Friday night was a good night to be in Massachusetts. At Fourth Wall in Boston, JURNE and MWM opened their show entitled ALGORHYTHMS, a project the two writers have been working on for quite some time and definitely a ambitious project with the amount of work showcased. Jeff Griecci, the man behind the highly anticipated Year-Round Metal Enjoyment video, was in attendance and shot this great video to go along with the show. Check out some of my favorite pieces from the show as well. ALGORHYTHMS is on display until June 29th. Make sure you stop and check it out. Some really amazing and well executed pieces of work.

After the show in Boston, I headed up to Lowell to check out a show I contributed to with a solid bunch of writers. Here are some flicks from that event as well.

‘Never Follow Suit’ is located at the 119 Gallery in Lowell, MA @ 119 Chelmsford Street and that is up until June 18th.

I rarely have weekends off but when I do, I try to to make the most out of them. I was anxious to get a few of my prints to 199 Gallery up in Lowell for a show I am participating in this Friday with a group of graffiti artists from Massachusetts. If you follow me on Instagram, you might have noticed a little sneak peak of the framed works. Stay tuned for more productions from me in the future. I am contributing to another show at the end of the month at the Helltown Gallery/Workshop that will include some unique prints. If you are interested in prints contact me directly at kcrussell@me.com.

These are all unframed 5×7 prints.

On my way up to Lowell, I stopped to kick it with some local writers, AKEY, PATS, and ZIEG. TENSER from Toronto was in town as well dropping some heat.

TENSER produces/contributes to this zine called FLAT BLACK.  Very high quality photographs of Toronto Graffiti. Great size. Full page spreads and 100+ pages. If interested contact directly at flatblackmagazine@yahoo.ca

Here is a flyer for Friday’s show in Lowell.

Also this Friday is a highly anticipated show from JURNE and Matt Moore at Fourth Wall in Boston.  This event is a must see.

After the ‘Friends with Benefits’ show at the Distillery, I headed over to the House of Blues to photograph DJ Sigma and RUSKO.

On Friday night I had the pleasure of photographing Phutureprimative and Shpongle at the House of Blues in Boston. These two artists bring a very different atmosphere to the somewhat over-saturated ‘dub step’ scene at the moment. Phutureprimative’s most recent album, Kinetik, has been one of the most listened to albums I have purchased in a long time. It’s most certainly a step in the right direction in terms of the trends in electronic music at the moment. And if you haven’t witnessed a Shpongle performance yet, then these photos might not do any justice, especially because it was only a DJ set. Although Shpongle isn’t my ideal musical taste, it is hard to pass up a chance to envelop yourself during a Shpongle set. They have some of the most diverse and diehard fans in my opinion. Check out both of these artists at their respective websites:

http://www.phutureprimative.com

http://www.shpongle.com/

Last Thursday night I had the opportunity to photograph FEED ME  at Royale as part of the TOGETHER festival that took place in Boston. FEED ME is certainly making a name for himself in the electronic music scene and there is no question why after seeing this performance. FEED Me wraps up his US Tour in Denver and then Salt Lake City  the next two nights. If you haven’t given FEED ME a listen check out his work here and make sure to check in on his personal website for upcoming tour info.

For those of you that follow me on the Instagram, you might have noticed some pretty scenic photographs this weekend. I took a vacation for the first time in almost a year and headed up to the Great North. It had been quite some time since i had chose the wilderness over a metropolis. Enjoy some flicks from the trip.

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Solid selection of photographs collected on Flickr over the last week. Make sure you add your own photos to the ThatsTheHookup Flickr group and get your work featured. Enjoy!

A few months ago Rusko’s management had contacted me about using some  photographs I had shot for them for promotional purposes for an upcoming tour. They were kind enough to give me a pass for the show last night with Savoy in Worcester at the Palladium. Rusko will be playing tonight (2/10) in Amherst at the Mullins Center and will back in Boston May 10th at the House of Blues. Make sure to check him out if you can, he is quite the performer and puts on a great show.

Another batch of photos from Flickr. Make sure to add your own photos to the ThatsTheHookup Flickr group and get your stuff seen!

Enjoy these photos collected over the last week! Make sure to upload your photos to the ThatsTheHookup group!