50 Feet Tall & Bulletproof

Well I don't know about the "bulletproof" part necessarily but if you happen to be driving along any of Chicago's major expressways this month and spot these giant billboards...



... you'll know who shot that album cover!


Team Rockit's 5th record "Rockit Science" came out this Tuesday, May 13 and is now available everywhere. If you're in the Chicagoland area tonight come on out to their record release show at the Double Door. They'll be performing with Sony Records national touring act Sponge. Show starts at 9:30pm. Look for me shooting!

Team Rockit ~ New Album Release: Rockit Science ~ 5/13/2008

Team Rockit :: Rockit Science
Album Release 5/13/08

Team Rockit's 5th record "Rockit Science" comes out on Tuesday
5/13/08 and will be available at Best Buy, through distributors such as Saki and CDbaby.com, along with itunes.




Team Rockit
April 12th, 2008
Live at Rabatz
Herzogenaurach, Germany


Come out to their record release show at the Double Door in Chicago on Friday 5/16/08 with Sony Records national touring act Sponge.


Team Rockit's new album photography was captured by Jason Kaczorowski.

Grand Opening Gala: Friday, March 28th, 2008

Jason Kaczorowski Photography is hosting a Grand Opening celebration for our new studio which is located on Chicago's north side in Ravenswood inside suite 106 of the former Bull Dog Lock Company building - just one door north of Illinois Masonic Medical Center at Wilson & Ravenswood. The studio is conveniently accessible to the city's Brown Line Western stop and Metras Union Pacific North Lines Ravenswood station while also offering ample street parking.

Please join us for live music, food and spirits:

Jason Kaczorowski Photography
4636 N. Ravenswood Studio 106
Chicago, IL 60640

Friday, March 28th, 2008
7pm-9pm

Sign our guest registry and receive valuable money saving offers!!!

Team Rockit's New Album "Rockit Science" Cover & Promo Shoot

Team Rockit
"Rockit Science"


Please click on photos for enlargements.
All photographs © 2007 Jason Kaczorowski

Umphrey's McGee & The Wailers - December 29th, 2007 - Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL

Umphrey's McGee
and The Wailers

December 29th, 2007
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, llinois

Please click on photos for enlargements.
All photographs © 2007 Jason Kaczorowski

Set I: Words, In the Kitchen > Got Your Milk (Right Here) > "Jimmy Stewart" > In the Kitchen, Padgett's Profile*, Higgins, The Floor

Set II: Pay the Snucka > (new song)**, 2x2, Nemo > "Jimmy Stewart"^ > Nemo, Hurt Bird Bath, Holding Back the Years^^ > Pay the Snucka

Encore: JaJunk

* with Caden Shapiro on "guitar" (son of Scott Shapiro; legal counsel to Umphrey's McGee)
** first time played, original
^ with Jeff Coffin on saxophone
^^ first time played, Simply Red; with Jen Hartswick on vocals and trumpet



The Wailers opened with their irie island reggae style (above & below).










Sold out capacity crowd inside Chicago's Aragon Ballroom (above)



(above) Caden Shapiro on "guitar"


(above & below) Jeff Coffin on saxophone


Jennifer Hartswick guests vocals & trumpet on
Simply Red's "Holding Back the Years" (above & below)




Barry Brown (center) and the USTORM
crew held an incredible raffle "for the kids".
One lucky raffle winner winner won this
great UM autographed Heineken guitar!

Headcount registered voters and signed up future
volunteers for their 2008 registration campaign.

Check out my photographs from last year's Umphrey's McGee
three night Aragon showcase: 12/29/06, 12/30/06, 12/31/06

Rabbit in the Moon - Empire Ballroom - October 30th, 2007 - Las Vegas, NV

Rabbit in the Moon
w/ DJ Deekline

Empire Ballroom
Sunday, October 30th, 2007
4:20am-Sunrise
Las Vegas, NV

Please click on photos for enlargements.
All photographs © 2007 Jason Kaczorowski














Rabbit in the Moon
Sep 21st, 2006
Empire Ballroom

Umphrey's McGee - House of Blues Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV - October 27th, 2007

Umphrey's McGee

House of Blues
Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV

Please click on photos for enlargements.
All photographs © 2007 Jason Kaczorowski




Set I: Pay the Snucka (unfinished)> Push the Pig > jazz odyssey > Push the Pig, 40s Theme, Nothing Too Fancy (unfinished) > In The Kitchen > Dr. Feelgood > Pay the Snucka (part 3)

Set II: Bridgeless > Bright Lights, Big City > In The Kitchen > Nothing Too Fancy, Dirty Love*, Der Bluten Kat** > Dump City*** > Der Bluten Kat

Encore: Ain't No Fun****

* farag on vocals
** Jake Cinninger on percussion
*** with David Murphy from Sound Tribe Sector 9 replacing Ryan Stasik on bass
**** Andy Farag, Brendan Bayliss & MC Pumpernickle on vocals (Snoop Dog cover)

The encore ended with the grim reaper killing the entire band.










Paul & Susan ride the front row rail






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