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Category Archives: Music
SEA to PDX
What an incredible weekend. From Damien’s sold out show with the Robinsons + Jen Wood on Friday to a Sunday remembering Vic Chesnutt, there was music + food + joy + dear friends throughout. I could only capture so much of it, given the whirlwind that it was. Here’s a few bits...
New Guard IV; one of the best nights I’ve ever had
That’s a mouthful of a post title, I know. But last night was like my own little miracle. Full to the brim with lessons in the value of community, family, determination, hard work, laughter, and star anise cake.
Our New Guard dinners are still an unexpected gift to me. From a...
Wish fulfillment
January is proving to be quite kind. Friday night Hoquiam performed at the Old Firehouse in Redmond, the birthplace of many a band. And many a music lover, community activist, and well rounded human for those who spent their teenage years there. Whitney Ballen celebrated the release of her latest cassette tape,...
Contrast
Last week City Arts magazine hosted a show at the Triple Door. With an usual format + a killer lineup, we were honored to have Damien be invited to join. Plus, the Triple Door? Never pass up a chance to spend time there. Never pass up their Triple Split with local...
Vanderslice // London
To say that John Vanderslice’s music changed my life would not be an exaggeration. You can imagine my joy that Damien shared a bill with him last night in London, and again tonight in Leeds. John + Jason + Ian are taking the stage right now, so let’s make this quick.
Cottage Grove
The day after our one year anniversary, Damien and I headed to southern Oregon to record his next album. Producer/musician/genius/dj/labelmate/awesome human Richard Swift had signed on to help him bring it to life. But the city, the studio, the Swift home… all of it held more magic than we could’ve imagined. We...
Ode to Joy
When I first began taking photos, I had a completely different muse. I suppose it’s all the same impulse: to tell a story. But those first stories I was dying to tell were ones of youthful celebrations, beauty, late nights, loud shows, and dancing. My first images were almost exclusively… party...
Dimly lit practice spaces
Will Sheff [of my beloved Okkervil River] warms up with the Portland Cello Project [I ♥ PCP] in our green room; land of beverages aplenty + zero ambient light. It was a wonderful night, a celebratory air in Berbati’s as we kicked off MFNW.
[Gorgeous photos of the whole festival by the always-rad...
Memory Matches
Congrats to Jay, Stuart, and Jordan on The Sea Navy’s release of Memory Matches.
When Jay asked me to take some promo photos for them, I was thrilled. I’ve been a Sea Navy fan for years [I have a signed copy of 'Oh These Troubled Times']. To further sweeten the deal, Jay is a...