what i did on my summer vacation, originally uploaded by minervacat. This is what I did on my summer vacation; or, more accurately, this is what I did from the end of February to Labor Day weekend. That’s 39 tickets to baseball games, right there; a stack thicker than the base of my laptop. (#40…
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baseball: norfolk tides @ durham bulls
baseball: norfolk tides @ durham bulls, originally uploaded by minervacat. The final moments of summer, although North Carolina will have one more heatwave before fall finally gets here. We did turn off the air-conditioning tonight, though.
carolina @ duke, wallace wade stadium
carolina @ duke, wallace wade stadium, originally uploaded by minervacat. There’s something about the pageantry and passion — the way sunshine comes later departs earlier behind the colored leaves of the trees, and the pounding drums in an on-rushing band on a Southern campus — that stirs your heart. People who otherwise would not speak…
nc state farmer’s market
nc state farmer’s market, originally uploaded by minervacat. Rocking my world in terms of inspiration this week: This photo by Empires guitarist Tom Conrad. Makes me desperate to go on the road. Places I Wish I Were. So my wanderlust is kind of mad like a mad thing lately, apparently. Which is sad because I…
american princes @ tir na nog
american princes @ tir na nog, originally uploaded by minervacat. Violated the “no Raleigh shows on work nights” rule to catch these guys for the first time in almost 18 months. It was totally worth it, and I was in bed by 1:15!
oversold, more like
oversold, more like, originally uploaded by minervacat. From last August’s Glossary/Lucero show at the 506. It seems appropriate to review these two together — the major label debuts of bands that started small, toured relentlessly, stuck to their sound and their goals, and built enormous, rabid, vocal, fiercely devoted fan bases who’d walk through fire…
worth getting up for: august
lost in the trees @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Worth getting up for in August: new Ruby Oliver novels from e. lockhart; when someone gets a music recommendation absolutely spot-on for you; discovering new depths in favorite albums; coffee coffee coffee; heavy metal covers of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”; photos of crowd-surfing banjo…
the never @ cat’s cradle
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…
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….
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