when you come back to school this fall, put the futon in the dorm and then come on down to the 40 Watt on Friday, August 27th. we're throwing you a little "back to school" party in your honor. entertainment and hunch punch in a cooler provided by Gift Horse and Modern Skirts. it'll be just like that party at the end of PCU except George Clinton won't be there and nobody will charge you to take a shit.
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we are a "Band to Watch" in 2010/party time
indierockcafe.com names Gift Horse one of 5 "Bands to Watch" for in 2010.
download our ATHFEST 2010 show from the 40 Watt
thanks to Sloan Simpson and his site Southern Shelter, you can download a recording of our ATHFEST 2010 show from the 40 Watt. or just listen to it courtesy of the little player.
also, new show up over there ----->.
bye
Magnet Magazine's mp3 at 3pm
Magnet Magazine has chosen our songs Plastic People and Missionaries as their mp3 at 3pm today. dig it.
also, we've got some new shows coming up at the end of this month/beginning of next month. this includes our ATHFEST show Saturday, June 26th at the 40 Watt. gonna be the jam, get your wristbands now! shows are listed over there----->.
latest...
sorry for the hiatus! we've been really busy, but here's some news:
-Mountain of Youth is officially out in most formats now and a trip to our myspace page will reveal a whole host of ways to purchase it. all of the appropriate links are at the very top of the page.
-check out our feature article in this week's Flagpole. although the cd release show has already come and gone, it's still a good read...
-speaking of that release show, thanks so much to everyone who came out to the Caledonia on Friday night. hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did!
-notice the new dates over there-->. we're pumped to be doing some of these with our good buddies Twin Tigers. they're hot shit. heads up east coast.
-it's slightly old news, but SxSW was tons o' fun. multiple peeps say that the 40 Watt's day party at Sidebar was one of the best shows of the entire festival despite the strangely cold weather. Austin has got to be one of the greatest cities on the planet. Athens was very well represented.
alright that's enough for now, i'll think of some more stuff to tell you about later.
Gift Horse at SXSW '09
hey there.
Saturday, March 21st: Get up way too early and head to Side Bar to set up for the 40 Watt day party. We run the sound, and the following bands play the indoor stage: Dancer Vs. Politician, Venice is Sinking, Quiet Hooves, Pride Parade, Gift Horse, Dead Confederate, Twin Tigers, The Dumps. The Dumps play without a doubt the best set I saw all week at SXSW. There is blood, spit and beer cans flying. Outside stage: A.Armada, Maserati, Modern Skirts, Holy Liars, The Winter Sounds, Gentleman Jesse, Still Flyin', and Mean Creek.
here's what we did at SXSW 2009:
Friday, March 13th: Play a really fun set at Caledonia with two of our favorite bands, TwinTigers and A.Armada. If you came to see it, thank you very much and we hope you had a great time. I, for one, think it was an unbelievable bill and all three bands were well worth the price of admission. See the 3/13/09 video from the previous post.
Monday, March 16th: Drive like hell.
Tuesday, March 17th: Drive some more. Brandon turns 27. He crosses the Mississippi River for the first time. We randomly run into Twin Tigers at a gas station in east Louisiana. We say hey and then roll out. They proceed to catch up with us and then smoke our asses on I-20 and beat us to Dallas, where we are playing a show together on the way to Austin. We arrive at the illustrious Hotel Lawrence in the historic East End where the elevator makes us whimper with fear. When we get to the room we realize that we can see the Texas Book Depository sixth floor window, Dealy Plaza, grassy knoll, and spot where JFK was shot out of our window:
The view from the hotel
There's an "X" in the road where JFK was shot
Vaughan maps out a conspiracy theory
The grassy knoll is grassy as hell
Much grassier in real life
Book Depository
The half-open window on the top right side of the building is where Oswald allegedly fired from
Hunter and I "keeps it real"
(our freaky ass old hotel in the background)
We spend about thirty minutes there and collectively agree that there was another gunman on the knoll. I'm convinced. Twin Tigers inform us via phone call that they are "post knoll" and at the venue guzzling beers. So we head off to find City Tavern. We are fed some delicious food and then Twin Tigers plays a ridiculously good set, as always. Immediately after the last note we are informed that it "was just too damned loud" and we share a laugh. Our set consists of our entire upcoming album in order. Things go well.
Twin Tigers are very very good
They played first...
...and then we came on
"Just too damned loud for Texas!"
Special thanks to City Tavern for being so good to us. Eat there and get a drink next time you're in the Big D.
Wednesday, March 18th: Get up early and grab breakfast at the Lawrence. Hit the road and make it down to Austin just in time for our first show at Cheers on 6th Street. Things are hot, crowded and crazy. The load-ins are insanity. I finally find a spot to park the van, run 19 blocks in the Texas heat and jump on stage. We play. Things go well again. We find the locals who are letting us post up at their place and relax. A few of us go see a good local band called Sunset.
Thursday, March 19th: Get up and shake off the sore muscles. Play another day set at Cheers and get to see L.A.'s Red Cortez. They were damn good and lots of fun. Later that afternoon we randomly run into our friends Ben and Nick from Arizona. We hang out with them on 6th street for a second and watch this kid on the sidewalk playing French music. He was awesome. Check out Arizona's SXSW 2009 recap for Blender. We head up Congress St. to Homeslice Pizza where Dead Confederate plays a killer slot to a grand crowd. I think they played three encores. On the way back we notice that the Texas state capital building is enormous:
Insert lame "everything's bigger in Texas" caption here
There are also a thousand people on a bridge at sundown waiting for a bunch of bats to fly out from under the bridge. Crazy. We play a night set at Agave's on 6th street. Arizona, being the cool dudes that they are, come to see us. The crowd is awesome and a bunch of people watch us on the street. I ran 19 blocks in record time once again.
