All photos by Agatha Donkar Brian Fallon, formerly the front man of the Gaslight Anthem, is on a short East Coast tour promoting his upcoming solo debut, Painkillers, out March 11 this year — with a band made up of a Gaslight bandmate, Ian Perkins (with whom Fallon recorded 2011’s Elsie under the name … Read more
All Photos By Aggie Donkar Walking into the large, beautifully converted river-mill space that is The Haw River Ballroom, you almost forget where you are. And the now completed journey you just made along with 700 like-minded, similarly dressed pilgrims from civilization, seems like one of those feverish dreams you startle yourself awake from. The crowd seemed … Read more
“You need to see her man, she’s freaking American-songwriter royalty.” – Everyone I Know, For My Entire Life When Patty Griffin announced her show at Haw River Ballroom, I made a mental note to make sure to catch her this time. As the quote above suggests, everyone I know loves the hell out of her, … Read more
All photos by Agatha Donkar Blitzen Trapper is such a great live band; I love their records, particularly American Goldwing, but something about the contained energy of their live show just blows me over the moon. Last night at a less-than-full but really enthusiastic Haw River Ballroom, they opened with “Love The Way You Walk … Read more
All photos by Agatha Donkar This fall my friend Josh noted that it is sometimes nice to go years without seeing a musician you love play live, so when you finally do, you can see the changes and the growth sharply in their performance. I’ve thought on this a lot, because I believe that, say, … Read more