Ho Ho Ho...

Photo from Green Acres Flea Market. 2009.

UPDATE: 12.23.09 / I added a bonus mix of tunes to this post for anyone interested. DL below.
Ho Ho Ho.
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B & W

Stopha-Reissig Family Portrait Session. Oct. 2009.

I ran the first roll of black and white film through the camera...just wanted to try it out and see what would come of it. Well, I finally got it back and scanned the shots. I like this one because it captures Mag's personality.

BIG EARS 2010

BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2010 / Knoxville, TN / March 26-28, 2010.

Well, the initial lineup has been announced for BIG EARS 2010. Awesome, and with more to come! So far:

TERRY RILEY
JOANNA NEWSOM
VAMPIRE WEEKEND
BRYCE DESSNER
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND
CALDER QUARTET
CLOGS
The 802 Tour (Nico Muhly / Doveman / Sam Amidon w/Nadia Sirota)
DJ RUPTURE / ANDY MOOR
JAVELIN
THE xx
GYAN RILEY
ST. VINCENT
THE EX
THE BOOKS
GANG GANG DANCE
ANDREW WK

MORE INFO HERE (at the official site)

In My Mind

Will Oldham / Rising Shotgun - In My Mind, Spotlight 7"

I'm posting this for a couple of reasons. I bought this 7" a while back when I worked at a local record store. I bought it because I was a fan of Will Oldham, but also because I love the cover photo. I'm not sure where the photo was taken, but it reminds me of many scenes you see in eastern TN/KY/VA. The foothills, the dirt roads, the trucks, and the propane tanks...the Volvo. I like the Volvo because it changes the scene up a little. It's a sneaky little fella...a yellow Volvo station wagon in the middle of boulders, trucks, and propane tanks. Now, that's not terribly unusual, but it does make you take a second look at the shot. It does me anyway. We had a wagon like this one when I was a kid...same color...maybe a bit older though. I now have a car the same color/era too...something about the 70s yellows...and something about me being attracted to a car similar to the one that obviously had an impact on me as a child. So much so, that I now drive a 31 year-old somewhat undependable car because I like the memories it doesn't really contain...hmmm. Sentimental fool. Anyway, I also love the David Allan Coe song done up real nice by Mr. Oldham on this 7".

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