Friday, March 20th: Take the day off to go see bands. Matt and I find Beach House, Grizzly Bear, Peter, Bjorn & John and Dinosaur Jr. on 4th street. We miss Dinosaur Jr. but decided that we were going to see them at the upcoming 40 Watt show with Dead Confederate anyway. So it's cool. Peter, Bjorn and John were my official "surprise of the week" and they put on a hell of a show. I think this is the night that Brandon saw Black Cobra, who rocks face. Pics from the Cedar St. Courtyard show:
Beach House
Grizzly Bear
Saturday, March 21st: Get up way too early and head to Side Bar to set up for the 40 Watt day party. We run the sound, and the following bands play the indoor stage: Dancer Vs. Politician, Venice is Sinking, Quiet Hooves, Pride Parade, Gift Horse, Dead Confederate, Twin Tigers, The Dumps. The Dumps play without a doubt the best set I saw all week at SXSW. There is blood, spit and beer cans flying. Outside stage: A.Armada, Maserati, Modern Skirts, Holy Liars, The Winter Sounds, Gentleman Jesse, Still Flyin', and Mean Creek.
Here we is...40 Watt day party at Side Bar
After packing up we head off to Club Primos on east 6th for our last gig of the week. It's a latin dance club. We eat at a very good and very authentic roadside taqueria in front of the club. Delicious. Hunter brushes up on his Spanish and promotes "Tecate, Tecate Lite y Heineken" into the microphone. The set ends with about 5 minutes of us making noise and all of our friends coming up on "stage" and making noise with us. We scare the barflies. After the show Hunter went to go see No Age up the street.
Sunday, March 22nd: We get up, once again waaay too early and head back to Athens. But before we do, we say goodbye to our gracious hosts Caitlin, Maya and Lindsey. They put southern hospitality to shame, made the stay very comfortable for us and showed us a good time. We can't thank them enough. We left Austin at about 8 a.m. Central time and got back to Athens at about 4 a.m. Eastern. See y'all next year...
John Cougar TrainingCamp in "Rough Draft"
The following is from an interview between Jason Scarboro (Dead Confederate) and Rough Draft's Allegra:
For more of the interview (which is off to a smashing start) pick up this weeks copy of Rough Draft. I believe it came out today, but I'm not sure. You can pick it up just about anywhere downtown, but here's a few specific paper bins:
Amici's, Mellow Mushroom/Doc Chey's, Pita Pit, Broad St. Bar & Grill, ERC, Walker's, The Grill, Sandbar, Lansdowne, Boar's Head, Wild Wing, Copper Creek, Smoker's Lounge, Clocked, Gameday Pub, GA Bar, Little Italy, Globe...and so on. You can also get it at a few random apartment complexes and some on-campus paper bins.
See you at the show!
John Cougar Trainingcamp…Where Only The Strong Survive
By Allegra
If you’re all up in the Athens concert scene (that includes more than just Georgia Theatre, trustafarians), you might have noticed that 40 Watt will soon be hosting John Cougar Trainingcamp. If your reaction was anything like mine, you did a double take…and then spent the next few hours (or longer- I’m going on 3 weeks) thoroughly entertained by the name.
…
Jason Scarboro, the founder of John Cougar Trainingcamp and drummer for Dead
Confederate, was kind enough to answer some of our more pressing questions
about the upcoming show:
Rough Draft: First of all, how the hell did you come up with the idea of John Cougar Trainingcamp?
Jason Scarboro: Well I have always loved basically stoner metal, and also liked the bigness of bands with multiple drummers. So when we had a little down time from Dead Confederate, I asked a handful of friends if they'd be willing to put together this set, and lucky for me they said yes.
RD: Are you a fan of the real John Cougar, or was it just a badass name?
JS: Definitely just a bad ass name.
RD: Does the Trainingcamp have rigorous, early morning calisthenics?
JS: Of course we do! Two joints and a jog. What kind of dog and pony show you think I’m running here?
RD: Are there any artists/genres that you guys have a special affinity for?
JS: I'd have to say for me personally, the bands that inspired me to want to do this were obviously the Melvins, Sleep, Black Sabbath, Acid King, you know, the good shit. Anything really sludgy, with just a really badass riff steals my heart.
RD: Have practices been chaotic?
JS: Yeah, it's been pretty intense. The guys of Blue Flashing Light were kind enough to allow us to use their space at Pigpen, filling it with the three drum sets and all the other amps and things. And anytime you have that many musicians playing together, parts have to be kind of ironed out. I'm still humbled and very
thankful that my friends were even willing to try something like this with me.
RD: If the Trainingcamp were America's Next Top Model, would you be Tyra?
JS: I was thinking Randy Jackson. We both wear glasses.
John Cougar Trainingcamp makes its debut Thursday, February 12th at 40 Watt,
doors at 9 PM, $7 (18+) $5 (21+). I can’t think of any reason why you wouldn’t
want to go to this show…it’s got everything. As an added incentive, if you can
find me at the show and tell me John Cougar Mellencamp’s life history, I’ll buy
you a drink. This does not apply to my coworkers.
For more of the interview (which is off to a smashing start) pick up this weeks copy of Rough Draft. I believe it came out today, but I'm not sure. You can pick it up just about anywhere downtown, but here's a few specific paper bins:
Amici's, Mellow Mushroom/Doc Chey's, Pita Pit, Broad St. Bar & Grill, ERC, Walker's, The Grill, Sandbar, Lansdowne, Boar's Head, Wild Wing, Copper Creek, Smoker's Lounge, Clocked, Gameday Pub, GA Bar, Little Italy, Globe...and so on. You can also get it at a few random apartment complexes and some on-campus paper bins.
See you at the show!
Top Five Music Videos of 2008
Merry Christmas!
Isn't the internet great? When the people largely responsible for creating the music video concept and broadcasting it worldwide decided to "stop being polite and start getting real" the music video had to go somewhere, and here it is.
As my Christmas gift to you here's my top 5 music videos of the year, in reverse order.
