active child @ local 506

Shot for Speakers in Code last night. Probably the first and only time there will ever be a harp on the 506 stage. Full set here.

micah schnabel @ tir na nog

There aren’t a lot of people for whom I’d drive to Raleigh, to see them play a 45 minute set, on a weeknight; maybe four or five bands of the 2500 in my iTunes, and two or three solo acts to boot. But Micah Schnabel (and his band Two Cow Garage) is one of them,…

kennebec @ the pour house

Sweet harmonies, summer songwriting, and three dudes who have no right to make as much glorious noise with acoustic instruments as they do. Kennebec, even as an acoustic trio, has such a huge and full sound, I am dreaming of finally getting to hear them electric, with a rhythm section. They were tremendous on Friday…

the magnolia collective @ the station

What do you do when you see the same band, every month, at the same venue? And they’re a band you love, but there’s only so many photos of Mimi’s fantastic shoes that you can take? A dedication to local music pushes me as a photographer; I have to find a way to get new…

HONKY @ local 506

Remember when Pam sent me to a hardcore show, only she didn’t tell me it was a hardcore show and then I had a really great time anyway? (The first and only time I saw a show at the late, sometimes great, now departed Brewery! Which is a shame, because the Brewery was the only…