rhett miller @ city winery - 3.20.10

oh, rhett miller. i adore you. i've written about my love of rhett and our ridiculolus high-five exchange before, so i don't need to go into it all again. what i will say is this: on march 20 of last year, i took my first trip to city winery. it's a wonderful place to see live music and drink wine, two of my most favorite activities. it's an especially great place to see rhett miller play live. and when i just went to city winery's site so that i could link to it from here, i noticed that rhett is playing TONIGHT. AND THERE APPEAR TO BE TICKETS LEFT. nyc people, buy tickets here and go. you'll thank me later. anyway, on this particular night rhett played 2 shows. and because i'm a super fan, i went to both. for the early show, i somehow ended up sitting in the first seat of the table next to the stage. i was so close that he sweat on me. and i was also so close that i got a whole lot of great pictures. even though i was slightly disappointed that he had just cut his hair, there was nothing disappointing about his performance.

see that setlist? it now lives on my fridge :) you can see the rest of my photos here. happy friday, friends. enjoy the long weekend!

k

the seekers cover band @ the bell house - 1.27.10

as i mentioned in my last post, rhett miller, nicole atkins, a.c. newman and charles bissell formed a seekers cover band for the bell house haiti benefit. and they were TERRIFIC. they sounded like they've been playing together forever and the songs were just right for the event. i took these all from backstage.

you can see the rest of my photos here.

k

backstage @ the bell house - 1.27.10

as i mentioned in my last post, i spent the rest of the bell house haiti benefit backstage. and it was AWESOME. i took this shot of rhett miller right after he performed. i tried several times thoughout the night to talk to him, because i am a HUGE fan, but every time i saw him, there were 82 people attached to him. that is, until the very end of the night when i was leaving. he was sitting alone, right by the door and said to me, "you're leaving already?" (it was 1:00 a.m.) so i took advantage and had a really nice conversation with him. i ended it by saying "GOOD JOB" and forcing him to give me a high-five. yes, i'm that person.

anyway, earlier in the night, my friend lisa and i were wandering around when we stumbled upon the green room. we could hear music coming out of there, so we decided to poke our heads in and see what was going on. and we hit the jackpot. we walked in, sat down, and were treated to a private concert by rhett miller (of the old 97's), nicole atkins, charles bissell (of the wrens) and a.c. newman (of the new pornographers) who were rehearsing for their set as a seekers cover band. it was like heaven. my pictures aren't that great, but it was one of the best moments i've had in a long time.

you can see the rest of my photos here.

k