A Grand Time
Only 100 copies of Grand and Lorimer, photographer Emily Wilson's collection of images of Williamsburg, will be printed--the book launches Nov. 20 with a party from 4 to 7 at Pete's Candy Store--but here Wilson shares some of her favorite photos and explains what makes them important.
Black Dice I photographed the Black Dice in 2002 for Shout magazine. The issue was dedicated to up-and-coming Brooklyn bands. We were on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, in front of a pet store where one of the band members worked part-time.
Liars This show in 2002 was electric. The Roger Sisters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Liars played. Across the street from the show there were little Hasidic kids hanging in the security bars of their windows watching.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson showed up at the end of this YYY show at Irving Plaza back in 2003. Nick [Zinner] told me to tell him to go to Lit, for an afterparty. I held open the backstage door that night, telling everyone where the party was, then hailed a cab and headed home.
Karl LaRocca Karl LaRocca of Kayrock Screenprinting is one of the most talented artists I know. When I first met him in 2002 his music was heavy, his hair long and his jeans tight.
Black-and-White Street Shot Where Grand and Lorimer intersect, shot from my window in 1999.
Bikes at Enids In 2000, after the games of the Sunday softball bar league in Williamsburg, everyone gathered for beer. The magic hour of golden sunlight setting on Sundays at Enids was a perfect way to end the weekend.
TV On The Radio Tunde Adebimpe from TV On The Radio at Roseland Ballroom, 2003. I remember when TVOTR played its live show from silver briefcases on stands. Within just a couple years, the sound developed like a thundercloud in Kansas.
Riding Home When all the shows, parties and places to be were in Manhattan, sharing a cab back to the neighborhood meant saving money for the next night out.