Fred Pessaro

Fred Pessaro's favorite albums of 2020

Longtime BrooklynVegan contributor Fred Pessaro’s 2020 faves include Griselda, Eternal Champion, Jeff Parker, Chubby & the Gang, Bib, The Spits, Geld, Jyoti, Mary Lattimore, and more…

watch new Primitive Weapons video "The Electric Drama"; catch them on tour now w/ Dillinger Escape Plan/Mutoid Man

Heavy hardcore locals Primitive Weapons, last seen opening for Refused and at the Bushwick Collective Block Party, are currently on a tour with The Dillinger Escape Plan and Mutoid Man, co-presented by Brookly…

Joe Biden visited Vice's office in Williamsburg today

As Gothamist, Vice themselves and every Vice employee you follow on social media pointed out, Vice President Joe Biden visited the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn today…

Episode 4 of 'NOLA' doc released (video); Goatwhore touring around Samhain shows (dates); Dave Hill doing stuff too

Ex-BrooklynVegan metal writer Fred Pessaro went to New Orleans to creat a 7-part Noisey Youtube documentary on the “people and culture that helped spawn bands like Down, Eyehategod, Crowbar, Acid Bath and so many others…

The Dillinger Escape Plan announce tour with The Faceless and Royal Thunder (dates); the Brooklyn show is FREE

As discussed, The Dillinger Escape Plan have set aside a show for NYC in late April in celebration of One of Us is the Killer, the band’s new LP (art above)…

Comadre welcomes new album (stream some tracks)

My best guess is that you’d probably call Bay Area band Comadre‘s sound an offshoot of screamo, but that dirty word is far from fitting for a band this adventurous…

Fred Pessaro // BBG's favorite Live Music Photos of 2012 ---------(that he took)

Svarttjern at Inferno Festival Its been quite a ride for me personally and as a photographer in 2012. I’ve had the distinct honor to cover some of my favorite bands in the world this year, including legends and favorites that vary as widely as Morrissey (HERE), New Order (HERE), Autopsy (HERE and HERE), Godflesh (HERE), Dead Can Dance (HERE), Swans (HERE), Jesus & Mary Chain (HERE), Chain of Strength (HERE) and many many more. B…

BrooklynVegan photo exhibit at 92Y Tribeca in August; Screaming Females, Hunters & Heliotropes play opening night

Screaming Females in 2009 (more by Leia Jospe) We at BrooklynVegan are excited to announce the opening of a gallery show called ‘480 Pixels – An Exhibition of BrooklynVegan’s Music Photography,’ which will feature work by BV photographers…

Bruce Lamont loved the Empty Bottle, Anatomy of Habit, Fred Pessaro & other stuff in 2011

Bruce Lamont @ St Vitus in Brooklyn (more by BBG) We’ve been compiling and posting ‘Best of 2011’ lists by many metal/heavy artists and posting them on BrooklynVegan (with more to come)…