As always, Langhorne Slim’s set at the Cat’s Cradle last night was transcendent. Seriously, one of the best live performers working right now. His live set is never less than 150% stellar. I think I’ve forgotten how to write a post here. I’ll be back soon. Stay put, y’all.
Tag: guitarists
rhett miller @ the pour house
rhett miller @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. For as well and as long as I’ve loved the Old 97s, I’ve only seen them live three times — and before last night, I’d never seen Rhett solo. He flew down for a one-off favor-for-a-friend benefit show in Raleigh, and it was absolutely a…
blair @ the cave
blair @ the cave, originally uploaded by minervacat. Blair was excellent. The light at the Cave was, well, cave-like. Crappy light + 1600ISO + 1/10 shutter speed + f1.8 + post-processing = grain in your images like you’re shooting film. Except it’s digital, so you don’t even get the satisfaction of knowing you wrung something…
another one from a musician that hipsters roll their eyes at
local 506 rockin’ eve: hammer no more the fingers, originally uploaded by minervacat. “If for one minute you think you’re better than a sixteen year old girl in a Green Day t-shirt, you are sorely mistaken. Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and…
futurebirds @ local 506
94% of the time, if you say to me, “Hey, I’ve got an extra (free) ticket to this show, do you want to go with me?”, I will say yes, even if I have never previously heard of the band. I like live music and I like discovering new bands, and most of the people…
holy ghost tent revival @ local 506, may 2010
Never, ever a bad show from these guys, and sometimes a tremendous one, like last night. A few more shots behind the jump, and the rest of the set is here. I’ve been frustrated with my shooting lately — the last month or so — and am finding that I’m harder on myself than I…
the love language @ local 506
the love language @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. My reactions to local-to-me bands blowing up nationally is usually mixed; depends on the band, depends on the tenor and type of press. In some cases, like with Lost in the Trees, it’s intense pride with a tiny dollop of not wanting to share them…
brothers in arms: jonny and joah
Supporting the local music scene anywhere means a lot of things; sometimes you see the bands who are about to blow up in tiny venues before anyone knows who they are, sometimes you find a band to love that you would never have heard of if you lived anywhere other than where you do. You…
american aquarium cd release party for ‘small town hymns’
I’ve shot American Aquarium more than any other band — I’ve seen American Aquarium more than any other band — and they never fail to be utterly wonderful. They released a new CD last night, and it’s really, really great.
frightened rabbit @ cat’s cradle
Straight up: I didn’t want to go to last night’s Frightened Rabbit show at the Cat’s Cradle. I was tired, I’m old, the weekend had already been busy and long, it was a late start on a Sunday night, there were two openers I’d never heard of, I knew it was close to sold out…
brand new kind of photography 