Number 5 was created by Atlanta artist/musician Adam Bruneau for the Deerhunter song Microcastle. This is simple and beautiful, please enjoy:
#5 Deerhunter, Microcastle
The last time I saw The Buddy System live it was a while ago and they were plagued by a variety of technical issues. I think they were opening for A.Armada at the 40 Watt for the Anam Cara release party. The Buddy System rely very heavily on the visual components of their show, and that night they were having some problems with it. But when stuff like that happens to a band you just have to overlook it and give them the benefit of the doubt. Their last song, Return to Horse Mountain, rectified any set problems they had:
#4 The Buddy System, Return To Horse Mountain
On November 20th Radiohead released the video for the song Weird Fishes, created by fan/artist Tobias Stretch. It's easy to gush about Radiohead, but it's amazing that a band as big and as unbelievably grand as they are can still be as fan-oriented as they have been with In Rainbows. They really just defined how you are supposed to release an album and stay ahead of industry curves and such. Tobias Stretch was one of the 4 winners of the Aniboom Animated Music Video Contest, and the animation is pretty out of sight and creepy. The videos from the other 3 winners are great too. Most important band you can hear and see live right now? I think so. It's hard to argue against it. Nightmares ahead:
#3 Radiohead, Weird Fishes
This video for Toe Jam by The BPA featuring David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal could possibly be one of the most memorable music videos of all time. The BPA (Brighton Port Authority) is Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim (who always has great videos). Directed by Keith Schofield at Streetgang Films:
#2 The BPA featuring David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal, Toe Jam
And last but most certainly not least, you can always count on Björk for great videos too. Here's the beautiful video for Wanderlust, created by Encyclopedia Pictura and choreographed by Chris Elam. My video of the year was much-hyped and I think it showed up big time:
#1 Björk, Wanderlust
Isn't the internet great? When the people largely responsible for creating the music video concept and broadcasting it worldwide decided to "stop being polite and start getting real" the music video had to go somewhere, and here it is.
As my Christmas gift to you here's my top 5 music videos of the year, in reverse order.
Number 5 was created by Atlanta artist/musician Adam Bruneau for the Deerhunter song Microcastle. This is simple and beautiful, please enjoy:
#5 Deerhunter, Microcastle
The last time I saw The Buddy System live it was a while ago and they were plagued by a variety of technical issues. I think they were opening for A.Armada at the 40 Watt for the Anam Cara release party. The Buddy System rely very heavily on the visual components of their show, and that night they were having some problems with it. But when stuff like that happens to a band you just have to overlook it and give them the benefit of the doubt. Their last song, Return to Horse Mountain, rectified any set problems they had:
#4 The Buddy System, Return To Horse Mountain
On November 20th Radiohead released the video for the song Weird Fishes, created by fan/artist Tobias Stretch. It's easy to gush about Radiohead, but it's amazing that a band as big and as unbelievably grand as they are can still be as fan-oriented as they have been with In Rainbows. They really just defined how you are supposed to release an album and stay ahead of industry curves and such. Tobias Stretch was one of the 4 winners of the Aniboom Animated Music Video Contest, and the animation is pretty out of sight and creepy. The videos from the other 3 winners are great too. Most important band you can hear and see live right now? I think so. It's hard to argue against it. Nightmares ahead:
#3 Radiohead, Weird Fishes
This video for Toe Jam by The BPA featuring David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal could possibly be one of the most memorable music videos of all time. The BPA (Brighton Port Authority) is Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim (who always has great videos). Directed by Keith Schofield at Streetgang Films:
#2 The BPA featuring David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal, Toe Jam
And last but most certainly not least, you can always count on Björk for great videos too. Here's the beautiful video for Wanderlust, created by Encyclopedia Pictura and choreographed by Chris Elam. My video of the year was much-hyped and I think it showed up big time:
#1 Björk, Wanderlust
This Is What You Should Be Doing On Halloween
Go see Deerhoof on Halloween night at the 40 Watt with Flying and Experimental Dental School. I'm not going to fluff this post up with a bunch of flowery descriptive language or praise, but I will tell you that I was lucky enough to catch them the last time they played the 40 Watt as the Popfest headliner and I instantly bought 4 of their albums. I am unfortuantely unfamiliar with their latest effort Offend Maggie, but it seems you can hear it in it's entirety on their myspace page. Click their name up there to hear it. Also take a look at their official website which allows you to ask the band random questions. Some of the Q & A's are pretty funny. They are really an indescribable band, but here's the video for a song called The Perfect Me to help things along:
The music video is funny and shows off how quirky they are, but live their music is going to absolutely twist you into knots. I couldn't find any live videos that had decent sound quality though. But a truly incredible group. Plus everybody will be dressed like weirdos on Halloween so thats cool too. You can buy tickets from the club's link below. See you there.
Friday, October 31:
Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, Flying. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $10 (advance). http://www.40watt.com/.
The music video is funny and shows off how quirky they are, but live their music is going to absolutely twist you into knots. I couldn't find any live videos that had decent sound quality though. But a truly incredible group. Plus everybody will be dressed like weirdos on Halloween so thats cool too. You can buy tickets from the club's link below. See you there.
Friday, October 31:
Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, Flying. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $10 (advance). http://www.40watt.com/.
A Bone to Pick With Everyone
In the last week, I have encountered more negativity with regard to the local music scene (and music in general for that matter) than I have heard in a long time. I have heard shit talk from local musicians, I have read bad reviews in the local publications, I have witnessed bands competing with one another for no reason whatsoever, and of course I've noticed the ever-present internal struggles that plague every band and individual musician. I'm going to try my best not to name any names or cite specific examples in the following rant, but in an effort to make my arguments clear I'm afraid that I'm going to have to call a few people out on this one.
As I have grown as a human being one thing has become evident to me: anything someone does, and I do mean anything, is purely a reflection of their own state of mind and their own image of themselves. This may seem like a relatively simple concept but when you really think about it this statement can be used to explain every human action that you have ever witnessed. It took me about 22 years to figure this out (I'm now 25, by the way) and when I did it blew my fucking head off. I still forget it from time to time, but every time I do I remember that I used to treat people like shit. Why? Because I was sincerely unhappy with myself. Not unhappy. I hated myself. The day that I realized this fact is the day that I officially "grew up." That cliche idea of "growing up" is quantifiable and can be identified as the exact moment in time that you decide that you are an okay dude and it's time to stop treating other people around you like they are just as worthless as you used to think you were. And I'm sincerely sorry to all of those people who got caught up in the train wreck that was my past. I was a bitch.
