the streets with brotherly love. day one.

mark & i have been together since 2009 and have never left our great state of Ohio as a couple. Don't get me wrong, we have gone a lot of places and probably seen every corner of this silly state...but never really outside of its borders together. (unless you count our day at the newport ky aquarium, but come on...you could see the cincinnati bengals stadium. so it doesn't count.)


anyway, we recently planned an adventure to Philadelphia PA to see my most favorite lady in the world... Tori Amos. We spent an extra day in a lovely and historical hotel amidst the art and shopping district of downtown.  it was truly amazing and a wonderful way to start our third winter together.

                         

it was an evening with all of my favorite things that i wont soon forget.

the academy of music was one of the single most gorgeous venues i have ever seen....and i have seen a ton of different concert venues.

i have seen her three times and this one was by far my most favorite.

after the show we took a brisk walk (in our dress clothes so we would feel fancy) and came across a beautiful park.  it was rittenhouse square at night, all decorated for christmas.  such a lovely find.

so naturally we took pictures of each other in front of their giant tree!  it was a very very happy december 1st and our 1st night in philadelphia.

peace & love~

busy busy bee.

wow, where in the world did august go? and now almost a week into september... wowser.

i have missed blogging very much and i vow to catch up!! summer 2011 was amazing and well documented and i'm ready to share after a long hiatus :)

August 2011 pt. 1
Warped Tour 2011


i had the honor of attending warped tour as a guest photographer for (James) The Devil Wears Prada.  as most of you know mark and i will be photographing james & rachel's wedding in october and we are beyond excited!!! its coming up quick!  i had such a great time taking their engagement photos and hanging  out with them at the cincinnati warped tour this year!  here are some of my highlights:

(james & the guys are seriously EPIC live, if you have the chance to see the devil wears prada, take it!)

i also had the privilege of photographing anyone else i wanted at the festival so of course i took the opportunity.  please check out the others here!

even though it was like 1000 degrees out i had an absolute blast :) <3 vans warped tour!

peace & love~

and i will follow you into the dark...

if you know me really well, or even just a lil bit you know that live concerts are the way to my heart & soul.  i have been to a great many shows in my 26 years and i have loved them all for different reasons!

this past week mark and i bought tickets to one of my all time favorite bands: Death Cab for Cutie.  and as always they didn't disappoint and created a magical amazing evening for us all. 

this was the second time i've seen them and the first time for mark and i - it was truly a special evening.  it even brought tears to my eyes - it was simply joyous and our best concert to date!! 

here was the setlist:

i will possess your heart

the new year

we laugh indoors

crooked teeth

photo booth

doors unlocked and open

long division

grapevine fires

codes and keys

what sarah said

i will follow you into the dark

title track

you are a tourist

underneath the sycamore

title and registration

a movie script ending

soul meets body

stay young, go dancing

cath

the sound of settling

home is a fire

expo 86

marching bands of manhattan

transatlanticism

i completely recommend seeing these guys live anytime you can!!

goodbye july and hello august ;)

what was your favorite activity in july?

peace & love~

britt

my live music frenzy.

i decided to bring this feature over from my SUPER old myspace page... i updated it so its current and makes me smile :) I would love for you all to share your concert lists too!!!

i thought since i have seen soooooo many bands in concert over the years....

that i needed to create a list before i start forgetting in my old age :)

so here we go...

(please click on all of the links... if its clickable that means i have photographed them)

Bush

Veruca Salt

No Doubt

Aerosmith (X 5) 

Cheap Trick (X 2)

Dave Matthews Band (X 4) 

Sevendust (X 2)

Disturbed (X 3)

Candlebox (x2)

Seven Mary Three (X 2)

Our Lady Peace (x2)

Creed (X 2)

A Perfect Circle (X 3)

Run DMC

Kid Rock (X 2)

Slipknot

Amen

Spineshank

Fuel (X 2)

K's Choice

Verve Pipe

Jimmys Chicken Shack ;)

Godsmack (X 3)

Metallica

Marcy's Playground

Guided by Voices

Joy Drop

Three Doors Down (X 2)

Stone Temple Pilot

Tantric (X 2)

American Hi-Fi

Matthew Sweet

Jars of Clay

Better Than Ezra

Reel Big Fish (x2)

Men at Work

Goldfinger

Audiovent

Filter

Hoobastank (X2)

Smile Empty Soul

Puddle of Mudd (x2)

Saliva

Smile Empty Soul

Crossfade (x2)

Papa Roach (x2)

Theory of a Deadman

LIVE (X 3)

Richard Marx

Someday New

Breaking Benjamin (X 3)

Staind (X3)

Motley Crue

Journey

Tim McGraw (X 3)

Keith Urban

Counting Crows (X 2)

The Goo Goo Dolls

Collective Soul

Sheryl Crow

Cold (X 2)

Mudvayne (x2)

