd, PNC Bank Arts Center, Prudential Center, Public Image Limited, Puddle of Mudd, Radio City Music Hall, Radiohead, Rascal Flatts, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Richard Danielson, Rick Barrio Dill, Rob Zombie, Robin Zander, Roger Daltrey, Roger Waters, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Roseland Ballroom, Rutherford, Sayreville, Scott Roberts, Sean Gadd, Shinedown, SKRILLEX, Slash, Slick Rick, social d, Social Distortion, Sonny John Moore, starland ballroom, State Theater, Stephen Patrick Morrissey, Steve Vai, steven tyler, tamron 17-50 f 2.8, Ted Nugent, terminal 5, The Black Crowes, The Black Keys, The Sex Pistols, The Wall, The Who, Thom Yorke, Tommy Thayer, Ty Taylor, Van Halen, Vintage Trouble, wellmont theater, Wes Scantlin, Williamsburg Waterfront Park, with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Yankee Stadium, Zac Brown, Zac Brown Band | 4 Comments »
live music: BAMBOOZLE FESTIVAL x ASBURY PARK, NJ x MAY 19-20, 2012

Richie Sambora & Jon Bon Jovi Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters
Jul 19, 2012 | Categories: Live Music | Tags: action bronson, andrew dice clay, anti flag, Asbury Park, Bamboozle Festival, Bon Jovi, bouncing souls, brand new, Buckcherry, concert photography, foo fighters, gaslight anthem, jambase, jimmy eat world, JOE RUSSO, JOE RUSSO PHOTO, live music, motion city soundtrack, murphy's law, nj, summer music festivals | Leave A Comment »
news: BEST OF LIVE MUSIC 2011 x YEAR IN REVIEW x JOE RUSSO

Larry Graham at BB Kings.
Jan 26, 2012 | Categories: Live Music, News | Tags: 92 street Y, aaron neville, Aidan Has A Posse, Aidan Seeger, airborne toxic event, Anthrax, asbury lanes, asbury park convention center, bad religion, Band of Joy, BB KINGS, Beacon Theater, best buy theater, Blink 182, Bono, borgata, brooklyn bowl, Buckcherry, carnegie hall, central park summerstage, Chickenfoot, Chris Cornell, concert photography, Cyndi Lauper, Death Angel, Disco Biscuits, DJ Diabetic, Doobie Brothers, Edge, electric factory, Evanescence, fishbone, Foster The People, funky meters, G Love and Special Sauce, Govt Mule, gwar, hammerstein ballroom, henry rollins, highline ballroom, HR, human rights, Interpol, Irving Plaza, Izod Center, janes addiction, JOE RUSSO, JOE RUSSO PHOTO, joe russo photography, joe's pub, Judas Priest, Kid Rock, Larry Graham, live music, Los Lonely Boys, Lynyrd Skynyrd, madison square garden, matisyahu, mike gordon, Motley Crue, My Chemical Romance, My Morning Jacket, Neon Trees, New Orleans Radiators, Nikka Costa, NMAS, North Mississippi All Stars, NYC, Paul McCartney, phish, piano's, pnc arts center, Portishead, Primus, Public Enemy, rise against, Robert Plant, robert randolph, roseland, Roy Ayers, Shepard Fairey, Smashing Pumpkins, starland ballroom, Steepwater Band, termianl 5, Testament, the National, the national underground, the Pretty Reckless, toyaota pavillion, trey anastasio, Trombone Shorty, twisted sister, U2, webster hall, wellmont theater, Wilco, williamsburg music hall, Wooster Street Social Club | 1 Comment »