Local Current Blog
The Best Minnesota Music Photography of 2012
by Nate Ryan
December 13, 2012
The Blind Shake / Photo by Erik Hess
Brother Ali / Photo by Erik Hess
Zoo Animal / Photo by Erik Hess
Birthday Suits / Photo by Erik Hess
Rock the Garden 2012 / Photo by Erik Hess
P.O.S. / Photo by Erik Hess
P.O.S. / Photo by Graham Tilbert
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Macklemore / Photo by Lessie Plesser
Rock the Garden 2012 / Photo by Lessie Plesser
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Jason Miller of The Evening Rig / Photo by Lessie Plesser
The Current's Birthday Party / Photo by Nate Ryan
Matt and Kim / Photo by Nate Ryan
Rock the Garden 2012 / Photo by Nate Ryan
The Hold Steady / Photo by Nate Ryan
Marijuana Deathsquads / Photo by Nate Ryan
Trampled By Turtles / Photo by Nate Ryan
Photo by Nate Ryan
Chastity Brown / Photo by Nate Ryan
P.O.S. (Photo by Nate Ryan/MPR)
Semisonic / Photo by Nate Ryan
Wiping out Thousands / Photo by Stacy Schwartz
Soul Asylum / Photo by Steven Cohen
Y.N.RichKids / Photo by Steven Cohen
Father John Misty / Photo by Steven Cohen
Gary Burger of The Monks / Photo by Steven Cohen
Mike Nesmith / Photo by Steven Cohen
River's Edge Music Festival / Photo by Tony Nelson
Roger Waters / Photo by Tony Nelson
Bruce Springsteen / Photo by Tony Nelson
Florence and the Machine / Photo by Tony Nelson
Public Enemy / Photo by Tony Nelson
2012 was a great year for local music, with amazing shows both small and large. As I started to edit my best concert photos from the year, I decided to reach out to some of the other music photographers in the Twin Cities, and add their work to our 2012 photo gallery. Ben Clark, Erik Hess, Leslie Plesser, Tony Nelson, Steven Cohen, Graham Tolbert, and Stacy Schwartz all contributed images. It is so hard to edit the selction down to a reasonable size gallery, but I tried to focus on some of the memerable shows and showcase the passion frozen in concert photographs.
- Nate Ryan, Photographer/videographer at The Current
Flaming Lips / Photo by Ben Clark
Alan Sparhawk / Photo by Ben Clark
Brother Ali / Photo by Ben Clark
The Revolution / Photo by Ben Clark
Beach House / Photo by Ben Clark
This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.