So I've done a pretty bad job updating this blog. My apologies. My new job kind of got in the way, and I really haven't had much time to update. Sadly, I think I'm going to put this blog on an extended hiatus.
Recently I found a pretty cool music website thats just got up and running by a cool dude in Atlanta, and I think I'm going to lend my writing abilities (or lack thereof) to them. So if you were mildly interested in what I wrote, check out this site in the future. I'll be doing reviews of albums, shows, festivals, and everything in between. Its still in the embryonic stages and isn't fully up to speed. Hopefully soon that will change. Thanks for those who read my blog and thanks to Thomas Pridgen and the band Native for doing interviews with me. You guys rock, and it was an awesome privilege to interview you guys.
The website is called Life's Sweeth Breath. Check it out if you like.
http://www.lifessweetbreath.com/
Out/Casino/In
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Captain Beefheart - R.I.P.
For many years Captain Beefheart aka, Don Van Vilet, had suffered from the debilitating disease of multiple sclerosis and Friday he succumbed to the disease at the age of 69. There is not a lot more you can comment about the legacy of Vilet than what has already been said through out the internet in the past 24 hours. Such an outpour of remembrance for Vilet throughout the world gives light onto what an influence Vilet was in the 60s, 70s, and the early part of the 80s.
Throughout the 60s and 70s, there was never a lack of abundance of blues/R&B-insipried rock. You had the popular groups such as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, etc. You also had bands not thrusted in the limelight who ascribed to the same influences, such as, Ten Years After, Moby Grape, and many others. Point is, the 60s and 70s had an explosion of white folk putting out their interpretations of the music their black contemporaries created.
However, Captain Beefheart and his contemporary, Frank Zappa did things differently. They took all those influences that groups all around the world were becoming famous for, and made it weird, made it crazy. They took the doo-wop sound, took the blues/jazz/R&B sound and took it in directions never heard before. In the broad scope of avant-garde and experimental rock, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa were the pioneers in bringing such music to a much larger audience. And for that Captain Beefheart, along with Frank Zappa should never be forgotten. Here is a performance from 1975 with Zappa and Vilet doing the Zappa composition, "The Torture Never Stops".
Pt. 1
Pt. 2
Throughout the 60s and 70s, there was never a lack of abundance of blues/R&B-insipried rock. You had the popular groups such as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, etc. You also had bands not thrusted in the limelight who ascribed to the same influences, such as, Ten Years After, Moby Grape, and many others. Point is, the 60s and 70s had an explosion of white folk putting out their interpretations of the music their black contemporaries created.
However, Captain Beefheart and his contemporary, Frank Zappa did things differently. They took all those influences that groups all around the world were becoming famous for, and made it weird, made it crazy. They took the doo-wop sound, took the blues/jazz/R&B sound and took it in directions never heard before. In the broad scope of avant-garde and experimental rock, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa were the pioneers in bringing such music to a much larger audience. And for that Captain Beefheart, along with Frank Zappa should never be forgotten. Here is a performance from 1975 with Zappa and Vilet doing the Zappa composition, "The Torture Never Stops".
Pt. 1
Pt. 2
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Richie Havens - Woodstock '69
Richie Havens is one of the long lost folk heroes of the 60s and 70s. After performing a 3 hour set at the Woodstock Music Festival when most of the performers were delayed in getting to the festival, Haven's popularity boomed and Havens had a moderately successful career going into the 70s. Reason for the large delay was that New York Highway 17 was completely closed down during the festival due to the large volume of people and cars coming to Yasgur's Farm in Bethel, New York. Here is the first song performed at the Woodstock Music Festival, "Handsome Johnny".
Hey, look yonder, tell me what's that you see
Marching to the fields of Concord?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a musket in his hand,
Marching to the Concord war, hey marching to the Concord war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Gettysburg?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a flintlock in his hand,
Marching to the Gettysburg war, hey marching to the Gettysburg war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what's that you see
Marching to the fields of Dunkirk?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a carbine in his hand,
Marching to the Dunkirk war, hey marching to the Dunkirk war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Korea?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with an M1 in his hand,
Marching to the Korean war, hey marching to the Korean war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Vietnam?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with an M15,
Marching to the Vietnam war, hey marching to the Vietnam war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Birmingham?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with his hand rolled in a fist,
Marching to the Birmingham war, hey marching to the Birmingham war.
