I like to be up front with you guys, you know that: a few years ago, I picked up Liam Finn’s debut album, I’ll Be Lightning, because he was Neil Finn’s son, and I do love me some Crowded House. Happily, Liam is just as talented as his dad, in completely different ways, and so…
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mc chris — race wars tour @ cat’s cradle
I shouldn’t even really put mc chris in the title here, because I won’t front: we were there to see Adam WarRock and Tribe One, who were the first opener; but it was mc chris’s headlining, so it makes search hits easier. Or something. I didn’t expect to go to the Cradle last night and have…
frontier ruckus @ local 506
Frontier Ruckus’s songs are dense and full of empty space, universal and intensely personal, intimate and wide as Michigan skies. They put out one of my favorite albums of 2010 in Deadmalls & Nightfalls, and they were wonderful when I saw them in January; they were just as wonderful last night. I find it hard…
race wars: touring out of my comfort zone
I met Euge, better known in the nerdcore hip hop scene as Adam WarRock, through shep., who got to know Euge through … comics? Baseball? I don’t actually know! But last year, Euge was touring comic book stores behind his (spectacular) debut LP The War For Infinity, and his first booking was Chapel Hill Comics…
the dirty guv’nahs @ local 506
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…
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.
brand new kind of photography 