the club is open festival: red collar

the club is open festival: red collar, originally uploaded by minervacat. I was not great with film; it taught me a lot about composition but very little about the technical aspects of shooting, metering for light and aperture and shutter speed. I spent about five months having no idea what was going on before Ash…

built to spill @ cat’s cradle

built to spill @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. I could seriously watch Doug Martsch noodle around on his guitar forever and not get bored.  He’s such an odd, awkward frontman, and yet simultaneously fantastically compelling when he gets behind a mic — actually, seeing Martsch made me wonder if some of Matt Berninger’s…

american aquarium @ the pour house

american aquarium @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. I’d say the 100mm lens was worth every penny, wouldn’t you?

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.)

two cow garage @ local 506

two cow garage @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. Out last night to see solidly enjoyable sets from Austin Lucas and Two Cow Garage; I’ve wanted to catch 2CG since I picked up their 2008 release Speaking in Cursive and it just blew me away, and they didn’t disappoint — crazy energy, good songwriting,…