Giles Hoover, Photographer

Sunday, October 9, was College Hill Corridor’s monthly Second Sunday in Washington Park. It features food, expansive space for families, and, better still, a band. In this case, some guys called Yacht Rock Schooner: They played Steely Dan! Woohoo! Oh, and an Official Support Team: I don’t know whether the hoops are a standard thing, [...]

Please note: I’m working backwards, from Friday’s event in downtown Macon, through a friend’s special event last weekend in upstate New York, to the past couple of weeks in Maine — all of which resulted in some great photographs. Despite a going non-stop since getting back, please stay tuned for another post this weekend, then [...]

In keeping with the narrative: as mentioned last time, I rolled back into town — from a great weekend in South Carolina — just in time to catch the last performance of Bragg Jam. Sweet. Bragg Jam 2009 covered a bunch of venues and dozens if not hundreds of musicians, with an estimated 5,000 attendees [...]

Sorry for the quiet; been running, running in about fifteen directions the past few months — most of them not near the web site. More on that in a few weeks. Meanwhile…. Enjoyed the heck out of a session with the local band MagTard last week. Posted up a few photographs yesterday, but am only [...]

This past week, I got a chance to visit a MagTard practice session — specifically such that I could take some photographs of the band at work. It was in the Zook’s “band room,” and usually for a practice, the front curtains were open. That was at my request, such that with a fast lens [...]

I’ve been out and about recently, but arrived back in town just in time to meet up with the friends that make up the band called Magnificent Bastard. Except that isn’t correct any more; there’s a new drummer, whom I didn’t know, and an “official” name change to go with that switch — to MagTard. [...]

One of those “interesting” days; had planned on visiting some Macon gardens today, but spent the “business” day, well, working. Thus, it was a pleasure to escape downtown tonight for First Friday. Starting with the discovery of some folks doing book design — right here in Macon: burt&burt art+design Then on to the Arts Exchange, [...]

Enjoyed the show tonight — and perhaps more importantly, came away with a few decent photos. My favorites: Magnificent Bastard, Onstage Dan, Emotional (Blur) Chris and Miles #1 Dan and Miles #1 Many thanks to Dan, Chris, Justin, and Miles for access — and a great performance — tonight. No bastards in my book, LOL! [...]