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2011: My Year in Concert Photos

I was lucky to see a lot of great live shows this year, and even luckier to be able to shoot most of them with my Nikon D5000. Although I am decidedly an amateur, I think I ended up with some pretty decent shots, so I decided to create a “best of” style compilation to [...]

Live Music in NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar – August 22-28

I just posted my NYC concert recs for the week over at Live Music Blog, including more Deerhunter shows and an old fav in the live, electronic improv space: Brothers Past. Check it: LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar – Aug 22 – 28

Live Music in NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar – August 16-22

I just posted my NYC concert recs for the week over at Live Music Blog. Lots of cool, intimate shows going on this week and plenty of bands I’ve flagged in my Song of the Day posts (including Yellow Ostrich and Deerhunter). Check it: Live Music in NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar – August 16-22

Song of the Day: “Nothing Ever Happened” by Deerhunter

I caught Deerhunter live last Friday down in Austin during SXSW and they rocked this tune hard. A few things I love about this song: 1) I really dig the opening bass and drums groove. I hear the opening notes and it immediately reminds me of the Spencer Davis Group’s “Give Me Some Lovin’” from [...]

My SXSW 2011 Recap with Photos, Videos, and More

I finally had a chance to pull together a full re-cap of my trip down to SXSW last week. Check it out: SXSW 2011 Recap at Live Music Blog

Song of the Day: “Walkabout” Atlas Sound w. Noah Lennox

I just came back across this on shuffle and had to post it: This will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day. Happy Friday! Download: Atlas Sound (i.e. Bradford Cox from Deerhunter) Noah Lennox aka Panda Bear (from Animal Collective)

My Favorite Music of 2010, Part 1: Albums

I’ve been blogging on and off for a good 4+ years with music being one of my main topics, yet I’ve never really jumped on the wagon for the “best of the year” listing ritual. I’m not really sure why. Maybe I never found the lists all that compelling or maybe I just wasn’t all [...]