Wednesday, May 31, 2006
The Ginger Envelope and Sleepy Horses both perform at the 40 Watt tonight. That's a good combo of alt-ish, rock-ish, country-ish sounds that oughta go well together. I wouldn't expect the most up-tempo show ever, but should make for a great relaxing evening.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Hey Y'all... Hope everyone had a great holiday. Drop us a line in the comments and let us know what's worth doing around these parts. Or I guess what's NOT worth doing if you had a really bad holiday (personally I can say that shipping something internationally w/o a tracking number is a dumb idea, but that's just me).
Monday, May 29, 2006
Marcus Giles:
Joaquin Phoenix:
Chipper Jones:
Ryan Hurst:
Wilson Betemit:
Kanye West:
Edgar Reneria:
Vijay Singh:
Friday, May 26, 2006
Hidden cameras in a Cleveland library catch quite a show. I think someone should buy this guy some internet access for his house.
FRI: The Low Lows (featuring former Parker & Lily folks) perform stuff from their upcoming album as well as Summer Hymns (still in trio form as far as I know) performing stuff from the past and from the album that someday might be - all at the 40 Watt. More here.
SAT: The Bearfoot Hookers spread debauchery at Tasty World once again. Tonight they play with Unknown Hinson, whose posters scare the living crap out of me. That noggin is gigantic. More here. (Disclaimer: I've never actually heard the guy play, but that picture was just too creepy not to post.)
Also, Hot Grits return to bring some folk-ish, pop-ish stuff to Flicker.
SUN: Sleepy Horses help ATHICA celebrate four years and Memorial Day. A cookout to ensue, I believe.
MON: Happy Memorial Day! Get it crunk!
Thursday, May 25, 2006
If you missed it yesterday, Robo wants everyone on the "MP3 blog train":
if anyone is a fan of elvis: http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/ has the elvis version and about 20 other covers of suspicious minds today.Of course, he left off our new favorite: Southern Shelter. And if you're interested in keeping track of all this without having to visit each page everyday, then an RSS feed might be the best way.
get on the MP3 blog train. such a great source for old and new music. And links and stories about music. here are some of my favs:
http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/
http://homeofthegroove.blogspot.com/
http://iguessimfloating.blogspot.com/
http://aquariumdrunk.blogspot.com/
http://thetrainingground.blogspot.com/
http://everybodycares.blogspot.com/
http://earfarm.blogspot.com/
http://thecrutch.blogspot.com/
It's a battle of the TDJ regulars as you can either catch Bob Hay & The Jolly Beggars at the Georgia Theatre or Nutria (& Friends) at Flicker. Actually, as the latter starts around 8:30, you could probably catch both. It's like a choice between the man who wrote "Na Nanana" and a group who covers it well (what're the chances Bob Hay would go sit in on it someday?). Either way you can't lose, but both is best!
BONUS: There's an newly-available outtake from Nutria available here and a lo-res video from The Jolly Beggars here.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
A coworker of mine brought up the Garbage Pail Kids at work yesterday. I thought about how a fine collection of those was a good predictor of someone turning out to be a smartass, stoner, townie, and/or slacker... so I thought some of y'all might appreciate a trip back through the Garbage Pail Kids Archive. Even the site itself is kinda retro (scroll down on the right side till you see the guy with all the eyes - underneath him are packs from every series - click on those to see the cards).
For those who don't read the comments, a coupla' good things yesterday:
From Jayne:
From Jayne:
Here's Flaming Lips from ATL bittorrent.From Ian:
Hey, by the way, they've added a second Beck show at the GATH -- it'll be on June 13, and tickets are on sale (I'm gonna assume no pre-sale this time) starting at noon on June 1 at the GATH web site.
If anybody cares.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Looking for a way to make that certain friend or coworker stop sending you all those annoyingly unfunny forwards or virus warnings every other week or whatnot? Try sending them this:
Hi there, beloved friend of this email recipient:(Note: Normally I'd save nerdy posts like this for CS, but this one came via Lifehacker.)
Please visit http://thanksno.com/
Because this person likes getting personal messages from you, but doesn't want any more email like this, please.
Love,
ThanksNo.com
Monday, May 22, 2006
Southern Bitch will have portions of five of their songs played tonight on CNBC's "American Made." (Monday, May 22nd at 8pm EST/7pm CST and re-airs at 11 pm EST/10 pm CST). Four new songs will be played (Strong Medicine, Freeway, Rising Star, Get Ready) as well as Mark of the Beast from "Snake in the Grass."
On another note, Kevn Kinney's Sun-Tangled Angel Revival outfit has released a new album, "Comin' Round Again," that is not yet out in America. However, it is available for purchase here if you are anxious to get a copy.
