GALLERY: Enter Shikari Warms Edmonton Hearts With Electro-Rock Performance at The Starlite Room - February 14, 2018

Dana Zuk February 15, 2018

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GALLERY: Black Label Society Rocks The Ranch Roadhouse on Edmonton Stop of Grimmest Hits Tour - February 12, 2018

Dana Zuk February 13, 2018

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Black Label Society leveled Edmonton's Ranch Roadhouse on Monday night with the likes of EYEHATEGOD and Corrosion of Conformity kicking off the night.

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY

EYEHATEGOD

GALLERY: Portugal. The Man Brings Colourful Performance to Edmonton's Winspear Centre - February 5, 2018

Dana Zuk February 6, 2018

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Grammy Award winners Portugal. The Man visited Edmonton's beautiful Winspear Centre last night, and delivered a performance heavily saturated with colour and nostalgic moods. The guys rocked out to a background of intricate and vibrant projections while their audience danced and sang the night away.

In This Moment Bewitches and Bewilders Edmonton's Shaw Conference Centre - November 5, 2017

Dana Zuk December 31, 2017

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Flaunting a display of dark imagery and promiscuous bombast, Los Angeles' very own femme fatale fronted metal core masters In This Moment commanded Edmonton's Shaw Conference Centre with ease on Sunday night. Bringing with them fellow L.A based rap-rockers Hollywood Undead, Of Mice & Men and Avatar, all the way for Gothenburg, Sweden to lead the charge into Sunday night's debauchery.
Opening up the night with Avatar was like a proverbial punch to the face when it comes to energy; the perfect way to kick off a bill such as this. The Swedish group was performing in Edmonton for their first time ever, and promised that it certainly won't be their last thanks to the remarkable crowd response. Moving on to Of Mice & Men, who threw down a hard hitting half hour set consisting mainly of chuggy breakdowns and gritty vocals. Hollywood Undead dominated the stage with a punchy, punky, in-your-face performance that had their audience jumping with hands waving in the air for what seemed to be the entirety of their set. Their apparent "don't-fuck-with-us" attitude translated well with their Edmonton crowd, as they shouted and shrieked for more.
Appearing in a mass of fog and a mix of shadow and light, front woman Maria Brink's bewitching beauty and gothic outfit had caught the attention of everyone in the room immediately as the stage curtain dropped to the floor. Through numerous costume changes, Brink and her band of ghoulish musicians hammered through a brief, but heavy hitting 12 song set, featuring covers such as the infamous Phil Collins' tune "In The Air Tonight" as well as a mash up jam session of Metallica's classics "For Whom The Bell Tolls" and "Creeping Death". An array of spooky theatrics, costume changes complimented by stage dancers made each song larger than life, tightening the grip on In This Moment's already mesmerized audience. Bringing the night to a close with the pounding hit track "Whore" In This Moment delivered an unforgettable show to a packed awe-struck floor of people, leaving an impression on their Edmonton audience unlike any other.

IN THIS MOMENT

IN THE MOMENT

IN THIS MOMENT

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD

OF MICE & MEN

AVATAR

Silversun Pickups Closes Out Weekend with "Better Nature" Tour at Union Hall - October, 29, 2017

Dana Zuk November 5, 2017

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The Offspring Kicks Off Halloweekend with One Bad Son in Edmonton at The Bear's 25th Annual Halloween Howler - October 27, 2017

Dana Zuk October 30, 2017

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Once again, Halloweekend has come and gone in Edmonton, and of all things that go bump in the night around this time of year, The Howler is surely the one who makes the most noise. Going on their 25th year at the Shaw Conference Centre, local rock radio station 100.3 The Bear has been throwing this epic Halloween party that just keeps getting better and better with each passing year.

It was my first year shooting this event, and I couldn't have been more excited! Halloween mixed with live tunes and a camera in my hands, what could be better?!

This year's entertainment consisted of gritty rock and in-your-face punk tunes courtesy of The Offspring and One Bad Son. Tickets had completely sold out for this event, and it certainly showed. Both bands totally had the audience eating out of the palms of their hands as they hammered through their sets, seeming thrilled to be a part of the pre-Halloween fun.

A plethora of elaborate costumes filled the Shaw Conference Centre, making it entertaining to not only watch the bands, but to see everyone done up from heads to toes in well thought out Halloween garb. Needless to say, I had a blast shooting this event, and I can't wait to see what The Bear has in store for next year's Halloween Howler!

THE OFFSPRING

ONE BAD SON

Imagine Dragons Releases "EVOLVE Tour" on Roger's Place - October 10, 2017

Dana Zuk October 12, 2017

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Getting back into the swing of things after the Thanksgiving long weekend couldn't have been any better. Tuesday night's show down at Rogers Place with Imagine Dragons was action packed, personal, and all around fun! After a week of no shooting, it felt great to once again be back in front of the stage at Rogers Place with a funky band.

Against Me! Delivers Punk and Unity to Union Hall - September 5, 2017

Dana Zuk September 11, 2017

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Slightly delayed on sharing this gallery to my blog, but hey, better late than never, right?! Against Me! visited Edmonton's Union Hall on Tuesday September 5th, with girl-rock sensation Bleached and Ontario's own The Dirty Nil. This gig was a perfect way to kick off the month of September after the long weekend, and was just the right amount of rock n roll and punk to settle the week's appetite for in-your-face music.

AGAINST ME!

BLEACHED

THE DIRTY NIL

Metallica Brings Explosive Excitement and Metal Madness to Edmonton on Final Day of Hardwired World Tour - August 16, 2017

Dana Zuk August 17, 2017

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Last night's show at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium was easily a check off of the top of my bucket list. One of the biggest nights of my career as a concert photographer, and I couldn't have been more excited about it. I've been dying to have the one and only Metallica in front of my lens for years, and at last, it happened in Commonwealth Stadium last night, it feels so surreal to have come and gone so quickly. I'm truly at a loss for words when it comes to describing my time spent shooting a show of this magnitude, and with such sentimental value to me.

Adding a little sugar to the mix, Gojira and Avenged Sevenfold opened up the night with excitement and to get the audience warmed up for what was in store. I'm also extremely excited and proud to finally announce that I am now a part of the Vue Weekly photographer team! I'm so looking forward to what's yet to come with this great opportunity as we both continue to grow.

Metallica also did a solid for those who wanted to see the show last night but couldn't make it out, as they celebrated the final show of their Hardwired World Tour by live-streaming the concert through their YouTube page, the stream can be viewed HERE for anyone who wants catch the live experience.

Needless to say, this was truly an unforgettable night for me and many others who are fans of the band. Though as a professional concert photographer, this is easily one of the biggest nights of my career, and it's something that I'll be talking about for years to come! I'm chomping at the bit for the next time Metallica visit's their Edmonton family!