Hey, it's a long hard road, it's a long hard road,
It's a long hard road, before we'll be free.
Hey, what's the use of singing this song, some of you are not even listening.
Tell me what it is we've got to do: wait for our fields to start glistening,
Wait for the bullets to start whistling.
Here comes a hydrogen bomb, here comes a guided missile,
Here comes a hydrogen bomb: I can almost hear its whistle.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what's that you see
Marching to the fields of Concord?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a musket in his hand,
Marching to the Concord war, hey marching to the Concord war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Gettysburg?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a flintlock in his hand,
Marching to the Gettysburg war, hey marching to the Gettysburg war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what's that you see
Marching to the fields of Dunkirk?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with a carbine in his hand,
Marching to the Dunkirk war, hey marching to the Dunkirk war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Korea?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with an M1 in his hand,
Marching to the Korean war, hey marching to the Korean war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Vietnam?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with an M15,
Marching to the Vietnam war, hey marching to the Vietnam war.
Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see
Marching to the fields of Birmingham?
It looks like Handsome Johnny with his hand rolled in a fist,
Marching to the Birmingham war, hey marching to the Birmingham war.
Hey, it's a long hard road, it's a long hard road,
It's a long hard road, before we'll be free.
Hey, what's the use of singing this song, some of you are not even listening.
Tell me what it is we've got to do: wait for our fields to start glistening,
Wait for the bullets to start whistling.
Here comes a hydrogen bomb, here comes a guided missile,
Here comes a hydrogen bomb: I can almost hear its whistle.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Top LPs and EPs of 2010
Arcade Fire |
Its that time of year again, where folks all around the blogosphere flex their music listening prowess by throwing together a top ten/twenty/ninety-two list of albums of the respective year. And for me, I am no different. In 2010 we have seen an amazing amount of quality albums thrown at us with Outkast rapper Big Boi throwing out his debut solo effort, Arcade Fire taking Billboard by storm by rising to Number #1 in the album charts, and Damon Albarn throwing us a curveball with the new look and sound of the Gorillaz. Now here is my list of the top LPs and EPs of 2010.
TOP LPs
1. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
Cosmogramma |
2. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Plastic Beach |
3. Native - Wrestling Moves
Wrestling Moves |
4. The National - High Violet
High Violet |
5. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
The Suburbs |
6. Teebs - Ardour
Ardour |
7. Curren$y - Pilot Talk I/II
Pilot Talk I/II |
8. Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
One-Armed Bandit |
9. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (Suites II + III)
The ArchAndroid (Suite II & III) |
10. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt |
Honorable Mention:
11. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
12. Delta Spirit - History From Below
13. Joanna Newsom - Have One One Me
14. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
15. Blacastan - Blac Sabbath
16. Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
17. The Black Keys - Brothers
18. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
19. Yellow Swans - Going Places
20. 22 - Flux
21. Phosphorescent - Here's To Taking It Easy
22. Gil-Scott Heron - I'm New Here
23. Brian Eno - Small Craft on Milk Sea
24. Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - Ali & Toumani
25. John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up!
26. Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
27. Menomena - Mines
28. Gayngs - Relayted
29. Aloe Blacc - Good Things
30. The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
TOP EPs
1. The Tallest Man on Earth - Sometimes the Blues Is Just A Passing Bird
Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird |
2. Nails - Unsilent Death
Unsilent Death |
3. Freddie Gibbs - Str8 Killa
Str8 Killa |
4. Teebs & Jackhigh - Tropics
Tropics |
5. Nadja - Sky Burial
Sky Burial |
Honorable mention:
6. Castevet - The Echo and The Light
7. Flying Lotus - Pattern + Grid World
8. Dirty Projectors & Bjork - Mount Wittenberg Orca
9. Delta Spirit - The Waits Room
10. The War on Drugs - Future Weather
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Bobby Markos of Native Interview
Bobby Markos |
Q. So tell us, how does one become a connoisseur of soda?
Essentially anyone can be a "connoisseur", it is just a matter of knowing your flavors, your preference and knowing why you like things. It's good to know your area's specialties. It's also good to know some about ingredients and what makes each soda special. A lot of memorization but after while it just gets to be a habit.