He finally did it... Sloan Simpson has unveiled his new music blog Southern Shelter, which offers some of his favorite tracks from his live Athens recordings in easy-to-download MP3 form along with commentary and the occasional live photo to accompany the songs. It's what we've been begging for pretty much since this blog started, and it's finally happened.
That being said, it's hard to blog about another blog frequently, so I'd just recommend y'all do what I did and put this site in your bookmarks for daily visits, cause you won't wanna miss some of this stuff. We'll add it to our links asap as well.
Once again, thanks to Sloan for being awesome.
How'd your weekend go? Do anything great? Eat anything great? Hear anything great? See anything great? Yes? Drop us a line in the comments to tell us what was so great.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Go ahead, live it up.
Today Vet Pharmacist's another year older - though she's still a youngun', especially around this site. She helps keep us afloat with weird news and animal pictures, and she totally beat Ian in that paper-throwing game, and even though I'm biased, I think she's pretty awesome and I hope she has a great birthday.
(And with any luck, that concludes the reign of the Tauruses in the birfday world.)
Student populace gone, rock populace still here...
FRI: Fabulous Bird and Murder Beach (who are apparently hiding their album from the public) play a great pop double-bill at the Caledonia. Hey does anyone know if that "Pincher" comp ever got released (the one where each contributing band wrote a song called "The Pincher" that had to be under a minute in length)? I've heard a Fairburn Royals version of it and a Murder Beach version of it and both were great. Anyway, should be a fun show.
SAT: Annie & Her Guns play their farewell show at the Go Bar tonight. Annie is packing it up and heading overseas apparently. No word on what her guns are doing.
There's also a fantastic triple bill featuring Producto, Still Small Voice & The Joyful Noise, and Babies Who Hurt People at the 40 Watt. Seems like Producto's really come up lately. They're making a bassist switch soon as well... so bass fans will wanna catch this show and then another afterwards to judge the quality. More here.
The combo of Col. Knowledge & The Lickity Splits and Telenovela at the Caledonia would be great to catch as well. Or for the alt-country types, Lake City's over at Tasty World.
FRI: Fabulous Bird and Murder Beach (who are apparently hiding their album from the public) play a great pop double-bill at the Caledonia. Hey does anyone know if that "Pincher" comp ever got released (the one where each contributing band wrote a song called "The Pincher" that had to be under a minute in length)? I've heard a Fairburn Royals version of it and a Murder Beach version of it and both were great. Anyway, should be a fun show.
SAT: Annie & Her Guns play their farewell show at the Go Bar tonight. Annie is packing it up and heading overseas apparently. No word on what her guns are doing.
There's also a fantastic triple bill featuring Producto, Still Small Voice & The Joyful Noise, and Babies Who Hurt People at the 40 Watt. Seems like Producto's really come up lately. They're making a bassist switch soon as well... so bass fans will wanna catch this show and then another afterwards to judge the quality. More here.
The combo of Col. Knowledge & The Lickity Splits and Telenovela at the Caledonia would be great to catch as well. Or for the alt-country types, Lake City's over at Tasty World.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Apparently, the Hulk-ster's getting into the energy drink market... finally!
(Thanks to Hillary for the link!)
Check out the first musicians ad this week in F'pole. As Chris said, "Har-Har".
(Thanks for the link, Chris!)
UPDATE: I thought Chris was talking about the alphabetization joke in the first listing, but he's actually referring to the Glands comment in the third ad.
(Thanks for the link, Chris!)
UPDATE: I thought Chris was talking about the alphabetization joke in the first listing, but he's actually referring to the Glands comment in the third ad.
Hey, someone actually listened to us for once! Mr. Dave Gerow of the Ceiling Fan fame dropped us a line about what's going on with himself and his bandmate Ben Spraker:
Rock on to you too, Dave. And of course we give a crap - we've all been hurtin' from the pure rock void CF left. Thanks for letting us know.
I am flattered and honored that you guys give a crap! Many thanks.
The Spraker-man and myself have in fact been kicking out some new jams as of late with Kyle Harris (Sleepy Horses) on bass. Fortunately he's a bad-ass and has made starting over after a decade with a solid line-up an easy transition. We're taking things as they come but should be back in action (read drinking free pbr at the Caledonia) again before too long. We'll be sure to keep you posted. Rock on!
Rock on to you too, Dave. And of course we give a crap - we've all been hurtin' from the pure rock void CF left. Thanks for letting us know.
The loud Southern-tinged rock of Bloodkin can be heard echoing across the stained walls of the Georgia Theatre tonight as they make their way back to what for all intents and purposes is their "home stage".
