the low anthem @ the cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Do the new blogging rules mean I have to tell y’all this? Anyway: Kristin from Warner/Atlantic/Elektra very kindly guest-listed me for the show last night; Southeastern Camera in Raleigh supplied the camera body (that was at a cost to me, at least) as Six…
Category: rock and roll it
bristol rhythm & roots: holy ghost tent revival
bristol rhythm & roots: holy ghost tent revival, originally uploaded by minervacat. “One thing pop music is good for is remembering that somewhere inside us is the potential for unvanquishable joy.” — John Darnielle
the old ceremony “walk on thin air” cd release party
the old ceremony “walk on thin air” cd release party, originally uploaded by minervacat. (This shot is from February, not last night.) I realized, standing in the audience at the Cradle last night, that I really give these guys a much shorter shrift than they deserve, at least in terms of local bands I adore….
durham be easy: language arts
durham be easy: language arts, originally uploaded by minervacat. This is for Martha. Friday night’s Holy Ghost show was the 81st show I’ve seen this year (there are 78 of them here, and three (to date) that I didn’t shoot), and while most of them have been in standard venues — bars with stages, stages…
worth getting up for: october
two cow garage @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. Worth getting up for in October: the North Carolina State Fair; a proliferation of excellent national touring acts coming through the CH in specific and the NC at large; the word proliferation; dreaming of road trips; federal holidays1; the new Big Star box set, Keep…
holy ghost tent revival @ local 506
holy ghost tent revival @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. In the last year, I’ve seen these boys an absurd number of times, in more than a dozen venues spread across three states; I’ve hung out with them in the studio, and while they played chess and put cats on producers’ heads and watched…
holy ghost tent revival @ trekky records studio
holy ghost tent revival @ trekky records studio, originally uploaded by minervacat. These boys are unofficially officially releasing their new EP at the 506 tonight, so an old shot from the time I spent in the studio with them this spring. Those couple of days were some of the most fun I’ve had working this…
lost in the trees @ gerrard hall
lost in the trees @ gerrard hall, originally uploaded by minervacat. The shutter on Six seized up irreperably last night, mid-Lost in the Trees set, and so tomorrow she is off to Nikon to slip in under her warranty and, in all likelihood, have her CPU replaced. I had an evening’s worth of massive freaking…
mike doughty @ the arts center
mike doughty @ the arts center, originally uploaded by minervacat. My favorite Doughty song is his cover of “Looks”. The first Doughty-penned song I ever loved was “Circles” and the solo song that hooked me post-Soul Coughing was “Grey Ghost”. But the opening lines of “Unsingable Name” — i want to be your absolute ultimate/want…
mike doughty — sad man happy man
mike doughty @ the cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Mike Doughty — Sad Man Happy Man. Out 10/6, ATO Records. I held off on reviewing this because I knew that I was seeing Doughty on a Tuesday; what better day to talk about his new album than a day I’m going to see him?…
brand new kind of photography 