White Hassle on the phone - 2005 (photo: Ali Smith)

White Hassle with fan - 2005 (photo: Ali Smith)

White Hassle 2003-4 (Chris Maxwell, Dave Varenka, Marcellus Hall) (photo: Ali Smith)

White Hassle onstage in NYC - ca ‘99
(photo: Stefano Giovannini)

Austin, TX (sxsw 3/01) L to R: Guest DJ Atsushi Numata, Hall, Varenka, Oliverio

Hall & Varenka in the early days - ca ‘97
(photos: Ali Smith)

Early gig in Brooklyn - ca ‘97
(photo: Julee Kim)

Marty Brumbach helps record the first album - ca ‘96
(photo: M. Hall)

Chris “mixwell” Maxwell at the controls - ca ‘96
(photo: M. Hall)

Violinist Meredith Yayanos - ‘01
(photo: M. Hall)

DJ Atsushi Numata scratches - ‘01
(photo: Ron Sievers)

Varenka takes a break at practice (next to fan) - ‘00
(photo: M. Hall)

WH at WNYU radio - ‘00
(photo: Saki Takahashi)

Post Office gig - ‘00
(photo: Jennifer Varenka)

Central Park - ‘00
(photos: Stefano Giovannini)

Live at Brownies, NYC - ca ‘99
(photo: Stefano Giovannini)

Hall (photo: Miguel Villalobos)

Varenka (photo: Miguel Villalobos)

Tricks of the trade
(photo: Ron Sievers)