Hillbilly proto-demon Joe Buck played the Black Cart last night and delivered one of the most intense and inspiring shows I’ve seen in a long time. He sat near the edge of the stage with a guitar and a drum pedal and channeled old and primevil energies straight through the crowd. I guess he’s known more for rockabilly and alt-country, but I though it was punk as fuck.
“I’m a fucking farm kid from Missouri and I don’t know where I fit into any of this shit,” says one-man band Joe Buck of the current state of rock music. “But I play harder than any of the big city people who are trying to be so hard … and I can play beautifully, because I love Hank Williams and truly American music, too.”
Kulture Klash was packed this year, nearly doubling the attendance from last year. It offered a pretty broad spectrum of Charleston visual artists and there were some great performances, too. Getting around was difficult at times, and the crowd was a little more party oriented than last year, but it’s still an amazing achievement.
After the main event, I stopped by The Mill to hear The Keepers and The Defilers. It was a fun night and I got to see some old friends.
Charleston was blessed with some great weather for this year’s Race Week. The annual event draws sailors from around the country and offers a glimpse of the international competitive sailing scene. Boat classes included “premiere One-Design, PHRF, and IRC regatta for racing sailboats 22 - 70 feet in length.”
I got a chance to ride on the media chase boat with a few other photogs and here’s some of by favorite shots:
Local metalheads turned out in force last Friday night, bringing 400+ to the Music Farm. Warbringer brought at least a hundred of those into the pit and delivered a pummeling set. UnexpecT turned out bizarre circus metal with mind bending timing changes. And, of course, Nile growled and machine-gunned their way into the night and stoked the huge crowd into a frenzy.
The South Carolina Aquarium recently exchanged one of their female sharks for a pubescent male shark from the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Ours went out early in the morning, so this bleary-eyed photog didn’t make it, but I did show up for the arrival of the new shark. Not yet fully grown, this 6 foot, 115 pound tiger shark still makes an impression. The transfer team was led by Arnold Postell, Senior Biologist and Dive Safety Officer at the South Carolina Aquarium, and they are obviously pros. I expected the shark to thrash around a bit more from being hoisted out of the water, but it was relatively calm. I think that was a testament to the team’s experience.
I can think of worst things than sailing around the harbor on a beautiful Thursday morning. I hitched a ride aboard the Spirit of South Carolina during one of their Education-at-Sea day sails. The ship is a double-masted work of art and the kids were stoked to be out on the water.
This particular trip was sponsored by Bauer International, a local high-end furnishings company.
About the program:
Serving primarily middle school students from 5th -8th grade, this exciting new asset for South Carolina students brings lessons to life in a hands-on learning environment. Topics covered onboard are specifically chosen to assist teachers with subjects difficult to communicate in the classroom setting, meet state standards required by the Department of Education, and coincide with the experience of a sail training vessel. Onboard educators, well trained in the field of experiential education, lead exercises covering topics such as navigation, simple machines, buoyancy, coastal processes, and weather.
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Web Production Assistant
1-2 yrs experience approximately 20 hours per week
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After taking a winter break from the monthly boxing bouts at the Plex I decided to crank it up again and see who they had in the lineup. The night went a lot smoother than some previous matches I photographed and overall I was impressed by the range of fighters that showed up. Even more importantly, except for one duo, they actually took and passed their health screening.
Next month will be the last night Jim Kelly Productions holds boxing at the Plex. They are moving on to the Ice Palace and will continue to be the only local showcase for regional boxing.
Here are photos and results from the night:
The night began with a series of exhibition fights from the younger set who train at School of Hard Knox in Summerville. Pictured here is the daughter of the owner, Raven Llewellen, 11, taking on Justin Daniel, 9.
With this punch, Robert Dunton sent Joey Montgomery to the mat. Dunton went on to win by TKO.
Justin Costner tags David Sikes.
Sikes answers.
David Sikes takes the TKO.
Matt Waldrup smacks Will Davis and got a 3rd round TKO.
This heart stopping punch took Alfred Mouzon to the mat with a quickness. Fernando Guerrero won by TKO.
Staff Sgt. “Fists of Fury” Dennis came out strong.
But Jaywon Woods was ready. Woods won by unanimous decision.
Here’s some photos from Saturday’s farewell gig at the Pour House. A Decent Animal was joined by Lindsay Holler and Sea of Cortez and all played to a full house.
Said Graphic Guru John Royall, “Much-loved local rock band A Decent Animal (Bassist Richard Weld, Pictured) filled the Pour House with well-wishers on Saturday night. They celebrated a new 7″ out on local label Tick Tock Records and, sadly, their final show in Charleston before a move out to San Francisco”
It was a beautiful day for a march and the lack of turnout didn’t diminish the enthusiasm of the thirty or so anti-war protestors. They started at Marion Square led by a guy with a missle on his head and made their way down King to the Customs House and then down East Bay for a loop. I guess this the most visible dissent Charleston can muster in the face of war fatigue. What was strange to me was the few signless stragglers who stripped a palm tree and held the leaves aloft shouting “join us”. I was really looking forward to seeing some downtown shopper drop their bags of J.Crew goodies and jump in line with the trumpet spouting peacniks and actually “join them”.
