Haven’t seen a great roots show at the Cradle since last fall’s Punch Brothers set, and it was a delight to see the Devil Makes Three play to an almost full house last night. Before their set, I assumed that the crowd was primarily there to see beloved local open Mandolin Orange, and while they…
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locally grown: mandolin orange
A gorgeous night of bluegrass and Andrew & Emily’s lovely voices. A cool breeze, New Belgium’s summer beer, and great conversation with people I am fond of. Happy, happy, happy. Full photo set here.
holy ghost tent revival @ local 506
my heart is yours, honey what’s mine is yours, honey but only for a little while So almost exactly two years ago, on a Thursday night, when I was just getting to know Glenn, I leaned across the bar at the 506 between a Holy Ghost Tent Revival set and a New Familiars set, and…
trekky records christmas at the cradle 2010
At some point I will give up trying to explain why the scene here is so amazing, so valuable to me; at some point, I promise I will. But then there are shows like last night, where I end up laughing my head off and wailing “But I don’t understand what’s going ooooooooon” and enveloped…
for all those with broken hearts
Lost in the Trees wraps up their incredibly (and well-deservedly) successful 2010 with a show at Motorco Music Hall in Durham tonight; locals Veelee and (LITT’s Trekky labelmates) Butterflies open. 9PM, $15 at the door. This week, the Indy gives Ari some equally well-deserved local loving and the Anti- reissue of All Alone In An Empty House is…
the belleville outfit @ berkeley cafe
Sometimes genre is useful in describing music; an easy way to convey to another person that they will, or won’t, like a band. Sometimes it’s easy because you can say, “They’re a rock band,” or “They’re a traditional bluegrass band.” And sometimes, as with Austin, TX’s the Belleville Outfit, you get stuck. You say to…
the physics of meaning @ nightlight
the physics of meaning @ nightlight, originally uploaded by minervacat. Got to catch the Physics of Meaning (and Perry Wright, who is still singing songs about the Jonestown Massacre ♥) last night; tPoM are nominally locals but Daniel Hart, frontman and brains, spent most of 2009 on tour with St. Vincent, so they don’t play…
lost in the trees @ cat’s cradle
lost in the trees @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Despite our best efforts to keep this as accurate as possible, the life of the touring band is fraught with danger and uncertainty. Club dates are sometimes changed due to the whims of delusional, power-hungry club owners, temperamental musicians experiencing pronounced bouts of self-doubt,…
brand new kind of photography 