Photographer Erika Goldring shot folk cellist Ben Sollee last night at the House of Blues’ Parish. Here are a couple of the highlights:
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Ben Sollee: Man of Many Cellos
July 20, 2011 – 11:39 am
For a cellist, traveling isn’t easy. Large, delicate objects aren’t made with baggage handlers in mind, so Kentucky’s Ben Sollee has a specially-made case to carry his. “It’s built like a tank,” he says. “There’s videos of us sledding on the case.” Sollee plays the Parish at House of Blues tonight, and it will be [...]
Story Time with Rasputina
August 3, 2010 – 9:22 am
Melora Creager’s inspiration for Sister Kinderhook’s “Snow-Hen of Austerlitz”? Feral children. “I was obsessed with this feral children Web site, and the song just came out really easily,” Creager, the charming founder of Rasputina, says. “The banjo and the lyrics came out naturally.” Rasputina plays One Eyed Jacks Wednesday. Songs come to Creager through weird [...]
Helen Gillet: A Good Fit
February 1, 2010 – 1:00 am
Helen Gillet steeled herself against the January chill as she stood on a bright Marigny street corner right down Dauphine Street from Hubig’s bakery. Despite the cold, Helen was having too much fun trying out various costumes for a photo shoot to complain. “I really love dressing up,” says Gillet in a faux French outfit, [...]
