It wasn’t easy to hear live music this year. As concert venues closed in March due to COVID-19, musicians were forced to get creative. Outdoor pop-up shows and drive-in concerts partially filled the void. What’sUpNewp Concert Photographer Rick Farrell was there to cover what he could. Here’s hoping for the return of live music in 2021 – meanwhile, check out some favorites from 2020 below. (All photos: Rick Farrell, Mojo Photography)

​Rick Farrell of Mojo Photography has been drawn to music his entire life. Maybe it was growing up in Newport, RI, host to the venerable Newport Jazz and Folk festivals. Or maybe it was the countless hours listening to his older siblings' classic LP's and 45's on the stereo in the 1960's. Whatever the reason, there has always been a strong connection. He had originally taken up photography as a hobby, eventually gravitating towards shooting professionally in 2007. Never knowing what his true...