holy ghost tent revival @ local 506

holy ghost tent revival @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. In the last year, I’ve seen these boys an absurd number of times, in more than a dozen venues spread across three states; I’ve hung out with them in the studio, and while they played chess and put cats on producers’ heads and watched…

holy ghost tent revival @ trekky records studio

holy ghost tent revival @ trekky records studio, originally uploaded by minervacat. These boys are unofficially officially releasing their new EP at the 506 tonight, so an old shot from the time I spent in the studio with them this spring. Those couple of days were some of the most fun I’ve had working this…

bristol rhythm & roots reunion, 2009

Behind the jump, a thousand words in words and seven thousand in photos on Bristol, Tennessee. (This is long; sorry!  In my defense, it’ll probably be the longest thing I ever post on here.)

holy ghost tent revival @ the blind tiger

holy ghost tent revival @ the blind tiger, originally uploaded by minervacat. Consider it this way: this photo is a thousand words on how much I missed these boys while they were off being rock stars this summer.

midtown dickens @ TRKfest 2009

midtown dickens @ TRKfest 2009, originally uploaded by minervacat. We mention our cherished nightclub, Cat’s Cradle (in Carrboro), and our indie music boom in the 1990s, when bands like Superchunk, Polvo, and the Squirrel Nut Zippers convinced hundreds of young hairy people to load their cars with guitars and amplifiers and drive to our town….

holy ghost tent revival @ the pour house

holy ghost tent revival @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. One of the things I’m always trying to capture when I shoot shows is pure, unadulterated joy.

megafaun @ duke gardens

megafaun @ duke gardens, originally uploaded by minervacat. Great show last night; looking forward immensely to the new Megafaun album. And the Duke Gardens in June are always a lovely, lovely venue — it even refrained from raining on us.

megafaun @ TRKfest 2009

megafaun @ TRKfest 2009, originally uploaded by minervacat. God love my 50 mm f1.8 lens; it is really, really, really the best thing I’ve bought this year and that includes the new car. This shot was taken well after midnight on an outdoor stage that had about 25% of the lights you’d optimally like to…