Q. Do you make your own soda or plan on making your own?
I'm starting the process of learning brewing technique. I'd really like to get into the game in some point of my life, really push the limits as far as root beers and ginger ales go. I feel like there's a lot of ground to be reached still with microbrewing and fire brewing techniques. Hopefully I'll be able to settle down as a full time brewer at some point in my life.
Q. Now, these sodas that you showcase on your site, are they what you would call micro-brewed sodas?
Some are micro-brewed, some are fire-brewed, each brand differs. I think that's what sets brands apart and really opens the game up to anyone who can be innovative.
Q. Down here in the south the only soda that I have seen on your site has been Jones Soda. Is there more of a variety of different sodas in the mid-west?
The midwest is really rich as far as variety of specialty sodas go. We're lucky to have big cities like Louisville, Chicago and Milwaukee that have big breweries and put out some fine brands like Ale 8, Goose Island and Sprecher (just to name a few, there's scores more).
Q. Now with Jones Soda, they have been known to make some odd flavors like, 'Mashed Potatoes" and "Gravy". Do you know of any other crazy soda flavors out there?
With artificial flavoring the skies the limit with soda flavors. For example, i've seen chocolate sodas, chai cola, and other novelty flavors like bacon and such.
Q. Now, there are beer and wine snobs but, are there soda snobs?
I believe that a soda snob is someone who refuses to drink most mainstream brands and drinks exclusively bottled or speciality, gourmet sodas. Admittedly I'm a bit of a snob, but I still really enjoy Coke and Dr. Pepper.
Q. What are some of your favorite sodas that some of us novices should know about?
Ale 8 from Kentucky definitely knocked me on my ass, still one of my favorite ginger ales. Anything from Sprecher is near gold, they have a fantastic company and are really setting the pace for fire-brewed soda (try their cherry cola or their ginger ale). I'm also a huge fan of Dublin Dr. Pepper, which is Dr. Pepper still made at the original plant in Texas. It's hard to come by anywhere but there, but you can order cases off their website.
Q. With your website, budsnsuds.org, have you been contacted by any of the soda manufacturers about the good work you've done? Gotten any free soda?
I haven't yet but we're still in the beginning stages. Once we reach a certain level of followers and traffic I'd like to start reaching out to companies to see if they'd like to have regular reviews of their products. If music magazines can do it, so can I.
Q. Now according to you, what makes a good soda?
That all depends on what we're going for. If we're talking about dark colas, it's important to have a variety of "hints" of flavoring, meaning mixes of citrus, cherry and anything else you can think of. This way, the flavors will rise at different levels in the bottle depending on their weight and density, giving drinkers a well rounded drinking experience. For ginger ale and ginger brew, it's important to lay on the spice. I've found that the truest and best ginger ales are those that almost hurt to drink, leave the throat burning. They're good to sip, and are surprisingly delicious and enjoyable.
Q. As a Atlanta area native, I must ask. Have you been to the World of Coke? If you haven't and you do end up going, do NOT drink Beverly.
Unfortunately I haven't been yet, but I'd really like to. I think Coke is the greatest soda ever created just because of how versatile it is, it can go with anything and has stood the test of time.
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Be sure to check out Bobby's blog budsnsuds.org, and check out the newest in sodas around the country!
Be sure to check out Bobby's blog budsnsuds.org, and check out the newest in sodas around the country!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Native Interview
Native |
Q. Just looked at your Myspace page and saw that you currently only have 6 shows in the next three months, which by your standards is taking it easy. Are you guys planning on any more shows or tours in the near future?
Yes, by our standards six shows is staying super low key. We thought it might be nice to take it easy and write before Ed and Bob finish up school. Ideally this means writing our asses off and finalizing songs, getting them ready to play live and record. But taking time off also means just working at our jobs and being unhappy letting Netflix ruin our lives.
So we're fairly excited to leave on our next tour in January with RX bandits and Fake Problems. We will be escaping the Midwest cold and heading west for the second time ever as Native. One of the shows we're most excited for thats coming up is playing the Beat Kitchen in Chicago on November 27th. Our favorite Chicago bands will be joining us for one of the bests shows ever. Shout out to Castevet, Noumenon, and Cloud Mouth.
