CAMERAPHONIC

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As a feature on the site, I will be dredging my own personal archive of taped shows to showcase rare or otherwise unheard performances from artists I love.
What started as a typical mid-summer’s evening in San Francisco, warm weather quickly shut out by fast moving clouds and wind, I found myself and maybe 40 [...]

As part of the first installment of the Cameraphonic Sessions, I decided to make the most of my time up at Bumbershoot and to catch a few acts who would be willing to be part of the series.
I met with Kate Tucker and her guitarist, Mark Isakson, at an Eastlake apartment building very reminiscent of [...]

MP3: Sondre Lerche - Wet Ground from Two Way Monologue
“Hello San Fransycho!” greeted Sondre Lerche, the Norwegian singer songwriter, as he entered the stage of Great American Music Hall.
On Tuesday night, August 26th, Sondre Lerche made a stop in his six exclusive Northern America shows to promote his latest album, the soundtrack to [...]

Nada Surf, minus their bassist/plus one Ozma bassist, played live on KEXP the first day of the festival from the “super secret” location in the downtown center. To a packed house, which extended to a line out the door, they played a great mix of old and new songs, even bringing out the classic “Amateur”.
If [...]