Author: brandnewkindof

Photographer, baseball fan, lover of rock music, sweet tea, chili cheese hotdogs, and Matt Wieters.

brian jonestown massacre @ cat’s cradle

Brian Jonestown Massacre’s new record, Aufheben, is a swirling mess of synthesizers and experimental guitar noise, and their live show was no different, except just a hair more captivating — and the record is pretty trance inducing as it is — watching Anton Newcombe and company spin all those parts into something whole and spider-webbed…

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promo photos: grant hart

Having access to a gorgeous converted mill studio to shoot Grant, for future Every Everything promo, was a joy. I want a studio. And also some studio lighting. And Gorman’s 85mm f2.8 lens. And a million dollars, and a pony. And for the Orioles to win the World Series, if I’m asking for things. But…

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things i do when i’m not here, jam of the day edition

Not sure if I ever mentioned this in a post, but I’ve been writing one of Speakers In Code‘s Jam(s) of the Day since May. I pulled them all together in a page, and I’ll keep updating it as long as I write one. You can check out what I’ve picked to date here, but…

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every everything: the shoes

It’s not that I have a foot fetish, it’s that I really like shoes, and also I think that the way people stand is revealing. I’m never sure what they’re revealing until later, but it’s revealing. And when it’s photos of my shoes, it’s I was here, at this moment. So I took a lot…

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every everything: a wrap-up

First, I am still so tired, you guys. I am so, so tired. I have a huge bruise-slash-scrapes-slash-lump-of-pain on my right shin from where the sound case fell out of the SUV trunk on Tuesday, I have a new scrape on my right knee from where I fell off the curb into 4th Street, I have an…

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ballpark hot dogs: kramarczuks’ polish

Where: Kramarczuk’s, Target Field, Minneapolis, MN. What: the Polish With whom: the Every Everything crew Why: Jan recommended it! Grade: B+. I’m not a huge Polish person, but the sausage was tasty and the sauerkraut was otherworldly good.

every everything: day 3

We spent yesterday, my last day with the Every Everything crew, shooting at the 7th St Entry. It was amazing.

every everything: day 2

Day 2 of my shooting with the Every Everything crew. Lots of time in an SUV, but worth it for the stories. And the scars, as Craig Finn would probably say.