To celebrate our first year as a publication we are revisiting the best images from our archive
In our first year, Split Tooth has been graced with the talents of some of the Pacific Northwest’s best up-and-coming photographers. They have shot musicians on stage, in arcades and on the road, capturing a wide range of what it takes to be a touring musician. Special thanks to Christopher Trotchie, Phillip Quinn and Natalie Waitt-Gibson for bringing our stories to life.
Thank you also to the artists who have let us join them at load ins, at shows or on the road with them: Naked Giants, The Minus 5, Glacier Veins, Car Seat Headrest, AJ, Strung Out, Many Rooms, and more.
Grant Mullen of Naked Giants at the Boreal in Eugene, Oregon, March 2017. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media)Mike Watt in his natural element with his band the Missingmen at the Hi-Fi Lounge in Eugene, Oregon, March 2017. Watt and Nick Reinhart sparked the idea for Big Walnuts Yonder, a collaborative instance of what he called musical worlds colliding. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media)Northwest underground stalwart Scott McCaughey suffered a stroke in 2017 and made a defiant return to the stage against a doctor’s prediction that he would never play music again. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media)Glacier Veins take a moment outside of the van during a cross-country tour from Portland to Michigan. (Cooper Green/Split Tooth Media)Eugene rapper August Jefferson is balancing college with a burgeoning music career in which he draws influence from Childish Gambino to Dragon Ball Z. (Phillip Quinn/Split Tooth Media)Henry LaVallee of Naked Giants sets up his drums before starting the Twin Fantasy tour with Car Seat Headrest in Eugene, Oregon, April 2018. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media)Gianni Aiello of Naked Giants explores the space during soundcheck with Car Seat Headrest at the WOW Hall in Eugene, Oregon. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media)Eva Walker of The Black Tones at the Doug Fir Lounge in March, 2018. (Natalie Waitt-Gibson/Split Tooth Media) Car Seat Headrest kicks off the ‘Twin Fantasy’ tour at WOW Hall in Eugene, Oregon, April 2018. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media) Chris Aiken of Strung Out plays Dante’s in Portland, Oregon, October 2018. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media)The Minus 5 (minus one) before a gig at the Alberta Street Pub in August, 2018. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media)Car Seat Headrest assembles for soundcheck at the WOW Hall in Eugene, Oregon before their first show on the Twin Fantasy tour. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media) Jen Razavi of The Bombpops rips up the stage at Dante’s in October, 2018. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media) Scott McCaughey and The Minus 5 made a triumphant return to the stage after a stroke nearly killed him in 2017. With his “Therapy Sessions,” McCaughey displayed the undeniable power of music, this time at the Alberta Street Pub in August, 2018. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media)Many Rooms, aka Bri Hunt, performs at the Old Church Concert Hall in Portland on July 13. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media)Greg Saunier with Deerhoof at Mississippi Studios in Portland, touring in support Mountain Moves in September 2017. Saunier joined Mike Watt, Nels Cline and Nick Reinhart for their collaborative Big Walnuts Yonder project. (Craig Wright/Split Tooth Media)Eugene rapper August Jefferson at an arcade in Eugene, Oregon. (Phillip Quinn/Split Tooth Media)Glacier Veins skate, vape and pass whiskey prior to a gig on the way to Bled Fest in Michigan. (Cooper Green/Split Tooth Media)Jake Kiley of Strung Out energizes the crowd who happily boomed the lyrics back at him during a gig at Dante’s in Portland in October, 2018. (Christopher Trotchie/Split Tooth Media) The Hold Steady perform at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on their 10-year anniversary tour of Stay Positive in August 2018. (Craig Wright/Split Tooth Media)
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Craig Wright is the founder and editor-in-chief of Split Tooth Media. He hosts the Split Picks podcast, and was the A&C editor of the Daily Emerald in college. He also plays drums in the Portland country band Lee Walker & The Sleep Talkers, despite not knowing much about country or drums.
