wye oak @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Out to see Blitzen Trapper and Wye Oak last night; Blitzen Trapper were super enjoyable, but Wye Oak was the amazing surprise of the evening. I was a little wary because, to be perfectly honest, I was underwhelmed by The Knot — it isn’t a bad…
Category: rock and roll it
durham be easy: the mountain goats
durham be easy: the mountain goats, originally uploaded by minervacat. The nice young man pictured above (as well as the rest of the Mountain Goats) was on the Colbert Report Tuesday night; last time I saw him in person, he was playing a free solo show for 150 people in the Durham Armory. So that…
built to spill — there is no enemy
american aquarium @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. Built to Spill — There Is No Enemy. Out today on Warner Bros. A rare major label acquisition for me.
american aquarium @ the pour house
american aquarium @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. I’d say the 100mm lens was worth every penny, wouldn’t you?
hammer no more the fingers @ the cradle
hammer no more the fingers @ the cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Rocking my world in terms of inspiration this week: What Your Favorite Pavement Record Says About You. This made me laugh in a hipster Cosmo magazine sort of way. Lupen Grainne‘s Flickr stream. Look at that color. I’m clearly obsessing over good use…
worth getting up for: september
holy ghost tent revival @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. Worth getting up for in September: the Avett Brothers’ I And Love And You, Lucero’s 1372 Overton Park, the Mountain Goats’ the Life of the World to Come, Mason Jennings’ Blood of Man; free tickets to shows at the 506; yelling at TJ…
scotland yard gospel choir — … and the horse you rode in on
weesefest 2009 @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir — … And The Horse You Rode In On. My friend Amy turned me on to these guys a few years back — at least before the Franklin Street Schoolkids closed, because The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir was the last CD…
an acoustic evening with trekky records
an acoustic evening with trekky records, originally uploaded by minervacat. I’m finding myself, this week, thinking about promotional photography pretty intensely — what makes a good promo photo, how to develop and pursue ideas and concepts in shooting promos, what I can do to make taking promos an experience that’s rewarding for me as a…
lost in the trees @ cat’s cradle
lost in the trees @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Despite our best efforts to keep this as accurate as possible, the life of the touring band is fraught with danger and uncertainty. Club dates are sometimes changed due to the whims of delusional, power-hungry club owners, temperamental musicians experiencing pronounced bouts of self-doubt,…
the spikedrivers @ the blind tiger
the spikedrivers @ the blind tiger, originally uploaded by minervacat. This one’s for Jess. I like to take pictures of the things that musicians carry onto stage with them; a cell phone set down next to a guitar pedal, a plastic cup of whiskey on the edge of a railing. It’s a tiny human part…
brand new kind of photography 