Eighteen. The Alpha Site goes to see the Yankees when they come to town every year, because shep.’s a native New Yorker and lifelong Yankees fan; as we like to see the future of my ballclub playing for the Tides (outlook: dismal), we like to see the future of her ballclub, too. They got thumped on Sunday evening, but Kei…
roadside graves @ nightlight
i’ve got a heart that won’t quit, won’t break no matter what you do “West Coast” was the first Roadside Graves song I fell for, it’s still my favorite, and there’s a gorgeous version in their latest Daytrotter session. They were, as always, a joy on Saturday evening.
centro-matic @ local 506
Most of the time when I love a band, you know it; I can’t shut up about them. I mean, if you have missed my capital-F Feelings about Frank Turner, you are just not paying attention. (Spoiler alert: I love Frank Turner.) But I’m genuinely unsure if there’s anyone out there, honestly anyone, who knows…
mason’s apron @ nightlight
Everyone in the Triangle has a side project, or six. My buddy Dave plays in what seems to be about 14 bands, for example. Thursday’s Locally Grown after-party was lead by one of the side projects of Mandolin Orange’s Andrew Marlin, the pure bluegrass band Mason’s Apron; it’s Andrew, two of the Big Fat Gap…
locally grown: mandolin orange
A gorgeous night of bluegrass and Andrew & Emily’s lovely voices. A cool breeze, New Belgium’s summer beer, and great conversation with people I am fond of. Happy, happy, happy. Full photo set here.
the elected @ local 506
Shot the Elected and Tristen at the 506 for Speakers in Code last night. Full set here.
chris bathgate — salt year
Chris Bathgate — Salt Year. This album absolutely blew me away. It’s delicate and carefully put together, gothic and traditional, noisy and dischordant and heartbreakingly light and lovely, sometimes all of those things in the same song. Based in delicate piano and acoustic guitar lines, the strength of it is in melody and Bathgate’s shuddery,…
roy g biv
Last week, in a fit of what can only be described as “depression fueled Amazon.com retail therapy”, I bought a set of 48 Prismacolor colored pencils. I had a set at one point, left over from my theater days, and it disappeared in my move from Chicago to the NC; I’d just never gotten around…
centro-matic — candidate waltz
Centro-matic — Candidate Waltz. Out today. Will Johnson, the prolific songwriter and artist behind Centro-matic, South San Gabriel, and a gorgeous set of recordings under his own name, does not seem to be scared of anything. Each of his bands has a distinct sound, and every Centro-matic album never quite sounds like the one before…
gourmet hot dogs: jack’s cosmic dogs
Where: Jack’s Cosmic Dogs, Folly Beach, SC. What: a Galactic Dog (blue cheese slaw, chili, cheese, and sweet potato mustard — a Jack’s original — instead of the usual spicy mustard, because I wanted to try it) With whom: shep., Ash, and various members of Ash’s family Why: Ever since I saw Alton Brown talk…
brand new kind of photography 