From Left: Rachele, Luke, and Ella Angelo

TF: Moving from Kalamazoo MI, to Knoxville TN is a relatively big transition; what has been the hardest part about building your new life? What’s the easiest?

RA: The hardest part is when I lock my keys in my car, washing machine breaks and floods the basement, flat tires, that kind of stuff. My family has always been just a few minutes a way to bale me out. But it has made us stronger, more independent. I do miss my grandma’s cooking. The easiest thing was making friends, this is seriously a friendly region – The southern charm is for real.

TF: Are there any other local artists in Kalamazoo, or Knoxville,whose work you admire?

RA: Yes, Christopher Darling is an amazing illustrator and graphic novelist from Kalamazoo now living in New York.

TF: When you share your own work, what do you want people to take away from the imagery?

RA: I want it to sparkle, and I would like it to stay with them in some way.

TF: Tell us what to expect from your upcoming show in Maryville, TN?

RA: This is a collection of life’s most mundane moments in living color.

So there you have it, an artist whose genuinely inspired by her family and friends. An artists whose community defines her work. Lets say we removed the questions and answers, lets say we just look at the photos. I get the sense instantly that Rachele defines her work by the riches of her own personal environment, one big lovely canvas if you will. Its not something you see everyday, an artists so enamored by her child, husband, and  life in general, that she snaps shots of it, managing to create the very love, and beauty, she sees before the lens goes in front of her eye. I for one look forward to tonight’s show, fittingly titled “Seasons At Home.” There will be delicious red wine, a DJ(Luke Angelo),and plenty of positivity filling the room. Come see the community, and the “Seasons At Home” Rachele and her family share – life never looked so fun.

Luke Angelo

Tonight Rachele will be presenting “Seasons at Home” as part of the Last Friday Artwalk in Downtown Maryville. You can find the gallery and Rachele’s work at 117 W. Harper Ave, Maryville TN. Fun starts at 5:30.

TF: Other than Photography, what are some things you enjoy doing?

RA: I’m a total hermit, so much of my happiness occurs at home. we live out in the country with a collection of cute farm animals,  I really enjoy taking care of them. They are so funny, and each animal has his/her own personality.  About twice a year I make it into Knoxville to see a show or go dancing. I love to dance!

Ella Angelo

TF: You have a beautiful family around you, and your husband Luke Angelo is an Artist, what’s it been like for you living in such a creative home?

RA: It’s great.  I can bounce ideas off of them and get instant feedback.  Plus knowing that neither of us care about getting rich or driving fancy cars is huge for me.  It allows me to spend ridiculous amounts of time on my artistic obsessions.

TF: How does your daughter Ella fit into the world you have created with your camera?

RA: Ella is my world in all ways.  She has been my main model since she was born.  She is the reason I started carrying my camera everywhere again.  She also shoots a lot of her own pics and sometimes the things she captures just blows my mind.

TF: Let’s say you were stranded on an island, and you could choose one bands discography to have, but only one, which band would you choose?

RA: I bet I could get the most mileage out of the good ol’ Grateful Dead.

TF: If you were running out of the house, what’s the one thing you can’t leave without, other than your camera?

RA: My mud boots and my french press.  No doubt.

To Be Continued…

Kristina Mynatt

TF: When did you realize you loved photography?

RA: I think I was about six years old when I got bit by the photography bug.  I took my little poodle and put her in my Grandma’s rural mailbox and took a picture.  It was the center mailbox in a cluster of boxes.  Everyone made a big deal and said I was a good photographer. I liked being called a photographer.

TF: Who or what inspires your lens?

RA: I like taking photos of people as they move through the light and the shadows.  I like worn out things and  try to capture moments that escape time.  The ideal image for me is one in which there is no telling when it was taken.

TF: When did people become such a focal point of your work?

RA: When I moved to East Tennessee I started working at the Tomato Head ( a cool organic bistro). I was surrounded by visually interesting people all rocking their own unique style. My ideas started to crystallize  into candid portraits of my friends, and it just kind of went from there.  I like how portraits can preserve emotion, and I try to capture a moment in time that tells a story  the viewer can decipher.

To Be Continued…

This video was sent over to the Broken Social Scene crew. Its a mash up created by someone who wanted to remain anonymous in response to the June, 2010 G20 summit in Toronto.

Panda Bear (a.k.a. Noah Lennox) from Animal Collective has his new solo release out tomorrow in the form of a 7″ single limited edition vinyl. The 7″, a precursor to the full length album Tomboy, includes the title track ‘Tomboy’ and the B-side includes ‘Slow Motion.’ You can hear the tracks before you order at the Hype Machine. ‘Tomboy’ here, and ‘Slow Motion’ here.

Preorder ‘Tomboy’ (Limited Edition) 7″ Single

It looks like you can also get Tomboy [+digital booklet] in MP3 Format

Wavves has a new album entitled, King of the Beach. The new album includes Wavves frontman, Nathan Williams, and a new backing band, formally Jay Reatard’s ex-band. You can get King of the Beach on iTunes today, with the physical release on August 3. Meanwhile Stream the entire album for free now.

This new effort from Wavves definitely has a more polished sound, which Nathan has been gradually moving towards since Wavves inception. On one hand the clarity in music is welcomed, on the other… much of the fun, raw distortion and antics that drew me to his music has been sucked out, the bedroom being replaced by the studio… hopefully the soul of the music will not be replaced as well.

Preorder Wavves, King Of The Beach

Download a free track from Pantha du Prince. ‘Welt Am Draht (Animal Collective Remix)’ available on Pantha’s website.

Download Pantha du Prince ‘Welt Am Draht (Animal Collective Remix)’

School of Seven Bells will release a new album, Disconnect From Desire, on July 13th 2010. Their sophomore album, a follow up to their debut Alpinisms, will be released under Ghostly International here in the US. The first single, ‘Windstorm‘ is available now as a release with a remix from A Place To Bury Strangers and a second track ‘Crescent Gold’.