Third annual early January covers show for a good cause at the 506; always good times. Full set is here.
Category: opinions about concerts
the vaudevillain revue: the nightmare before new year’s eve
I spent last Friday, again, with the VaudeVillain Revue in Raleigh; it was, again, a pleasure. Full set here (not necessarily SFW).
sitting on the porch singing townes van zandt
The second annual tribute to Hank Williams and Townes Van Zandt at the Nightlight was excellent, as I expected it to be. Everyone was good but my unquestionable highlights were EFfingham doing “My Mother the Mountain” (creepiest EVER) and Anna Rose Beck absolutely slaying “If I Needed You” (my favorite Townes song, and one I’ve…
local beer local bands: wylie hunter & the cazadores
Last LB/LB of the year! I don’t get to Tir Na Nog nearly often enough for them, because Raleigh on Thursdays, but Wylie and the guys were great and it was a good way to end the year.
top ten shows of 2011
I saw 133 shows so far this year, with two left in 2011, but these are the unquestionable top ten. Now with photos. (Josh Ritter in Charlotte above.) 1. Josh Ritter, solo acoustic, at the McGlohon Theatre, Charlotte, 11/2011. I didn’t go to another show this year where I barely breathed from start to finish…
mandolin orange holiday show
I have been a terrible blogger lately, you guys; I’m at least three shows behind and I have projects out the wazoo and I swear, I am back on track as of today. The Mandolin Orange holiday show was amazing, and I had the pleasure and privilege of documenting it from all angles; you can…
american aquarium @ the pour house
It depends on what you ask me, and when, about American Aquarium, whether I’ll be sentimental, or cheerfully cranky, or a million other things — but one thing I will always, always be is fond, is deeply affectionate for those five guys and all 28 ex-band members. There’s no other band where I can tell…
jon lindsay @ slim’s
Jon Lindsay writes the kind of indie guitar pop songs that stick in your head because of a catchy chorus or a well-picked guitar line, and it’s not until you listen to them later that you realize they’ve wormed their way into your head because they’re sly and subtle and impeccably clever; he is a…
the vaudevillain revue: we’re all mad here
Last Friday I had the distinct pleasure of shooting the VaudeVillain Revue, a burlesque and vaudeville troupe based in Raleigh, both backstage as they got ready for the show, and during the show. It was a fantastic time; everyone involved is unbearably talented, and it’s unlike any other work I do. They’ll be doing another…
dex romweber duo @ nightlight
Last night Dex started his set by telling the crowd that, when he was 15, he used to see shows in this room. It’s true — the Nightlight’s space was the original Cradle space, before Frank bought it and moved it to Carrboro. I never saw a show there (too young!) but the sincere sentimentality…
brand new kind of photography 