The Dirty Guv’nahs worked a miracle at the 506 Thursday night; the place was only half full, but they had that half packed against the stage, slopping PBR at frontman James Trimble, singing along, and basically acting like the complete opposite of the usual Chapel Hill hipper-than-thou crowd. And with good reason: not only is…
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Photographer, baseball fan, lover of rock music, sweet tea, chili cheese hotdogs, and Matt Wieters.
mason jennings — minnesota
I’ve of two minds when it comes to writing about Mason’s new releases; sometimes I do it immediately, because they evince such a flood of feelings in me, and sometimes I drag my feet about it, because they evince such a flood of feelings in me. Minnesota, which came out a few weeks ago, is…
one of many
When I embarked on my self-portrait for every show I shoot project, it was out of self-preservation: I wanted a year long project that was easy, and solitary, but also gave me some challenges. It’s easy and solitary to take a picture of yourself in a bar bathroom, but it’s hard, after about 50 shots,…
carter tanton — freeclouds
As someone smart said to me this week, headliners get all the love; the War On Drugs is playing a highly publicized and anticipated show at Kings tonight (I will not be there … once again, car issues), but opener Carter Tanton is the one I’ve been paying attention to. Ex-Tulsa frontman Tanton has just…
shakori hills grassroots festival fall 2011
I’ll write more about the festival this week, but for now, a selection from my two days; all 150+ images are here.
american aquarium @ local 506
Thursday night, American Aquarium with Wylie Hunter & the Cazadores and Stella Lively — a lovely evening full of bands made up of people I am inordinately fond of. I love the Thrill, I love our scene, I love the people I know, and I love the shit out of music. Full set here.
onward soldiers @ festifall
I have this theory that the reason the Triangle music scene continues to proliferate as it does, with both tons of bands and tons of good bands, is because for 30 years parents have taken their small children to see excellent local bands play at free street festivals, so 30 years of small children have…
stephen malkmus & the jicks @ haw river ballroom
But Pavement was nothing at all like we pictured them. They were a bunch of foxy dudes, and they were into it. As soon as they hit the stage, you could hear all the girls in the crowd ovulate in unison. There were five or six of them up there, some banging on guitars, some…
worth getting up for: september
Worth getting up for in September: Hopscotch Music Fest; three day weekends; PINK HAIR; the eternal Kellen Moore finger guns gif; fake moustaches on sticks; shooting the Meat Puppets; (almost) hitting 100 shows for the year; Micah Schnabel live, again; Micah, in general; Brian Fallon’s delivery service delivering his new side project album; amazing relationships…
have gun will travel @ slim’s
What an amazing night. Micah Schnabel, of course, y’all know is one of my most favorites, and I am always thrilled to see BJ from American Aquarium do his sad bastard solo act (his words, not mine), but Have Gun Will Travel just blew me away. The energy, the focus, the songwriting, the cohesiveness of…
brand new kind of photography 