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THE EXTRAVAGANZA PARTICIPANTS FROM A TO Z
Wednesday night’s show is at the Ultramod Compound and starts at
9 pm. The rest of the shows start at 6:30 p.m. at the Fabulous 40 Watt.
See ABC on p 12 for an overview of each night's lineup.
The Minders - Pretty much early Beatles pop from out West. Lots of
'YEAH, YEAH. YEAH!" GOING ON. THEY SOMEHOW MAKE THEIR RECORDS SOUND AUTHEN
TICALLY vintage. (Saturday)
Aden - Sparse guitar over sad. broken-hearted lyrics — as opposed to
TIC CUTE, POPPY BROKEN HEART THAT SEVERAL OTHER BANDS IN THE LINE-UP OFFER.
These are more serious. A lot of their songs have a version of the phrase
“Would you have stayed?" Maybe the music has to be this minimalist with
such, uh, expressive lyricism. (Friday)
Autumn Teen Sound - Break out your Molly Ringwald dance
MOVES (YOU KNOW YOU COPIED THAT JIG SHE HAD GOING ON IN THE BREAKFAST CLU&j
FOR THIS OMD RIP-OFF BANO. YES, IT’S ‘80'S NEW WAVE WITH MORE KEYBOARDS THAN
YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT. SOME LOCAL HEATHENS (RYAN AND TRACY) HAVE
PIMPED THEMSELVES OUT TO BACK UP SwPPY FROM
March records on this Night Tracks sound
project. Yes. you heard me: his name is Skippy.
I HOPE he WEARS SWEATER VESTS. (FRIDAY)
Benji Cossa - ASME’s only solo act.
He's a sassy lo-fi guitar-slinger in the vein of
Jonathan Richman. That’s all we know for now.
(Wednesday)
Bunnygrunt - This is very energetic kid
die POP THAT CAN ROCK (l.E.. THEY SOMETIMES USE
DISTORTION) FROM MISSOURI. THERE'S PLENTY OF
WACKY KEYBOARD. ALMOST SURFY GUITAR AND
FRIENDLY MALE/FEMALE VOCALS THAT EITHER CHARM
YOU OR MAKE YOU WANT TO KILL THEM, DEPENDING ON
WHETHER YOU ARE WITH THE FORCE OR THE DARK
Side. Sometimes they do that indie pop thing of
BEING OFF-KEY IN a CUDDLi WAY. MOST IMPORTANTLY.
THEY ARE UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS OF SONG TITLES.
WITH TWO OF THEIR BEST BEING “WE SuSPECT He WAS
Trying to Spell Monkey” and "AM is for Talking.
FM is for Rockin'!" (Thursday)
Darling Little Jackhammer - Nice-
GUY PUNK FROM HEY BUDDY RECORDS THEY CAN BE
COMPARED TO UNWOUND AND ARE CLEARLY INFLUENCED Junior Varsity
BY THE LIKES OF THE MiNUTEMEN. THE WHO AND QuEEN
This is as hard as ASME rocks. "They will beat you down, but they'll be real
ly FRIENDLY ABOUT IT," SAID AN UNKNOWN FAN (THURSDAY)
Neutral Mill: Hotel - Jeff Mangum and company serve up some of
THE BEST MUSIC HAPPENING ANYWHERE. ANYHOW AND THANK GOD THEY’RE BASED IN
Athens. Jeff’s raw, plaintive voice howling out thetr beautiful, emotive songs
with Flannery O'Connoresque lyrics will move you if you are alive. The horn
section and singing saw are icing on the cake. Come in for a big dose of this
DISTINCTIVE TRANCE-INDUCING AND HIGHLY ADDICTIVE FORMULA. (SATURDAY)
Of Montreal - That adorable freak Kevin Barnes can really whip up a
pretty tune, can't he? Aticns’ sweetest, silliest pop. Somehow they get away
WITH IT — MAYBE BECAUSE THE SONGS ARE SO
DARN GOOD AND CATCHY. GO ON... DANCE. WE
KNOW YOU WANT TO. (SATURDAY)
Olivia Tremor Control - This is the
Sybil of Aticns ranos: one personality is pure
EUPHORIC POP. TIC OTHER IS TANGLED EXPERIMEN
TAL SOUNDSCAPES. AS FOR '.HE POP PART. THEY DO
HOMAGE TO THE BEATLES BETTER THAN JUST ABOUT
ANYBODY. pILL AND WILL’S COMPLEMENTARY
VOCAL STYLINGS ARE DELICIOUS AND THE JANGLY
GUITAR JUST PLAIN MAKES ONE HAPPY. THE OTHER
STUFF MAY REOUIRE HERBS TO FULLY APPRECIATE,
BUT THEY’VE GOTTEN SO MUCH INTERNATIONA!
CRITICAL ACCLAIM THAT IT STANDS TO REASON
THAT EVERYTHING THEY DO IS GOOD. (FRIDAY)
The Pecan Sandies - This is a
MIXTURE OF KINCAID AND GRITTY KlTTY WITH
Tracy from Hey Buddy Records on lyr.cs.
