Letter 3 Photography: Frustrated Inc.

Not gonna lie. The 20-something version of me is having a blast as of late. In a week where I have already been fortunate enough to see and cover Pearl Jam, Weezer, Queens Of The Stone Age, and a few others I get an impromptu lunch performance by Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum. It's like I am back in college and I've just stocked the fridge with a 36-pack of Hamm's that I spent a grand total of $8.68 on.

Dave is Friday Night's headliner at Concrete & Grass. A 3-day music festival in St. Paul, MN. He was the guest speaker-slash-performer at an Artist & Industry class held at McNally Smith College of Music also located in St. Paul, MN. He talked about the life of a musician and the mind-set you have to have with the general theme of the afternoon being, "You aren't getting any younger!" In-between antictdotes and answering questions he picked up his acoustic and gave the student body Runaway Train, Black Gold, & Somebody To Shove. I have heard these songs a 1000 times but there is something about listening to a song so ingrained into you subconscious but hearing it completely stripped down especially with Pirner's raw vocals that can only be described as amazing. It's right up there with the lunch I had with Thurston Moore as the best meal I never ate.

Now I just need The Beastie Boys to come to town. I'm pulling for you MCA!

Letter 3 Photography

Friday, September 9, 2011

Frustrated Inc.

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