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JOE CUNNINGHAM
PHOTOGRAPHY
Shut Up & Listen 2024: Luke LeBlanc
We depart blank suburbia
north to the wooly counrtyside
and Isanti Spirits Distillery
where three guitars wait on the porch
along with a banjo
that belongs to owner Rick Schneider.
Luke and his bandmates enjoy some of
Rick's amazing spirits
as he plays a song to my mom.
When he finishes, they get in tune.
The audience does likewise.
Luke stomps a pedal
and the music pours forth.
I sit in a clover patch swapping lenses.
Everyone's having a great time
but no one more than Evie.
Because music can form images in the mind.
Shane Akers
Luke Leblanc
and Caz Falen
Caz sings one as dusk becomes night.
And one thing becomes clear.
No group consensus on where to stick sunglasses.
The road home