I say all of this because I had a very short conversation with a local musician tonight that almost made me vomit. This local musician is a very good musician and in one of the best and well known current bands in Athens. Now every time you see this guy he is talking shit about another band. I said whats up to him tonight and that was all the invitation he needed to blast away at a few different musicians. For example, although we were at the Deerhunter/Twin Tigers/Chunklet Anniversary show at the 40 Watt, he proceeded to tell me how bad he hated Deerhunter and that "his camp talks tons of shit about these guys." He also commented that "he is sick of all the fucking reverb instrumental stuff" which is amazing because this dude has seen my band a zillion times and knows that my group soaks everything in tons of reverb. He said that Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox was a dick to him in Europe. And just for good measure he commented that he could have "shit out Deerhunter's stuff in high school." Wow. I smiled, grabbed my girl by the hand and got the fuck out of there, mid-encore.
I realize that it sounds like I am bitching and moaning but this person also runs a local record label and I really do love his bands, so I am not so much crying about it as much as I am saying that as a person with a moderate amount of local influence it would be nice to see a little less bullshit competition.
Regardless, this person is not going to change their ways and if you met him today he would tell you (whether you asked or not) how great he is and how much he loves himself. But truthfully he doesn't. He is scared shitless of someone finding this out so he compensates by putting up a front and doing his best to treat people badly. And it is his right to. I just want people to realize the difference between artists and people who play music. People who simply play music can be superficial and shallow. They have learned to pang out notes on some instrument. They can't see beyond what is directly in front of them. I first encountered this person when I was in music school at Augusta State University. In that case, this person had no idea what being an artist means. They simply looked at a dead white person's music on a sheet of paper and mechanically crapped it out. They are seeking public acknowledgement and a wage, and music is a field that can give you both. So is prostitution.
There are exceptions to every rule, but the person I am speaking of two paragraphs ago is simply a player of music. And a very good one. To me an artist sees a bigger picture: they have a depth that goes beyond the surface of what they are seeing. That's not to say that there is not competition between artists, but it is of a different nature. They do not talk shit about others because they feel a need to prove that they are better than the other. They drive each other with the only worthwhile thing that they were ever born with: their art. They also appreciate other art even if it does not suit their particular tastes or level of technicality. Why? Because it is an art form. This is why art can not be defined. Am I an artist? I don't know or care. Right now I'm trying to get better at making music that I like and that expresses the way I feel. I can only say this: I like a lot of things that I hate. I hope that makes sense.
With regard to the local publications, I have read some Flagpole reviews lately by a guy named Tony Floyd that have really pissed me off. (I say his name only because I'm sure it's a pseudonym). For example, in his last review of the Fleet Foxes show at the Georgia Theatre he managed to find something snide and ignorant to say about Athens even though the sold-out show was absolutely incredible (seriously, listen to Fleet Foxes). It was dumb, but it was something to the effect of there being "enough rich white kids in Athens to fill a room that size." Of course this is absolutely shit journalism but hey it's the Flagpole.
Why is it that critics always seem to be the most critical? Because it is easy. It is hard to say what I loved about the shows that I loved, but I can immediately tell you what is was that I hated about the ones that sucked. When you put the unbelievable feeling of a life-altering show into words it loses its luster. All of it. Look at how easy it is for me to proclaim what is wrong with our music scene. See what I mean?
All I know is it's one thing when you give a national band the finger and say that their show or their latest album was crap. They have major label backing and PR people. They wipe their asses with the Flagpole. But when you have a local Athens band who just took the only $5,000 that they will ever see out of their own pockets, made an album, let it get into the hands of the only writer who will review it only to have it slammed for the sheer humor of it-then you are treading out onto some very dangerous territory. Just because I reference two relatively national acts here doesn't meant that this isn't happening to locals as well. Please God, we already have publications like the Flagpole and Stomp and Stammer who destroy albums because it's funny to them. I'm not saying that every local album should get 5 stars (we have SE Performer for that), but maybe a little more thought should go into things. Let's not perpetuate this shitty attitude by doing it ourselves through word of mouth. Besides, Chunklet is the only one that is worth a damn and legitimately funny anyway, so just read that.
Look, I can go on and on about this, all of this, but there is a simple point and I think I have set it on the tee. WE ARE CHOKING THE LIFE OUT OF THIS PLACE. Day by day. Every little comment, every bad review...it's happening. I think we all need to take a deep breath and digest a little humility. Although there are some really great bands doing some pretty impressive stuff right now we are collectively barely stirring the pot. Let's remember that. You can laugh me off, say I don't know shit if you want. That's fine. You are entitled to your opinion. But I do not want to be able to say I told you so, I don't want to be right on this one. You don't have to make music to think like an artist. Music scenes are fragile. I think they require a vast support network, not just a few flagship acts. Let's provide that support network, not because it is good for anyone in particular but because it is good for all of Athens. The whole scene. We don't need anybody. All we have to do is go to shows and listen to stuff. Musicians: keep writing, don't quit playing and lets keep our mouths shut. DO NOT TALK SHIT. Your art will do all of the work for you. Help me get this blog off the dirt. That's all. Let's chalk all of this recent negativity up to people getting a little too drunk and loose-lipped combined with stress due to the fact that the economy has officially shit the bed. Thank you for reading and happy birthday Hunter.
As I have grown as a human being one thing has become evident to me: anything someone does, and I do mean anything, is purely a reflection of their own state of mind and their own image of themselves. This may seem like a relatively simple concept but when you really think about it this statement can be used to explain every human action that you have ever witnessed. It took me about 22 years to figure this out (I'm now 25, by the way) and when I did it blew my fucking head off. I still forget it from time to time, but every time I do I remember that I used to treat people like shit. Why? Because I was sincerely unhappy with myself. Not unhappy. I hated myself. The day that I realized this fact is the day that I officially "grew up." That cliche idea of "growing up" is quantifiable and can be identified as the exact moment in time that you decide that you are an okay dude and it's time to stop treating other people around you like they are just as worthless as you used to think you were. And I'm sincerely sorry to all of those people who got caught up in the train wreck that was my past. I was a bitch.
I say all of this because I had a very short conversation with a local musician tonight that almost made me vomit. This local musician is a very good musician and in one of the best and well known current bands in Athens. Now every time you see this guy he is talking shit about another band. I said whats up to him tonight and that was all the invitation he needed to blast away at a few different musicians. For example, although we were at the Deerhunter/Twin Tigers/Chunklet Anniversary show at the 40 Watt, he proceeded to tell me how bad he hated Deerhunter and that "his camp talks tons of shit about these guys." He also commented that "he is sick of all the fucking reverb instrumental stuff" which is amazing because this dude has seen my band a zillion times and knows that my group soaks everything in tons of reverb. He said that Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox was a dick to him in Europe. And just for good measure he commented that he could have "shit out Deerhunter's stuff in high school." Wow. I smiled, grabbed my girl by the hand and got the fuck out of there, mid-encore.