Seether (x 4)

Eve 6

Powerman 5000

Shinedown (X 2)

Three Days Grace (X 2)

Alabama

Jimmy Buffet

Nine Inch Nails

The Dresden Dolls

Chevelle (X 2)

Hawthorne Heights (X 3)

American Idols Live

Stroke 9 (X 2)

Bury your dead

Deadsy

Bullets & Octane

The Devil Wears Prada (x2)

Walls of Jericho

Stonesour (X 2)

Deftones (X 2)

Flyleaf (X 3)

10 years (X 2)

Dir en grey

Korn (x2)

Isis

TOOL! (x 2)

Pink Spiders

Men, Women & Children

Head Automatica

Cobra Starship (X2)

30 Seconds to Mars (x 3)

Nonpoint

Gnarls Barkley

Red Hot Chili Peppers!

Rise Against

My Chemical Romance!! (X 3)

The Used (X 2)

Chiodos (X 2)

Senses Fail

Aiden (X 2)

Evaline

Saosin (X 2)

Fall of Troy

The New Atlantic

Rediscover

Monty Are I (X 2)

Linkin Park (X 2)

Taking Back Sunday

HIM

Placebo

Julien K

Mindless Self Indulgence (crazy awesome)

The Bled (X 2)

Madina Lake (X 2)

Big Business

INCUBUS (x2)

The Bravery

Funeral for a Friend

Underoath

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Killswitch Engage

Alkaline Trio

Coheed & Cambria (X 2)

Meg & Dia

Circa Survive

Paramore (X2)

New Found Glory

Drop Dead Gorgeous (X 2)

Cute is what we aim for

Josephine Collective

Army of Me

George Clinton & PFunk

Fair to Midland

Evans Blue

Sick Puppies (x3)

Finger Eleven (X 2)

Sum 41

Explosions in the Sky

Tegan & Sara (x2)

Death Cab for Cutie (x2)

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS!!!!! (x3)

Hellogoodbye

Say Anything

TORI AMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (x2)

Chris Cornell

Alter Bridge

Avenged Sevenfold (x2)

Atreyu

Bullet For My Valentine

Bless the Fall

MUCC

Idiot Pilot

The Underneath

Despairsray

Drive By

Billy Talent

Jimmy Eat World

Dear and the Headlights

Sonny

Forever the Sickest Kids

All Time Low

The Matches

The Rocket Summer

The Horropops

The Academy Is...

Cobra Starship

Greenly Estates

Reel Big Fish

Relient K

Say Anything

Story of the Year

Anberlin

Motion City Soundtrack

Norma Jean

Five Finger Death Punch

Papa Roach

Alice In Chains

Cage the Elephant (x2)

Silversun Pickups

the werks

this is what i have remembered so far... and ill keep adding to it each time i get the chance :)


please feel free to share your list!!


I would adore to discuss ;)

rock on the range 2011.

this month has been a whirlwind like any other... however,  the month of may had a wonderful and generous surprise!

i was "face-booking it up"(as mark and i would call it) one night last week and a very nice photographer from cincinnati that i see every year at x-fest had messaged me.

we chatted about the columbus music festival - rock on the range.
i said that i just couldn't justify the price it took to get into such a festival and only wanted to watch a few of the many bands.  its sad when such a huge festival comes to my neck of the woods and i cant afford to go... and even if you do go, you get inside and pay tons of money just to eat and drink. its outrageous!!
anyways :)  he told me he was no longer attending rotr because there were way to many complications due to national press attending the show this year. (i believe thats because a perfect circle played)  he said his radio station had some extra weekend passes. and offered me a set.  i graciously accepted the tickets and instantly my soul was happy :)  i live for live shows.  and weekend passes to a great show: EKKKK!!!!!!

and so the weekend began...

friday:  we had tickets to go down for the pre-party for the 5th anniversary of rotr.  but... i was a party pooper and worked all day and afternoon, so we decided to stick closer to home.  we headed out to the movie theatre instead, it was an incredible night ;)

saturday:

thats one happy girl ;)

we headed downtown early to drive around the city and enjoy the beautiful day off together.  we stopped off at patrick j's on high street for a little rum and appetizers to hold us over at the show. 

saturday night's bands:

there was really only one...

korn.

video coming soon.

sunday:

again on sunday, we headed downtown with our hearts filled and our minds racing!

all day we had heard there was a major chance of storms and hoped so much that it would let up enough for us to see the headlining band : a perfect circle.

we both worked on sunday but had the motivation of the show that evening to get us through!!

i have seen apc twice before but not since the early 2000's... yeah thats about 10 years ago. ugh.  and i was sooo very exited to see them again outdoors.  

they did not disappoint.  

sunday night's bands:

puddle of mud

disturbed

a perfect circle

video coming soon :)

i feel incredibly blessed and thankful for the amazing opportunity to attend. thank you.

peace & love~