Zach Petschek Photography Blog

Break the Chain came out with a new album “Down and Out”. I was invited out to take photos for the album cover. Here are a few of them. Check out Break the Chain on their myspace

Break the Chain - Down and Out

Break the Chain - Down and Out

Break the Chain - Down and Out

Break the Chain - Down and Out

Break the Chain lineup

• Daniel – Drums
• Carlos – Guitar
• Jesse -Bassist
• Dennis – Vocals

I photographed the band Silence Betrayed last year for their promotions. Mike found this abandoned dairy farm in the middle of Pala. It was pretty rad. I will definitiely be going out there again for more. These photos were used as backgrounds to their myspace and headers to the silence betrayed website as well as many other places in their promotion. If you make it out to one of their shows you’ll see my photos all over the merchandise table. One year after my first music show I am still going strong so I know it’s fun for me.

A few Fridays ago was another show at the Brick By Brick. It was the biggest show I’ve been to in a while. It was so packed that I was concerned for my gear for part of the night. Mondays Alibi kicked off the show with their set. Kind of a punk, Blink 182 sort of style. It was a good opening act. It’s enough to keep you wanting more.

Band - Mondays Alibi at brick by brick

Band - Mondays Alibi at Brick By Brick

Also check out:
Adema
Unset
Silence Betrayed
Break the Chain

Another great metal band, Unset. They played at Brick By Brick recently with Adema. The place was packed. Bad ass show gets some bad ass photos.

Frank Torres, Chris Coulsen, and Christopher Shannon from Unset

Unset drummer - Kurt Otto at Brick By Brick

Unset - Brick By Brick

Marta Blalock playing at Voyeur in San Diego

Marta Blalock playing at Voyeur in San Diego

I took a break from the metal bands that I have been photographing lately and changed genre’s a little bit. Jackson Price is a solo guitarist in San Diego. He had a show at Voyeur on Friday with Marta Blalock. It was nice not having earplugs. Together they played a good mellow show. Jackson is a really good acoustic guitar player. He does shows all over San Diego. Marta is a violin player and violin teacher. Voyeur is a bar/restaurant/club with an different kind of decor. Skulls on the wall and ghosts in pictures. The wall on the stage is all LED lights. They are all black plastic which reflected my flashes. This creates a different kind of separation between Jackson and Marta and the background. Cool stuff.

Jackson Price and Marta Blalock playing at Voyeur in San Diego

Marta Blalock and Jackson Price playing at Voyeur in San Diego

Jackson Price playing at Voyeur in San Diego

Jackson Price playing at Voyeur in San Diego

Break the Chain played with Adema at Brick by Brick. Rocked it. These guys are going far.

Break The Chain playing at Brick By Brick in January, 2010

Break The Chain playing at Brick By Brick in January, 2010

Break The Chain playing at Brick By Brick in January, 2010

Also check out:
Adema
Unset
Silence Betrayed
Mondays Alibi

Adema played at Brick By Brick last Friday night. They killed it. What an awesome show. This is the original cast of Adema.

• Kris Kohls: Drums
• Dave Deroo: Bass
• Tim Fluckey: Guitar
• Mike Ransom: Guitar
• Marky Chavez: Vocals

Adema finally came back together to start recording again. Their first show was in Hollywood at Whiskey A Go Go followed by a second show the following night at Brick By Brick. Find out more about Adema. Check out some of the photos from that night. More to come.

brick by brick show on january 15, 2010 - Adema

adema playing at brick by brick january 15, 2010

adema playing at brick by brick january 15, 2010

Also check out:
Unset
Silence Betrayed
Break the Chain
Mondays Alibi

My good friends Silence Betrayed had a show with Adema recently. No one went to the hospital but it was good enough that I am actually surprised. Brick By Brick lucked out that night.

Silence Betrayed at Brick By Brick

Silence Betrayed at Brick By Brick

See more photos of Silence Betrayed

Also check out:
Adema
Unset
Break the Chain
Mondays Alibi

Another great show. Music photography is so fun because anything goes and everyone is drunk happy and in a good mood. This show was at Hogue Barmichaels in Newport Beach. I met with Silence Betrayed in Oceanside and we all drove up together. I have a love hate relationship with GPS. On one side you never get lost but on the other side it never takes toll roads into account and it doesn’t work well in some rural areas. I guess the satellites just don’t fly over empty land. After a bit of confusion we finally arrived at Hogue Barmichaels. I didn’t know what to expect when we got there. It was an all ages show which is more awkward than I remember. Here I am having a few beers in a dark bar and there are children there not old enough to drive. With their parents.

When we walked in though it was totally different. A band was already on stage and they were killin it. As I turn the corner not one of the 5 band members is out of high school. Unfortunately I did not have time to setup my camera in time to snap some shots of them but the rest of the night made up for it. Sunday Girl played first. The smoke began to pour out and it was on. I got my lights setup, broke out my new lens (24mm-105mm) and started shooting. Oh how sweet it is. I have been to a few of their shows over the last year (wow has it been that long already?) and it’s awesome every time. Next up was Abita. This was my first time hearing them. Definitely a must see. Check them out on Myspace. My good friends Silence Betrayed followed. Good show. Damn good show. Finally Deliverance closed the night. This is the first time I had heard Deliverance. Apparently they just changed their name to No TV which in my opinion is a name that needs some work. But who knows, maybe they have a new face that will explain that title. I assume that they changed their name because there is a christian “metal” band with the same name. That’s like having a non-alcoholic beer or a diet coke at Jack-in-the-Box. It’s counter intuitive on so many levels. So maybe that’s why they changed their name. Anyways name or not, Deliverance NO TV rocked it. But don’t take my word for it. Check them out for yourself.

Sunday Girl
Abita
Silence Betrayed
Deliverance

Abita at the Hogue Barmichaels

Abita at the Hogue Barmichaels

Silence Betrayed at the Hogue Barmichaels

Abita at the Hogue Barmichaels

Sunday Girl at the Hogue Barmichaels

Deliverance at the Hogue Barmichaels

Deliverance at the Hogue Barmichaels

Silence Betrayed at the Hogue Barmichaels

Sunday Girl at the Hogue Barmichaels

Band photography is such a fun thing to photograph. I had the chance to photograph Jesters Fate. They are a cover band based out of Ramona. Rockin. It was my first time taking pictures at The Onyx Room. This is an interesting venue. Walking down the stairs it looks like a log cabin in the woods. Then they took out the animal heads and put a backlight on the marble. Then the back room where the stage was at is black and really dark. Totally the opposite. The Onyx room is a rad place.

More photos at http://zachpetschek.com/proofs/091203

Jay in the band Jesters Fate

Jay in the band Jesters Fate

The band Jesters Fate

Steve Covault in the band Jesters Fate

Jay in the band Jesters Fate