I realize that it sounds like I am bitching and moaning but this person also runs a local record label and I really do love his bands, so I am not so much crying about it as much as I am saying that as a person with a moderate amount of local influence it would be nice to see a little less bullshit competition.
Regardless, this person is not going to change their ways and if you met him today he would tell you (whether you asked or not) how great he is and how much he loves himself. But truthfully he doesn't. He is scared shitless of someone finding this out so he compensates by putting up a front and doing his best to treat people badly. And it is his right to. I just want people to realize the difference between artists and people who play music. People who simply play music can be superficial and shallow. They have learned to pang out notes on some instrument. They can't see beyond what is directly in front of them. I first encountered this person when I was in music school at Augusta State University. In that case, this person had no idea what being an artist means. They simply looked at a dead white person's music on a sheet of paper and mechanically crapped it out. They are seeking public acknowledgement and a wage, and music is a field that can give you both. So is prostitution.
There are exceptions to every rule, but the person I am speaking of two paragraphs ago is simply a player of music. And a very good one. To me an artist sees a bigger picture: they have a depth that goes beyond the surface of what they are seeing. That's not to say that there is not competition between artists, but it is of a different nature. They do not talk shit about others because they feel a need to prove that they are better than the other. They drive each other with the only worthwhile thing that they were ever born with: their art. They also appreciate other art even if it does not suit their particular tastes or level of technicality. Why? Because it is an art form. This is why art can not be defined. Am I an artist? I don't know or care. Right now I'm trying to get better at making music that I like and that expresses the way I feel. I can only say this: I like a lot of things that I hate. I hope that makes sense.
With regard to the local publications, I have read some Flagpole reviews lately by a guy named Tony Floyd that have really pissed me off. (I say his name only because I'm sure it's a pseudonym). For example, in his last review of the Fleet Foxes show at the Georgia Theatre he managed to find something snide and ignorant to say about Athens even though the sold-out show was absolutely incredible (seriously, listen to Fleet Foxes). It was dumb, but it was something to the effect of there being "enough rich white kids in Athens to fill a room that size." Of course this is absolutely shit journalism but hey it's the Flagpole.
Why is it that critics always seem to be the most critical? Because it is easy. It is hard to say what I loved about the shows that I loved, but I can immediately tell you what is was that I hated about the ones that sucked. When you put the unbelievable feeling of a life-altering show into words it loses its luster. All of it. Look at how easy it is for me to proclaim what is wrong with our music scene. See what I mean?
All I know is it's one thing when you give a national band the finger and say that their show or their latest album was crap. They have major label backing and PR people. They wipe their asses with the Flagpole. But when you have a local Athens band who just took the only $5,000 that they will ever see out of their own pockets, made an album, let it get into the hands of the only writer who will review it only to have it slammed for the sheer humor of it-then you are treading out onto some very dangerous territory. Just because I reference two relatively national acts here doesn't meant that this isn't happening to locals as well. Please God, we already have publications like the Flagpole and Stomp and Stammer who destroy albums because it's funny to them. I'm not saying that every local album should get 5 stars (we have SE Performer for that), but maybe a little more thought should go into things. Let's not perpetuate this shitty attitude by doing it ourselves through word of mouth. Besides, Chunklet is the only one that is worth a damn and legitimately funny anyway, so just read that.
Look, I can go on and on about this, all of this, but there is a simple point and I think I have set it on the tee. WE ARE CHOKING THE LIFE OUT OF THIS PLACE. Day by day. Every little comment, every bad review...it's happening. I think we all need to take a deep breath and digest a little humility. Although there are some really great bands doing some pretty impressive stuff right now we are collectively barely stirring the pot. Let's remember that. You can laugh me off, say I don't know shit if you want. That's fine. You are entitled to your opinion. But I do not want to be able to say I told you so, I don't want to be right on this one. You don't have to make music to think like an artist. Music scenes are fragile. I think they require a vast support network, not just a few flagship acts. Let's provide that support network, not because it is good for anyone in particular but because it is good for all of Athens. The whole scene. We don't need anybody. All we have to do is go to shows and listen to stuff. Musicians: keep writing, don't quit playing and lets keep our mouths shut. DO NOT TALK SHIT. Your art will do all of the work for you. Help me get this blog off the dirt. That's all. Let's chalk all of this recent negativity up to people getting a little too drunk and loose-lipped combined with stress due to the fact that the economy has officially shit the bed. Thank you for reading and happy birthday Hunter.
Thursday, August 28:
Gift Horse, Bambara, The Flowers of Evil, Creepy, Stegosaurus.
The 40 Watt. FREE! ($2 under 21). 10 p.m.
http://www.40watt.com/.
July 28-August 3
Wednesday, July 30:
Creepy, Dusty Lightswitch, Tunabunny, Gambit. Caledonia Lounge. 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). caledonialounge.com.
Thursday, July 31:
Nas, Talib Kweli. Center Stage Theatre. (ATL) 7:30 p.m. $37-$39.
http://www.centerstage-atlanta.com/.
I keeps it real.
Subrig Destroyer, Waited, Sex in Cars, Armazilla. Lenny's. (ATL) 9 p.m. $6. http://www.lennysbar.com/.
Saturday, August 2:
Fuck This Band (Mclusky cover band with Jeff Tobias, Scott Smith and Andy Pruett). Hi Hi Hi (Bryan Poole and Jason Nesmith covering Paul McCartney & Wings). Nic Fit (Members of Dead Confederate covering Sonic Youth). Tiny Sticks (ESG cover band with Josh McKay, Bryan Poole, Aaron Wegelin and Heather Heyn). 40 Watt Club. 9 p.m. $6/$8. This is Team Clermont's Summer Camp Festival. 40watt.com/.
