I title this after Brett, because he fronted the only band whose full set I saw last night — I was out for him, and while I caught the end of The Stars Explode’s set and most of the Numbers, I was hanging out at the 506 for Brett. (Can I say how nice it…
Tag: local music
gambling the muse @ nightlight
I am trying really hard to make good on my goal to see more, new local bands this year, and Gambling The Muse is one of those bands — apparently, according to my Photojojo time capsule this week, I actually saw them play at the Dylan vs. Petty benefit last year, but that evening ended…
save our arts: a benefit for central park charter school
For the third year running, Heather Cook orchestrated a gorgeous benefit show for the arts programs at Durham’s Central Park Charter School, and it was a perfect kind of local music evening. Good bands, good company, good food (learned: cannot shoot and eat Only Burger at the same time; alas), in a gorgeous new venue…
megafaun @ kings (night two)
I’ve got to bullet point this, y’all, I’m so shredded from the last few days that I can hardly think. Cloudlines opened. Cloudlines is a band full of my photographer buddies, and they were really excellent. Tight musically, catchy songs, and Abby can sing like nobody’s business. A+, will see again. (And get shots of…
the magnolia collective @ the station
Up front: 11pm is a late set for me, even on a Thursday, even in Carrboro three minutes from my house, but I’d been hearing great things about the Magnolia Collective’s residency at the Station for months, from various people (okay, including some people that I talk to but whose opinions are suspect, but mostly…
fret sounds
Last Friday I drove out to Graham, with the Cowboy in tow, to take photos at Fret Sounds, a custom guitar building and repair shop run by local musician Brian Haran. Brian, in addition to playing in the excellent Filthybird with his wife Renee, specializes in restoring vintage instruments and building custom pieces from scratch;…
two sentence reviews of 2010 local releases i listened to in january 2011
Since one of my goals for 2011 is to see more new-to-me local bands, the first Two Sentence Reviews of the year is all local to the Triangle-ish, all the time. (Basically mostly I just trust Ash to point me in the good local directions. And she does, and I listen.) Two Sentence Reviews, Local…
cleave-fest @ local 506
So far 2011 has been good to me, local music-wise. Good groups of people pulling together to do interesting and amazing things, forcing bands onto my radar that I would not have otherwise seen. Three of my first five shows have been locals, and I’m glad for it. I resolved it, anyway, to see more…
hungry heart of gold: neil young vs. bruce springsteen
Like last year’s Petty vs. Dylan covers benefit show, last night’s Neil Young vs. Bruce Springsteen benefit show played to a full house; a very full house, in fact. Which is a great thing, because shows like this are always a great time — I like them for the chance to see locals I might…
top ten shows of 2010
Today kicks off a couple of year end lists; tomorrow you’ll get EPs and tracks, and next week, a massive list of albums the making of which may make me more insane than usual, but which will be thorough if nothing else. Today, though: today you get my Top 10 Live Shows of 2010. I…
brand new kind of photography 