Q. You have toured with the likes of This Town Needs Guns, Castevet, and La Dispute. Are there any other bands you have toured with that more people should know more about?
The last tour we were on was with Former Thieves. This band has a way of pumping us up like no other band does. They hit our hard/soft spot. We can't say enough about Former Thieves. If you are unfamiliar then you should change that. I feel the same way about all the bands we have been out with thus far. This Town Needs Guns were so cool, we learned so much from them. They taught us any bit of professionalism we have, even though thats not saying much.
We are bffe's with Castevet and Los Angeles (La) Dispute. Between Nick from Castevet and us we have probably single handedly kept all of the Flattop Grills in the greater Chicago land area in business. La Dispute and us go as far back to the days of touring with our old bands so we have magic together, the kind of magic that makes Criss Angel look like phony.
Q. Are there any bands that you would like to tour with in the future?
Bands that We're looking forward to touring with are Balance and Composure, and Slingshot Dakota. The list goes on but these two bands are on our must tour with asap list. Oh and Dragon Force, and a handful of local band that existed when we were preteens. shout out to I, Heart.
Q. To say you have caught the attention of a few of music publications and sites, would be a massive understatement. What has it been like in such a short time to receive the critical acclaim from the people of Punknews.org, Alternative Press, Absolute Punk, etc.?
What a nice compliment/question. We often discuss many aspects of our band, press being one of those things. All of it is really amazingly flattering including the bad stuff. We read Absolute Punk, Punk News, and AP even before Native was a thought in our heads, Absolute Punk being our favorite. It's completely special that they say anything about us let alone how often they do. We met Adam (from Absolute Punk) who works there and he is one of our top favorite dudes. So to actually get around to answering the question, it's hard to think about. It's as if someone hacked these websites and faked the magazines. It's nice to hear nice things, but when bad things are said we make fun of the idiot who says stupid wrong things. Just kidding! We honestly enjoy any press about us.
Q. It's getting to close to a year since 'Wrestling Moves' came out. Are you currently working on a follow up to that? If so, what can you tell us about it?
We are in the early stages of writing our next album. I wish there were things to talk about, but we only have one song that were playing live/ talking about. Its called "Word City"; we wrote it to be a banger. Some things I can say are that it will be recorded well. It will brush on topics that are more socially driven, topics that the world can relate with. Wrestling Moves was about giant hurtles and friendships. So the new stuff will be a more mature Native. Musically it will borrow and elaborate on the thoughts and feelings of both of our previous releases. But I may be getting ahead of myself. Thats the plan anyways.
Q. Earlier this year you got to perform at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. What is the band's mindset in performing a show at a large festival like that (albeit performed at local venues), than it is at a regular Native show?
Festivals are just like any show, but different too. Just like any show in the sense that some go good and some don't. SXSW went rather well for us, but we also played a festival where the sound guy looked like Beetlejuice and we blew the power. Needless to say us standing in the dark, with our dicks in our hands, was the best part of our set that night. So some go well, and some make you want to die. We grew up playing basements, so thats our definition of a normal Native show. Although we enjoy playing almost anywhere as long as its inside. We hate playing outdoors.
Q. Sonny Kay, who works with your label, Sargent House, won a couple of awards recently for the artwork he has done for the label. Have you guys considered letting him do the artwork for future albums? And who is the person who currently does the artwork for the band?
Fantastic question. This gives us the opportunity to plug all of our friends that do things for us.
Our friends currently working on things for us:
Stacy Kline (she is working on a website right now. She is up to incredible things keep them peepers peeled)
Ashton Lorraine http:// ashtonlorraine.tumblr.com/
Ben Sears http://bensears.tumblr. com/
Our friends who have done things for us in the past for the exception of Ben Sears:
Adam Vass http://adamxvass.com/
David Summers http://www. summersphotography.org/
Q. When I first saw you guys at Swayze's in Marietta, it really took me aback to see you and La Dispute play right on the floor with the crowd surrounding you, as opposed to the local bands who opted to played on stage. Only because around here, you hardly see bands do anything like that. What is your guy's motivation and reasoning to do that?