The Helm, Peregrine, This Time Tomorrow. Feral Skate Shop. 8 p.m. $5. (Never heard of any of these guys but we got "epic hardcore from Seattle" "local death metal" and "vegan, straight-edged hardcore metal from Seattle" respectively. It's at the skate shop on my street so what the hell). myspace.com/feralskateshop.
Crosby, Stills & Nash. Chastain Park Amphitheatre. (ATL) 8 p.m. $29-$89. Crosby, Stills & Nash wish Neil was there too as part of the Delta Classic Chastain Concert Series.
http://www.classicchastain.com/.
Sunday, August 3:
Curley Maple. Athens-Clarke County Library. 3 p.m. Free. (Not sure if you are a fan of Irishy stringband acousta-folk, but you should probably just go to the library and read anyway). clarke.public.lib.ga.us/.
I guess the official pick of the week is the Team Clermont Summer Camp Saturday at 40 Watt which I will miss due to:
Friday, August 1:
Gift Horse, Woman. The Basement. (Nashville, TN). 9 p.m. $7. thebasementnashville.com.
and
Saturday August 2:
Gift Horse, Sasquatch, Thee Something Bros, 40 oz. Folklore. J.J.'s Bohemia (Chattanooga, TN). 10 p.m. myspace.com/jjsbohemia.
Just in case...
Creepy, Dusty Lightswitch, Tunabunny, Gambit. Caledonia Lounge. 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). caledonialounge.com.
Thursday, July 31:
Nas, Talib Kweli. Center Stage Theatre. (ATL) 7:30 p.m. $37-$39.
http://www.centerstage-atlanta.com/.
I keeps it real.
Subrig Destroyer, Waited, Sex in Cars, Armazilla. Lenny's. (ATL) 9 p.m. $6. http://www.lennysbar.com/.
Saturday, August 2:
Fuck This Band (Mclusky cover band with Jeff Tobias, Scott Smith and Andy Pruett). Hi Hi Hi (Bryan Poole and Jason Nesmith covering Paul McCartney & Wings). Nic Fit (Members of Dead Confederate covering Sonic Youth). Tiny Sticks (ESG cover band with Josh McKay, Bryan Poole, Aaron Wegelin and Heather Heyn). 40 Watt Club. 9 p.m. $6/$8. This is Team Clermont's Summer Camp Festival. 40watt.com/.
The Helm, Peregrine, This Time Tomorrow. Feral Skate Shop. 8 p.m. $5. (Never heard of any of these guys but we got "epic hardcore from Seattle" "local death metal" and "vegan, straight-edged hardcore metal from Seattle" respectively. It's at the skate shop on my street so what the hell). myspace.com/feralskateshop.
Crosby, Stills & Nash. Chastain Park Amphitheatre. (ATL) 8 p.m. $29-$89. Crosby, Stills & Nash wish Neil was there too as part of the Delta Classic Chastain Concert Series.
http://www.classicchastain.com/.
Sunday, August 3:
Curley Maple. Athens-Clarke County Library. 3 p.m. Free. (Not sure if you are a fan of Irishy stringband acousta-folk, but you should probably just go to the library and read anyway). clarke.public.lib.ga.us/.
I guess the official pick of the week is the Team Clermont Summer Camp Saturday at 40 Watt which I will miss due to:
Friday, August 1:
Gift Horse, Woman. The Basement. (Nashville, TN). 9 p.m. $7. thebasementnashville.com.
and
Saturday August 2:
Gift Horse, Sasquatch, Thee Something Bros, 40 oz. Folklore. J.J.'s Bohemia (Chattanooga, TN). 10 p.m. myspace.com/jjsbohemia.
Just in case...
Monday July 21-Sunday, July 27
Monday, July 21:
Sleepy Horses, Thrift Store Cowboys. Caledonia. 9 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). http://www.caledonialounge.com/.
Lazer/Wulf, The Alien Blakk. Tasty World. 10 p.m. $5. http://www.tastyworld.net/.
Tuesday, July 22:
Bambara, Balkans, Daffodil, Swank Sinatra. Caledonia. 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). http://www.caledonialounge.com/.
Folklore, Future Ape Tapes, Ham 1. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $4. http://www.40watt.com/.
(Folklore covers The Kinks album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.)
Old 97's, Sleepercar. Variety Playhouse. (ATL) 8:30 p.m. $20.
http://www.variety-playhouse.com/.
Thursday July 24:
Blue Flashing Light, Pegasuses-XL. Tasty World. 10 p.m. $5. http://www.tastyworld.net/.
Friday, July 25:
Boyz II Men, Morris Day & The Time. Chastain Park Amphitheatre. (ATL) 8 p.m. $25-$59. Boyz II Men, Morris Day & the Time perform as part of the Delta Classic Chastain Concert Series, don't even play you know you want to go to this shit. http://www.classicchastain.com/.
Saturday, July 26:
Richard Lloyd and The Sufimonkey Trio. The Melting Point. 8:30 p.m. $13.50 (advance), $15 (door). http://www.meltingpointathens.com/.
(Former Television guitarist Richard Lloyd promoting his new solo album).
311, Snoop Dogg. Lakewood Amphitheatre. (ATL) 6:30 p.m. $39. Lakewood Amphitheatre.
(It's Lakewood again?)
Sunday, July 27:
Willie Nelson, B.B. King. Chastain Park Amphitheatre. (ATL) 7 p.m. $45.50-$97.50. http://www.classicchastain.com/.
Poison, Dokken, Sebastian Bach. Lakewood Amphitheatre. (ATL) 7 p.m.$20-$45.
Lakewood Amphitheatre. (Yeah, back to Lakewood again). SATAN!!
Sleepy Horses, Thrift Store Cowboys. Caledonia. 9 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). http://www.caledonialounge.com/.
Lazer/Wulf, The Alien Blakk. Tasty World. 10 p.m. $5. http://www.tastyworld.net/.
Tuesday, July 22:
Bambara, Balkans, Daffodil, Swank Sinatra. Caledonia. 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). http://www.caledonialounge.com/.
Folklore, Future Ape Tapes, Ham 1. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $4. http://www.40watt.com/.
(Folklore covers The Kinks album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.)
Old 97's, Sleepercar. Variety Playhouse. (ATL) 8:30 p.m. $20.
http://www.variety-playhouse.com/.
