Author: brandnewkindof

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

the bouncing souls @ cat’s cradle

I love shooting punk shows, and last night I kind of even missed the Brewery a little. The light there was great for punk shooting. The Souls were fun, the Menzingers made me cry, and Luther is a recommendation for Pam, if she doesn’t know them already. The Menzingers’ 2012 record On The Impossible Past…

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langhorne slim @ the casbah

Langhorne Slim is, along with Josh Ritter, one of the most captivating live performers I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching, simply because being on stage, singing his songs, delighting an audience, seems to bring him such delight. He smiles, he spins in circles, he climbs the drum kick, he gets right up in the…

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ha ha tonka @ the casbah

I knew, when the tour pairing of Langhorne Slim and my beloved Ha Ha Tonka was announced, that it would be a two blog post show — I knew I couldn’t rave enough about either band in one post, and I was right. Ha Ha Tonka is one of best bands working today; frontman Brian…

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ha ha tonka — death of a decade

Ha Ha Tonka — Death of a Decade. Out tomorrow, Bloodshot Records. Start right off: where Ha Ha Tonka’s 2009 masterpiece Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South starts quiet and builds to the crescendos of “Walking On The Devil’s Backbone” and “Close Every Valve To Your Bleeding Heart” in the middle of the record before…

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album review: wintersleep — hello hum

Wintersleep — Hello Hum. Out June 12, Roll Call Records. To call Canadian rockers Wintersleep a mere “indie rock” band is to fall back on genres, and to dismiss the so much more than makes up their complete distinct sound: there’s hardcore guitars and a punk mentality, a lot of synth pop and drumming that…

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langhorne slim – the way we move

Langhorne Slim & the Law — The Way We Move. Out now, Ramseur Records. Leave it to Langhorne Slim to write an optimistic breakup record: Slim’s songwriting has always leaned towards the honestly hopeful, or maybe the hopeful truth, and he takes it to a place of heartbreak, healing, and, welll, truth on his latest…

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first house show at the FARM!

My friend Elysse and her roommate Colie threw themselves an amazing graduation party at the farm that Colie’s boyfriend Leland lives on; it was a gorgeous space and the bands were fantastic and the company was great. I am completely enamored of the Farm and shall be doing all my photo shoots there from now…

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the cribs @ motorco music hall

The Cribs were awesome, and everyone involved in the running of Motorco were princes among men last night. Publicists, on the other hand, did not make anything easy for me and Matt. So yay the Cribs and Motorco, boo miscommunication. Full set here.