lost in the trees @ wallace plaza, originally uploaded by minervacat. we’ll find a church that suits both of our needs we’ll forgive ourselves, we’ll forgive our enemies The trouble with local bands is that you hear all their new stuff long before they ever commit it to record.
Category: rock and roll it
boulder acoustic society @ local 506
boulder acoustic society @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. Brent Best, who I firmly believe is a certified crazy motherfucker but who can write a song like nobody’s business, actually went and got his ex-band Slobberbone back together for a week’s worth of out-of-state reunion shows. I saw mentions of those shows elsewhere on…
ian thomas @ the cave
ian thomas @ the cave, originally uploaded by minervacat. The organ version of “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” segued into the Stones while a whole bunch of characters bury dead never-seen Kevin Costner in The Big Chill is the definitive greatest use of a Stones song in pop media canon ever. Maybe one…
john howie jr @ local 506
john howie jr @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. all round the world kids want to dance they’re falling in love, they’re joining bands they’re making records that won’t make the charts and rock and roll will break their hearts — John Paul Keith & the One Four Fives, “Rock & Roll Will Break…
the low anthem @ local 506
the low anthem @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. please take along all the best of my luck and come back unchanged your demons all tamed, your flowers uncut J. was nice enough to drag me along to see the Low Anthem with him last night, and they didn’t disappoint. In fact I was…
two cow garage @ local 506
two cow garage @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. Out last night to see solidly enjoyable sets from Austin Lucas and Two Cow Garage; I’ve wanted to catch 2CG since I picked up their 2008 release Speaking in Cursive and it just blew me away, and they didn’t disappoint — crazy energy, good songwriting,…
the duke & the king @ local 506
the duke & the king @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. Simone Felice asked me last night if shep. and I worked for Rolling Stone. No, baby, I don’t, but if you know somebody I’ll take an intro. He was polite, funny, and charming; he played everything off the new album I wanted to…
the roadside graves @ the nightlight
the roadside graves @ the nightlight, originally uploaded by minervacat. i got a heart that won’t quit, that won’t break, no matter what you do — the roadside graves, “west coast” Thrilled to catch these guys at the Nightlight last night — I absolutely adore their 2007 release No One Will Know Where You’ve Been,…
magic monday @ local 506
magic monday @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. you’re gonna fail every single day but all the things you need can’t be bought here anyway — jason kutchma, “used guitars” Michael Casey, one of my favorite human beings on the planet, is collaborating with Glenn Boothe, who runs the Local 506 (one of my…
holy ghost tent revival @ trekky records studio
holy ghost tent revival @ trekky records studio, originally uploaded by minervacat. Two photos not by me that I can’t get enough of lately: This one of ex-Panic at the Disco members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker in the studio working on their new project, by Jeremy and Claire Weiss. That photo is exactly why…
brand new kind of photography 