Last weekend I was visiting friends in Massachusetts and they took me to see a show in Northhampton, headlined by Kaki King and opened by Joe Robinson. I had absolutely no idea what to expect, having neither heard of them nor of the venue (Iron Horse). I walked in, sat down, ordered some food and …
Category Archives: Music
Dresden Dolls has a Drummer
I saw The Dresden Dolls last night (for the first time). They were fun, exciting, energetic; basically a total blast. But, all props to Amanda Fucking Palmer, Brian Viglione got most of my attention during the show. He has so much energy and presence. It was awesome. Here’s a video of him preparing for the …
The Extraordinary Contraptions
I don’t push these guys (The Extraordinary Contraptions!) just because they’re my friends. I do it because I like they’re music. For proof, I offer Exhibit A. My iTunes library sorted by number of Plays: Go now and check out their music! Or you can look at some recent photos here on flickr. Here’s a …
Night of Astounding Peculiarities
Last night I attended The Night of Astounding Peculiarities at Lenny’s Bar in Atlanta. We were treated to entertainment by Thimblerig Circus (show above), Witness the Apotheosis, and the always extraordinary Extraordinary Contraptions! If you haven’t heard the Contraptions play, I highly recommend it. If you have, they’re unveiling new stuff right now! I head …
Pomplamoose! I love these Guys
Streets Alive Atlanta
Biking in from Inman Park MARTA where we picked up Keith We attended Streets Alive in Atlanta on Sunday. It was a blast! They closed down Edgewood Avenue from Peachtree Street to Boulevard and Auburn Street from Peachtree to the Connector. There were cyclists and skateboarders and rollerbladers and walkers and strollers and jugglers and …
Concert Photography can be Frustrating!
So, there you are: capturing images of a concert that fully embody its spirit and energy. Sure, you know that with the low light and general clutter of an on-stage environment you’re likely to throw out most of your photos but you have high hopes of some excellent moments; times where the performers just shine. …
Marathon, Concerts, Presentation
It’s been a busy few days. Lots of stuff going on. But let’s start with something funny that I have in common with this girl who ran the ING Georgia Half Marathon today. Let’s Compare! That was last Friday while I was giving a presentation on Diverging Diamond Interchanges (Soon to be a podcast at …
WordPress Plugin Development looking for a Developer
Who wants to fix an issue with one of my favorite WordPress Plugins? Postie is a plugin that allows email postings to self-maintained WordPress blogs (not WordPress.com blogs). It has lots of cool features and I like it. However, one of its features doesn’t work. You are supposed to be able to append “:end” to …
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The Nerd Parade
Through the good offices of our friends at The Extraordinary Contraptions, we were introduced to The Nerd Parade. I first hear them about a year ago or so and bought their most recent album, The Span of a Life. Having enjoyed that album, I recently acquired A Delicate Bashing (2007)and can say that I’ve enjoyed …