Author: brandnewkindof

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

rat jackson @ local 506

Some nights it seems like everyone in the Triangle has six bands, and they’re all so fantastic that 97% of the musicians I know should be famous. (Top to bottom, Rat Jackson, the Pneurotics, & Some Army, last night featuring people who also play in Spider Bags, the Magnolia Collective, Gambling the Muse, Red Collar,…

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worth getting up for: june

Worth getting up for in June: Okkervil River live; psychobilly bands and things Pam tells me to like; seasons four & five of The Wire; Centro-matic’s Candidate Waltz; retail therapy; free outdoor concerts; cold salads; Libba Bray’s Beauty Queens; UNC’s super-regional win over Stanford and the College World Series; remembering how to be happy alone;…

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two sentence reviews of new albums i listened to in june

Two sentence reviews of new albums I listened to in June, now 100% more Pam-approved. Okkervil River — I Am Very Far: plenty of people who have never compared bands to salad dressing have already written about this album, but you guys know me, I’ve got to get my 15 cents in, and Okkervil is…

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it’s a nickname waiting to happen

Double dipping with two from the archives, since today guys-I’ve-seen-play-before-they-were-famous seems to be a theme: Alex White (#6) and Dustin Ackley (#13), top, both of whom made their MLB debuts this year, during their last ACC home series at Carolina; and bottom, freshly promoted Indians 3B Lonnie Chisenhall, when he was with the Kinston Indians — who are,…

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baseball: scranton wilkes-barre yankees @ durham bulls

Eighteen. The Alpha Site goes to see the Yankees when they come to town every year, because shep.’s a native New Yorker and lifelong Yankees fan; as we like to see the future of my ballclub playing for the Tides (outlook: dismal), we like to see the future of her ballclub, too. They got thumped on Sunday evening, but Kei…

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roadside graves @ nightlight

i’ve got a heart that won’t quit, won’t break no matter what you do “West Coast” was the first Roadside Graves song I fell for, it’s still my favorite, and there’s a gorgeous version in their latest Daytrotter session. They were, as always, a joy on Saturday evening.

centro-matic @ local 506

Most of the time when I love a band, you know it; I can’t shut up about them. I mean, if you have missed my capital-F Feelings about Frank Turner, you are just not paying attention. (Spoiler alert: I love Frank Turner.) But I’m genuinely unsure if there’s anyone out there, honestly anyone, who knows…

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mason’s apron @ nightlight

Everyone in the Triangle has a side project, or six. My buddy Dave plays in what seems to be about 14 bands, for example. Thursday’s Locally Grown after-party was lead by one of the side projects of Mandolin Orange’s Andrew Marlin, the pure bluegrass band Mason’s Apron; it’s Andrew, two of the Big Fat Gap…

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locally grown: mandolin orange

A gorgeous night of bluegrass and Andrew & Emily’s lovely voices. A cool breeze, New Belgium’s summer beer, and great conversation with people I am fond of. Happy, happy, happy. Full photo set here.