December 14th! One More Time! My Last Double Door Inn Promotion!

Sunday was so much fun, I'm promoting one more Double Door Inn show! Tomorrow night! December 14th! The Loudermilks, and the Houston Brothers. Featuring Alan Edwards, Chad R Edwards, Shawn Lynch, Jason Atkins, Justin Faircloth, Matthew Faircloth, Mike Kenerley, all of whom I first met by seeing them at the Double Door around 20 years ago. These are some of the people that made me want to document the Charlotte music scene, and it seems right to bring them all back home, One More Time. Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm. The world is crazy. Life is all too short. Rejoice, embrace your friends and loved ones, and gather together. Here's to friends and joy. See you there.

-Daniel
December 13, 2016

Upcoming Shows At The Double Door Inn That I'm Involved With

November 25th- The Young Ages, stars of my NC 1960s Rock & Roll book. Stan Barkley & Friends open at 8:30pm.

December 11th- Working on this now. More soon.

December 14th- Queen City Anthology presents: The Loudermilks and Houston Brothers, one more time. 9pm start. More to come on this show.

Thank you, and spread the word,
-Daniel
October 23, 2016

Just Four Days Left Of My 1990s Charlotte Music Scene Retrospective

Hi All-

My show at C3 Lab of Charlotte music scene photos from 1996-2001 closes at the end of October 6th, this Thursday. The gallery is open today by appointment, and open 11am to 6pm from Tuesday to Thursday. Call or email if you would like me to give you a tour. Thank you, as always, and see you at the gallery,
-Daniel
October 3, 2016

Queen City Anthology Intro, Gallery Hours, And Caption List

Queen City Anthology
Pictures From The Charlotte Music Scene, 1996-2001
by Daniel Coston 

Gallery Hours are:

Tues - Fri  11am to 6pm

Sat & Sun by appointment 

Charlotte, North Carolina was a different place in 1996. For all of its growth in population and recognition, the city’s art and culture were still hidden to many. Music venues were few in number, and scattered through areas that were often far away from downtown. There were many great musicians, young and old, but few were known beyond the county line. I started to write about what I was seeing, hearing and experiencing in 1995 for the Charlotte-based zine Tangents Magazine. After a few months, I began to feel that writing words upon words to describe all of these sounds wasn’t enough. I had just begun to take photographs, and I found that I could speak to what I was thinking and feeling in one photograph what I couldn’t verbalise in a thousand words. The camera became my new pen, if you will. The camera spoke to me, for me, and pushed me into documenting more. And 20 years later, that journey is still continuing, an unbroken line from the ideas the grew out of the photographs that you see here.

This collection of photographs are of musicians, friends and others that shaped the music scene of Charlotte during that time. Of musicians that came through Charlotte during that time, in venues big and small. People and ideas that I believed in, and still do. Some of these people and places are still with us, and some have gone on. But they still are here, in images, memories and emotions. Lastly, also here are the ideas of a photographer that was learning on the job, and trying to keep up with the possibilities in sight and sound that were all around him. They were early days in my career, as it turned out, but their impact continues on. The people, the visuals, the music. It all shines on.

-Daniel Coston



07Coston- Jamie Hoover, Spongetones, 1997

crop169BW- Violet Strange, 1998

Coston_25- Whie Octave, 1999

crop002a- Drive-By Trukers, 2001

crop0006 2- Peter Case, 2000

crop0010A- Rick Miller, Southern Culture On The Skids, 1999

Clayton-1996- Jeff Clayton, ANTiSEEN, 1997

crop0140- Tony James, It Could Be Nothing, New Years Eve, 1995

crop0142- Trans Am, 1999

crop007A- Buddy Guy, 1998

LesMoore1999_ Les Moore, 1999

LoFidelityAllStars- Lo Fidelity All Stars, 2000

Miles_dcoston7- Buddy Miles, 1999

Morphine- MarkSandman, Morphine, 1998

IntroPanel- Me, Halloween 1996, use on intro panel

Watt_dcoston- Mike Watt, 1999

YoungBloodHart- Alvin Youngblood Hart, 1999

crop0092A- Lenny Kravitz, 1998

Thurdsay2002- Thursday, 2001.