There's also a show by the newest incarnation of The Savoir Faire at the Lunch Paper.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
I believe it was 28 years ago today that Mommy Dee brought our good friend (and one of the founding fathers of this beloved blog) Computer Support into the world. Everybody be sure to wish CS a good one in the comments and say derogatory things about Eugene, Oregon. Happy Birthday, CS!!!
For those who don't read 'em, here's what the commenters gave us lately...
From Hillary:
From Karate Media:
From Hillary:
" Y'all, has this link of Patterson Hood picking his favorite stuff to listen to been posted?"
From Karate Media:
"Have you guys discussed the Oozinator here yet?
I remember this ad passed through our offices about a couple months ago. One of the people who handles ads flagged it as being a little odd, but everyone else said it was fine. I think my co-worker is feeling a little more validated now..."
Claire Campbell, one fifth of the Hope For Agoldensummer, performs solo at Tasty World tonight. I've never heard any of her solo stuff, but I'm sure it's great like their stuff. Some people thing they're all a buncha hippies cause they make their own soap and stuff. That's probably true. But the music's good.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Leave it to us to find something really stupid, yet slightly entertaining, that will waste 6 minutes of your valuable time.
The Short Version: How do you like the way we link? Do you prefer:
- Links to open in new windows
- Choosing for yourself
The Longer (Nerdier) Version: In the past, we've always assigned a target to links so that they'll open in a new window. However, some folks think this is bad form. The idea is that users should be allowed to choose on their own whether or not a link opens in a new window.
By assigning a target, we're forcing you to open a new window. I know that I occasionally get annoyed w/ not being able to open TDJ links in the same window. However, it's also nice (especially for tab-less IE users) not to lose your spot on TDJ.
So what do you think? Do you even care?
- Links to open in new windows
- Choosing for yourself
The Longer (Nerdier) Version: In the past, we've always assigned a target to links so that they'll open in a new window. However, some folks think this is bad form. The idea is that users should be allowed to choose on their own whether or not a link opens in a new window.
By assigning a target, we're forcing you to open a new window. I know that I occasionally get annoyed w/ not being able to open TDJ links in the same window. However, it's also nice (especially for tab-less IE users) not to lose your spot on TDJ.
So what do you think? Do you even care?
Several weeks ago, one of my best friends had to have emergency surgery to remove a tumor from his brain. He was one of 1% of cases to survive a growth in this particular location. It's so rare that a team from Emory dropped in to interview him and the family an figure out how he survived (no, I'm not making this up). It was touch-and-go for while, but now he's out of the hospital and doing fine.
Why do I mention it? Because I saw him this past weekend sporting a post-op hat of his design:
...just thought I'd share.
Why do I mention it? Because I saw him this past weekend sporting a post-op hat of his design:
...just thought I'd share.
Apparently, Michael Adams doesn't want "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" to use that name anymore. So, I hope all the under-agers have a really great time this year in Jacksonville for the "The Effing Huge Ragin' Kegger". He's right, that's really much more accurate.
Anyway, CNN oughta get back to reporting stories with attention-grabbing headlines:
Buncha solo stuff tonight... There's Peter Alvanos (of Fabulous Bird) opening for Casper & The Cookies at the Caledonia. And singer-songwriter types Mark Brut and Meghann Jordan (both of whom are friends with Desktop Publisher) over at Flicker for those who'd like a quieter evening.
And if you just wanna laugh, comedian Eugene Mirman is at the Watt.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Up-and-comers Russian Spy Camera perform at Tasty World. I can't say much cause I haven't heard 'em yet, but a buncha folks who write here have and like 'em, so I'll keep updating about 'em. Anyway, they're on my list.
How y'all doin'? For all those not on their way to Cancun (which is the only place to be right now! Woo!), drop us a line and let us know what's going on in the newly-deserted Athens. Man, I love the summertime here.
I finally got around to reading my May issue of Wired this weekend... and they have a great guide to online video. For those of you who are too lazy to read the article, here's a few of my favorite finds:
* It's Jerry Time - By far, my favorite... I'm an IJT super-fan now. They're basically photo-animated shorts about a lovable loser named Jerry. He tells about his adventures with his landlord, moth-infested apartment, ex-girlfriends, etc. Great stuff! Apparently, I'm the last person in the world to have found Jerry. He's even been nominated for an Emmy! (Extra note: This site really made me wish Legal Bitch and Mail Clerk would collaborate on a video blog for "Tales from the Real OC")
* National Archives on Google Video - What better way to kill time at work than to watch a 1975 documentary about aliens? Or a 1979 movie about Mars?
