Joseph Benitez
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Funerals, fire, and the cult of Diggy Graves
“Crash My Funeral Tour“ – Columbus, OH, A&R Bar There’s something primal about the moment you…
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Love, Rage, and Fury: Alkaline Trio, Spanish Love Songs, and Slomosa live in Columbus
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Joseph Benitez of Neon Demon Photography has been capturing the essence of…
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Satanic Doo-Wop and the Gospel of Freedom: Twin Temple at the Columbus Athenaeum
The weather has shifted, and the seasons seem to be shaking off their summer malaise. Hurricane…
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Love and Fury
It’s September 17, 2024, and I’m sitting at my desk, half-assing some photo edits while my…
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Rainbow Kitten Surprise: Your superstars again
Here I am again at Kemba Live!, the outdoor space that always feels like a second…
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Joyce Manor’s Fury, The Gaslight Anthem’s Heart
Another sunny Sunday, another pilgrimage from Columbus to Detroit. There’s something about Detroit that feels like…
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Morning View XXIII
There’s something about the busy, hard streets of Detroit that stirs the soul and places your…
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Blood and Thunder: Darkest Hour at Ace of Cups
It was a hot, unforgiving night in the Old North of Columbus, Ohio—a night that felt…
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You Can’t Look Back
The year is 2023, but it feels like 2003. Tonight, I am here to see Taking…
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As Long as You’re Alive and Care
It’s 2001. I’m a freshman in high school, a brown kid navigating the cornfields of Ohio,…