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...

Upcoming: Skrillex @ Knitting Factory Concert House [June 27]

Skrillex @ Knitting Factory 2011-06-27

YES OH MY GOD!  These were the first (screaming) lyrics we ever truly heard in a song by Los Angeles electro/dubstep/glitch producer, Skrillex, and for those brave enough to endure a bass-heavy headbangin’ evening at Knitting Factory Concert House on Monday, June 27th, you will assuredly hear those words, and many other electrified sounds blasting from the speakers.  I will be personally trying out my new earplugs (not that I don’t enjoy loud music, I’m just noticing a bit of a ‘ring’ in the ears lately after shows) and am beyond excited to get some face-to-lens time with ye old Sonny Moore aka Skrillex.

Who else will be there?  Young up-n-coming electro DJ/producer Porter Robinson, ‘big room bouncy house’ German electro favorite Zedd and special (Canadian) guest, Knight Riderz.  Get yo Monday night bass fix fa sho!

Will we see you there?  If so … make sure to get front and center against the barrier and show us your stuff!  Who knows, maybe you’ll be on the Home Page of IShootReno.com before July 1st rolls around?

$26-$65.  All Ages.  Get tickets.

Check out Skrillex on Amazon: Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites EP, Weekends!!! (ft. Sirah), Reptile’s Theme