delicious delicious desserts, originally uploaded by minervacat. I genuinely don’t mean this as a knock on Knoxville (har har har, oh bad puns), but I’m genuinely curious: how the hell is Knoxville, Tennessee supporting not one but two really well-booked good-sized music festivals this spring? The first is the recently passed Big Ears Festival, a…
Tag: tennessee
south holston lake, holston mountains, tennessee
south holston lake, holston mountains, tennessee, originally uploaded by minervacat. Hugh Morton is pretty much the granddaddy of all photographers in the state of North Carolina; he worked as a photographer from 1933 to the early 21st century, capturing some of the most iconic images in the history of the NC. The North Carolina Collection…
at work
flags at work, originally uploaded by minervacat. i smell blood and there’s no blood around the blanked out eyes and the blanked out sound i see them coming back; they’re motionless in an airport lounge you should be getting stoned with a prom dress girl you should still believe in an endless world you should…
hoots and hellmouth — the holy open secret
bristol rhythm & roots: hoots and hellmouth, originally uploaded by minervacat. Hoots & Hellmouth — The Holy Open Secret. Not a brand new release, but a 2009 album that I can’t stop thinking about and listening to. I often struggle to describe the sound of an album I’m talking about, because “hipsters with banjos” doesn’t…
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.)
bristol, tennessee/virginia
bristol, tennessee/virginia, originally uploaded by minervacat. you should be next to me in the passenger seat
rest stops i have known and sometimes loved: tennessee welcome area
rest stops i have known and sometimes loved: tennessee welcome area, originally uploaded by minervacat. All I need for inspiration today is this list of performers at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and the prospect of 241 miles of road ahead of us. See y’all on Monday, we’re goin’ to Tennessee for the weekend.
lookout mountain, chattanooga, tennessee
lookout mountain, chattanooga, tennessee, originally uploaded by minervacat. Gloomy and drizzly today, so no real chance to get out and shoot — another one from the archives, this time a little more recent. Taken on a there-and-back 48 hour road trip to Chattanooga back in March, the weather that weekend was almost as miserable as…
brand new kind of photography 