Hi everybody! I'll bet some of you have seen F'ed Up a zillion times by now, but I just had the first opportunity to do so. In fact, it was a pretty unique experience: I got on the press list by way of Brooklyn Vegan (my photos are here -
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/12/fucked_up_dom_b.html ), and it was at a kind of popup venue called Brooklyn Night Bazaar. Anyway, I got to have an Almost Famous-like experience and meet the guys; they were all some of the coolest musicians I've ever met.
The actual show was AMAZING! I don't even like hardcore, and it was still perhaps the most fun I've ever had. Of course I was in the photo pit dodging flying teenagers, which adds a whole level, but even if I were all the way in the back it would have been great. Damian was in the crowd most of the time, and made sure to stick around after the show and just hang. What a class act.
Anyway this is dipping into show review territory, so has anybody else seen them live? What did you think??
PS - I might be shooting Ted Leo in a couple days, maybe one time I'll get to take a "Jazz Man" shot of Tom that he used to go on about.