mike doughty @ the arts center, originally uploaded by minervacat. My favorite Doughty song is his cover of “Looks”. The first Doughty-penned song I ever loved was “Circles” and the solo song that hooked me post-Soul Coughing was “Grey Ghost”. But the opening lines of “Unsingable Name” — i want to be your absolute ultimate/want…
mike doughty — sad man happy man
mike doughty @ the cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Mike Doughty — Sad Man Happy Man. Out 10/6, ATO Records. I held off on reviewing this because I knew that I was seeing Doughty on a Tuesday; what better day to talk about his new album than a day I’m going to see him?…
abandoned swimming pool, sanford
abandoned swimming pool, sanford, originally uploaded by minervacat. People say photographs don’t lie. Mine do. — David LaChapelle
uncle jack’s 60th birthday party
uncle jack’s 60th birthday party, originally uploaded by minervacat. Sometimes you are presented the opportunity to take inexplicable photos of family members wearing umbrella hats, and so: you do.
blitzen trapper @ cat’s cradle
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…
carrboro farmer’s market
carrboro farmer’s market, originally uploaded by minervacat. Rocking my world in terms of inspiration this week: The work of Anthony Earl Smith, especially his Southbound series. The Poetry of Forgotten Places. Drive Into The Sun. A road trip blog, as seen through amazing sketches. Myths and legends die hard in America. — Hunter S. Thompson…
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…
brand new kind of photography 