Eva, the bus broke down again. This desert wind
throws tantrums. I lost a silver stud and a
postcard older than you. When I lived in San
Francisco, my cat had one green eye, one grey.
Last night I heard the cat clawing the door. We
seem to drive through miles of water. The
windows glow with undersea lights. I've been
reading too many novels. I wish you were closer. I
love the PJ Harvey songs you sent--the one about
the horses and the ocean. I've pulled myself clear.
On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the tour featuring DJ Shadow and Holly came to Webster Hall for an evening featuring the two DJs. Shadow’s newest album, Action Adventure, was released late last year and is his seventh studio album. In 2002, two people asked me in the same day if I had heard his 1996 debut album, Endtroducing, and I took it as a sign that I should run over to Tower Records and buy it immediately, which I did, and loved it. Shortly afterwards, I was able to attend his show at Bowery Ballroom in support of The Private Press. I felt very fortunate to capture his performance all these years later. He informed the audience it was his first headlining set in New York City in nearly a decade.
Photos of DJ Shadow are now available on Bowery Presents’ “The House List” here, and a few images of Holly’s opening set can be found in the gallery on my website here.
With just three remaining dates on the North American tour in support of his seventh studio album, Action Adventure — his first extensive tour since 2017 — Bay Area producer DJ Shadow — “the Jimi Hendrix of sampling” — was in the East Village on Wednesday night, thrilling an upbeat, enthusiastic crowd at Webster Hall with his first headlining set in New York City in nearly a decade.
(DJ Shadow plays Union Transfer in Philadelphia tonight.)
Photos courtesy of Edwina Hay | thisisnotaphotograph.com