Tracks that didn’t make the Christmas mix, for whatever reason, but got a lot of play from me, in no particular order and little to no commentary, but with a zip file [here]. More music I loved! Cee-lo Green, “(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care”: from the Buddy Holly tribute album, we all know…
christmas mix 2011: something as simple as rock and roll
I’ve been making what I call a Christmas mix — that is, not holiday songs but a mix made at the holidays — since 1997; first they were tapes, then for a few years cds, and finally, in the digital age, the last six years have been downloadable zip files, and this year is no…
mandolin orange holiday show
I have been a terrible blogger lately, you guys; I’m at least three shows behind and I have projects out the wazoo and I swear, I am back on track as of today. The Mandolin Orange holiday show was amazing, and I had the pleasure and privilege of documenting it from all angles; you can…
beirut @ cat’s cradle
I have wanted to have the chance to shoot Beirut since 2008; I just, at the time and since, never thought I’d have a chance to do so in a venue the (mid-)size of the Cradle, and if I did, it wouldn’t be with lights as spectacularly perfect as Zach Condon and band brought with…
two for the road
I’m putting together end of the year lists, like everyone else, but I couldn’t let these two slip through without writing about them. Both out today, 12/6. The Black Keys — El Camino: my love for the Black Keys is pretty well described as primal; their 2010 album Brothers remains an album that I think…
the camera’s eye
I am about to finish watching The Hour, which if you haven’t watched it is simply staggeringly brilliant — Romola Garai is absolutely astonishing, and Dominic West and Ben Whishaw aren’t too shabby either, and I loved playing spot-the-British-TV-regular (“HI MORIARTY.” “HI OWEN HARPER.”). But what really grabbed me about it was the cinematography, the…
american aquarium @ the pour house
It depends on what you ask me, and when, about American Aquarium, whether I’ll be sentimental, or cheerfully cranky, or a million other things — but one thing I will always, always be is fond, is deeply affectionate for those five guys and all 28 ex-band members. There’s no other band where I can tell…
jon lindsay @ slim’s
Jon Lindsay writes the kind of indie guitar pop songs that stick in your head because of a catchy chorus or a well-picked guitar line, and it’s not until you listen to them later that you realize they’ve wormed their way into your head because they’re sly and subtle and impeccably clever; he is a…
magnolia collective — ghost stories
Magnolia Collective — Ghost Stories. I owe a debt of gratitude to MagCo — I’d been shooting local music for a few years, but I really got a introduction to the center of the Chapel Hill scene thanks to their regular Thursday residency at the Station this year. I met people I’d never have met…
the vaudevillain revue: we’re all mad here
Last Friday I had the distinct pleasure of shooting the VaudeVillain Revue, a burlesque and vaudeville troupe based in Raleigh, both backstage as they got ready for the show, and during the show. It was a fantastic time; everyone involved is unbearably talented, and it’s unlike any other work I do. They’ll be doing another…
brand new kind of photography 