worth getting up for: june
Worth getting up for in June: Okkervil River live; psychobilly bands and things Pam tells me to like; seasons four & five of The Wire; Centro-matic’s Candidate Waltz; retail therapy; […]
Monthly Archives: June 2011
two sentence reviews of new albums i listened to in june
Two sentence reviews of new albums I listened to in June, now 100% more Pam-approved. Okkervil River — I Am Very Far: plenty of people who have never compared bands […]
it’s a nickname waiting to happen
Double dipping with two from the archives, since today guys-I’ve-seen-play-before-they-were-famous seems to be a theme: Alex White (#6) and Dustin Ackley (#13), top, both of whom made their MLB debuts this year, during […]
baseball: scranton wilkes-barre yankees @ durham bulls
Eighteen. The Alpha Site goes to see the Yankees when they come to town every year, because shep.’s a native New Yorker and lifelong Yankees fan; as we like to see the future […]
roadside graves @ nightlight
i’ve got a heart that won’t quit, won’t break no matter what you do “West Coast” was the first Roadside Graves song I fell for, it’s still my favorite, and […]
centro-matic @ local 506
Most of the time when I love a band, you know it; I can’t shut up about them. I mean, if you have missed my capital-F Feelings about Frank Turner, […]
mason’s apron @ nightlight
Everyone in the Triangle has a side project, or six. My buddy Dave plays in what seems to be about 14 bands, for example. Thursday’s Locally Grown after-party was lead […]
locally grown: mandolin orange
A gorgeous night of bluegrass and Andrew & Emily’s lovely voices. A cool breeze, New Belgium’s summer beer, and great conversation with people I am fond of. Happy, happy, happy. […]
the elected @ local 506
Shot the Elected and Tristen at the 506 for Speakers in Code last night. Full set here.
chris bathgate — salt year
Chris Bathgate — Salt Year. This album absolutely blew me away. It’s delicate and carefully put together, gothic and traditional, noisy and dischordant and heartbreakingly light and lovely, sometimes all […]
