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J Roddy Walston and the Business, We Were Promised Jetpacks

Back to School Weekend at the Abbey Bar was Back to Harrisburg Weekend for We Were Promised Jetpacks and J Roddy Walston and the Business to continue Jersey Mike’s Back To School Extravaganza!

Minshara opened for Jetpacks on Saturday the 8th and it was the best show I’ve ever seen them play, for sure. They get better every time I see them. As for We Were Promised Jetpacks… Man, I could listen to those albums over and over again but I have to say, they are a live band. Kept having to put my camera in front of my mouth so I’d stop catching flies. My face was in perma-awe. Great show.

On Sunday the 9th, I moseyed around while J Roddy and The Line loaded in, ate dinner, sound checked and then I dragged them out front to shoot. I finally got my moments of portraiture for the weekend. Those few awkward moments where I give little direction, make a few lame jokes, and shoot a few frames…

J Roddy:

The Line:

The show that followed was on point. In spite of Josh telling me a million times to come to one of their shows, somehow I hadn’t seen The Line yet. I was disappointed… that it took me this freakin’ long to see them play! I’ve been missing out. They’re solid and they’re still punk. I love that about them.

J Roddy was incredible, as usual. I can’t reiterate enough that I’ve never seen anyone rock out on a keyboard quite like that. They concluded the weekend well.

We Were Promised Jetpacks:

Minshara:

J Roddy Walston and The Business:

The Line:

Rock Paper Records: The Teeth’s Album Release Show

On Saturday Jay, Logan, and Sean of Rock Paper Records hosted a show at the Abbey Bar to celebrate the upcoming release of The Teeth’s new album, “Homewrecker.” In spite of the lack of hardcore in my current musical diet, I share the enthusiasm that the guys from Rock Paper Records and The Teeth have for the music they’re producing. Solid music from solid dudes.

Why is this release so exciting?

Because its the first full length album that Rock Paper Records has produced. It’s not just a milestone for them, it’s a milestone for all of us in Harrisburg. We finally have champions in a city that’s been starving for businesses like this to revive it.

Pre-order The Teeth’s album with a t-shirt or tank top for $15 here: http://rockpaperrecords.com/#!/shop/preorder-the-teeth-homewrecker-and-shirt/

The Teeth took the stage after The Olde City Sideshow and Imora opened and gave an energetic performance before turning the show over to This or the Apocalypse from Lancaster, PA.

The Teeth:

This or the Apocalypse:

HO! HEY! It’s The Lumineers!

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I love going to a show where I can actually feel the pulse of the room.

Last night, The Lumineers played to a ridiculously enthusiastic sold out crowd at the Abbey Bar. Methinks they were a wee bit taken back, maybe even a tad impressed by how excited the crowd from Harrisburg was to see them… They reciprocated the enthusiasm by playing an incredible seventy five minute set. I’m pretty sure almost everyone that was at the show is still bobbing their head and tapping their feet today reminiscing yesterday evening. So…

Thank you to The Lumineers! Cheers! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did and I hope you come back to Harrisburg again!

Lucero and J Roddy Walston & the Business

Last Tuesday night Lucero and J Roddy Walston & the Business were in Harrisburg at the Abbey Bar. People got pumped. People came together. And it was AWESOME.

Most of you know, I have the biggest lady boner for Lucero. I adore the bluesy southern punk music. Its genuine, honest, and humble. I can relate to the songs but know that its not my story, its theirs. And although my ideal shooting scenario would be photographing them just sitting around telling stories, I wanted to document them in whatever way I could.

The Abbey Bar is always happy to see J Roddy Walston & the Business. I was just glad to meet them for the first time. I had heard the albums. They’re way good. But they don’t do their live show justice. J Roddy rocks a crowd.

Thank you to Lucero and J Roddy. We’re not a big city, but we’re a good city and we hope you keep coming back.

With love,

Dani Fresh

Conspirator

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On Sunday evening, I shot a few quick images of Conspirator at the Abbey Bar. Although we know that live shows are not necessarily my bottle of beer, I’ll be trying my hand in it more often. I have to say, I am super pumped about Lucero and J Roddy on Tuesday at the Abbey Bar! Hopefully some of you will be able to make it out for that!

http://greenbeltevents.com/

http://www.conspiratorband.com/

Oh! And hey, Aaron Miller!