i can lick any sonofabitch in the house — sounds of dying

I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House — Sounds of Dying. Out soon if not now, Suburban Home Records. Okay, so: sometimes when you’re a teenager or a 20-something and you’re really anxious and angry all the time, and you wake up in your late 20s and you realize that all that energy going…

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black joe lewis & the honeybears @ local 506

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears were great last night — if you’re into neo soul, R&B or funk, pick up their full-length debut Tell ’em What Your Name Is! — but I’m disappointed with my shooting. Tons of movement combined with the 506’s reversion to a big sucking black hole, and 2/3rds of what…

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malarkeygras 2010 @ the pour house

There are bands you love, and then there are bands you love and nights that sounds like the inside of your heart. And last night, the entire Pour House howling along with a blow-the-doors-off cover of “Thunder Road”, was the latter.

holy ghost tent revival @ the blind tiger

holy ghost tent revival @ the blind tiger, originally uploaded by minervacat. baby i don’t know, i don’t think anybody can ’cause that which keeps us moving is that which we can’t understand

all the sweetest winds

holden beach, nc, christmas 2007, originally uploaded by minervacat. i went down to houston and i stopped in san antone i passed up the station for the bus i was trying to find me something but i wasn’t sure just what man i ended up with pockets full of dust so i went on to…

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black and white

Sometimes the only way to overcome light too red to bear is to shoot in black and white. Above, Justin Robinson of Carolina Chocolate Drops and, here, Justin Robinson and the Mary Annettes. Below, Pete Connolly of Birds & Arrows. I don’t have it quite right yet — black and white makes you look for…

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baseball: norfolk tides @ durham bulls

baseball: norfolk tides @ durham bulls, originally uploaded by minervacat. I haven’t been real bloggy lately, y’all, but instead I’ve been reading new mystery novels (James Lee and Alafair Burke, Emily St. John Mandel, Tim Dorsey, Tana French; waiting for Carl Hiassen and Sara Paretsky), coverage of the Orioles’ 8-1 run under Buck Showalter (theory:…

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