* Punkcast - I've been to this site several times, but never took the time to click around. They've got a ton of great concert footage, including several Nikki Sudden vids... One of which was shot less than 40 hours before his death.
* Rooftop Comedy - Broadcasting unknown comics from all over. Great stuff. Pete Mcbrayer, get your ass in gear!
On a related note... The Office will be offering new webisodes this Summer.
* It's Jerry Time - By far, my favorite... I'm an IJT super-fan now. They're basically photo-animated shorts about a lovable loser named Jerry. He tells about his adventures with his landlord, moth-infested apartment, ex-girlfriends, etc. Great stuff! Apparently, I'm the last person in the world to have found Jerry. He's even been nominated for an Emmy! (Extra note: This site really made me wish Legal Bitch and Mail Clerk would collaborate on a video blog for "Tales from the Real OC")
* National Archives on Google Video - What better way to kill time at work than to watch a 1975 documentary about aliens? Or a 1979 movie about Mars?
* Punkcast - I've been to this site several times, but never took the time to click around. They've got a ton of great concert footage, including several Nikki Sudden vids... One of which was shot less than 40 hours before his death.
* Rooftop Comedy - Broadcasting unknown comics from all over. Great stuff. Pete Mcbrayer, get your ass in gear!
On a related note... The Office will be offering new webisodes this Summer.
Friday, May 12, 2006
I usually have a strict rule about reading those annoying bulletins on MySpace, but this one from the Apples in Stereo caught my eye:
We are excited to announce upcoming tour dates!
The Apples in Stereo (opening for The Strokes):
5/20 Richmond, VA Innsbrook Pavillion
5/22 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theater
5/23 Birmingham, AL Sloss Furnace
5/25 Charleston, SC Center Stage At The Plex
5/26 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
8/12 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club Athens Popfest
Elephant 6 fans take note: Olivia Tremor Control and Sunshine Fix frontman Bill Doss will be joining the Apples original onstage lineup, playing keyboards and singing backup.
Apples in Stereo at PopFest...YAY!!!
We are excited to announce upcoming tour dates!
The Apples in Stereo (opening for The Strokes):
5/20 Richmond, VA Innsbrook Pavillion
5/22 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theater
5/23 Birmingham, AL Sloss Furnace
5/25 Charleston, SC Center Stage At The Plex
5/26 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
8/12 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club Athens Popfest
Elephant 6 fans take note: Olivia Tremor Control and Sunshine Fix frontman Bill Doss will be joining the Apples original onstage lineup, playing keyboards and singing backup.
Apples in Stereo at PopFest...YAY!!!
FRI: Bo Bedingfield & The Wydelles and the Shut-Ups both perform at the Caledonia - one act a strong up-and-comer and the other your only chance to get your Ben Spraker fix now that Ceiling Fan's defunct. Word has it that Spraker and Gerow have a new project in the works with one or two other folks. Have to wait and see (Ben, Dave, someone e-mail us with details!).
Also, the always-charming Venice Is Sinking performs at Tasty World. I'm still waiting on the outdoor evening-time show I've been begging them to perform over and over on this blog to no avail.
SAT: The Bearfoot Hookers, Lona, and Five-Eight at Georgia Theatre for the AthFest CD release party. That's lots of good loud rock. The show's free too! More here.
Also, there's the Gordon Lamb's birthday party at the Caledonia featuring a variety of acts as well as MC Pete McBrayer at the helm. It's a good place to see a short man with a beard get roasted. Only $2, I think. More info here (scroll to the bottom).
The new-wave-ish sounds of Flash To Bang Time can be heard at Little Kings, which I imagine would also be a good place to see a famous man in a driving cap ("In the club lookin' so conspicuous").
And finally Suny Lyons at the 40 Watt, which I don't have a catchy addendum for. Or at least, not one I care to post.
SUN: Happy Mother's Day to all the mommas out there. Keep it real.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Nutria takes the stage once again at Flicker for a more subdued, laid-back "Nutria & Friends" show. Casual atmosphere, lots of joking, Dylan covers, all good stuff. Show starts around 8:30-ish and goes till whenever. Whether or not Michael McDonald guests again is up in the air. We'll have to wait and see. I think he's on tour.
There's also a "promising" rap show at the Caledonia tonight. Ian's got the details here.
There's also a "promising" rap show at the Caledonia tonight. Ian's got the details here.
It's the Handfarter vs. the Human Beatbox... Place your votes in the comments...
Here's a tip: Play both at the same time. Makes you feel creative without having to actually put forth an effort.