There are many reasons for playing on the floor. Part of it is like framing a painting in a more appropriate frame. Instead of us being framed by a stage were framed by people. It makes for a more intimate setting. We like having people so close we can't move. Some of our first shows were with Lion of the North who hated playing stages, PA systems that worked, and turning down. They were super low maintenance, and I feel as if it rubbed off on us.
Q. Since you have been on the road almost non-stop for a few years, have there been any crazy happenings or people that have stood out to you guys?
There are a ton of things that have been awesome. There is one thing that we have mentioned in interviews before and its the best thing any of us have seen.
We were on the way to a show in South Bend Indiana, and there was a guy who was test driving a red convertible from what we gathered a shitty used car lot. The dude pulls up to us at a red light, puts the car into park, and hops out and runs away. He left the car running and ran fast and hard. To our recollection he was wearing either a polo, Hawaiian shirt, a brown blazer, or a trench coat. We're not completely sure. But we have been asked in interviews who would we like to meet and this man was listed.
Q. I have noticed that Bobby currently writes for a Soda blog called budsnsuds.org. Is there really a large community for microbrewed soda, if so, what are some lesser known sodas out there that people should know about?
This is funny because it started out as a pot on beer blog, that was way successful. It was probably so successful because Bobby devoted massive amounts of time to it. Long story short, he ended up smoking himself clean, And although he felt dishonest blogging about a pot and beer, he thought the URL budsnsuds.org would make too cute of a soda blog to just throw away. That is the true story of how buds and suds came to be.
#1 soda of all time according to Bobby is............. Diet 7-Up.
Q. Last question. As one who absolutely loves a well made pun, is there any story behind the song 'What Are You Dylan In My House' from your debut EP, 'We Delete; Erase'?
...Dylan... Honestly we were watching Degrassi one night and Marco's boyfriend was this really dumb dude named ...Dylan... So we ended up making really stupid jokes about him not having any scripted lines in the show. all he says is ...Dylan... in a really dramatic way. This very stupid joke evolved into some other joke where we swapped doing with Dylan in normal everyday sentences. The best thing we came up with that night was what are you Dylan in my house. As far a song titles go we could have gone with a Dylan pun or we also have a plethora of jokes in poor taste about Page or Wheelchair Jimmy. Drake is the worst rapper ever by the way.
Native:
http://www.myspace.com/
http://www.purevolume.com/
http://nativetimes.tumblr.com
http://www.sargenthouse.com
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Concert Update - Halloween
Every year it is the same old routine all around the nation. Kids who are already jacked-up on the prospect of getting candy, go out and eat 1 metric ton worth of it and vandalize any house that handed out Christianity literature, warning about the evils of All Hallows' Eve.
However for some folk who like to break out of that routine do the next best thing: Go see live music. Bands all across the country relish the opportunity to let loose and have fun with their audience on Halloween, and possibly pull out a rarely played song or two from their back catalogue.
This year is looking to be another fantastic year to go see a show or two. Also this year has a fantastic line-up of festivals right near the state of Georgia. To start off this update, we're going to take a look at three festivals happening in Florida, North Carolina, and Louisiana this upcoming weekend.
Festivals
The Voodoo Experience
The Voodoo Experience is held in The Big Easy, New Orleans, every year around Halloween. Luckily for some, last year and this year, it is being held on Halloween Weekend. The Voodoo Experience in the past has showcased world-renowned popular acts such as R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails, The Flaming Lips, 50 Cent, 311, Duran Duran, and various jazz and funk greats including The Original Meters, Trombone Shorty, Galactic, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
This year, the 11th edition of the festival, has Muse, Ozzy Osbourne, and My Morning Jacket as the headliners. Oddly enough, it is My Morning Jacket, and not Ozzy Osbourne that will be closing out the festival on Halloween. Other performers include, Weezer, MGMT, Paul Van Dyk, Galactic, Jonsi of Sigur Ros, and roughly around 100 other artists from around the world.
The October 30th headlining show for Ozzy Osbourne will be the start of his North American tour, which will end in late February in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ozzy Osbourne's appearance at the Voodoo Experience will be his first in New Orleans since 2001.
The Voodoo Experience takes place at City Park behind the New Orleans Museum of Art.
