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Grimy Goods' Best Concert Photography of 2015 As we kiss 2015 goodbye and welcome 2016, let's not forget the stellar live music moments we shared in Los Angeles and around. The Grimy Goods photography staff have selected 10 of their best concert photos of 2015 to represent their momentous year. From underground breakout gigs at The Echo, to sold-out gigs at the Fonda Theatre, all the way to music festivals such as FYF Fest, these were Grimy Goods' best concert photos of the year. Many of you attended these shows and relished in these unforgettable moments. We'd love to hear from you. Let us know if you attended any of these shows in a comment below, and share what stood out to you from this show. Just as we did last year, Grimy Goods will run a contest off this feature where our photographers will have the opportunity to win some cash prizes based off YOUR votes. Grimy Goods readers who cast their votes will also be entered to win some cash money! Stay tuned to our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for when the contest(s) go live next week. In alphabetical order by the last name of each photographer, we present to you Grimy Goods Best Concert Photography of 2015. Below you will find the best photos of the year featuring Ceethreedom, Danielle Gornbein, Wes Marsala, Jazz Shademan, Farah Sosa and Steven Ward. — CEETHREEDOM — Leon Bridges at Fonda Theatre A dapper Leon Bridges takes Fonda Theatre on a sonic trip through time Baby In Vain at The Echo (opening for The Kills) The Kills at El Rey Theatre: a fierce and alluring performance with moments of pure beauty Conway at The Echo Conway shines with indie pop excellence at The Echo Public Image LTD. at Fonda Theatre Public Image LTD. at Fonda: always evolving, always a thrilling performance Race Banyon at Fonda Theatre (opening for Sylvan Esso) Sylvan Esso proves worth the wait at #30DaysInLA show at Fonda Theatre Rise Against at Hollywood Palladium Rise Against, Killswitch Engage and letlive. bring pandemonium to Hollywood Palladium The Coathangers at The Echo A rock ‘n’ roll hat-trick: Shannon and The Clams, The Coathangers and Sex Stains at The Echo The Kills at El Rey Theatre The Kills at El Rey Theatre: a fierce and alluring performance with moments of pure beauty Until The Ribbon Breaks at The Regent (opening for Run The Jewels) Run The Jewels set off a proverbial hip hop fire at The Regent in Downtown L.A. Jamie xx at The Echoplex Jamie xx blasts the Echoplex with “In Colour” at sold-out performance — CEETHREEDOM — SEE PHOTOS FROM OUR NEXT FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER — DANIELLE GORNBEIN — Grace Potter & The Nocturnals at Fonda Theatre Grace Potter sparkles and shines at Fonda Theatre The Oh Hellos at The Observatory The Oh Hellos and Joseph spread the sibling love and harmonies at The Observatory Ben Harper at Greek Theatre Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals deliver marathon set at Greek Theatre Ryn Weaver at Belasco Theater Ryn Weaver, HOLYCHILD and ASTR prove to be a triple threat at Belasco Theater Tokyo Police Club at The Observatory Tokyo Police Club and Max and The Moon fire up the indie at The Observatory Joseph at The Observatory The Oh Hellos and Joseph spread the sibling love and harmonies at The Observatory Dead Sara at The Glass House Dead Sara shine with stunning rock show at The Glass House City and Colour at Hollywood Palladium City and Colour deliver magnificent performance at Hollywood Palladium, feeling all the feels ASTR at Belasco Theater Ryn Weaver, HOLYCHILD and ASTR prove to be a triple threat at Belasco Theater Passenger at The Wiltern Passenger and Gregory Alan Isakov warm hearts at packed Wiltern show — DANIELLE GORNBEIN — SEE PHOTOS FROM OUR NEXT FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER — WES MARSALA — Peaches at The Regent Peaches, CHRISTEEN, and Regrettes “rock our fuckin’ socks off” at The Regent My Morning Jacket at The Shrine My Morning Jacket soar at The Shrine taking the audience on genre defying musical journey NOFX at It's Not Dead Fest Pennywise, Bad Religion, NOFX and more punk bands weather the heat at It’s Not Dead Fest Morrissey at FYF Fest Morrissey gives fans at FYF what they want, the hits A Place To Bury Strangers at The Echoplex A Place To Bury