Here's a tip: Play both at the same time. Makes you feel creative without having to actually put forth an effort.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Phosphorescent performs at Flicker, which I'm assuming means it's a solo show for Matthew. And I'm hoping that it won't be a 45 minute song. Anyway, always a great place for the solo shows and it has its own piano, which he sometimes makes use of there as I understand it.
Sloan Simpson was kind enough to pass along a heads up on an excerpt of a Phosphorescent video. It's from the EARL in Atlanta and the song is "Pretty." Check it out.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
The AthFest site has posted it's third and final headliner for the outdoor stages this year: Now It's Overhead. Andy's always been a great live performer, so given that the sound is better than last year's outdoor stage sound, this should be awesome. And since the new album is nearly done, hopefully it'll be a good preview as to what's ahead.
Also, a the lineup for Lunch Paper and part of Tasty World's lineup are now both up in the Club Crawl section.
I remembered seeing this in 80's in front of rental movies. Basically, it's Pee-Wee Herman, the person least likely to be taken seriously on the subject (especially by inner-city youth), warning against the dangers of crack use before anyone really knew much about it. It was as disturbing then as it is now, but it was before Paul Reubens' run-ins with the law.
Monday, May 08, 2006
This weekend, Vet Pharmacist was looking to see whether CSI or Six Feet Under came out first - to see which was the first show we could remember that started out with a new death scenario every week. In the process, she found this, which is truly awesome (especially if you liked all the jokes about death metal bands we've posted before - note the web address). Enjoy.
As a bonus, here's StrongBad's take on death metal.
The "worldgrass" group Calliope Fair takes the stage at Flicker tonight. It's a band by whose description I never thought I'd enjoy, but I really liked their song on the new Live in the Lobby compilation and wanna check 'em out. Thought I'd mention it.
Also, there's Mogwai at the 40 Watt.
How y'all doin'? Have a great weekend? Do something cool? Tell us about it in the comments so that we can all enjoy the H out of it. And remember, just half a week left with students in town.
Friday, May 05, 2006
Most of y'all probably already read it, but the story about the "full version" of the al-Zarqawi video from last week up on CNN had me laughing my ass off. Moneyquote:
Al-Zarqawi is seen walking toward a white pickup truck in "New Balance tennis shoes" with associates around him ... They "do things like grab the hot barrel of a machine gun and burn themselves," Lynch said, narrating the video to reporters.
I mean, terrorist video outtakes would have been a great enough sketch premise, but a reality? ... That's amazing.
Thanks to Hillary (though she said it was really these folks) for the link to this hilarious video, set to music, of a drunken patron at Denny's simply trying to make it in the world. We've all been there.
Happy Cinco!
FRI: Nutria performs in a full band, full electric mode for possibly for the first time this year (certainly the first time in a while) at the Caledonia. They never fail to rock a joint, and all the new material is as catchy and great as ever. Look for their debut double-album coming soon on Fundamental Records.
If you just wanna get drunk and dance the Krush Girls is happy to serve that want at the 40 Watt... it might be your last chance to pick up drunk college kids till the fall.
SAT: All day long in College Square is the umpteenth annual Athens Human Rights Festival - where you can hear bands and other acts from around town in between screaming rants by aging hippies. The lineup:
* Henslee & Kenslee (10:30 a.m.)
* Pam Blanchard & the Sunny-Side Up Band (11:05 a.m.)
* Athens Montessori Singers (12:25 p.m.)
* Dr. Arvin Scott and Drumming for Success (1:10 p.m.)
* Stab the Cook (1:45 p.m.)
* Girls With Guitars (2:20 p.m.)
* Tommy Jordan & String Theory (3:45 p.m.)
* Art Rosenbaum (4:30 p.m.)
* Leslie Helpert (5:15 p.m.)
* Bearfoot Hookers (6 p.m.)
* Polemic (6:45 p.m.)
* eLeMeN.O.P. (7:45 p.m.)
* Music Hates You (8:30 p.m.)
* Dubconscious (10:15 p.m.)
Except for the serious Dub-Con fans out there (do any of you read this site?), might I recommend using the post-MHY time to grab dinner before the night's festivities, which are many.
Firstly, there's the "Superfluous Umlaut Family Reunion", which is a loose collective of loud, unkempt bands centered around my heroes, Brown Frown. Unfortunately, you're going to have to decide between the outdoor Music Hates You set (sure to frighten a few passers by, which would be great to see) and seeing footage from the upcoming Harvey Milk DVD, which will be shown around 8PM at the Caledonia before the bands start. I'm not gonna make that call for you. Creston Spiers might also guest with the Frownies at this show. Full lineup and more info here.
