Brian Wyrick

On January 12th, 2012,  At the Drive In broke radio silence. After 11 years, the ATDI station is once again operational. Reading about the 2012 Coachella line up sent me into a bit of a nostalgia spiral, longing for times past that seem like 11 months ago, but were actually 11 years ago.

Part of my memory tour was spent in my hard drive, culling photos of fresh-faced bands playing small shows at Knights of Columbus halls and tiny bars.

So, I present, as either a badge of my scene cred, or a telling tale of my age, five photos of a band at their peak.

After seeing The Mars Volta’s surprise show at SXSW 2011, I’m sure At the Drive In will bring it back like it never left.

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A quick commentary on this great example of event reporting via Twitter.

“RT BrentDPayne: I just confirmed that @jkrums sold his photo 2 the AP. I guess LATimes.com attempted 2 purchase bu t was 2 late. ” from http://twitter.com/brianwyrick/status/112280555

Translation? This photo was taken right after Flight 1549 hit the Hudson river yesterday, from one of the first boats on the scene. This photo has been seen by over 70,000 people as I am typing this, and this guy has been interviewed by MSNBC and has sold his photo to the Associated Press.

At the exact same time, this photo was taken across the water:

How great is it that we can see two angles of this event in almost real time, and that while I was watching Fox News’s coverage in the evening news, I knew more than they did!

-Brian

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