The Spits came through Asbury Park, NJ with a banger of a show. Up until now I had only heard about them–but being connected to so many punk rockers in this town I was told “you don’t want to miss this show.” They came through with some heavy hitters like the Night Birds and Dark Thoughts, which included an opening set by our very own Teenage Halloween.
Teenage Halloween, a queer power pop band from Asbury Park, kicked off the show with a bang. It was cool to see a local opener as many venues right now are not mixing and matching locals and touring acts. Next up was Dark Thoughts a 3-piece punk band that played very fast and powerful music. Night Birds took it up a notch with some great raw hard vocals that got the crowd going apeshit–moshing stage dives, crowdsurfing and a few schuffles to energize everyone. The Spits came out dressed to play a killer set. It was so cool to see the mix of old school punks with the new generation of punks having a great time together. What a great show from start to finish with a few hundred punk-ass peeps showing how passionate they are for the scene.
My passion for music has led me to become a major professional music/concert photographer here in New Jersey. My heart is in the local scene but I am known for photographing the biggest and the smallest of bands from Kiss at MSG to three bands I never heard of in a basement. I have been married for 35 years and have two kids 25 and 21 both are incredibly artistic. I was a born artist all my life, photography just became another creative outlet for me.
