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Scene and Heard
The busiest documenter in d.i.y.: The Pirate Hat
» It'd be one thing if he was snapping shots of his favorite bands, but Edan Wilber (a.k.a. entertainment4every1 a.k.a. ThePirateHat), is more often than not also the sound man and the bouncer to the same shows you're just getting wasted at.
Text by Jeremy Krinsley
Posted on December 08, 2008
The Coathangers, at our Impose Not-CMJ Party, I believe.
And even if you had noticed that most conspicuous wooly-bearded dude behind the P.A. Mixer, you'd probably be hard pressed to catch him compiling the growing body of evidence that many, many bands have passed thorugh his, and Todd P's, and many other promotors' shows, through the past few years in Brooklyn; he usually only takes a few photos for each band he sees.
As one of the few documentarians who can claim more records of Brooklyn's d.i.y. shows than this website, Edan Wilber's work deserves the perusal of anyone with a serious interest in the thriving underground, not just of Brooklyn, but of the national circuit of which we're just a lucky, large hub. I started my morning with a balanced diet of downloading and resizing to present to you a very brief survey of his vast collection, one which I encourage you to visit here.
Recent Photos
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Cass McCombs at Bowery Ballroom Cass McCombs played Bowery Ballroom on Saturday, January 25 with Frank Fairfield. For more from Gretchen, please visit her website. #Scene and Heard
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The Gories at The Bell House On Saturday, January 28, The Gories played The Bell House with Mark Sultan and Mighty Fine. #Scene and Heard
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edan is one of the few people I can say I truly admire. thanks for finally speaking up about how great a guy he is [and how wonderful his work is... he does EVERYTHING]
— anon on April 22, 2009
Edan is, hands down, one of my favorite people on the planet... That's a close second with Iggy Pop's cock.
— David Bowie on December 11, 2008
I think I've seen this guy before.
— JobCain on December 10, 2008
Busch forever.
— Phil on December 09, 2008
About time Edan got some recognition.
— Joe on December 08, 2008
Entirely deserved.
— nate d on December 08, 2008
it's so funny that you posted this, I was just looking at a photo of the deathset on Pitchfork that Edan was in and thought to myself how many people outside of Brooklyn wonder who that guy is that shows up in so many good show photos.
— always right on December 08, 2008
I second that. Huzzah for the woolly bearded dude!
— Lizzy on December 08, 2008