The first half of last night’s double header was Chapel Hill’s own fierce folk and string band skuffle ensemble, Sinful Savage Tigers; they’re getting ready to release their second album of Seth Martin’s excellent songwriting, and they were in fine form last night. Seth, Seth and Andrew play and harmonize together so, so well, and…
Month: July 2011
women rock
Pam made a list of awesome books about music written by women; I wrote some blurbs for it. GO READ IT.
weekend in west virginia
I drove up to West Fuckin’ Virginia on Friday to spend the weekend with the lovely lady H and Dr. N. The company was excellent, West Virginia is gorgeous, and we ate ourselves stupid and drank red wine and talked about music, and books, and photography, and making art. The kind of recharging weekend with…
once more into the breach
Another MLB debut by an ex-Tar Heel this week. Kyle Seager, booter of ground balls, grower of tomatoes, hitter of doubles because do you guys know how much farther you have to run if you hit a home run? Your new Mariners third baseman, ladies and gentlemen. I’m more proud that I have any right…
hoots & hellmouth @ the pour house
The first time I saw Philadelphia’s hard-rocking, green-living, roots rockers Hoots & Hellmouth, they were touring without a drummer; just two stomp-boxes, four tambourines, and a mandolin that somehow manages to transcend stringed instruments and become percussion. (God, isn’t it wonderful, how the mandolin can do that? It’s one of those instruments that, when played…
happy happy
This guy’s birthday is today. I’m kind of fond of him. Happy birthday, you.
the american pasttime
Nineteen & twenty. Celebrated independence with a doubleheader yesterday, first the US National Collegiate Team taking on their Japanese counterparts, and then the Bulls (America’s favorite minor league team!) taking on the Braves. It was hot, but lovely.
rat jackson @ local 506
Some nights it seems like everyone in the Triangle has six bands, and they’re all so fantastic that 97% of the musicians I know should be famous. (Top to bottom, Rat Jackson, the Pneurotics, & Some Army, last night featuring people who also play in Spider Bags, the Magnolia Collective, Gambling the Muse, Red Collar,…
brand new kind of photography 