This Weekend's Events

Friday, photos of two episodes of Carolina Business Review, and Dancing With The Stars Of Charlotte. Saturday, photos of the Nourish Up gala, and the LAWA gala at the Casey.

RIP Jim Stack, and RIP Larry Tamblyn. Save some piano lessons for me up there.

FYI, I will be at the Carolina Theatre ribbon cutting on Monday, and the Renee Fleming show on Friday. Weather permitting, my 1926 straw boater hat will also be in attendance.

Thank you all for your love and support this week. See you again soon, and see you on the road.

-Daniel

March 23, 2025

Three New Books From Me

On Monday, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, and because I felt like doing it, I released three new books. Three new, massive books, in one day.

For some time, I have wanted to collect my print interviews over the past thirty years. Afters years scouring all over to find the work of other artists, I realized that I wanted my own work to be collected and released in one place, and hopefully find new readers and listeners in the process. Sooner or later, the work we create lives on away from us, and eventually beyond us.

Two of the books reflect my love of the music of the 1960s. My Flash On You, Volumes One And Two collects interviews with everyone from the Animals, Big Star, Cyrkle, Left Banke, Sonics, Procol Harum, Love and many more. The third, Hurried Documents, collects interviews ranging from Douglas Adams, to baseball players, Marx Brothers writers, musicians, and many others. All of these books also chart my journey as a writer and interviewer, and collector of stories.

All three books are available on Amazon, via the links below, and soon to be at your favorite local bookstore. These are interesting times that we live in. Ultimately, all one can do some days is stand in the wind, run your flag up the pole and say, I'm doing this. Because you want to, whether or not the world is watching. And hey, how many times in your life can you say, I released three books today?

Today is that day.

Enjoy, and see you on the road.

-Daniel

March 21, 2025

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+coston&crid=119D7UJ0WP2J4&sprefix=daniel+coston%2Caps%2C144&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Appearance on KPOO Radio

I also did an early morning appearance on San Francisco's KPOO on Monday, talking about Maurice Williams and Earl Gainey. Check it out!

-Daniel

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xocgg6mz7dxg026mpas7g/RSH-3-17-25-Daniel-Coston.mp3?rlkey=pdexliglzbkz2h83q6kspmq8z&st=3qpqjhvu&dl=0&fbclid=IwY2xjawJHwrNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZAZMRh12clsCHUj_aS1mJIPyQS6-RAEYExkBF6Otvs5_CzLMS1lWMTl3Q_aem_Xjp4tR1YlYS4jYcap5xNmQ

I've Been Nominated!

 https://charlotteledger.substack.com/p/charlotte-ledger-40-over-40-awards?fbclid=IwY2xjawJHwUZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZTQE3dJPj8mSZ5k7joLdZ8eGwkrGdydZXMJn5UANoh26H-z7DNABzgwtQ_aem_SZvGi6yMadFYpEDoDo6ctQ

Congrats to all the fellow nominees! 

-Daniel

March 19, 2025

Ed Rising Podcast! Happy Birthday Micky!

 Monday, one video shoot, quietly released three books in one day, and photographed Kraftwerk at Ovens Auditorium.

Happy St. Patrick's Day. More soon. See you on the road.

-Daniel

March 17, 2025

St. Patrick's Day Events

Monday, one video shoot, quietly released three books in one day, and photographed Kraftwerk at Ovens Auditorium.

Happy St. Patrick's Day. More soon. See you on the road.

-Daniel

March 17, 2025

New Interview With Myself, Plastic EP and David Leaf

This is my second interview with Plastic EP and David Leaf, discussing Brian Wilson, Smile, Brian's brothers, and so much more.

Surf's Up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItmGK3C0G04

-Daniel

March 7, 2025

Beckies Interview! Enjoy!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaQr31DHaf8

-Daniel

March 5, 2025

Live Interview Tonight With Members Of The Beckies

 

Hello all-

I'll be doing a live interview at 6pm EST with the Material Issues podcast alongside all of the surviving members of the Beckies, Scott Trusty, Gary Hodgden West and Mark Abel. Check out Material Issues' FB page, and their Youtube page. Hope to see you soon.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/materialissues/

-Daniel

March 5, 2025

Dane Donohue Interview With Myself And Plastic EP

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojvDp-dzwCw

-Daniel

February 13, 2025

Childers Crew

https://bit.ly/childers-crew

I have donated prints to benefit David Childers. Please spread the word.

