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…
Category: opinions about concerts
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…
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.
slingshot cash @ the speakeasy
The Cowboy’s band is sounding really, really good lately. They’re finally a permanent four piece — four piece four part harmony four part bourbon band, he calls them — and it’s paying off. The early mixes of his new album are also sounding truly excellent. It was a good night. I know good people. I…
goat + faun @ jessee’s
I went to see my friend Robinson play yesterday. Sometimes he plays great blues slide guitar, and sometimes he plays wild stuff on his electric guitar with a loop pedal and sometimes his lovely lady Sara sings with him. They’re both pretty awesome.
william beckett @ local 506
The last time I saw William Beckett perform, he had a lot more hair and a much bigger audience; he was still fronting my beloved and late, lamented Chicago-based The Academy Is … on a mainstage at Warped Tour in Charlotte in 2008. I hadn’t figured out how to get press passes yet, so I…
red collar cd release party for ‘welcome home’
I’ve been pretty lousy, over the last six weeks or so, at making it out to see local shows, which is generally something I pride myself on; mostly, because I’ve been broke and not able to cough up the five or ten bucks for door. Luckily, I bought a ticket to see Red Collar at…
jc brooks & the uptown sound @ kings
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the retro soul and ’60 doowop pop sound that’s making huge waves in the indie music community these days; I almost love it more than boys with beards and banjos. (It’s close, but I’m a sucker for a banjo.) But it’s hard to call what electric…
sugar + the hi-lows @ greene street
If you’re not having fun while you’re watching Sugar & the Hi-Lows, you’re doing it wrong. Buddy Holly pop with a garage rock kick, and enough sass from Amy Stroup to hand any dozen men their asses. Great show. Full set here.
future kings of nowhere @ local 506
What a gorgeous, triumphant show. Full of people I love, and people loved by people I love, and indie pop punk and songs about the Jonestown Massacre and Missouri and Texas and Pirates and accidentally murdering people. The definition of the best kind of local show; the best kind of show. Full set here.
brand new kind of photography 