Thursday July 24:
Blue Flashing Light, Pegasuses-XL. Tasty World. 10 p.m. $5. http://www.tastyworld.net/.
Friday, July 25:
Boyz II Men, Morris Day & The Time. Chastain Park Amphitheatre. (ATL) 8 p.m. $25-$59. Boyz II Men, Morris Day & the Time perform as part of the Delta Classic Chastain Concert Series, don't even play you know you want to go to this shit. http://www.classicchastain.com/.
Saturday, July 26:
Richard Lloyd and The Sufimonkey Trio. The Melting Point. 8:30 p.m. $13.50 (advance), $15 (door). http://www.meltingpointathens.com/.
(Former Television guitarist Richard Lloyd promoting his new solo album).
311, Snoop Dogg. Lakewood Amphitheatre. (ATL) 6:30 p.m. $39. Lakewood Amphitheatre.
(It's Lakewood again?)
Sunday, July 27:
Willie Nelson, B.B. King. Chastain Park Amphitheatre. (ATL) 7 p.m. $45.50-$97.50. http://www.classicchastain.com/.
Poison, Dokken, Sebastian Bach. Lakewood Amphitheatre. (ATL) 7 p.m.$20-$45.
Lakewood Amphitheatre. (Yeah, back to Lakewood again). SATAN!!
Monday July 7-Sunday July 13
Tuesday, July 8:
The Black Angels, the Warlocks, Imaad Wasif. 8 p.m.$12. The Earl (ATL). http://www.badearl.com/.
Wednesday, July 9:
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (ATL).
7:30 p.m. $35-$125. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
Friday, July 11:
Dark Meat, Diplo, Future Ape Tapes. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). http://www.40watt.com/.
Saturday, July 12:
A.Armada, Twin Tigers, Spring Tigers, (Make the Fur Fly is not on the bill anymore due to an apparent breakup and the canceling of all future shows). Caledonia. 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). http://www.caledonialounge.com/.
The Black Angels, the Warlocks, Imaad Wasif. 8 p.m.$12. The Earl (ATL). http://www.badearl.com/.
Wednesday, July 9:
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (ATL).
7:30 p.m. $35-$125. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
Friday, July 11:
Dark Meat, Diplo, Future Ape Tapes. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). http://www.40watt.com/.
Saturday, July 12:
A.Armada, Twin Tigers, Spring Tigers, (Make the Fur Fly is not on the bill anymore due to an apparent breakup and the canceling of all future shows). Caledonia. 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). http://www.caledonialounge.com/.
(sorry this was late I somehow missed this...who cares...what are horse shoes? Do they make horse socks? Is anybody listening to me?)
Monotonix
I have to write something about Israeli band Monotonix. Simply put, I think that everyone should go see this band . They tour the states extensively and I make it a point to go see them everytime they come through Athens. The first time I saw them at the Secret Squirrel, I was almost knocked out by an enormous (and heavy) stuffed giraffe that somebody drilled me in the head with. The second time I saw them at the 40 Watt, the lead singer stuck the mic down his pants and then shoved it in my face. He almost broke my tooth. The third time I saw them, which was last night at Go Bar, the show began with the lead singer pulling down his pants and showing everyone a spot where the sun rarely shines. It ended with the drums being carried outside to the sidewalk, where an officer of the law was already waiting to issue a ticket for people spilling over onto the sidewalk. Somewhere in the middle of all this the lead singer grabbed a trash can from the bar and poured it on the drummer's head. Then he threw it at the guitarist and busted his face wide open. Most of their shows end with a crowd participation bit where the drummer is hoisted up by the audience while sitting on his kick drum and playing the rest of the kit, which is also being hoisted up by the audience. Actually the entire show is a crowd participation bit. If any of this sounds like fun to you then you should probably go enjoy. Here's a clip of them doing six shows in one day with their old drummer (who used to play standing up):
Here's a Chunklet magazine SXSW show with the new drummer:
Anyhow, the hype machine appears to be turning its gears for 'em, so chances are they will become much bigger than they already are. It's easy to overlook the fact that they are also a great band and the music is great if you like deep, headbanging metal guitar tones played over jungly beats and English words sang by someone who really doesn't speak too much English. One of the best bands I've seen to date.
Here's a Chunklet magazine SXSW show with the new drummer:
Anyhow, the hype machine appears to be turning its gears for 'em, so chances are they will become much bigger than they already are. It's easy to overlook the fact that they are also a great band and the music is great if you like deep, headbanging metal guitar tones played over jungly beats and English words sang by someone who really doesn't speak too much English. One of the best bands I've seen to date.
June 23-29
Tuesday, June 24:
Ponderosa, Ski Club. Tasty World. 10 p.m. $5. http://www.tastyworld.net/
Thursday, June 26:
Monotonix + special guests. Go Bar. 10 p.m.
Daniel Johnston w/ The Hymns. Variety Playhouse. (ATL) 8:30 p.m.$20-$22.
Sleepy Horses, Holy Liars. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $5-$7.
Merle Haggard. 7:30 p.m.$35-$55. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. (ATL)
Zoroaster, Black Tusk. Drunken Unicorn. (ATL) 9 p.m.
Friday, June 27:
Harvey Milk, Tenement Halls. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $8. http://www.40watt.com/
Willie Nelson. 7 p.m.$45.50-$97.50. Chastain Park Ampitheatre. (ATL)
Saturday, June 27:
Maserati, Summerbirds in the Cellar. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $7-$9.
Sunday, June 29:
Vic Chesnutt. The Melting Point. 7 p.m. $13.50 (advance), $15 (door). http://www.meltingpointathens.com/
Blue Flashing Light. Smith's Olde Bar (ATL). 8 p.m. $5.
Ponderosa, Ski Club. Tasty World. 10 p.m. $5. http://www.tastyworld.net/
Thursday, June 26:
Monotonix + special guests. Go Bar. 10 p.m.
Daniel Johnston w/ The Hymns. Variety Playhouse. (ATL) 8:30 p.m.$20-$22.
Sleepy Horses, Holy Liars. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $5-$7.
Merle Haggard. 7:30 p.m.$35-$55. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. (ATL)
Zoroaster, Black Tusk. Drunken Unicorn. (ATL) 9 p.m.
