No Devotion

Live Photography Archive & Associated Acts

Photo by Rob Wallace: Geoff Rickly of Thursday performing Full Collapse live at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA in 2018.

Thursday

Chain ReactionAnaheim • 2018

On November 18, 2018, Thursday performed their seminal 2001 album Full Collapse in its entirety at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. For an artist accustomed to large festivals and arenas, this club showcase represented an intentional return to an intimate setting.

The capture documents Geoff Rickly, Tom Keeley, Steve Pedulla, Tim Payne, and Tucker Rule inside a packed room where audience and stage space merged. It archives a crucial chapter in the history of independent post-hardcore and emo.

Photo by Rob Wallace: Geoff Rickly performing live with United Nations at The Constellation Room in Santa Ana, CA in 2014.

United Nations

The Constellation RoomCA • 2014

Captured on November 5, 2014, at The Constellation Room in Santa Ana, California, this photo shows Geoff Rickly performing with the hardcore supergroup United Nations during The Next Four Years tour.

Formed as an anonymous side project involving members of Thursday, Glassjaw, and Pianos Become the Teeth, the group utilized satirical press materials and Reagan masks to bypass label restrictions. This close-up frame documents Rickly at the microphone during a club set.