burning fight – california

after the shows in chicago, i didnt think the week could get any better, i was WRONG. i got to hang with my homie rob and his wife diana and their 2 amazing pugs. ate insane amounts of vegan food and enjoyed the beautiful san diego weather. there was a secret show at the che cafe, it holds about 200 or so people….and about 500 were in line. the show was insane and i had to hide behind the drums et with my camera on a monopod just so i wouldnt get destroyed! the 2nd show was at the glasshouse and that venue holds about 1200 people, the show was sold out and was fucking intense. every band gave it their all and it was the perfect send off for unbroken. im a bit sad knowing that its the last time ill get to see alot of these bands, but the whole experience really got me thinking about what was so special about that period of time that these bands were around. it brought back lots of memories and redefined all of the things i learned through this scene and made me realize that there are still tons of people on the same page. thanks you again so much to everyone involved in the past 2 weekends.

here is a link to almost every photo i took at the burning fight shows, they are a quick, harsh edit, but i wanted to share them so everyone could see the intensity of these shows. – CLICK HERE!

undertow @ che cafe




unbroken @ che cafe







threadbare @ glasshouse


swing kids @ glasshouse




undertow@glasshouse






unbroken @ glasshouse







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7 Responses to burning fight – california

  1. JawkDNA says:

    Jesus Matt, these photos make me so happy. The Che Cafe ones are so insane… The good dude / old man mosh in out of control…
    Matt as always, so fucking good.
    Love you!

  2. alex says:

    DUUUUDE! So good!

  3. Hil says:

    I can now look at your pics and listen to the Undertow live audio from the glasshouse show and pretend I was there….very nice

  4. dooley says:

    Matt, these pics are just fucking amazing man. Wish I could have been there.

  5. chris boarts larson says:

    These are some of the best live band photos I’ve ever seen! Inspiring!

  6. melo says:

    Simply some of the best band/event shots I’ve ever seen.

    I’m sure I’m not alone in wondering what you shot with and how you pulled such clean and stylish light.

    Wicked.

  7. piesay says:

    awesome mate, ive been takin pics for 2 yrs now but what u have here is bloody insane. and im fr malaysia, fr what ive heard, che cafe is really sick. keep it comin mate

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