Inept performing in Chicago, 1997. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)
As annoying as social media can often be, it has definitely helped me throughout the years running No Echo. Some weeks back, I connected with Jeremy Jacobs, a fellow hardcore head who photographed tons of Midwest shows in the '90s. He was nice enough to send me a bunch of shots from the era to share with our readers today.
From Jeremy:
"Hello. Attached below are the photos I compiled from 1997-1999. These are all old film scans. That said, when shooting back then whether it was a point and shoot or a SLR I didn't know much about film ISO speeds or flash settings.
"Most of these were shot on discounted and expired film so I did the best I could to make them look like something. Back in those days being a broke high school/college kid saving lunch money to a buy 7-inch or film."
Harvest performing in Chicago, 1997. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Failsafe performing in Bloomington, 1998. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Grade performing in Detroit, 1999. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Suicide Note performing in Chicago, 1998. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Thoughts of Ionesco performing in Detroit, 1999. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Extinction performing in Chicago, 1997. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Bird of Ill Omen performing in Indianapolis, 1997. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Elliott performing in Indianapolis, 1998. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Bane performing in Detroit, 1998. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)By the Grace of God performing in Bloomington, 1999. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Brother's Keeper performing in Chicago, 1998. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Inept performing in Chicago, 1997. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Emotion Zero performing in Indianapolis, 1998. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Chalkline performing in Chicago, 1998. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Disembodied performing in Chicago, 1998. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Agna Moraine's Autobiography performing in Indianapolis, 1997. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Morning Again performing in Detroit, 1998. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Upheaval performing in Bloomington. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Reversal of Man performing in Detroit, 1999. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)Culture performing in Chicago, 1997. (Photo: Jeremy Jacobs)