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Concert Photos: Grinderman @ the Riviera

Grinderman: “Heathen Child”
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Grinderman, the debauched incarnation of Nick Cave and key members of his Bad Seeds, is currently on tour in the US, with dates in Australia and England scheduled for early 2011. Contributing photographer Drew Reynolds attended the band’s recent show in Chicago at the Riviera and captured the band’s blues-rock swagger in high-contrast grayscale.

Check out the ALARM’s recent interview with Grinderman and profile of its new album, Grinderman 2.

Concert Photos: Ariel Pink @ Metro

LA-based psych-pop artist Ariel Pink has been touring Europe and the USA for the past year in support of The Doldrums, the Paw Tracks debut album from his band, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. Pink played at the Metro in Chicago recently, and contributing photographer Laura Gray captured these images.

Concert Photos: Sole @ Soda Bar (San Diego)

Politically conscious rapper Sole performed recently at Soda Bar in San Diego, and ALARM contributing photographer Candice Eley was on hand to document the show.

The co-founder of Anticon recently left the label to record and release music completely independently. Recent releases include a free mixtape (Nuclear Winter) and The Pyre, a a 72-page illustrated poem with an accompanying full-length “audiobook/album” — the result of a collaboration with artist Ravi Zupa. Look for a guest column by Tim Holland, a.k.a. Sole, on AlarmPress.com in the near future.

Concert Photos: Fang Island @ Lincoln Hall

Fang Island released its self-titled debut album in early 2010 on Sargent House. The Brooklyn riff masters have been touring on the strength of that record, and they recently made a stop at Lincoln Hall in Chicago for a raucous set of shredding and sweating. ALARM contributing photographer Elizabeth Gilmore was there to document the show.

Concert Photos: Clinic @ Lincoln Hall

Liverpool alt-rockers Clinic stopped in Chicago recently, playing in support of their new album, Bubblegum (Domino, 10/4/10), which showcases the band’s gentler, poppier side. After a few more dates in California, the band will bring its off-kilter rock — and trademark surgical masks — to Italy. ALARM contributing photographer Drew Reynolds cut through the fog to capture these colorful images at Lincoln Hall.

Concert Photos: Jónsi @ the Vic

Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi has been touring tirelessly for the past year, playing songs from his first solo album, Go (XL). The live show has been acclaimed by critics far and wide, and with good reason: with design help from Fifty Nine Productions, it is an absolute spectacle. For those hoping to go behind the scenes and perhaps relive the magic, the forthcoming ALARM book Chromatic: The Crossroads of Color and Music details the tour from its inception to its first performance.

ALARM contributing photographer Samantha Hunter attended Jónsi’s recent show at the Vic in Chicago and captured the action — from costume changes to dramatic visual projections — in vivid color.

Concert Photos: The Books @ the Vic

Experimental duo The Books recently brought its meticulous audiovisual production to the Vic in Chicago. Touring in support of its July album, The Way Out (Temporary Residence), Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong played to a rapt, seated audience, with their trademark found-video mash-ups and cut-and-paste audio collages seamlessly synced. ALARM contributing photographer Samantha Hunter was on hand to capture the show.