While we've been compiling our archive over here at Shea for the past five years, photographer Richard Gin has been filling out a collection all his own. For nearly a decade Gin has been attending, and documenting, shows since some of the earliest days of this current generation of DIY.

Gin has published two books of his show photography thus far: "Fun Danger Danger Fun" from 2011 and the elegantly titled "Shea" from this past year. Gin's a master of capturing the intensity of performers and crowds and both books are beautiful odes to what make going to shows so great.

Gin's massive playlist is of course filled with timeless classics and will make for the perfect soundtrack as you browse through the years worth of photos he has available online.
-Luke Chiaruttini