Article: Chris #2 of Anti-Flag

In February of this year, I followed the Anti-Flag as they played five cities across Ontario in the span of a week. At one of those shows, I had the opportunity to interview bassist Chris #2. Below the cut is an article based on that interview, as well as some photos I took that week. To see more Anti-Flag photos from the rest of the tour, check out the rest of MindTheMusicTO!

Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto. Feb 12th

Interview: How to pick out a drumkit, with Joe Torchia of The Dying Arts

Throughout my years of photographing concerts, I have always wondered what decisions go into setting up the perfect drumkit. Why are some kits so small, while others seem to cover half a stage, all of them producing such different sounds? Upon arriving at Long & McQuade to interview Dying Arts drummer Joe Torchia, my curiosity quickly turned to awe upon seeing the sheer quantity and variety in the drums section. Though he has only been working at Long & McQuade for a year and four months, the drumming veteran has been playing for the last twenty years. Torchia, an outgoing man with a shaved head and tidy beard, was dressed for work in a button-up shirt complete with a tie. This outfit was a far cry from how I’d met him, in his usual touring garb of jeans and a t-shirt.