As 2008 comes to its end, I ponder whether I should try to slap together some sort of "best of" list like I'd done in previous years; however, looking at my Google Analytics numbers, I'm realizing that I'm the only person that reads this blog anyway. That being the case, I thought it would be more worthwhile for me to post some of my favorite images from 2008 to at least (if for no other reason) serve as a temporary distraction from having to do any kind of work at all. Besides, I haven't listened to that much music or seen that many shows (relatively speaking) this year anyway. That should (hopefully) change next year when I start taking the baby to shows :) Enjoy!

.:: Allie Lawn (cellist from Ra Ra Riot) @ Johnny Brenda's in Philly - for a couple reasons, this is probably my favorite photo from this year. Technically speaking, it's not the greatest (for one, the mic stand is distracting); however, I still love the way it turned out. I shot this on film using my beloved old-school Canonet QL17 G-III compact rangefinder (cloudy viewfinder and all). (blog post)

.:: GANG @ World Cafe Live in Philly - I LOVE this band! (blog post)

.:: Explosions in the Sky @ Starlight Ballroom in Philly (blog post)

.:: King Khan & the Shrines @ the South Street Seaport in NYC (blog post)

.:: Emmy the Great @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn - because I <3 Emmy :) (blog post)

Favorites from SXSW:



.:: Tracy double-fisting on Day 1 of SXSW (blog post)

.:: Tim Fite - albeit a very short set, this was my favorite performance all year (blog post)

.:: Ra Ra Riot (blog post)

.:: Man Man - this one got published in Skyscraper Magazine #28 (blog post)

.:: Maki Rinka (blog post)

.:: Holy Fuck (blog post)

.:: Islands - this one got published in Skyscraper Magazine #28 too (blog post)

.:: DeVotchKa (blog post)

And that's that, 2008... see you all in '09!

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