Sharon Van Etten (Brooklyn, NY) November 7th, 2012 The Metro in Chicago, IL A small crowd wandered into The Metro as opener, Damien Jurado played his opening set. Jurado filled his quiet set with funny anecdotes while the venue filled. The 93 XRT show showcased songs from various Van Etten albums, but mostly the new album, Tramp. Songs from Tramp(…)
Flogging Molly (Los Angeles, CA) and Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (Bean Blossom, IN) May 31st, 2012 The Brick in Minneapolis, MN Full Gallery: Smugmug High-energy Country Blues and Irish Rock were the culprits in what turned out to the wildest night The Brick has seen yet in its first year. Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and Flogging Molly kept(…)
Thanks giant marlin! Second year in a row at SXSW in Austin; last year being with the SXWI delegation that included the Altos, Pioneer and All Tiny Creatures. This time around, the delegation coming down from Madison was much smaller since SXWI took a break. I made the trek over from my current base in(…)
Dropkick Murphys (Boston, MA), Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls (Winchester, England), The Mahones (Montreal via Dublin) February 25th, 2012 First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN Gallery: Dropkick Murphys, Frank Turner and The Mahones at First Avenue It had been a few years since I had taken in a Dropkick Murphys show; Irish Fest in Saint Paul I(…)
Blossoms (Charlotte, NC), Ed Schrader’s Music Beat (Baltimore, MD), Future Islands (Baltimore, MD) January 30th, 2012 The Milestone Club in Charlotte, NC
Into It. Over It. (Chicago, IL), Andrew Jackson Jihad (Phoenix, AZ) September 25th, 2011 The New Brookland Tavern in Columbia, South Carolina
Kevin Devine (Brooklyn, NY), The Features (Nashville, TN), and Verdoux (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) September 20th, 2011 The Wire in Upland, CA Gallery: Verdoux Gallery: The Features Gallery: Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band
mewithoutYou (Philadelphia), The Drowning Men (Oceanside), The Internet (Santa Barbara) August 20th, 2011 The New Brookland Tavern in West Columbia, SC