Month: April 2012

shaggy @ old duke 2012

Shot Duke Union’s Old Duke 2012 event last night — Shaggy can still really kick it. And I still know every single word of “It Wasn’t Me”. Full set here. (Working with the DUU has been one of the great vision-expanding joys of my spring. Muchas gracias to J at my day job for the…

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alabama shakes @ cat’s cradle

When the Alabama Shakes slid on to the national scene last summer, with a slight EP and a handful of YouTube videos, pretty much everyone who heard them knew they were about to blow up — and they have. And you know what? Everything I’ve heard says that they’re amazing live, better than their staggering…

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red hot chili peppers @ pnc arena

Today I think the photo speaks for itself; shooting the Chili Peppers is the coolest thing I’ve gotten to do to date. Muchas gracias to Speakers in Code for the opportunity. Love y’all. (Full set here.)

delta spirit @ cat’s cradle

Delta Spirit loves what they do. They write hooky songs with basslines that make you want to shake your hips, and any band that even occasionally uses two drummers is bound to groove pretty hard. They were just flat-out fun last night, and even the normally stolid Chapel Thrill crowd really got into it. I…

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make me think

Inspiring me today: PrismYard: a user-curated gallery of vintage cameras. Yum. Prague Daily Photo: a long-time resident of my RSS reader, I’ve been craving a trip to Eastern Europe lately thanks to them. These amazing photos from Dixie Pixel owner Tara Kneiser. Esquire’s photo shoot with Jon Hamm. (More diner photoshoots pls. Fewer bathrooms shoots…

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vacationer @ cat’s cradle

Reasons why I will go see a band live: I like them. Someone whose taste I trust told me I would like this band. A publicist I like asks me to shoot the show. A publicist in whose good graces I wish to stay asks me to shoot the show. A publicist I don’t know…

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