Revival Tour featuring Tim Barry, Jim Ward, Chuck Ragan, Jenny Owen Youngs, etc

This year's Revival tour honestly goes down as one of my all time favorite shows. I've seen many of these performers' bands in the past (bands that I love), but seeing them all just hanging out, having some drinks, taking turns playing individually, then performing together at the end of the night was absolutely incredible.

The show I saw at Sonar on Oct 16 was only the 2nd of the tour. Treat yourself to some beautiful music by going to this show when it hits your town.

KISS at Verizon Center - October 13 2009

OK, KISS fanatics... you were right. I now officially love this band. All I can say is "WOW!!!"

Kelly Clarkson at Patriot Center

I have never been one to watch American Idol aside from the hilarious try-out shows, but I love Kelly Clarkson. Since U Been Gone is the first song of hers I ever heard - and I have never met a person who doesn't (secretly, at least) love to belt this song out as much as I do.

I was thrilled when the staff gave me a ticket so I could stick around to watch her whole set and was floored by how AMAZING she is live. The Patsy Cline and Alanis Morisette covers may have been my favorite performances of the night simply because it was her performing something I haven't already heard hundreds of times on my iPod.

Oh - and to the people who concentrate more on the fact that she's gained some weight than her ridiculous singing abilities: you are what is wrong with the music industry. Just sayin.

Dio with Black Sabbath at Merriweather Post Pavillion - August 2009

Coheed and Cambria at Merriweather Post - August 2009

Josie Cotton

I recently reconnected with Josie Cotton on Facebook and went into my archives for some photos I took at her record release party back in October 2007. Because I had to shrink the photos down to email them to her I thought I'd post some favorites on here.

Green Day at Verizon Wireless