Gigs, Photography

Photos: The Smashing Pumpkins @ The Schott / September 30, 2026

Posted on by Rachael Barbash

I’ve written essays about my love for the Smashing Pumpkins so you already know it’s always special to see them live. Their Columbus date kicked off this tour, which meant going in with no idea what to expect. The first act was 100% Mellon Collie, which personally was a nice call back to Billy’s Lyric Opera residency last fall, while the second pulled from across their catalog with a mix of classics and newer tracks. And you know I’m a sucker for song-specific LED art.

Here are a few photos from their show at the Schott on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

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Gigs, Photography

Photos: My Chemical Romance @ Blossom / August 17, 2007

Posted on by Rachael Barbash

As you can imagine, I was incredibly excited to recover my show photos from 2003–2011, as these pictures have lived in a vague half-memory for the last decade. I believe the original RAW files are still lost (literally on burned CDs stashed away 4 moves ago), so re-processing these images isn’t exactly straightforward. I’m jazzed to finally begin sharing these.

Here is My Chemical Romance’s show at Blossom during Projekt Revolution. Mikey Way was not on this tour. I shot this as part of my job for Alternative Press Magazine who I photographed for from 2006-2013.

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