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Backstage Portrait: Lee “Scratch” Perry
Lee “Scratch” Perry had a recent part on the big screen with ‘MARLEY’ hitting indie theaters everywhere, and for those around the District, he was at the State Theater in Falls Church last Wednesday night. For me, he’s the subject of one of my favorite backstage portraits. It was at the 9:30 Club a few years…
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Beats Antique at the 9:30 Club
While shooting Earthdance this past year, I was blown away by Beats Antique for the first time–Wednesday night was the second time, in as many shows! David Satori, Tommy Cappel, and Zoe Jakes brought the house down with an intricate weaving of belly and tribal dance / performance art with drum kits, banjo, fiddle, triggered sounds, vocal…
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Live Video: The Empresarios – “La Nota”
(Empresarios press shot, February, 2011) Another motion picture, this one’s from April 23, 2011, of The Empresarios performing — “La Nota” live at Artisphere! For more videos, hit http://vimeo.com/jessejustice!
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Live Video: See-I – “The Punanny Song”
I’ve been shooting and editing video lately–here’s one from last month of See-I performing “The Punanny Song” at Eighteenth Street Lounge! For more videos, hit http://vimeo.com/jessejustice!
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Frank Mitchell Jr.: Premiere @ Montserrat House
It’s never easy to expand your repertoire–much less, to do it in front of 100 friends, family, supporters, and critics. On Saturday night, at Montserrat House in the District, Frank Mitchell Jr. successfully demonstrated that, in addition to being a world-class saxophonist, he’s a crooner, an ensemble leader, and an all-around cool cat. You may…
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New Mastersounds @ The 8×10, Baltimore, MD
I shot Leeds-born, L.A.-anchored New Mastersounds for the first time in 2009 at the State Theater in VA, and I was immediately mesmerized by the quartet. Yes, Eddie Roberts’ guitar and vocals are driven, sweetly vicious, lilting, inspired. Yes, Simon Allen’s drums are steady thunder and waves. Yes, Pete Shand’s bass is a silky, deep, liquid…
