megafaun @ the nightlight
megafaun @ the nightlight, originally uploaded by minervacat. I genuinely don’t understand the obsession with red lightbulbs that seems so prevalent in Chapel Hill venues. But Megafaun is still and always awesome.
north carolina state fair
north carolina state fair, originally uploaded by minervacat. Rocking my world in terms of inspiration this week: Terrible Yellow Eyes. In honor of Where the Wild Things Are opening today, this is a blog that’s a curated project of artist submissions, tributes to Sendak and his masterpiece of a book. There’s some amazingly clever, beautiful,…
lucero @ cat’s cradle
lucero @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Most of the time I don’t bother with detailed concert reviews because when I go to a show, my reaction is mostly that was awesome/awful/someone shoot the opening band/those lights sucked. It’s not insightful commentary; it’s either, I had a good time or I didn’t. But I…
lucero @ cat’s cradle
lucero @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. she asked me if i loved her and i showed her the tattoo weren’t no answer but for then it had to do
langhorne slim — be set free
langhorne slim @ the cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Langhorne Slim — Be Set Free. 9/29, Kemado Records. I can’t believe I haven’t written about this album before, but: man, what a fucking great album. It’s hard for me to put words down about Langhorne, because on the surface — guy with a guitar,…
baseball: pawtucket red sox @ durham bulls
baseball: pawtucket red sox @ durham bulls, originally uploaded by minervacat. I love the Carolina baseball team a whole damn lot, but not enough to sit in the rain on a Monday to watch Matt Harvey1 pitch in an intrasquad scrimmage, so instead, have a stray shot from the Bulls/Pawsox series this summer. That starting…
the never @ local 506
the never @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. The 506 was a big sucking black hole of light last night, but the show was really great.
wye oak @ cat’s cradle
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…
christmas at the cradle
christmas at the cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Rocking my world in terms of inspiration this week: Zachery Fein’s work in shooting abandoned parts of Detroit. Un-fucking-believably gorgeous and heartbreaking shots. This crazy hilarious Nikon ad from the ’70s. book lovers never go to bed alone. Gorgeous gorgeous blog full of shots of books. This…
brand new kind of photography 