Our Concert Could Be Your Life Pt. 1

 
The book Our Band Could Be Your Life has been my favorite piece of writing since I first came across it. I was in high school and without a doubt finding it at that time changed my life. It's only been the last few years that the popularity of the book has really been seen with numerous groups referencing it. May 22, 2011 was the 10th anniversery of its release and the author Michael Azerrad curated a concert to commemorate it. 14 current indie bands covered the 13 groups written about in the book.
Seen here are Ted Leo as Minor Threat, Craig Finn from The Hold Stead during Titus Andronicus' set as The Replacements, tUnE-YarDs as Sonic Youth and an appearance by Azerrad himself.

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I'm sure you've noticed that anytime I shoot a show someone named Austin Trunick is the writer of the article. On top of all the work he churns out about 4 articles a week for different music websites. He is probably able to do so much more because he is more ambitious and requires less that 2 and half hours of sleep a night. But to make it easier to find all of the work he has been up to lately check out his feed at http://trunick.tumblr.com/. You'll maybe see my name pop up there once in a while when I get my ass off this broken futon.

Earth @ Le Poisson Rouge

Before this show Austin and I got to meet Dylan Carlson. He is incredibly polite and stands only 5'6" and has a soft reedy voice.

You can see the full review here: http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/06/live-review-earth-at-new-york%E2%80%99s-le-poisson-rouge-616/

O Paon at Le Poisson Rouge

On June 16th Austin and I covered Earth at Le Poisson Rouge. Before the first act hit the stage we had heard that the opener was the real break out on the tour. She would use a looping pedal and build the songs from simple guitar parts and vocals. All of the lyrics were in French which added to the ethereal nature of her sound.

Anna Calvi - Bowery Ballroom May 25th 2011

These shots are of Anna Calvi and She Keeps Bees. There was a band between the acts that sounded like Vampire Weekend from the West coast and didn't produce any interesting images for me. But during their second or third song I saw a guy dressed all in white with white hair shot straight back. After a double take I realized it was David Byrne. Between bands Austin and I nervously sidled up to him and finally introduced ourselves. He very friendly and happy to know we liked his music and willing to talk and joke with us for a moment. Only a small number of people seemed to recognize him. Unfortunately I didn't take a photo with him as I felt it was rude to ask. So far my largest celebrity sighting in New York City.

The review was posted on Under the Radar and written by Austin Trunick.
http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/anna_calvi_at_the_bowery_ballroom_new_york_new_york/