blitzen trapper @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. If I Gave Up (Kelly-Anne Riess) I would have followed you to Edmonton found a job waitressing babysitting even though I have three degrees a temporary fix while you finished school near mountains where you climb I wish I’d known you when you didn’t know what…
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sea wolf @ the nightlight
sea wolf @ the nightlight, originally uploaded by minervacat. this is the world, this is the world we live in it’s not the one i choose but it’s the one we’re given
mason jennings @ the cat’s cradle
mason jennings @ the cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Heather wrote a great post about an old old old school Mason Jennings bootleg over at Fuel/Friends on Sunday, and a) it got me digging out all my old Mason boots and b) realizing that I could kick in a little about that show in…
nellie mckay — normal as blueberry pie
wye oak @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Nellie McKay — Normal as Blueberry Pie: a Tribute to Doris Day. 10/13, Verve Records. I’ve been a fan of McKay since her 2004 debut, Get Away From Me, which the Maternal Unit sent me the first year I was living in the NC; it lived in my…
built to spill @ cat’s cradle
built to spill @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. I could seriously watch Doug Martsch noodle around on his guitar forever and not get bored. He’s such an odd, awkward frontman, and yet simultaneously fantastically compelling when he gets behind a mic — actually, seeing Martsch made me wonder if some of Matt Berninger’s…
megafaun @ the nightlight
megafaun @ the nightlight, originally uploaded by minervacat. I genuinely don’t understand the obsession with red lightbulbs that seems so prevalent in Chapel Hill venues. But Megafaun is still and always awesome.
lucero @ cat’s cradle
lucero @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Most of the time I don’t bother with detailed concert reviews because when I go to a show, my reaction is mostly that was awesome/awful/someone shoot the opening band/those lights sucked. It’s not insightful commentary; it’s either, I had a good time or I didn’t. But I…
lucero @ cat’s cradle
lucero @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. she asked me if i loved her and i showed her the tattoo weren’t no answer but for then it had to do
langhorne slim — be set free
langhorne slim @ the cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Langhorne Slim — Be Set Free. 9/29, Kemado Records. I can’t believe I haven’t written about this album before, but: man, what a fucking great album. It’s hard for me to put words down about Langhorne, because on the surface — guy with a guitar,…
the never @ local 506
the never @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. The 506 was a big sucking black hole of light last night, but the show was really great.
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