-Daniel 

February 14, 2025

Ken Evans Interview With Plastic EP And I

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjWveDzAcuQ

-Daniel

February 14, 2025

Recent Ed Rising Podcast On New Ringo Starr Album

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osTEGTjy9Bw

-Daniel

February 15, 2025

Recent Events From Late February

Thursday and Friday, photos of McColl Center auction preview party, Prog For Wishes at Visulite Theater, NC Zeitgeist gala, and Thurston Howell Band - A Premier Yacht Rock Spectacular at the Boatyard LKN. Saturday and Sunday, photos of a Bridgerton Party at Charlotte Museum of History, Del McCoury at The Earl Scruggs Center tribute to Earl, Leslie Paliyenko's 90th birthday party, and taping a new podcast with Mark Arnold and his Fun Ideas.

Sending love to all tonight, and to my grandparents, who let me rummage through their Glenn Miller records, which led me to my love of big band music. I will always wish that I could see them dance again to this song.

See you again someday, and see you on the road.

-Daniel

February 18, 2025

RIP David Johansen, and RIP Joey Molland

RIP David Johansen. RIP Joey Molland. May they and their music live forever.

-Daniel

March 1, 2025

RIP Don Sturkey

Years ago, I wanted to be Don Sturkey when I grew up. For over forty years, Don and his camera lit up the pages of the Charlotte Observer with his images. His ability to cover both hard news stories, and arts and music in a daily newspaper format is something we may never see again. Be it Elvis Presley at the Charlotte Coliseum in 1956, slice of life images from the bustling southern cities, to the dusty roads of rural communities, Don was there. Day in, day out. Consistent, and as good a working photographer as you may ever see.

The first time I met Don was in 2001, when he had an exhibition of his work at the Main Library. Also in attendance was all of the Observer and News photographers that had worked alongside him. Jeep Hunter, Tommy Franklin and so many more. I had been shooting for the Observer at that point for less than a year. The freelancer that the Observer sent to cover the event tried hard to ignore me. Don and his fellow photography vets treated me as an equal, a peer. It was a lesson I've tried hard not to forget.

For all of his accomplishments and accolades, Don was always composed, and quietly confident. I tried hard not to gush to him about what he and his work meant to me, so I instead took photos of him at every chance I was given. Be it exhibits in Charlotte or Shelby, or the party that they threw to close down the Observer building in 2016. I made sure to get photos of Don with Jeep Hunter as they exited the building. For those of us that pick up a camera, a photo can mean so much, and can mean so much more as the days pass by.

Don left this physical place last week for his next assignment. Like Jeep, Tommy and so many others, they and their work are still here, even after their bodies pass on. If you're lucky, what you create lives on after we do. The work flows from us, and beyond us. Sooner or later, that is all we can hope for.

I wanted to be Don Sturkey when I grew up. I still do.

Safe travels, Don. Thank you. Until I photograph you again, in the great gig in the sky.

-Daniel

March 2, 2025

Goldmine Feature On My Beckies Reissue

https://www.goldminemag.com/columns/the-beckies-70s-album-with-left-bankes-michael-brown-now-expanded?fbclid=IwY2xjawI0W7tleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHeRnfjk_uWrKMLkB9jHFSJgnU5v54hFXXB96WMXXcZWOHjfIA2OSOMGoMA_aem_XAY8S1inD4NFj2FnJUyoQA

-Daniel

March 4, 2025

Avett Prints Available In Theatre Charlotte Auction

Hello all. I've donated prints of two of my photos from the recent Avett Brothers NYE show to an auction benefiting Theatre Charlotte. Both are prints made just for the auction, and are signed by yours truly. Spread the word, and Avett on.

bit.ly/bashauction25

-Daniel

March 4, 2025