Joe Louis Walker is talking to me on the phone, and I find myself a little starstruck and stumbling over my words. His voice reminds me of ice cream melting on a hot summer day—a transient, comforting thing that calls … Continue reading Indra Interviews: Joe Louis Walker. “It wasn’t just the music. It was a purpose behind it.”
The power & glory of Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, live at the magical Carolina Theatre in Durham was just what the Dr. ordered! I used Canon lenses 2.8, 16-35 – 2.8, 24-70 and the 2.8 70-200. I finally settled on an … Continue reading Todd Rundgren’s UTOPIA at the Carolina Theatre
I sit at the bar in McCormack’s Irish Pub and order food as the soundcheck rumbles above us. There’s a classic Richmond bar mix downstairs, and I make friends with a woman next to me–she’s a journalist and beyond a … Continue reading Machines of Living Death and the Dr. Orphyus Project at McCormack’s Irish Pub
I make it in time. There is a half hour of panic at the tail end of my three hour drive when I think the time has moved up and I’ll miss The Rain Within but when I walk in, … Continue reading Dance with the Dead, Gost, The Rain Within at Fallout
As I step off the plane, I breathe out North Carolina and I breathe in Chicago. It is Thursday and I have a few hours to kill with beer and small talk before the Cold Waves 5 opening party at … Continue reading MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Gost at The Empty Bottle
It’s cool tonight as I step into Fallout, fans spinning the customary haze around the venue. The cobbled and bricked floors are familiar as I make my way across them to the bar. I skip my usual vodka cranberry for a … Continue reading God Module, Blakk Glass, Midnight Myth, and Visions in Black at Fallout
Richmond, I find, has no trash cans. I stand outside Fallout with my empty Starbucks feeling self conscious as the ice melts and I look for somewhere to throw it away. There’s small talk as we wait for the doors–we … Continue reading Strap On Halo with Adrian H and the Wounds at Fallout
The crowd is a mixed group, fitting the eclectic Motorco. I expect one woman to pull knitting out of her bag at any moment and I see another who looks as if she’s been delicately plucked form the 80’s an … Continue reading PIG, Julien-K, Ghostfeeder, Roseclouds, Tescon Pol at the Motorco
It was a perfect day at Red Hat. Sunny and a great, happy, excited crowd. Good to see. Multiple bands were playing, and although I’ve had to pause shooting shows for a while to stay home to care for my … Continue reading Rise Against at Red Hat Amphitheater