No SLR Love at Concerts

Wednesday, 04. 15. 2009  –  Category: Music, Photography

I recently wrote about indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie’s upcoming appearance at the Tower Theatre, in hope that photography would be permitted. After several unanswered phone calls to the venue, I decided to take my beloved Canon Digital SLR (single-lens reflex) camera along anyway. [More about my camera here]
As I approached the door, [...]

How Last.fm Changed The Way I Discover Music

Monday, 02. 23. 2009  –  Category: Music, Technology

At the top of my list of favorite websites and internet revolutions is Last.fm. When my friend introduced me to Last.fm in 2005, my initial reaction was, “but what’s the point?” Since then, I have introduced several of my own friends to Last.fm, much to the same reaction. Last.fm is an online music network that [...]

STOMP at the Orpheum Theatre

Thursday, 02. 12. 2009  –  Category: Music

Last week, I had the tremendous pleasure of watching STOMP live at the Orpheum Theatre in New York City. I had seen the STOMP performance of “Stomp Out Loud” on DVD a few years ago, but never made it out to see them live until now.

Death Cab for Cutie in Philly!

Thursday, 01. 29. 2009  –  Category: Music

I often accredit my interest in music to the Seattle band Death Cab for Cutie. I was introduced to the band by my middle school music teacher shortly after their fifth album Transatlanticism hit the shelves. I quickly took to the band’s mellow sound and lead singer Ben Gibbard’s carefully crafted lyrics. Death Cab didn’t [...]