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One of my favorites from Saturday night.

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:22:55 -0700

One of my favorites from Saturday night.

Robin Pecknold at Neumo's (Stereogum)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:21:45 -0700

What a beautiful, funny, and special show this was. I probably never would have gone on my own, but I feel really priveleged to have seen it and shot it.

THE CROC IS BACK

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:04:31 -0700

TONIGHT! FINALLY!

tonight, andrew bird!

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:41:25 -0800

and i started a twitter that you’re welcome to follow!

i will follow back!

http://twitter.com/yourfriendlaura

There is really nothing quite like a David Byrne show....

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:40:14 -0800

There is really nothing quite like a David Byrne show. Incredible. Never before have I hoped for a third encore.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/righton/sets/72157614066874549/

Shooting this set of John Roderick was really special for me,...

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:08:00 -0800

Shooting this set of John Roderick was really special for me, because it was John performing & storytelling; because it was in the building I spent more time in than my last apartment in Capitol Hill; because everybody has an opinion on the Crocodile: what it was, what it’s becoming, whether it’s still going to be a viable venue, etc. (I’m sure that I just misused the semicolon. Oh well.)

One thing that John mentions in the article is that despite the way the space looks right now, it still FEELS the same, and I agree 100%. I don’t know how it will feel in a few months, when everything’s finished and shows start happening on that new stage (it’s so much taller than the last one!), but it doesn’t really matter. What matters is that it’s open, good people are running it, bands I love will play there to 50-150 people, and that I will again not be able to find parking for my big ass car a few times a week.

I can’t wait.

And the first confirmed/announced show there will be DR. DOG? I couldn’t POSSIBLY ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE. Except that I can take pictures of that show. That would be optimal.

http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-02-04/music/john-roderick-meets-the-new-croc/

if you aren’t at the Tim & Eric Awesome Tour in...

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:39:32 -0800

if you aren’t at the Tim & Eric Awesome Tour in Seattle tonight, you aren’t my friend.

if you weren’t aware, Shearwater is one of the best bands...

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:56:02 -0800

if you weren’t aware, Shearwater is one of the best bands in the country.

cave singers (via laura musselman) view the whole set

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:53:53 -0800

cave singers (via laura musselman)

view the whole set

of montreal (via laura musselman)

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:10:20 -0800

of montreal (via laura musselman)

the hold steady (via laura musselman)

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:09:32 -0800

the hold steady (via laura musselman)

the breeders have still got it.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:14:38 -0800

the breeders have still got it.

i try not to complain...

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:02:00 -0700

but it’s been a hard few months. i’m really looking forward to 2009.

i’ve had a lot of health problems over the past few months, nothing horribly serious, i guess: a month-long scare with MRSA/cellulitus/general garbage feeling that comes along with flesh-eating-bacteria, then i had my wisdom teeth removed (i guess that’s not a sickness but it still sucked), and now i’ve misaligned a rib and pinched a nerve in my right shoulder blade, which translates to hot shooting pain throughout my upper back, neck, and chest. *whew* for reals.

i’m ready to move on. hopefully a trip to the chiropractor will end all of this, and i can go back to lugging around 15 lbs. of photo gear to every show and go back to being my normal chipper, happy-go-lucky little self.

we’ve got halloween, thanksgiving, christmas, my twenty-sixth birthday coming up, and i think i’m planning a wintery trip back to milwaukee. i want my mommy.

mountain goats with kaki king at the showbox. 10/20/08 slideshow on flickr

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:43:04 -0700

mountain goats with kaki king at the showbox. 10/20/08 slideshow on flickr

neil young & death cab for cutie slideshow on flickr

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:42:21 -0700

neil young & death cab for cutie slideshow on flickr

Mountain Goats + Kaki King = Awesome

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:47:06 -0700

Mountain Goats + Kaki King = Awesome

Jens Lekman on Black Cab Sessions This makes me very happy.

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:04:44 -0700

Jens Lekman on Black Cab Sessions

This makes me very happy.

Hold me like a mother would Like I always knew somebody...

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:12:21 -0700

Hold me like a mother would
Like I always knew somebody should, yeah.
though tomorrow don’t look that good

This makes me cry. Lost Coastlines- A.C. Newman and Will Sheff...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:35:13 -0700

This makes me cry.

Lost Coastlines- A.C. Newman and Will Sheff (via OkkervilRiver)

von iva (via laura musselman) i shot 3 high-energy, super fun...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:25:19 -0700

von iva (via laura musselman)

i shot 3 high-energy, super fun dance party bands on friday night.. kind of a nice change of pace, as far as shows and shooting shows go.. as much as i adore the saddest singer-songwritery tunes, sometimes you need to shake your butt. even at the tractor. <3