Album of the Month>>01.15.

Pinkshinyultrablast ~ Everything Else Matters

Solid shoegaze pop from Russia with love.

MUCCA PAZZA: 01.01.15: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Double Door: Chicago.

PUNK ROCK MARCHING BAND... OK! Great way to bring in 2015 (!!!!) 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MY GOLD MASK: 12.31.14: New Years Eve: Double Door: Chicago.

My Gold Mask blew the doors off Double Door on New Years Eve in my hometown of Chicago...

Nice way to end an amazing 2014.

BIG thanks to Marcie at Little Devil Management. 

My Year In Images.

Mark Foster of Foster The People ~ 08.02.14

V ~ 05.30.14

 

Meredith Graves of Perfect Pussy ~ 01.22.14

Perfect Pussy ~ 01.22.14

 

Run The Jewels ~ 08.03.14

 

MØ ~ 05.28.14

 

Run or Dye ~ 05.24.14

 

Kyle #drewphotorunproject ~ 05.23.14

 

Glen Hansard ~ 08.03.14

 

Lykke Li ~ 08.01.14

 

Le Blonde ~ 03.01.14

 

 Mac DeMarco ~ 04.02.14

 

MØ ~ 05.28.14

 

Dan #drewphotorunproject ~ 06.11.14

 

Iman #drewphotorunproject ~ 05.27.14

 

Calvin Harris ~ 08.02.14

 

Fitz and The Tantrums ~ 08.01.14

 

Interpol ~ 08.01.14

 

We Are Kings and Queens ~ 02.04.14

 

Jenny Lewis ~ 08.02.14

 

The So So Glos ~ 08.02.14

 

Cody Joe Tillman ~ 02.18.14

 

Cults ~ 02.09.14

 

MAMA ~ 06.01.14

 

Phantogram ~ 08.01.14

 

Iman #drewphotorunproject ~ 05.27.14

 

Iman #drewphotorunproject ~ 06.16.14

 

Katelyn #drewphotorunproject ~ 06.16.14

 

Chris #drewphotorunproject ~ 05.30.14

 

Christian Lopez ~ 02.19.14

 

Frankie Ballard ~ 10.25.14

 

Frankie Ballard ~ 10.25.14

 

Frankie Ballard ~ 10.25.14

 

Frankie Ballard ~ 10.25.14

 

Absolutely the best year of my career. So many amazing people that I was fortunate enough to meet and work with. I started a personal project shooting competitive runners this year called #drewphotorunproject. Other bright highlights include joining forces with Andrea Donadio at RAD Represents, an unforgettable night at The Apple Store showing and talking about my music photography over the last decade, and ending with being included in a solid group show generated by APA.

BIG thanks this year go out to Katie, Andrea, Steven, Elizabeth, Cynthia, Leslie, and Nicole....

  Bring on 2015!

My Favorite Albums of 2014.

01. Wild Beasts ~ Present Tense

02. The Twilight Sad ~ Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave

03. Interpol ~ El Pintor

04. Hundred Waters ~ The Moon Rang Like A Bell

05. Caribou ~ Our Love

06. Eagulls ~ Eagulls

07. Mac DeMarco ~ Salad Days

08. Protomartyr ~ Under Color Of Official Right

09. Perfect Pussy ~ Say Yes To Love

10. Hookworms ~ The Hum

11. JAWS ~ Be Slowly

12. Cheatahs ~ Cheatahs

13. Mr Twin Sister ~ Mr Twin Sister

14. Alvvays ~ Alvvays
15. Ought ~ More Than Any Other Day

Best Shows of 2014:

Eagulls / Cheathas : Beat Kitchen 06.10.14

slowdive : The Vic : 10.30.14

Hundred Waters : Schubas : 07.20.14

Perfect Pussy : Township : 04.01.14

Perfect Pussy: Schubas: 01.22.14 

Interpol: House of Blues : 07.30.12

   Wild Beasts, The Twilight Sad, and Caribou all released their masterpieces this year. Interpol put out their best record since Antics, Hundred Waters / Mac DeMarco are the real deal.

Eagulls / Cheathas at Beat Kitchen completely blew my socks off as well as the times I saw Perfect Pussy destroy Schubas in the winter then Township in the spring. But the biggest was the return of one of my all time fave bands... slowdive at The Vic. Amazing to see all those songs live again...

What an incredible year!

APA: Artist's Perspective Exhibition.

Extremely excited to announce that the above image has been selected into the APA's 2nd Annual Artist's Perspective Exhibition. The entries where judged by an esteemed panel of judges from Leo Burnett, Energy BBDO, and the Filter Photo Festival. The exhibition goes down this Friday: 12.12.14. More info including the solid list of other photographers in the show can be found here: 

http://chicago.apanational.org/events/entry/artists-perspective-exhibition-and-holiday-party/ 

ROLLING STONE: A Night with FRANKIE BALLARD: Old National Centre. Indianapolis, IN. 10.25.14.

Frankie Ballard oozes confidence and his enthusiasm to perform is intoxicating. I honestly believe it rubbed off on me that night to capture some of my favorite images to date for Rolling Stone. BIG thanks to Leslie, Andy, Daryl, and Frankie for being so awesome to work with.