the never @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Love these boys like crazy. Jonny shredded the head on his floor tom Saturday night, and it was glorious and hilarious to watch; a perfect ending to a fantastic set. When they finally get around to finishing and releasing their next album, it’s going to be…
Month: August 2009
megafaun @ saxapahaw farmer’s market
megafaun @ saxapahaw farmer’s market, originally uploaded by minervacat. Phil Cook’s best revival preacher impression. A comprehensive list of places we have seen Megafaun play in the last twelve months: a Barack Obama/Early Voting rally; a dive bar the size of my kitchen in Raleigh; the Cat’s Cradle (twice); the Local 506; the Carrboro ArtsCenter;…
midtown dickens @ TRKfest 2009
midtown dickens @ TRKfest 2009, originally uploaded by minervacat. We mention our cherished nightclub, Cat’s Cradle (in Carrboro), and our indie music boom in the 1990s, when bands like Superchunk, Polvo, and the Squirrel Nut Zippers convinced hundreds of young hairy people to load their cars with guitars and amplifiers and drive to our town….
tiny tiny flowers
tiny tiny flowers, originally uploaded by minervacat. Currently rocking my world in terms of inspiration: The Blue Hour. Brian lives and works in New York and has been mucking about with a Pentax K1000 recently, and his results have been wonderfully muted and dreamy. Matt Pence. Drummer for Centro-matic and South San Gabriel, producer extraordinaire,…
all these flashes and cables
all these flashes and cables, originally uploaded by minervacat. I have been lucky enough to happen into an almost legal advance copy of the upcoming A.A. Bondy record, When The Devil’s Loose, and having finally listened to it last week, two weeks after it came into my possession, I can say: this album is officially…
charleston, south carolina
charleston, south carolina, originally uploaded by minervacat. Tremendously sad about Ted Kennedy; two of the best posts I saw on the subject today — that you might not have already seen — were this one and this one. RIP, Teddy. You will be terrifically missed.
magic monday @ local 506: cory branan
magic monday @ local 506: cory branan, originally uploaded by minervacat. they all say i’ll never tame her but who says i want her tame Every time I think I’m too old to rock and roll it past midnight on a work night, somebody proves me wrong. Michael Casey threw another fabulous Magic Monday, Cory…
our songs are sing-along songs
Two-fer today. I couldn’t pick a shot of just one of Saturday night’s bands; you get ’em both. Top: Bowerbirds; bottom: Megafaun. About 18 months or so ago, after a killer Weakerthans show at the Cradle, Perry Wright of the Prayers & Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers told t. that Megafaun was about to be…
american aquarium @ the pour house
american aquarium @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. what do you know about me other than what you can see Friday night, American Aquarium dusted off the title track from their first album, a song I never thought I’d get to hear live, and it was as wonderful as it could have been…
durham be easy: upright lions
durham be easy: upright lions, originally uploaded by minervacat. We pulled a doubleheader last night, starting with Durham Be Easy where we caught some absolutely killer hip hop and a John Darnielle solo set (“Hi! We’re the Mountain Goats.”) and strengthened our resolve to hang out in Durham more, continuing through a rage-inducing construction-related traffic…
brand new kind of photography 