The Fest
October 29-31, 2010
Thats right, just, The Fest. But The Fest, is not some ordinary fest. No, no, sir or madam. The Fest is one of the premier punk festivals in the nation. Held in Gainesville, Florida, The Fest takes place each year on the weekend of 'The Worlds Largest Cocktail Party', or more commonly known as the Georgia-Florida game.
The Fest is in it's 9th incarnation and has showcased bands like, The Bouncing Souls, The Lawrence Arms, Dillinger Four, and Gainesville natives, Less Than Jake. The Fest has been sponsored by local independent label No Idea Records for the past few years along with the Tampa music magazine REAX.
This year The Fest, which is being called 'Ye Olde Fest 9' has some of the best bands in metal and punk today including, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, High On Fire, Suicide Machines, Valient Thorr, Kylesa, and Torche.
Also on the line-up is the new music project by ex-Bear Vs. Shark members Mark Paffi and Brandon Moss, Bars of Gold. Local Valdosta, Ga band Ninja Gun will also be performing on Saturday. Some of The Fest veterans for this year include, A Wilhelm Scream, Algernon Cadwallader, Local Athens, Ga band American Cheeseburger, and Bomb The Music Industry.
The Fest takes place at various venues in the city of Gainesville including, The Venue, Common Grounds, The Atlantic, 8 Seconds, and the Holiday Inn.
Moogfest
October 29-31, 2010
For years and years the South has been neglected when it comes to a premier electronic festival. (Miami does not constitute as 'The South') Detroit has the legendary Detroit Electronic Music Festival, California has the Nocturnal Music Festival and the Electric Daisy Festival, New York City has the Electric Zoo, and Miami (like I said, not the 'The South' when it comes to a lot of people) has the Winter Music Conference and the Ultra Music Festival.
With the help of AC Entertainment and the city of Asheville, North Carolina, Moogfest looks to become the festival to go to for electronic music for the South.
Headlining this year is new wave/post-punk legends DEVO, indie-electronic darlings MGMT, trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack, and Pretty Lights. Also performing at the festival are Jonsi of Sigur Ros, Outkast rapper Big Boi, English electropop band Hot Chip, and D.C. music legends Thievery Corporation.
Moogfest will take place at various music venues in the city of Asheville. Venues include the Asheville Civic Center, the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, The Orange Peel, and Stella Blue
For those who don't know, AC Entertainment is also responsible for the summer music festival, Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN and the Big Ears Festival, an avant-garde festival held each March in Knoxville, TN.
Concerts
For those who cannot dole out the hundreds of dollars to attend these fine festivals, not to worry. There are plenty of shows around Georgia to fill your live music needs.
For those who like to go see live music know when a big festival comes near a major metropolitan area, will be rest assured that some of the artists will get in the groove with a show right before or after the festival, and Atlanta and Athens benefit from that this year.
Massive Attack |
Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation will perform two full sets at the majestic and legendary Fox Theatre on Friday. Starting at 8pm, where the Fabulous Fox is more known for the home of the Atlanta Ballet and numerous Broadway shows, will host venue to 4-5 hours of non-stop trip-hop.
Other artists getting their Moogfest and The Fest pre-game and post-game on in Atlanta are Pretty Lights and Mimosa at The Tabernacle on Friday. Jonsi from Sigur Ros and Mountain Man will also be there on Sunday and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes will be playing at the Loft on Friday.
In Athens, stoner metal trio High On Fire will be performing at the 40 Watt Club on Saturday.
Weezer |
Other shows of interest during the weekend include Weezer at Chastain Park, Band of Horses at The Fox Theatre, and Dawes at Smith's Olde Bar on Saturday. On Sunday, 311 will close out a jam-packed weekend at the Fox Theatre by performing their album, 'Music', in its entirety. Also closing out the weekend will be Bad Relgion with The Aggrolites and Off With Their Heads at the Masquerade.
UPDATE:
DEVO has apparently cancelled their U.S. tour due to guitarist Bob Mothersbaugh requiring surgery on his cut right thumb. However the promoters of Moogfest posted this on their Facebook page concerning the matter:
"We were on the phone yesterday with Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale from Devo. In spite of Bob's horrible accident, both of them are still coming to Moogfest and they are working on a couple of performance ideas, including a possible collaboration with another band/artist. We're all still discussing the possibilities but both Mark and Gerald have promised something immensely entertaining, at the very least."
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