Photos: Jay Rock @ Knitting Factory Concert House

Jay Rock @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-06-26
A shirtless Jay Rock on stage at The Knit; flexing both abdominals and MC skill...

Still riding high atop the ending moments of an aural explosion named ¡Mayday!, the crowd at Knitting Factory Concert House was given a performance by up-and-coming Strange Music artist, Jay Rock and fellow Hype Man Michael Jones that not only kept the vibe going well into the night but made this evening one to be remembered for each and every one of the 1200 devoted fans in attendance.

While in the pit, with a sold-out crowd nearly pushing over the barricade behind me — waving bandanas and throwing up West Side hand gestures — I was able to freely move about, capturing some pretty impressive angles with my trusty Nikon D7000 fitted with Nikon’s least expensive, yet top 10 rated lens, the legendary 50mm f/1.8D.  Taking advantage of the D7000’s ISO sensitivity advancements, I felt comfortable setting the levels to a constant 1600.  Couple that with a wide open aperture of 1.8 and 1/250th of a second as my shutter speed of choice; add a bit of auto white balancing and the shots literally came flooding in.

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Jay Rock @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-06-26
An opening moment of Jay Rock's recent performance at The Knit...
Jay Rock's Hype Man @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-06-26
Michael Jones on stage at The Knit in support of Jay Rock...
Jay Rock's DJ @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-06-26
Jay Rock's DJ pumpin' out the joints; note the Monster stickers...
Jay Rock @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-06-26
Jay Rock caught in a Hulk-like moment this past June...

Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D


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Jay Rock Crowd @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011
A friendly face in the crowd at Knitting Factory Concert House...

Iration @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011

Iration @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-05-15
Adam Taylor of Iration in full groove and right on time with the wicked bass line...

Recently, there have been a lot of ‘firsts’ for myself in life … especially here in Reno!  Our coverage of Pepper’s headlining set at Knitting Factory Concert House this past Sunday, May 15th was our first official shoot at the Knit, and has been quite difficult to get off the brain as the week progressed.

Opening for Pepper is a band that has way more ‘Likes’ on Facebook than we’ll care to admit not having known too much about before shooting…  The band plays a mixture of punk, pop, reggae and rock, hails from Santa Barbara, CA and all members originate from Hawaii.  Can you guess the name?  Iration … and don’t you forget it!

Another first for us in Reno was the slender yet amazingly effective photo pit between the audience and the stage which stood about 4.5 – 5 feet high.  This photo pit allowed myself and several other photographers (Metromix Reno, we’re looking your direction) the freedom to move from side to side of the stage without having to battle our way through (what looked to be) a sold out show.

The rules for shooting were as follows: a) first three songs from the pit, and b) no flash.  While this might seem like a challenge to most photographers… Just kidding, this is *the* infinite hurdle of concert photographers, it’s nothing new.  We did, however, make good use of our time (and our prime lens) during this three-song window into the the inviting sounds of Iration, of which we will now happily recommend to anyone seeking that fun-loving summertime sound that could easily fit alongside many previous greats in this arena.  Think bands like 311, Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Living Dred or … Pepper!

Check out Iration on Amazon: Time Bomb, Fresh Grounds, No Time for Rest, Sample This, New Roots

Iration @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-05-15
Kai Rediske of Iration deep in delivery of his sweet vocal musings...
Iration @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-05-15
Micah Pueschel of Iration delivering those thick, reggae-flavored licks...
Iration @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-05-15
Cayson Peterson of Iration kickin' up funk on the multi-leveled keyboards...
Iration @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-05-15
Joe Dickens of Iration pounding out those summertime beats...

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Camera(s) Used:

Nikon D7000

Lens(es) Used:

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D


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Iration Crowd @ Knitting Factory Concert House, Reno, NV 2011-05-15
Jam-packed crowd taking in Iration's set (and loving every second of it)...