Tag Archive: music

SXSW Sunday Scoop

I realize, I chose a random little sample from the SXSW options. The options were MANY so I just narrowed it down to 5 + 1 for all of you to enjoy (or hate, or feel meh about). So here we go: Teeth by “The Ettes” This is a Nashville based Retro Rocker Trio. Two…

Friday Fiver – The SXSW Edition

SXSW is starting.  My husband is down in good old Texas for the geek portion of the conference.  He is missing the music, which is probably a good thing because I would be green with envy.  I love the music that comes out of SXSW – some of my favorites started at SXSW. So today’s…

Footloose remake: Totally rad or totally bad?

The much talked about release of the remake of ’80s classic Footloose hits theaters Oct. 14. Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough play the lead roles.

Music Television.

It ain’t what it used to be. And specifically, I’m speaking of the newer breed of music television. You see, when MTV & VH1 left music and video for scripted & unscripted series, there left a void for music television. And thus was born “reality” music television. Wherein video really did kill the radio star….

Mr. Mojo Risin’

Did you see the news? Jim Morrison was pardoned for his 1969 conviction for indecency in Florida. Better late than never, right?

Jamey Johnson: The Guitar Song

We were flipping around the dial, watching some TV and we happened across CMT during an awards show. There was an amazing band on stage, looked like the country version of Parliament Funkadelic, there were so many people on stage. It sounded a little bit Skynyrd, a little bit Haggard, a little bit … well…

Lucy Schwartz: What A Year She’s Having!

Things are definitely looking up for relative newcomer Lucy Schwartz. The brunette beauty, still only twenty years old, has already toured with Lilith Fair and performed on “The Tonight Show”. Her “Graveyard” video just won “The Freshmen” at mtvU (putting it in regular rotation at mtvU!), she’s recorded a song for the movie “Shrek Forever…

October is for Music lovers.

I have declared it to be RAWKtober (like Festivus, but in October!) on my blog, and for the month of October I shall endeavor to post each day using a random song from my cache.

Photographing Musicians

If you know me you know that I am never very far from my camera. You also know that I love all kinds of music. Combining two of my loves makes me a very happy person. Here are my favorite shots from various musicians that I’ve had the pleasure of photographing.

Brendan James wears his heart on his sleeve

A great vibe permeates Brendan James’ self-titled second album. It’s upbeat at times, melancholy at others, and his piano-playing is always good listening. And I’m not the only person who likes it: Legendary singer-songwriter Carly Simon said he has “a voice that can change the world.”