But that's not all the fun to be had. Those who straddle the line between hippie and hardcore (it's a pretty thick line) might wanna catch Colonel Knowledge & The Lickity-Splits and Dark Meat at Tasty World, Ham 1 at Flicker, and/or Cars Can Be Blue and We Versus The Shark at the 40 watt. Seriously, WVTS never sounds as good as they do at the Watt - if you can't see 'em at a house party, this is the place to see 'em.
SUN: The Human Rights Fest continues downtown. The lineup:
* Bob Hay & the Jolly Beggars (2 p.m.)
* St. Eel (2:45 p.m.)
* Rhabdophobic (3:30 p.m.)
* Waxwing Trio (4:15 p.m.)
* Tim Conley (5 p.m.)
* Sursie (6 p.m.)
* Strawberry Flats (6:45 p.m.)
* Ralph Roddenbery Band (7:30 p.m.)
* Bling the Children Back Home (8:15 p.m.)
If you've never caught our friends in Bob Hay & The Jolly Beggars live before, this is a perfect opportunity to do so free of cost, given that you can get your lazy ass out of bed by that time. More here.
FRI: Nutria performs in a full band, full electric mode for possibly for the first time this year (certainly the first time in a while) at the Caledonia. They never fail to rock a joint, and all the new material is as catchy and great as ever. Look for their debut double-album coming soon on Fundamental Records.
If you just wanna get drunk and dance the Krush Girls is happy to serve that want at the 40 Watt... it might be your last chance to pick up drunk college kids till the fall.
SAT: All day long in College Square is the umpteenth annual Athens Human Rights Festival - where you can hear bands and other acts from around town in between screaming rants by aging hippies. The lineup:
* Henslee & Kenslee (10:30 a.m.)
* Pam Blanchard & the Sunny-Side Up Band (11:05 a.m.)
* Athens Montessori Singers (12:25 p.m.)
* Dr. Arvin Scott and Drumming for Success (1:10 p.m.)
* Stab the Cook (1:45 p.m.)
* Girls With Guitars (2:20 p.m.)
* Tommy Jordan & String Theory (3:45 p.m.)
* Art Rosenbaum (4:30 p.m.)
* Leslie Helpert (5:15 p.m.)
* Bearfoot Hookers (6 p.m.)
* Polemic (6:45 p.m.)
* eLeMeN.O.P. (7:45 p.m.)
* Music Hates You (8:30 p.m.)
* Dubconscious (10:15 p.m.)
Except for the serious Dub-Con fans out there (do any of you read this site?), might I recommend using the post-MHY time to grab dinner before the night's festivities, which are many.
Firstly, there's the "Superfluous Umlaut Family Reunion", which is a loose collective of loud, unkempt bands centered around my heroes, Brown Frown. Unfortunately, you're going to have to decide between the outdoor Music Hates You set (sure to frighten a few passers by, which would be great to see) and seeing footage from the upcoming Harvey Milk DVD, which will be shown around 8PM at the Caledonia before the bands start. I'm not gonna make that call for you. Creston Spiers might also guest with the Frownies at this show. Full lineup and more info here.
But that's not all the fun to be had. Those who straddle the line between hippie and hardcore (it's a pretty thick line) might wanna catch Colonel Knowledge & The Lickity-Splits and Dark Meat at Tasty World, Ham 1 at Flicker, and/or Cars Can Be Blue and We Versus The Shark at the 40 watt. Seriously, WVTS never sounds as good as they do at the Watt - if you can't see 'em at a house party, this is the place to see 'em.
SUN: The Human Rights Fest continues downtown. The lineup:
* Bob Hay & the Jolly Beggars (2 p.m.)
* St. Eel (2:45 p.m.)
* Rhabdophobic (3:30 p.m.)
* Waxwing Trio (4:15 p.m.)
* Tim Conley (5 p.m.)
* Sursie (6 p.m.)
* Strawberry Flats (6:45 p.m.)
* Ralph Roddenbery Band (7:30 p.m.)
* Bling the Children Back Home (8:15 p.m.)
If you've never caught our friends in Bob Hay & The Jolly Beggars live before, this is a perfect opportunity to do so free of cost, given that you can get your lazy ass out of bed by that time. More here.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Local band Cinemechanica has posted a 3-camera video clip from a show in Greensboro, NC which showcases their double drumming. It's a pretty slick watch, I gotta say. These guys have the synchronicity thing down.
Just an FYI. Nuci's Space has a few more days left in their book sale, which is 7:30 a.m. until late-night and noon on the weekends. They claim all books to be in great shape and prices range from $1-$7.
