Four Bands at The Boreal

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Living in the Pacific Northwest affords me with the opportunity to catch independent music almost any night of the week. Last night in Eugene was another great evening of music. Berg and I hit up The [...]

Joy Riding the Petri Racer

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Another day-in-the-life of vintage 35mm film shooter. A couple of days ago my brother Berg swoops by my place and he hands me this retro looking rangefinder. He found it at a thrift store for $20. It [...]
Soundcheck is both the most important and the least exciting part of a live performance. The soundcheck is always my favorite time with the bands. In my case I get to hang out with friends, but [...]
Why is Mississippi Studios my favorite venue? I just like everything about it. MS is not very big, but still has a balcony. They have a great bar inside the music room. The restaurant Bar Bar has [...]

Jubal Thinks Too Much

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Jubal, a human, a musician, now gone from our physical realm. Jubal was a gifted musician and a genuinely concerned human being. I’ve photographed lots of musicians and artists, Jubal was indeed [...]
Fear Nuttin' Band I caught this raucously fun band at The Manifestivus this year. The Fear Nuttin' Band hails from Springfield, MA. Half of the six member band is from Jamaica and I think that is how [...]

The Manifestivus 2016

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On the last weekend of July, I attended my first Manifestivus. Hopefully it wasn’t my last one either. The Manifestivus takes a place on the Pranksy farm in scenic Cabot, Vermont. I tend to get [...]

My Time in Burlington

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I don’t want to sound like I am taking a jab at this Burlington, but it has a lot in common with so many other cities. It is a nice town, but not particularly unique. Burlington is considered a [...]

Middlebury

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Photo-walking Middlebury Vermont. The first time I walked through Middlebury, I was immediately taken by its charm. After a day, I felt that I photographed everything worth photographing. After a [...]

Thing in Alsea – 2014

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Thing is a music event in Alsea Oregon, bringing together a wonderful batch of musicians and friends to one place in a remote part of Oregon. One fine summer day Matthew was sitting around at home [...]