"Week of Rock" at Nantahala Brewing Company

Balancing our day jobs with our night jobs with life got tricky for a week, but we lived to tell the tale. It was a great week in Bryson City. The ICF Championship took place in the Nantahala Gorge and brought people from all over the country to our area. Nantahala Brewing Company played host to the "Week of Rock"and what a week it was! Aj ran sound everyday for 9 days! I took photos since I was there. Here are some of my favorite photos from the week.

September 1 Tar and Rosin

 September 4 Sundy Best

September 5 Wyatt Espalin

September 6  The Hermit Kings

September 7  The Floorwalkers

 Hope you enjoyed! Make sure to check out these bands. Lots of talent rollin' through Bryson City.

Angela Faye Martin @ Nantahal Brewing Co.

I have combined two things I love, taking pictures and music. Now if only I could figure out how to be in two places at once and take pictures of me and Aj playing.

Angela Faye Martin is a songwriter living in Franklin, NC. I love her advant garde style of folk music. A poetic singer of haunting tunes. Here are some photos from Angela's show at the brewery in August. The show doubled as a cd release party celebrating her latest album, Anniversary.

 

Musical Shots : Sundy Best

Nantahala Brewing Company has live music almost every weekend. Aj is the audio man for the brewery so we get to hear a lot of new music. I was recently given a new camera, so I've been using the shows as a chance to practice taking photos. These pictures are from last weekend. This is Sundy Best. They are from Kentucky and their show was incredible. Kris Bentley and Nick Jamerson are both talented and very personable. Check them out!

 

 

 

short poem #2

mending pants and writing novels
in the wee hours of the day and night
sewing needles keep the favorites
out of the trash

patches and poetry
written after bedtime
when i know
i should be asleep
early days and to-do lists
wear me out
but not enough

short poem #1

my mind finds its way back to the old ways

but that kind of thinking won't let me move forward

only back

into bitter chasings of the heart

 

my heart finds its way back to the longing

but these days I'd rather go home

 

energy builds and anxiety calls

i feel you standing next to me

but i won't let myself fall

 

seems like a long way down

too far to fall alone

but maybe hitting rock bottom's

the only way sometimes

 

but only time will tell
so help me to see

if old times have come around