crop0088a- Steve Munsell, Ublisch, 1998

crop0091A- Gary Numan, 1998

crop0096AB- Syrup, 1999

crop100a- Dave Rhames, Draggin’ Flowers, 1998

crop101A- Benji Hughes, 1999

crop102A- Alex Mayhew, Ublisch, 1999

crop107A- Jeff Floyd, Kudzu Ganja, 1997

crop108a- John Morris, Come On Thunderchild, 1999

crop150a- Eric Lovell, 2001

Jucifer- Jucifer, 2000

crop153b- Memphis Quick 50, 2001

crop0036b- Mercury Dime, 1997

crop0014ab- Public Enemy, 1998

crop158a- Danielle Howle, 2001

crop159A- Phil Lee, 2000

crop0083- X-Periment, 1998

crop163A- Lou Ford, 1997

crop161a- Jerry Lee Lewis, 1997

FDQ13- Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13, 1998

MSCB- Chris Peigler, My So-Called Band, 1999

Ublisch- Chris Bean, Ublisch, 1998

crop0015A- Isaac Hayes, 1998

Superchunk- Superchunk, 1999

Wilco1998- Wilco, 1998

Avetts_2001 - Avett Brothers, 2001

AnimalBag- Animal Bag, 1996

crop0138- Drea Atkins, 1999

crop0139- Slowride, 2000

crop0145- Immortal Lee County KIllers, 2001

crop0147- Interstellars, 1999

crop0148- Poprocket, 2001

Avetts_2002- Avett Brothers, spring, 2002

Whiskeytown- Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, 1998

crop108B- Neal Harper, 1999

Smith_Elliott- Elliott Smith, 1999

BelmontPlayboys- Belmont Playboys, 1997

crop0043a- Jay Garrigan, Laburnum, 1998

crop0049A- Jay Garrigan, Laburnum, 1998

Jolene1998- Rodney Lanier, Jolene, 1998

Lynch_Mark- Mark Lynch, Lou Ford, 1999

MidnightFrolics- Midnight Frolics, 1999

Young_Clayton- Joe Young and Jeff Clayton, ANTiSEEN, 1997

crop0093B- Music lover, 1998

crop0093C- Jimmy King, Aqualads, 1998

crop0094a- DJ Smitty, 1998

crop0094B- Robert Childers, 1998

crop0994C- Crowd at Verizon Amphitheater, 1998

crop0096AA- Jeff Crooke, 1999

crop109B- Peralta, 1998

crop109C- Five Times Down, 1998

crop112a- David Childers, 1999

crop118A- Buzzoven, 1999

crop119a- Lenny Federal, 1998

crop120a- Wichita Caravan, 1999

crop124a- Justincase, 2000

crop129b- Latino Chrome, 1998

crop129a- Kris Krull, 1998

ManOrAstroman- Man Or Astroman, 1999

crop114A- Cast Iron Filter, 2000

crop0115A- Todd Busch, 1998

crop117a- Justin Faircloth, 1998

Jonathan Wilson, Hope Nicholls, Benji Hughes, 1996

A Reminder About My Show Premiere, And Book Talk On September 24th

Five days ago, I was excited about presenting my library talk, and new photo show opening on Saturday. With so much turmoil around us, it seems a bit silly to remind you all about tomorrow’s events, as important as they are to me. But that is life. We press on, even currents sometimes pull us elsewhere. And I am proud of this work, and the people that are featured in it. So here goes.

At 2pm on September 24th, I’ll be speaking at the Plaza-Midwood Library about the Rock & Roll scene in North Carolina during the 1960s. Lots of photos, new information and new stories. Then, at 6pm, I’ll be at C3 Lab to debut my new show of photos. This is a show of just my photos of the Charlotte music scene from 1996 to 2001. The musicians and friends that drew me in as a photographer, and still are a part of what I’m doing today. There are over 90 photos in this show, most of which has never been seen or exhibited before. I’ve also curated a special playlist of music from Charlotte-area bands from that time. I also asked my friends Derrick J. Hines and Albert Strawn of Bless These Sounds Under The City at 7pm, because they are my good friends, and their music is beautiful. Many of you that will read this in Charlotte are in this show, because you should be. When the show is finished in three weeks, the contents will be donated to the Main Library (sorry I haven’t told you sooner, Shelia Bumgarner, but now you know), so that others will know someday what the Charlotte music scene was like, and that it was made up by a lot of good people. And still is.

I hope to see you all Saturday, or sometime soon. The world is turning, but I hope that you don’t turn away. Safe travels, and see you on the road.

More About My New Upcoming Show Of Photos

At last I can finally tell you more about a new, and yes, a third exhibition of my photos that will debut on September 24th. Queen City Anthology is sampling of 90 of my photos of the Charlotte music scene from 1996 to 2001. Many friends, great music and experiences that informed my early years of photography. The show will be on display at C3 Lab for three weeks, starting on September 24th. The show will have an opening party from 6pm to 9:30pm, with live music from Derrick J. Hines, Albert Strawn and Bless These Sounds Under The City. Come by, say hello, and check out the subjects of these photos. They are, as the Verna Cannon once sang, the legends of the films we never made. See you there, and see you on the road.
-Daniel
September 14, 2016