"Heres a small sampling of whats left:
St. Morrissey Mark Simpson; Grays Anatomy Spalding Gray; A Lesson Before Dying Ernest Gaines; The Crossing/Cities of the Plain Cormac McCarthy; The Road Ahead/Business at the Speed of Thought Bill Gates; The First Man Albert Camus; Straight Man/Nobodys Fool Richard Russo; An Unfinished Life Mark Spragg; The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan; The Good Life Jay McInerney; Step Across This Line/Fury Salmon Rushdie; The Power of Intention Dr. Wayne Dyer; Lake Wobegon Days Garrison Keillor; Schwarzenegger Syndrome Gary Indiana. PLUS: Investment books, start-your-own business books, tapes, VHS, CD grab bags and more."
100% of the proceeds benefit the nonprofit mission of Nuci's Space.
"Heres a small sampling of whats left:
St. Morrissey Mark Simpson; Grays Anatomy Spalding Gray; A Lesson Before Dying Ernest Gaines; The Crossing/Cities of the Plain Cormac McCarthy; The Road Ahead/Business at the Speed of Thought Bill Gates; The First Man Albert Camus; Straight Man/Nobodys Fool Richard Russo; An Unfinished Life Mark Spragg; The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan; The Good Life Jay McInerney; Step Across This Line/Fury Salmon Rushdie; The Power of Intention Dr. Wayne Dyer; Lake Wobegon Days Garrison Keillor; Schwarzenegger Syndrome Gary Indiana. PLUS: Investment books, start-your-own business books, tapes, VHS, CD grab bags and more."
100% of the proceeds benefit the nonprofit mission of Nuci's Space.
A show from January has been posted for DVD bittorrent by the one and only Sloan Simpson. This one is Patterson Hood and Don Chambers (with Brad Morgan) from Flicker.
Speaking of Don Chambers, his tourdate page lists some upcoming shows in Athens and Atlanta, so it looks like Germany may be loaning him back out to us again.
And while we are mentioning Patterson Hood, his bandmate in the Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell, wrote an incredibly touching song about a buddy that was killed in Iraq while serving this past February. The guys at NineBullets.org have it streaming on their site. Definitely worth a few minutes of your time.
Speaking of Don Chambers, his tourdate page lists some upcoming shows in Athens and Atlanta, so it looks like Germany may be loaning him back out to us again.
And while we are mentioning Patterson Hood, his bandmate in the Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell, wrote an incredibly touching song about a buddy that was killed in Iraq while serving this past February. The guys at NineBullets.org have it streaming on their site. Definitely worth a few minutes of your time.
So, the Flagpole's Music Awards online voting system is up and running. You can now vote for your favorites. Want my advice? Think of the band or bands with the most powerfully-large mailing lists and the most mobilized fan base you can think of and vote for them in every category. That way, you'll feel like a winner. You cannot stop the power of the mailing list. No, this isn't bitterness over last year's failed rally by us. ;)
This is actually Contraband performing, but just try to imagine...
Megaband, the Mega Man 2 equivalent of Contraband, performs the soundtrack to said game in its entirety while folks beat the game in front of your very eyes at the Watt. A very impressive show, I'm sure. In fact, I'm wondering why Megaband doesn't play AthFest this year instead of Contraband who played the same spot last year. Fellas?
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
We generally don't do online petitions here at TDJ, but seeing as how the internets plays such a big role in our daily (boring) lives, this seemed like something we should get behind. We've confirmed that it's all true.
From MoveOn.org: "Internet providers like AT&T and Verizon are lobbying Congress hard to gut Network Neutrality, the Internet's First Amendment. Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most easily for you based on which site pays AT&T more. Amazon doesn't have to outbid Barnes & Noble for the right to work more properly on your computer."
Please write your congresssmen & women about this, sign the petition on MoveOn.org, or whatever else you see fit.
From MoveOn.org: "Internet providers like AT&T and Verizon are lobbying Congress hard to gut Network Neutrality, the Internet's First Amendment. Net Neutrality prevents AT&T from choosing which websites open most easily for you based on which site pays AT&T more. Amazon doesn't have to outbid Barnes & Noble for the right to work more properly on your computer."
Please write your congresssmen & women about this, sign the petition on MoveOn.org, or whatever else you see fit.
Mr. T is going to have his own talk show. I hope he has a member of the A Team on there.
In light of yesterday's discussion about Stephen Colbert's appearance at the White House dinner, I thought some of you might enjoy this shirt (thanks Printmaker).
And speaking of stones, this guy's got 'em too. Maybe the 21st time is the best.
And speaking of stones, this guy's got 'em too. Maybe the 21st time is the best.
