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Eli Wags

Photographer/Visual Instigator

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DS Photo Gallery & Show Review: GWAR, Soulfly, King Parrot (Starland Ballroom, NJ 3/26/2026)
It’s official.. GWAR has hit the road on their GOR GOR STRIKES BACK! Tour and ya’ll aint ready. There are shows, and then there are full on blood baths. If you’re a fan of GWAR, you know the number one rule: one must wear a plain white t-shirt in hopes of leaving the show drenched […]
DS Show Review and Photo Gallery: Getting intimate with SPACED, DUEL, QUIZ, Belligerent (Cinco De Mayo’s NJ, 03/18/26)
If you live in New Jersey and your main music interest is hardcore/punk adjacent, chances are you’ve probably been to a cramped as hell show at Cinco’s. Originally operating as a small, family owned and run Mexican restaurant in New Brunswick (the flautas are killer), Cinco De Mayo gradually became part of NJ’s DIY music […]
DS Photo Gallery & Show Review: 25 Years of Bayside: The Errors Tour (The Stone Pony, NJ 9/24/2025)
It’s 2004, a time when we burned CDs, had Myspace profiles, Purevolume, and had to find a ride to the local VFW hall. Bayside had just released Sirens & Condolences, and in our adolescence there wasn’t much to worry about beyond heartbreak, friendships, and what the next show was. Life felt heavy then, but looking […]
DS Photo Gallery & Show Review: Hunx and His Punx (First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA 9/12/2025)
The First Unitarian Church basement has long been a rite of passage for anyone steeped in queer DIY culture. Low ceilings, concrete floors, BYOB, and one of those sick-ass carpets you only ever saw in kindergarten classrooms have all set the stage for generations of legendary shows (Jimmy Eat World, Bouncing Souls, Jeff Rosenstock, The […]