hurray for the riff raff @ the pinhook
The light at the Pinhook is seventeen kinds of suck, but Hurray for the Riff Raff were absolutely excellent; Alynda Lee Segarra has a startling voice, really reminiscent of Jolie Holland, almost too big for the small venue when she really let it go, and live the songs from Young Blood Blues are still conscious…
brothers in arms: joey and andy
“He’s my best critic.” — Joey Siara on his brother Andy Joey and Andy Siria of the Henry Clay People were kind enough, last week, to give me fifteen minutes of their time between sets of the show they were headlining with the Dig, and let me take some photos of them together. New thing:…
hurray for the riff raff — young blood blues
Hurray for the Riff Raff — Young Blood Blues. Out now, self-released. What I want to know is this: when did all these kids start picking up banjos? Not a complaint, just a question; who is this folk revolution to be pinned upon? Are banjos really cheap in pawn shops and at garage sales? Somebody…
two cow garage @ kings
Two Cow Garage draws terribly in the Triangle, and that makes me absolutely batty with frustration. I mean, I guess I get it: yesterday was a Sunday, it was a late-ish billed start that became an even later actual start, there’s always plenty of other shows to hit any given night in Chapel Hill, Durham…
fb: miami @ duke
Football photos taken by amateurs all look like big piles of laundry, but I did get shots of two guys crossing the goal lines; one for each team. And it’s always lovely to sit outside in the sun on a beautiful fall afternoon with good company.
the old ceremony @ kings
Passable shooting evening at a new-to-me venue; excellent evening of rock and/or roll courtesy Hammer No More The Fingers, who I haven’t seen in ages and always love live, and the Old Ceremony, who are secretly one of those local bands I’ve seen a million times without realizing how many times I’ve seen them, about…
futurebirds @ local 506
Futurebirds have such a lush sound; with three guitars (and/or banjo) plus a pedal steel, perfect harmonies, good drumming and solid bass lines, they just sound textured all the time, shivery and terrifically Southern — the accents, the steel? I don’t know — I’d love to see them tour with Band of Horses, I think…
henry clay people & the dig @ local 506
There’s something intangibly engaging about enthusiasm, as a photographer; ask someone to make a great heavy metal face and when they do it without thinking twice, there’s more energy in a photo than there would have been before. Likewise, the boys behind Los Angeles pop rockers the Henry Clay People take to the stage with…
brand new kind of photography 