Strangers Enter The Void at Echoplex Marilyn Manson at Irvine Meadows Marilyn Manson delivers theatrics and shock-rock; Smashing Pumpkins not much for talk, but perform masterfully at Irvine Meadows Social Distortion at The Observatory Social Distortion deliver unforgettable hometown heroes show at Observatory Santa Ana The Bronx at The Observatory Rocket From The Crypt, The Bronx and Dead Heavens deliver knock-out performances at The Observatory Creepoid at The Echoplex (opening for A Place To Bury Strangers) A Place To Bury Strangers Enter The Void at Echoplex Modest Mouse at Hollywood Forever Modest Mouse rattles graves at Hollywood Forever' — WES MARSALA — SEE PHOTOS FROM OUR NEXT FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER — JAZZ SHADEMAN — Battles at FYF Fest Battles serve the “ice cream” jams at FYF Fest The Drums at FYF Fest The Drums’ sunset FYF Fest performance packs Lawn stage The Darkness at Festival Supreme Festival Supreme 2015 thrills and disappoints, all at the same sweaty moment Andrew WK at Festival Supreme Festival Supreme 2015 thrills and disappoints, all at the same sweaty moment Chet Faker at FYF Fest Photos & Review: FYF Fest 2015 Day One — Fans, bands and that one shirt everyone was wearing Cold War Kids at Annenberg Space for Photography Cold War Kids rock Annenberg Space for Photography for tepid crowd Deavheaven at The Roxy Deafheaven strike night one at The Roxy with captivating and cathartic performance Death Grips at FYF Fest Death Grips ACTUALLY show up at FYF Fest FKA Twigs at FYF Fest FKA Twigs dishes a plate of hot vulnerability and strength to close out FYF Health at FYF Fest Photos & Review: FYF Fest 2015 Day One — Fans, bands and that one shirt everyone was wearing — JAZZ SHADEMAN — SEE PHOTOS FROM OUR NEXT FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER — FARAH SOSA — Hiatus Kaiyote at The Roxy Hiatus Kaiyote, Kadhja Bonet and Low Leaf bring a whole new meaning to ladies night with incredible performances at The Roxy Jurassic 5 at Club Nokia Jurassic 5 turn up on a Thursday night at Club Nokia Algiers at The Roxy Algiers ignite The Roxy with explosive performance Wayne Coyne of Flaming Lips at Brian Fest Brian Fest honors hits, deep cuts of Brian Wilson’s catalog Budos Band at The Regent Budos Band spark up a mystical “Burnt Offering” of sonic grooves and moods at The Regent Celso Pina at The Troubadour Celso Piña shows fans at the Troubadour what El Rebelde del Acordeon is all about Chromeo at Mack Sennett Studios Chromeo light up Mack Sennett Studios for Red Bull Sound Select’s #30DaysInLA De La Soul at Annenberg Space for Photography De La Soul and Quantic bring killer beats to KCRW’s Sound in Focus at Annenberg Space for Photography Moses Sumney at El Rey Theatre (opening for Hundred Waters) Despite an LA audience that didn’t know how to STFU, Hundred Waters puts El Rey crowd into trance U2 at The Forum U2 kicks off five-night Forum stay with a bang — FARAH SOSA — SEE PHOTOS FROM OUR NEXT FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER — STEVEN WARD — Florence + The Machine at Santa Barbara Bowl Florence and the Machine at Santa Barbara Bowl — an elegant blur of possessed emotion Julian Casablancas + The Voidz at Beach Goth Julian Casablancas, Die Antwoord close out much-more organized Beach Goth day 2 No Doubt at KAABOO Del Mar No Doubt, Snoop Dogg, Foster The People highlight day one of inaugural Kaaboo Music Fest DJ Windows 98 at The Echo DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler of Arcade Fire) reveals his mixing wizardry at The Echo Fitz and The Tantrums at KAABOO Del Mar No Doubt, Snoop Dogg, Fitz and The Tantrums highlight day one of inaugural Kaaboo Music Fest Of Monsters and Men at Greek Theatre Of Monsters and Men set Greek Theatre afire with sensational performance PAPA at Constellation Room PAPA blast Constellation Room with performance full of dizzying carnal energy Passion Pit at The Observatory Passion Pit sets a fully-packed Observatory ablaze Smallpools at Constellation Room Smallpools’ set at Constellation Room burned like an undying supernova of frenzied synth-pop — STEVEN WARD — Grimy Goods’ Best Albums of 2015 — Albums of the Year Best Debut Albums of 2015 Staff Picks: Grimy Goods Best Albums of 2015 — Albums of the Year

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