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The Best Concert Photography Of 2008

In the past year, Under The Rotunda has grown quite a bit. As several contributing photographers joined the team, the concert photography increased in quality exponentially. And while you saw the list of my favorite shows yesterday, today is reserved for the visual representation. Here's the best of what was featured here in the past year -- the best of Under The Rotunda's concert photography of 2008.

Photos by Malora Mcintosh (The Mountain Goats, Headlights, Mock Orange, Amanda Palmer, Talkdemonic), Cassandra Marino (Shearwater), Erick Dela Rosa (Islands, Jaymay), and myself, Keith Nelson (John Vanderslice, The Kills, The Dresden Dolls).

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS (W/KAKI KING) -- 10/13/08 @ PARK WEST IN CHICAGO, IL
SHEARWATER -- 10/19/08 @ CAFE 939 IN BOSTON, MA
HEADLIGHTS -- 05/22/08 @ SCHUBAS IN CHICAGO, IL

ISLANDS -- 06/02/08 @ LOGAN SQUARE AUDITORIUM IN CHICAGO, IL
MOCK ORANGE -- 09/18/08 @ SUBTERRANEAN IN CHICAGO, IL
JOHN VANDERSLICE -- 01/16/08 @ SCHUBAS IN CHICAGO, IL
THE KILLS -- 08/01/08 @ LOLLAPALOOZA IN CHICAGO, IL
JAYMAY -- 06/16/08 @ SCHUBAS IN CHICAGO, IL
AMANDA PALMER -- 08/08/08 @ LAKESHORE THEATER IN CHICAGO, IL
TALKDEMONIC -- 10/07/08 @ SCHUBAS IN CHICAGO, IL
THE DRESDEN DOLLS -- 01/05/08 @ VIC THEATRE IN CHICAGO, IL

John Vanderslice - The Minaret (from Emerald City)
The Kills - U.R.A. Fever (from Midnight Boom)
Jaymay - Gray Or Blue (from Autumn Fallin')
The Dresden Dolls - Gravity (from The Dresden Dolls)

For an added bonus, this photo by Malora Mcintosh was taken at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. And it is killer.

3 Responses to “The Best Concert Photography Of 2008”

  1. # Blogger Justin Snow

    These are pretty nice. My faves Islands, Mock Orange, Amanda Palmer, and The Dresden Dolls. Especially that Islands one. Fantastic.  

  2. # Blogger Eric

    Amanda Palmer and the Dresden Dolls are my favorites. Hmm.. Miss Palmer is very photogenic.  

  3. # Blogger Scott

    Stellar photos, as always.  

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