A co-headline show, and it was magical. Tift plays so well at home, and JTE is such a gift, such a great songwriter and performer. It was a warm and fantastic night. Full set here.
This is my favorite photo that I’ve taken of Justin Townes Earle; I can’t believe it’s been almost two years since I saw him last. He’s at the Cradle tonight with Tift Merritt, her third stop in Carrboro this fall. You should come.
oranges are not the only fruit
I think I’m going to work on my food photography next year.
if god is a dj
I’m pink again. I feel 100% more like myself.
sunset wish
I am ready for an adventure, please.
movies: skyfall
We saw Skyfall last night, and it was extraordinary; not just the performances, though Judi Dench is otherworldly and Daniel Craig is his usual lovely craggy grouchy talented self, but something about the lighting of it, specifically, moved me in the same way that watching The Hour last year did. The power of light and…
still life with gas station coffee
How I’m spending Saturday.
album rec: the givers and the takers ep
This seems like a good time to tell you that Browan Lollar once saw me in my pajamas, with bedhead, in an elevator, in a hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia. He probably doesn’t remember it, but it’s a true story. Also a true story: after many years as Jason Isbell’s very talented guitarist, Browan has released…
i wandered out in the world for years
i saw the crescent, but you saw the whole of the moon
and i will sing my tune until my voice is gone
I had about a million hours of podcasts to listen to at work today, and the last one that I listened to before I left the office for the day was a special broadcast from the Third Coast International Audio Festival, via their Re:Sound podcast — an hour long talk from Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad, and…