The Old 97’s proved, to a mostly full house at the Cradle last night, that you might get older — but you can still rock just as hard as you did five years ago. I hadn’t seen them since 2008, and even that was at Raleigh Downtown Live, which is not an optimal situation for…
wanda jackson @ local 506
I’m usually pretty good with words, but seeing Wanda Jackson last night at the 506 is one of those experience that transcended my ability to use the English language, so photos will have to suffice. Girls Guns & Glory, who I’ve been wanting to see forever, opened, and the full set is here. They’re worth…
sinful savage tigers @ jessee’s
I don’t usually like shooting outside — the backgrounds are odd, light isn’t always usable, there are bugs and it’s hot and the list goes on — but there’s something lovely and perfect about shooting a band playing a totally unamplified set during the golden hour, like Sinful Savage Tigers did on Sunday evening towards…
preview: hayes carll/jason isbell @ the lincoln
I haven’t seen either Hayes or Jason play in several years; Hayes because he wasn’t touring here, and Jason for a variety of other reasons, but they’re currently touring together in support of new albums and playing the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh on 4/19. Behind the jump, short reviews of both and some details about…
cameron mcgill & what army — is a beast
Cameron McGill & What Army — Is A Beast. Out 4/12. When I dropped a short preview of this album in my February Two Sentences reviews, I said that it was dark and lush, and the more I listen to it, the more I stand by those two words to describe it. Cameron’s vocals are,…
the mountain goats @ cat’s cradle
I’ve been lucky enough to see the Mountain Goats a couple of times over the last few years; in 2006 at Troika, in an old garage, and John solo at the Durham Armory, and a sold out show at the Cradle in 2008. A sold out show in 2008 the night after the election in…
luego & jeff crawford @ motorco
An excellent evening of power pop. I am, in particular, supremely excited for Jeff’s new album. Yes, please. Motorco’s doing something lovely with these residencies; Luego is the band in residence for the month of April, four full band shows on Wednesdays with different openers, and Patrick solo on Sunday afternoons. A great look at…
happy national poetry month
159 Ways To Get On Base (Zach Hample) Squib, squirt, nub, chop, Drive, line, send, pop. Lift, loft, lace, lash, Scald, slice, serve, slash. Slap, swat, belt, smack, Loop, bloop, bounce, whack. Fist, flare, muscle, mash, Deliver, doink, unload, smash. Rifle, plaster, pepper, jack, Rip, rope, deposit, crack. Push, pull, clobber, knock, Bash, tag, tattoo,…
a woman
If a woman wants to be a war photographer, she should. It’s important. Women offer a different perspective. We have access to women on a different level than men have, just as male photographers have a different relationship with the men they’re covering.In the Muslim world, most of my male colleagues can’t enter private homes….
college baseball: clemson @ unc
Five, six, and seven. The best thing about Clemson baseball, besides how many curse words head coach Jack Leggett knows, is knowing that all those Clemson fans had to live in Clemson, South Carolina at one point. It’s very satisfying. Of course, so is a three game sweep starting with two ass-whoopings and finishing with…
brand new kind of photography 