Friday, June 27:
Harvey Milk, Tenement Halls. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $8. http://www.40watt.com/
Willie Nelson. 7 p.m.$45.50-$97.50. Chastain Park Ampitheatre. (ATL)
Saturday, June 27:
Maserati, Summerbirds in the Cellar. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. $7-$9.
Sunday, June 29:
Vic Chesnutt. The Melting Point. 7 p.m. $13.50 (advance), $15 (door). http://www.meltingpointathens.com/
Blue Flashing Light. Smith's Olde Bar (ATL). 8 p.m. $5.
ATHFEST 2008 WRAP-UP
Athfest was much different for me this year than it was last year. In 2007 I spent most of the festival in a drunken stupor, trying not to go to either the hospital or jail. But coming very close to going to both. Twice. See here for more details if you like. This year was sober (relatively) and I payed more attention. I missed a few of the bands that I wanted to see (Twin Tigers, A.Armada, Cinemechanica) but also saw some really great acts like Ninja Gaiden Band at the Georgia Theatre, Pegasuses-XL at the 40 Watt, and Blue Flashing Light and Dark Meat on the outdoor stage. Don't know if I'm starting to come around on Dark Meat or not, but I think they were remarkably better than they were the last time I saw them. The set we (Gift Horse) played was a very fun one, and we were immediately informed after the show that we would never play the venue again due to our wrecking the stage, being too loud, and committing other sins and acts of debauchery. So, that's a good sign.
I liked this year's festival much better than last year's, and although it would have been nice to have some acts like Dead Confederate and The Whigs playing the festival again, they both missed it because they are touring the globe extensively so one can't be too upset. By the way, heard Dead Confederate played a helluva set at Bonnaroo this year and were called back out to play an encore. Anyhow, there were no injuries, no cops coming to my house, no babies at keg parties, and no looking at B Scar's asscrack (all things that happened last year). So I guess I could say that things are looking up for ol' Miguel.
ATHFEST 2008 BY THE NUMBERS:
miles i walked from my house to downtown: 5
temperature Saturday afternoon: 750
people in the 40 watt for Cinemechanica Saturday night: too damn many
times i puked: 0
times i almost puked: 1
tubas in the horn section for Dark Meat: 1
guys playing guitar solos on the shoulders of another guy: 1 (pegasuses)
minutes it took the kid to beat ninja gaiden: about 25 or so
tv's full of lights kicked over: 2
So that's my take. I encourage anybody else to include their own experiences. As always, check out all of the bands mentioned above over here <--.
I liked this year's festival much better than last year's, and although it would have been nice to have some acts like Dead Confederate and The Whigs playing the festival again, they both missed it because they are touring the globe extensively so one can't be too upset. By the way, heard Dead Confederate played a helluva set at Bonnaroo this year and were called back out to play an encore. Anyhow, there were no injuries, no cops coming to my house, no babies at keg parties, and no looking at B Scar's asscrack (all things that happened last year). So I guess I could say that things are looking up for ol' Miguel.
ATHFEST 2008 BY THE NUMBERS:
miles i walked from my house to downtown: 5
temperature Saturday afternoon: 750
people in the 40 watt for Cinemechanica Saturday night: too damn many
times i puked: 0
times i almost puked: 1
tubas in the horn section for Dark Meat: 1
guys playing guitar solos on the shoulders of another guy: 1 (pegasuses)
minutes it took the kid to beat ninja gaiden: about 25 or so
tv's full of lights kicked over: 2
So that's my take. I encourage anybody else to include their own experiences. As always, check out all of the bands mentioned above over here <--.
June 9-15th
Here's a list of shit that's worth doing around Athens Monday, June 9th through Sunday, June 15th. I'll attempt to put this up every Monday in case anyone accidentally reads this. If I leave anything off that anyone knows about feel free to chime in...
Wednesday, June 11:
Twin Tigers, Gringo Star, Colour Revolt-- 40 Watt, 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+).
(if you happen to be in Atlanta Wednesday, Mudhoney and Birds of Avalon are at the Earl,
8 p.m. $16-$18)
Thursday, June 12:
40 Watt Club, 9:30 p.m. FREE! http://www.40watt.com/
Random Duets
Featuring members of Casper & the Cookies, Cinemechanica, Twin Tigers, Dead Confederate, The Dumps, Elf Power, The Ginger Envelope and more!
Friday, June 13:
Music Hates You--40 Watt Club, 9 p.m. $1 (ladies), $3 (dudes). http://www.40watt.com/
The Breeders-- The Loft, (Atlanta), 9 p.m. $19
Okay, so I guess that's it for this week. There is a Friday the 13th in this week so at least you can cut fools up whilst wearing a hockey mask. This is my first week as blogmaster general but it appears as though this segment will have some Atl. info up in there too. I'm sure I will come across something else that will need to be added. (For example, the Sprockets video competition Saturday of which JJ is a part of...what?) If so it will be done. Unfortunately I missed Dead Confederate and All the Saints at the Secret Squirrel last night but I heard it was a good show.
--Mike
Wednesday, June 11:
Twin Tigers, Gringo Star, Colour Revolt-- 40 Watt, 9 p.m. $8 (21+), $10 (18+).
(if you happen to be in Atlanta Wednesday, Mudhoney and Birds of Avalon are at the Earl,
8 p.m. $16-$18)
Thursday, June 12:
40 Watt Club, 9:30 p.m. FREE! http://www.40watt.com/
Random Duets
Featuring members of Casper & the Cookies, Cinemechanica, Twin Tigers, Dead Confederate, The Dumps, Elf Power, The Ginger Envelope and more!
Friday, June 13:
Music Hates You--40 Watt Club, 9 p.m. $1 (ladies), $3 (dudes). http://www.40watt.com/
The Breeders-- The Loft, (Atlanta), 9 p.m. $19
Okay, so I guess that's it for this week. There is a Friday the 13th in this week so at least you can cut fools up whilst wearing a hockey mask. This is my first week as blogmaster general but it appears as though this segment will have some Atl. info up in there too. I'm sure I will come across something else that will need to be added. (For example, the Sprockets video competition Saturday of which JJ is a part of...what?) If so it will be done. Unfortunately I missed Dead Confederate and All the Saints at the Secret Squirrel last night but I heard it was a good show.
--Mike
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