The Best Concert Photos of 2019

It was another great year of live music for us here at BTRtoday.  Bellow, we’ve selected our favorite shots from the concerts that we covered in photoblogs for you in 2019.

Big Ups Final Show @ Bowery Ballroom

In January, we said goodbye to the band Big Ups with an epic show at Bowery Ballroom.

Hatebaby’s Valentines’ Blood Harvest

Haybaby and friends tore it up at Rubulad for their Valentine’s Day Blood Harvest!

Tallies And More at The New Colossus Festival

We caught Canadian band Tallies and much more at the first ever New Colossus Festival in NYC

In March, we saw a ton of great music at SXSW – check out days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and more.

Buck Gooter – RIP Terry Turtle

 

 Dilly Dally Play Music Hall Of Williamsburg

Dilly Dally at MHOW 3.21.19

Dilly Dally headlined a show presented by BTRtoday at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

Julia Jacklin played Rough Trade

Julia Jacklin took our top artist of the week position and headlined a show at Rough Trade

The Coathangers @ MHOW, April 18

The Coathangers also took a top artist spot and headlined Music Hall Of Williamsburg

Ex Hex Play Elsewhere in Brooklyn

Ex Hex, Versus, and Thick played Elsewhere in Brooklyn

Patio Open For Dehd at Union Pool

Patio took a top artist spot and we caught their set at Union Pool in Brooklyn

Punk Island 2019

Daddies

Randall’s Island became Punk Island for one day in June

Brooklyn Drum Collective Rooftop Show

Bizarre Sharks made a rare appearance at the Brooklyn Drum Collective Rooftop Show! at Our Wicked Lady in BrooklynControl

Control Top Headline Mercury Lounge

Philly band Control Top brought their relentless tour to Mercury Lounge in NYC

A Day With Death Valley Girls In Atlanta

We spent a day in Atlanta with Death Valley Girls, capped off with an incredible live show

Woodsist Fest 2019

We headed up to the Hudson Valley to catch Kevin Morby and more at the Woodsist Fest at Arrowood Farms Brewery

Boy Scouts And Jay Som Play Elsewhere

Two of our favorite artists of 2019 played Elsewhere in Brooklyn

Allah-Las Played Brooklyn SteelWe closed out our live show experiences for the year with top artist Allah-Las at Brooklyn Steel

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