TDJ Readers,
We need to unite! The next time Chris Daughtry appears on your television, follow these steps:
- Mute your television
- Stand up
- Turn away from your television
Protest is patriotic!
Sincerely,
Computer Support
Vet Pharmacist told me about the story of the affluent Cherokee county kids and their parents who now have rabies. Thought I'd pass it on.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Screenhead has linked to a fancy new site... The entire purpose of the site is to let users know whether or not Lost is a repeat this week.
Just goes to show... it's not design that web site visitors care about... it's content.
Just goes to show... it's not design that web site visitors care about... it's content.
So all the political blogs are talking about this, especially the lefties. It's footage of Stephen Colbert roasting President Bush at the White House Correspondents Dinner the other night. My take is that it's pretty ballsy, but not revolutionary (funny in parts, not in other, but it takes guts). Definitely worth a viewing, though. Long, so it's in three parts...
Part 1 (The Setup):
Part 2 (Where People Start Getting Uncomfortable):
Part 3 (The Extra-Long Press Secretary Video Joke):
Part 1 (The Setup):
Part 2 (Where People Start Getting Uncomfortable):
Part 3 (The Extra-Long Press Secretary Video Joke):
From around the web...
1) The line-ups for this summer's Sunflower Music Series (outdoor concerts on the lawn at the Botanical Gardens) have been announced:
June 13: Tim Easton & Workhorses of the Entertainment / Recreational Industry
July 11: Hope For Agoldensummer & Tin Cup Prophette
Aug 22: Grogus (2 sets)
All shows are on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 PM. And though they're really more for the older wine and cheese loving crowd, I've dug 'em in the past. Nice setting when the weather cooperates. Tickets are on sale at AMdN. And as a bonus, here's a free track that New West Records sent us from the only non-Athenian on that list, Tim Easton.
2) The first few confirmed acts are making their way onto the AthFest website now, both in the outdoor stage and the club crawl pages. So far nothing to scream about (though the Contraband/WVTS lineup does bring back great memories from last year), but I'm still hoping...
3) Finally, AMdC has some good news on Jucifer. Maybe now they can start unloading the 4-5 albums of backed up material.
For those who don't read the comments, Lars from WUOG recently posted three more live in the lobby sets...
"Phosphorescent (solo, November 20, 2003 + a track from "An Athens Tribute to Johnny Cash" with Jesse Flavin just five days later). Matthew Houck plays a kazoo filtered through effects. Doesn't get much better than that."
"A double-whammy of LITL! I've put up two sets by Bill Mallonee (2003, 2005)."
"Phosphorescent (solo, November 20, 2003 + a track from "An Athens Tribute to Johnny Cash" with Jesse Flavin just five days later). Matthew Houck plays a kazoo filtered through effects. Doesn't get much better than that."
"A double-whammy of LITL! I've put up two sets by Bill Mallonee (2003, 2005)."
A new favorite amongst many TDJ visitors, Bo Bedingfield & The Wydelles perform their brand of "Southern gothic alt-country" at Tasty World tonight. To me, it sounds like travelin' music. That's just my take.
Monday, May 01, 2006
OK, so I'm not actually begging this time. I'm passing along some news... yeah that's it... passing along some news.
Here's the deal:
If you buy something from the Two Sheds Music site today or tomorrow, your proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This 2-day sale includes all CD's, T-shirts, etc from a wide range of local artists including Athens folks like An Epic at Best, C'est Mortel, Jet By Day, Fairburn Royals, Dodd Ferrelle, and Heros Severum.
So... support local music... fund cancer research... etc. etc.
Here's the deal:
If you buy something from the Two Sheds Music site today or tomorrow, your proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This 2-day sale includes all CD's, T-shirts, etc from a wide range of local artists including Athens folks like An Epic at Best, C'est Mortel, Jet By Day, Fairburn Royals, Dodd Ferrelle, and Heros Severum.
So... support local music... fund cancer research... etc. etc.
Dear Everyone,
Jeez I leave the site alone for one day and all y'all suckas wanna do is talk politics. I hope y'all all enjoyed the Criterium and the Delirium. I missed all that cause my brother got hitched. Timing never was his thing. Fun time, though.
Please drop us a line to let us know how great your week(end) was and what great things can be found around town cause summer's coming up and it's time to live it up.
Rock on,
-MC
Jeez I leave the site alone for one day and all y'all suckas wanna do is talk politics. I hope y'all all enjoyed the Criterium and the Delirium. I missed all that cause my brother got hitched. Timing never was his thing. Fun time, though.
Please drop us a line to let us know how great your week(end) was and what great things can be found around town cause summer's coming up and it's time to live it up.
Rock on,
-MC
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