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----->.

fire destroys The Georgia Theatre (Saturday's ATHFEST show moved to The Morton Theatre)

well, this sucks.

as you probably know by now, fire destroyed the legendary Georgia Theatre yesterday. i'd like to say that the Theatre was more than an Athens venue, it was an institution around here with a storied past dating back to the 19th century. it's importance to this city and the role it played in music history can not be overstated.

unfortunately, it was also our next destination (we were scheduled to play there one week from today for Athfest). our hearts go out to Wilmot, Scott and the rest of the crew there that always treated us so well. personally, i guess i'm just glad that we got to get in there and play the place a couple of weeks ago (5.29.09) before it was destroyed. they were just as professional and good to us then as they have ever been, and the show sounded great. have a listen to a very good recording of that show from Southern Shelter. view the photo gallery of our last Georgia Theatre show on Deadly Designs.

as for our Athfest show, it looks like it is going to be moved right down Washington St. to The Morton Theatre. the Morton is also the site of the Flagpole Music Awards ceremony that kicks off Athfest every year on Thursday night. we are very happy to be attending the ceremony as nominees for the Upstart of the Year award (thanks if you voted for us!) and we are still looking forward to Athfest.

despite this huge loss for Athens music, we would love to see you at the Morton Saturday night.

here's the lineup:

Saturday, June 27

What's Our Name - 9:30 PM

Gift Horse - 10:00 PM

Kuroma - 10:45 PM

Velveteen Pink - 12:00 AM

Immuzikation - 1:00 AM

R.I.P. Georgia Theatre and thanks for everything. you will be missed. thankfully no one was hurt and the place is insured. LET THE REBUILDING BEGIN.

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 <--.

In the Papers

This week's Flagpole lists sets from Gift Horse, Blue Flashing Light, A.Armada, and Twin Tigers as its can't miss shows of Athfest.

Yesterday's Red & Black has Gift Horse and Pegasuses-XL listed as "the bands you don't know but should see" at Athfest. (Even though the article says that Gift Horse is playing Friday...our set is Saturday @ Little Kings @ midnight).

Check out all of these bands over there<--.

June 18-22

As far as I'm concerned, nothing is happening this week until Athfest begins. I'm not even researching anything else to see whats going on around here. At the request of my older bro, I've written an Athfest 08 guide for their UGA sports blog Catfish and Cornbread. I'm quite glad that I wrote it because it helped me figure out which bands I'm going to see this week, and it got linked on dawgbone.net which resulted in a few hits for their blogspot and a few peeps reading my Athfest guide. This pleases me. So anyhow, if you'd like to know what's going on this weekend (or at least see who I'll be watching at Athfest) check out the links up above. See ya'll this weekend at the festival.

Sprockets Music Video Competition

Hey hey party people. The Dead Confederate, All The Saints, and Cubs show at the Secret (Pearl) was great, hot, fun, nice, and even awesome! I hurried over after getting off work and was bummed I missed All The Saints...... I lost my pants during the show but somehow my shoes and socks were strapped on tight. Just kidding about the pants thing I mentioned a little while ago.

Anyways.....

Y'all all gotta go to the Sprockets Music Video Competition this Saturday, June 14 at the 40 Watt. I am a finalist this year for the video I directed for the song "To My Love Who Disappeared," for my band Blue Flashing Light. Come see some great Athens videos! I'm just happy as heck to be a part of it!!

You can see the video posted on our myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/blueflashinglightemup

Come vote for the audience choice award, and stay for the delicious PBR!

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10pm • 40 Watt • $5 / $4 with AthFest wristband • Come vote for Audience Choice Award!

And don't forget about Thursday June 19th - we'll be presenting the award trophies (made by Athens artist Beverly Babb) for Best Music Video and Audience Choice Awards at the Flagpole Music Awards!

Below are the video entries that have been accepted into this year's show (in no particular order)...

the Foreigner by the Buddyrevelles directed by Joe Pickett Pasadena by Modern Skirts directed by Jack Wallis She's Nice to Me by Jamie Radford directed by Jamie Radford Letting Go by Chantelle Barry directed by Ruckus Skye Farther by the Mule thieves directed by John Stanek Spinning Top by the Curtains directed by Jym Davis That Don't Work That Well For Us by Je Suis France directed by Jason Bergeron Drugged Out Angel by the Visitations directed by Dickie Cox To My Love Who Disappeared by Blue Flashing Light directed by J.J. Bower Misery by the Vinyl Strangers directed by Kaitlin Knapp

Georgia by Heather Heyn directed by Karen Freed & Alexander Taylor Clap Paws by the Buddy System directed by Craig Sheldon & Lauren Gregg Blueprint by Russian Spy Camera directed by Ryan White & Bryan Redding A Ghost To Most by Drive-By Truckers directed by Jason Thrasher Bless Me by Fabulous Bird directed by Peter Alvanos Katalina by Hope for Agoldensummer directed by Jason Miller Elephant Radio by Noogeez directed by Safi Kheshgi & Ken Starratt the Sequence by Future Ape Tapes directed by Zach Cowan Save Us by the 63 Crayons directed by Whistling School For Boys

New Improved Formula by Spring Tigers directed by Taylor Coggin & Brian Smith Montauk Soldiers by the Cubs directed by Rob Tiffin & Ben Lamm When Jesus Comes He Takes My Brain by Bekah and the Father Figures directed by Andrew Cayce & Bill Paul & Terence McManus Cool by Son 1 directed by Richard Fasshauer Weekend Death Knell by Blak Thor directed by Blak Thor Horse Mountain by the Buddy System directed by Craig Sheldon & Lauren Gregg MMBrain by Down with the Woo directed by Winston Parker & Eddie Whelan Tigerz by Kite To the Moon directed by Eric Krasle

Thank you to all the folks who entered!

Sprockets 5 is sponsored by:

AthFest 2008 • Flagpole Magazine • Athens Clarke County • ABC Printing • Athens First Bank • Jittery Joe's • TSAV • PPT Promo • Kindercore Records • FlickSkinny • Flicker Theatre • Mama's Boy • Terrapin Beer • Blotter Magazine

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