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Tlie KLu.es is All Right
Prom 1986-1990, Athens hosted five an
nual tributes to good food and blues music
called the Blues Feast. This year, for the first
time since 1990, the Blues Feast is back.
“We call it ‘Blues Feast’ because we serve
food," organizer Jim Kaut: says. “It used to be
that we just served the musicians, but now
the audience is invited as well."
The menu will include red beans, sausage
gumbo, jamhalaya, chicken ettouffe and more,
although Kaut: stresses the fact that food will
only be served from 6-9 p.m. to make room
for the crowds they expect.
At 8 p.m., local Delta Blues stylist Marion
Montgomery will take the stage for a short
set. He’ll be followed by Mr. Pitiful, The High
Rollers, The Vibratones and Neal “Big
Daddy” Pattman. Montgomery will play short
sets all night long while the other bands set
up their gear, and the night will culminate in
a massive blues jam featuring most of the
musicians who played earlier.
Past Blues Feasts have been dedicated to
Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, and Little
Walter. This year, the Feast is dedicated to
the memory of four influential musicians who
have died since the last Feast: Albert Collins,
Willie Dixon, Albert King and Stevie Ray
Vaughan. Each band will tip their hats to the
memory of these men, and The Vibratones’
set will consist mainly of material written by
the famous four.
“We want to keep people aware of these
bluesmen," Kautz says. “We want to keep the
music alive. Blues Feast is a party and a re
membrance of these great blues giants who
have given us so much to draw from. It’s all
about going back to the roots, and this is one
way to do it."
Marc Pilvinsky
Blues Feast 6, featuring Marion Montgom
ery, Mr. Pitiful, The High Rollers, The
Vibratones and Neal Pattman, happens at the
High Hat Saturday, Nov. 16. Cajun food will
he available from 6-9 p.m., and the music starts
at 8 p.m. sharp.
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ODK: For the Love of Death
If you will be catching The Girl Pool at the 40
Watt Nov. 18, there’s an especially good reason to
get there early. Don't stop to chat at Jittery Joe’s;
just get there. Order of the Dying Knights (“ODK”)
will be playing their first Athens show, and if you
iike the spare electronic melodies of The Girl Pool,
there is a strong chance ODK will make a similar
impression. The band has played in and around
Atlanta, but Athens marks the band’s first foray
abroad as a band. The only real work outside At
lanta for members of the band has been work on a
soundtrack to an art film by filmmaker Donna
Cameron, and live performances of the music at
the 1996 American Music and Theater Festival in
Philadelphia. Still. ODK
hopes to begin touring
to support Miranda
very shortly.
Even more than
The Girl Pool. ODK is
driven by keyboards
and programming, es
pecially in a live setting.
Though ODK has a simi
lar early-New Wave feel
to their music, they dis
tinguish themselves by
the somber mood and
brooding feel to the
songs. While the lyrics
are fairly dark, musi
cally the band has more in common with the likes
of Spandau Ballet or Petc-r Murphy than Gary
Numan. All three members collaborate on the mu
sic. in a process they like to describe as demo
cratic, and they have become adept at using tech
nology to enhance their songwriting, using com
puters to test arrangements and song structures.
Wilson Wade (keyboards) provides melody and fills
out the song — in fact, the other members refer to
Wilson’s role as the “glue" that holds the music to
gether. Meanwhile Joseph McCannon (keyboards,
bass guitar) adds highlights and some bottom end
noise from his bass. Joseph Sipes then layers on
vocals and adds additional synthesizer around the
edges This performance at the 40 Watt will rely on
electronic percussion, since the band is wait-ng fa their
drummer of choice to move down from Maryland.
Though ODK has existed since 1992, the band
has become much more active since organizing
their own label, Pelinor Records, which released
their debut CD, Miranda, just last month. Bolstered
by additional musicians, Miranda is more organic
and full than the live show. I expect it will be avail
able at the show, but don’t worry; the live show fea
tures new melodies and arrangements of many of
the CD’s songs to help distinguish the performance
from the recording. In other recent news, a remix of
the title track of the ODK release will be featured cn
an Alternative Press compilation due out this month.
So now is your turn to see what you think. Just re
member to be on time.
Mike Cuccaro
ODK. The Girl Pool and Death's Little Sister play
’he 40 Watt Monday, Nov. 18
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