Recap of the 40 Watt Show 9/19/08

I'd like to thank everybody who came out early to the 40 Watt for the Dead Confederate cd release party show. I know that us fellows from Gift Horse sincerely appreciate those guys putting us on the bill and I'm pretty sure I can speak for Twin Tigers and Kuroma too. Wish them the best on their tour, be sure to check em out if they come through your area wherever that may be. But yeah, thanks to everybody who came out early to see us-I know I had a good time and I hope you did too.

Special thanks to Mike White from Deadly Designs for coming out and taking some great photos from the show. That guy works his ass off to get some really awesome shots and is only motivated by a pure love of music and photography. Be sure to check out the gallries of each band from last Friday on his page and check out some of his other work while you're there.

Atlantis Music Conference

The Atlantis Music Conference is taking place throughout the city of Atlanta for the next 4 days. Check out the full schedule of events. Buy passes. Do what you do. Here's a list of some of the shows:

Thursday, September 18:
Smith's Olde Bar (Upstairs) 21+ $10
ASCAP / Sunday Paper / Pop Death Squad Presents
7:30 PM - Owen Beverly
8:30 PM - Natalie Warner
9:30 PM - The Redcoats
10:30 PM - All Get Out
11:30 PM - Death On Two Wheels
12:30 AM - Ponderosa

Friday, September 19:
Star Bar 21+ $8
Prasse Fest
8:30 PM - Act Of Congress
9:15 PM - The Falcon Lords
10:00 PM - Part Bear
10:45 PM - The Empties
11:30 AM - The Modern Society
12:15 AM - Connor Christian And Southern Gothic

Saturday, September 20:
Star Bar 21+ $8
SE Performer Presents
8:00 PM - The Sammies
9:00 PM - Gift Horse
10:00 PM - Pistolero
11:00 PM - It's Elephant's
12:00 AM - The Judies
1:00 AM - Casper & The Cookies
1:45 AM - Le Castle Vania

Smith's Olde Bar (Upstairs) 21+ $10
Sunday Paper Presents
8:00 PM - April Cover
8:45 PM - Andrew Miller
9:30 PM - Ben Deignan
10:15 PM - The Julia Dream
11:00 PM - Afterglow Radio
11:45 PM - Rockets To Ruin
12:30 AM - Blue Flashing Light
1:15 AM - Liquor Boxx

September 15-21

Tuesday, September 16:
Blue Flashing Light, Clay Cook, Ken Will Morton. Tasty World. 10 p.m. $5. http://www.tastyworld.net/.

Wednesday, September 17:
The Dumps, Howl, Liquid Limbs, Rat Babies. Caledonia. 10 p.m. $6 (21+), $7 (18+). http://www.caledonialounge.com/.

The Selmanaires, TUSSLE, Recompas. The Earl. (ATL) 9 p.m. $8 - $10. http://www.badearl.com/.

Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby, Gentleman Jesse and His Men, The N.E.C. Star Bar. (ATL) 9 p.m. $8. http://www.starbar.net/.

Thursday, September 18:
Gift Horse, Sleepy Horses. Rocket Club. (ASHEVILLE, NC) 10 p.m. http://www.therocketclub.net/.

Friday, September 19:
Dead Confederate, Twin Tigers, Gift Horse, Kuroma. 40 Watt. 9 p.m. FREE! (21+), $2 (18+). http://www.40watt.com/.
Concert release of Dead Confederate's Wrecking Ball.

Pretty sure that Wax Fang is playing the after party at the Secret Squirrel.

Saturday, September 20:
Gift Horse, The Sammies, The Judies, Casper & the Cookies, It's Elephants, Le Castle Vania. Atlantis Music Conference--Southeastern Performer Magazine Stage. Star Bar. (ATL) 8 p.m. http://www.starbar.net/.

Cinemechanica, Lazer/Wulf, Young Livers, Canvas Solaris. 40 Watt.
Concert release of Lazer/Wulf's The Void That Isn't. http://www.40watt.com/.

Dead Confederate, Wax Fang, Twin Tigers. The Earl. (ATL) 9:30 p.m. $8 - $10. http://www.badearl.com/.

Widespread Panic: GA Music Hall of Fame

This band is nothing new, but I do happen to be employed by these wonderful folks, so I thought it wouldn't hurt to make a little plug about their most recent accomplishment.

This Saturday September 20th, Widespread Panic will be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Atlanta, GA. Live on freakin' PBS! When you're alongside the likes of Mr. Rogers and Charlie Rose, it's a damn good day.

These guys have been at it for over 22 years now, and don't show any signs of stopping. Just today (Sunday) the Athens Banner-Herald did a wonderful little feature on the band, their history, their members, their management, and got to the bottom of where the hell Brown Cat came from (SPOILER: their house cat).

If you didn't get a chance to read the paper today, you have peruse these fantastic articles at the following link:

Widespread Panic Athens Banner-Herald Feature

If you'd like to skip to the good shit (i.e. the article about me and the mgmt), go here;

Article on the Management

Congrats the Panic and everyone involved over the last couple decades!

Video: Dead Confederate "The Rat"

Here's Dead Confederate's new video for "The Rat" off of their forthcoming album Wrecking Ball.



Album comes out September 16th.