noise floor

my name is ben stas. I photograph live music for the boston globe, vanyaland, invisible oranges and other fine outlets. I occasionally write things for them as well.

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swans at music hall of williamsburg - brooklyn, ny - 7/30

more photos + thoughts from saturday’s show and earlier last month in boston. 

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back on tumblr, because why not. 

photos from last wednesday’s show with wussy and E at cambridge’s middle east upstairs. more at noise floor central. 

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Tom Waits, Santa Rosa, California, 2004 by Anton Corbijn

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[everybodytalking]

humanity peaks here. happy halloween. 

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Scooby Doo, Where are You! - Background art (1969-1970)

[everybodytalking]

oh look it’s my entire childhood

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The beautiful bohemian trashcan that is Nick Cave’s apartment in West Berlin.

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[oldfilmsflicker]

movie #252 - Border Radio

[criterioncollection]

The epic 1987 one sheet for BORDER RADIO.

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[galpalactic]

[mattfractionblog]

Attn johndarnielle

[johndarnielle]

“Darnielle will probably be best remembered for encouraging others to share their feelings with the people in their lives who mattered to them most” – NY Times, unspecified date sometime within the next 52 years or so

[sliimeforlife]

[blogdogz]

Local dog seeking others to form a noise band.

Must enjoy artists such as Merzbow or Hanatarash. None of that entry-level Health stuff.

Serious inquiries only

[plum-soup]

this is fake as hell, any noise fan worth their pedalboard knows that Merzbow is the definition of entry-level noise. 0/10 would not collaborate with this dog

[lavendog-blog]

weirdnessisgood

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Krill with Pile, Warehouse and Palm - Cuisine En Locale - Somerville, MA - September 18th, 2015

Photos by Ben Stas

More photos from the beloved Krill’s penultimate Boston show, with also-beloved-but-not-disbanding locals Pile and touring support Warehouse and Palm. 

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Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Royale - Boston, MA - September 14, 2015

Photos by Ben Stas

Full gallery from last week’s show with Ruby The Hatchet and Ecstatic Vision. 

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[matadorrecords]

I know, we’re stunned too. The Cheater Slicks had to open for Big Fat Pet Clams! 

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Pile - Great Scott - Allston, MA - August 23, 2015

Photos by Ben Stas

Gallery from the final show of Exploding in Sound’s “Thank You For Being a Friend” weekend with Pile, Kal Marks, Gnarwahl, Leapling and Bunny’s A Swine.