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Staciaann

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About Me

Concert photographer ( Click here for my concert photo blog ), Photo Editor for HowWasTheShow.com and Staff at MoreCowbell.net . I also book the stages at the Stone Arch Festival of the Arts every June.
My photography has been seen in the New York Times, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, City Pages, Radio Magazine, Downtown Minneapolis Magazine, at SPIN.com, PitchforkMedia.com, ReveilleMag.com, HowWasTheShow.com, MoreCowbell.net, BrooklynVegan.com, CultureBully.com, Headphones-on.com, therocknrollstar.blogspot.com, minneapolitanmusic.blogspot.com, and minneapolisfuckingrocks.blogspot.com.
My photos have been used by Cloud Cult, The Alarmists, Fort Wilson Riot, DJ Soviet Panda, The Debut, City on the Make, Villains of Verona (Chicago), The Oohlas (LA), Thunder In The Valley, Catchpenny, Dance Band, The Mad Ripple/Jim Walsh, White Light Riot, Little Man, High on Stress, Chris Koza, First Communion Afterparty, the Brandi Carlile fan site againtoday.com, Jonathan Cour (St. Louis), Beight, Jonathan Delehanty, E.L.nO., Bookreader, We All Have Hooks for Hands, and bassist Ben Foote.
My personal music blog can be found at: Cake in 15

My Interests

Independent music, concert photography, live music, swearing, kicking some ass, MN high school hockey, learning how to spell, my cat (Syd Vicious), flavored martinis, bar food, 89.3 The Current, concert posters, First Avenue, being done with law school, hootenannies, traveling, the breeze, the sun, quiet, never shoveling snow, peanut butter m&ms, real hugs, and new camera lenses

Everyone should watch this. Sigh. Be at peace...

I'd like to meet:

You. ...oh, and John Cusack.

Music:

The Alarmists, Alva Star, Andrew Bird, A Night in the Box, Barenaked Ladies, Basia Bulat, Beausoliel, Beirut, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Kweller, Bishop Allen, Bob Mould/Sugar, Brendan Benson, Carla Bruni, The Cates, Cloud Cult, Cold War Kids, Dance Band, Dan Dragich, Dan Wilson, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Jonathan Delehanty, DeVotchKa, Elvis Perkins, Fairmont, Flogging Molly, The Fratellis, Fujiya & Miagyi, Guided By Voices, Hidden Cameras, The Hold Steady, The Hopefuls, Hot IQs, Indigo Girls, The Kooks, Locksley, Maximo Park, Jack Penate, Jeremy Messersmith, Motion City Soundtrack, The Mountain Goats, Page France, The Polyphonic Spree, Radical Face, The Ramones, Regina Spektor, The Replacements, The Rolling Stones, Romantica, The Shins, Silversun Pickups, Sparrow House, Tapes ‘N (MF) Tapes, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, They Might Be Giants, Trip Shakespeare, Vampire Weekend, Vicious Vicious, The Violent Femmes, Voxtrot, We All Have Hooks for Hands, White Light Riot, White Rabbits

Movies:

Mallrats, Say Anything, 10 Things I Hate About You, Grosse Pointe Blank, High Fidelity, Singles, Reality Bites, Empire Records, Trainspotting, pretty much anything with John Cusack 3

Television:

Supernatural, Simpsons, Lost, The Office
RIP: The OC, Friends, Buffy, Studio 60

Books:

Love is a Mixtape, The Jungle, The Dharma Bums, Off the Road, What Is Poetry? (Ferlinghetti), Petal Pusher, High Fidelity, Anything by Chuck Klosterman, Lester Bangs, or Jim Walsh, The Grounding of Group Six

Heroes:

People who live doing what they love.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Stacy
Birthday: Sept. 20
Birthplace: Redwing
Current Location: St. Paul
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5'7"
Your Heritage: French, German, Swiss, Irish
The Shoes You Wore Today: pointy kitten heels (green crocs)
Your Weakness: Chocolate frozen custard from Culvers
Your Fears: centipedes and crawly bugs
Your Perfect Pizza: pineapple... mmmmm
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: more sleep would be nice
Thoughts First Waking Up: already?
Your Bedtime: 1:30ish
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
McDonalds or Burger King: McDonald's - better fries
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappuccino
Do you Smoke: no
Do you Swear: Fuck yeah!
Do you Sing: I used to... no time now
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes
Do you play an Instrument: Piano (poorly)
Ever been Beaten up: Only by my professors
RAWR!
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My Blog

Tapes ’N Tapes pics on Pitchfork!

Lucky me, I got to see TWO excellent shows last night. The first was Tapes 'N Tapes kicking off their tour in the First Avenue mainroom! The second was a special show by The Hold Steady over at the ...
Posted by Staciaann on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:52:00 PST

Photos from SXSW on Pitchfork

So this year at SXSW I was asked to shoot Pitchfork Media’s day party. It took place on Friday and I shot bands such as High Places, Times New Viking, White Williams, Atlas Sound, A Place to Bu...
Posted by Staciaann on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:16:00 PST

Dean & Britta for Spin.com!

Hello lovelies... Check out my latest venture on Spin.com! Note also that my own Carl Atiya Swanson wrote up the lovely little article about the show. Read all about it here: It Happened Last Night:...
Posted by Staciaann on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:25:00 PST

Bon Iver Photos on Pitchfork.com

Check out my latest set of photos on Pitchfork.com. Bon Iver at the Turf. Enjoy!Click HERE for the article...
Posted by Staciaann on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:53:00 PST

More Photos in City Pages

This week's City Pages (Dec. 19, 2007) has two photographs I took. One of local Minneapolitan Josh Grier of Tapes 'N Tapes as the boys perform at The Fine Line for the Mercedes Gorden 35W Bridge Bene...
Posted by Staciaann on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:26:00 PST

My Hold Steady Pics in City Pages this week!

Please pick up a copy of this week's City Pages! I have two photos I took at the Hold Steady concert (at the State Theater in November) inside! Plus, there's one in the online version of the story,...
Posted by Staciaann on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:14:00 PST

My photos on Pitchfork!

On Saturday, October 13th I shot Final Fantasy with Basia Bulat at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis for Pitchfork Media. it was an amazing show. You can check out the article with my pics here: ...
Posted by Staciaann on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:24:00 PST

Round and Round... again!

Check out the article that Jon Behm and I did for Spin.com on the Paul Westerberg show last night... Sweet!Spin.com: It Happened Last Night ...
Posted by Staciaann on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:42:00 PST

SPIN.com baby!

So last night my friend Jen Paulson and I attended what may possibly be the best concert of 2007, The Polyphonic Spree at the Fine Line in Minneapolis. I'll be writing about it more on MoreCowbell.ne...
Posted by Staciaann on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:48:00 PST

My New Blog

So I have a new blog. One I hope to update on a regular basis that will give me more options than this damn MySpace does. Here's the link: Cake in 15Check it out, let me know what you think.... and ...
Posted by Staciaann on Wed, 30 May 2007 07:52:00 PST