Expect pop songs of love and ’Baywatch"
WITH A SLIGHT COUNTRY SWAY AT TlfcCS AND A
DASH OF FLUTE FOR FlAVA. (WEDNESDAY)
The Push Kings - Quite possibly
THE CUTEST OF THE CUTE. BOYS, DON’T BRING
YOUR GIRLFRIENDS TO SEE THIS BAND THEY ARE
BOY-POP CRUiHMAGiaS EXTRAORDINAIRE. AND YES, THEY CAN BACK IT
UP: THEIR KINDA FUNKY BOUNCEY POP IS TO DIE FOR AND THEIR VOCALS ARE AS SMOOTH
AS THEIR CU.c-BOY WAYS (THURSDAY)
Dressy Bessy - This is irresistible ‘60s-era pop with girl vocals. Their
MUSIC WOULD BE THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK TO A JUNIOR HIGH SLUMBER PARTY. LOTS
OF CUTE BOPPIN' AND LYRICS ABOUT CATTY GIRLS. (THURSDAY)
Six Cents and Natalie - This will be the first live performance of
this Tullycraft spin-off project. Expect Casio keyboards and much happy
'80s stuff. Sean is apparently a Debbie Gibson fanat.c. He’s even recorded
SOME COVERS. WE CAN ONL v HOPE FOR SOME DEBBIE ACTION LIVE. (SATURDAY)
Elf Power - Get ready to jump arounu. This may be Athens' most fun
band They’ve got very catchy tunes with very odd lyrics that may cause
scary D&D flashbacks for some.
Not that I would know anyth:ng
about that. Anyway, they do one
THING, BUT THEY DO IT CONSISTENTLY
well: very rockin’ pop. Your head
will bob. Resistance is futile.
(Thursday)
Gritty Kitty - This Athens
girl/boy band brings you songs
about astronomy and radio tow
ers in a UKABLE POP MIX OF EARLY K
Records stuff and the Smiths.
(Thursday)
Junior Varairy - Okay, if
the festival has a showmanship
AWARD. T HJS BAND IS GONNA WALK
AWAY WITH IT, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
TICY ARE THE REAL DEAL: ‘50S FRAT ROCK ALONG THE LINES OF 'LOUIE, LOUIE." THEY
WEAR MFTY CHEERLEADING OUTFITS AND EVEN HAVE AN ALL-STAR WATERBOY ON STAGE
Their T, “Pep Rally Rock" is unadulterated sock hop bebop. (Saturday) •
Sukpatch - THE band to catch, no contest. Not pop, not rock, just
SMART. FUNKY STUFF. FROM THE FIRST BEAT OF THEIR 'HONKY TONK OPERATION" EP
YOU GOTTA GET-DOWN. RETRO KEYBOARD SOUNDS OVER INFECTIOUS DRUM
MACHINE BEATS AND SEMI-FALSETTO
MALE VOCALS BRING TO MIND PARTS
OF ODELAY. AND THAT IS INDEED A
VERY GOOD THING. ODD NOISES
(MAYBE SOUNDTRACK EFFECTS FROM
BLACKSPLOITATION AND 8 SPACE
FUCKS?) ARE INTERWOVEN SPARINGLY
AND TO GOOD EFFECT. NEW PERSONAL
favorite. (Thursday)
The Teacups - Wisconsin
crushcore-thejr termhmth songs
like ‘Pinky Promise" and ‘Shf
Doesn't Like My Glasses'. Kino of
low-key. (Wednesday)
True Love Always - More
BOY-POP FROM D.C. WITH BOSSA NOVA-
ESQUE GUITARS AND CROONY VOCALS.
They’re on Teen Beat Records (surprise). Lots of crush-related songs.
(Friday)
Idncaid - Bah-bah-bah-bah boy-pop from Aticns. Fun tunes with smart
lyrics and smart-ass humor. The Kindercore flagship band, if you will. We’ll
BE LUCKY IF WE CAN GET THEIR DRUNK ASSES ON STAGE... (FRIDAY)
The Ladybug Transistor - They sound son like rolling hills, but
they’re from Brooklyn, N Y. Go figure. (Friday)
The Marble Index - New pensive stuff from Athens’ own Martha
Stewart, Gordon Lamb of A Mercy Union. The verdict is not yet in.
(Wednesday)
Masters of the Hemisphere - Fun, fun, fun! Sweet pop with
MALE VOCALS THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY UNREST. (SATURDAY)
Tullycraft - Energetic pop from Seattle. Their slightly tangled sound is
POSSIBLY THEIR MOST CHARMING AND DISTINCTIVE ASPECT. THE KEYBOARD USAGE ON
their CD, City of Surarus, is particularly nice, from simple, clear ’80‘s-esoue
RIFFS T 0 SQUIGGLE NOISES. THEY SHOW A FAIR AMOUNT OF RANGE WITHIN THEIR SOUND.
TOO, AND OFFER MORE VARIETY THAN SOME OTHER POP BANOS. As HARDCORE POP (iS
THAT AN OXYMORON?), THEY WANDER FAR INTO SUGARY LAND. (FRIDAY)
Woifie - Tus Illinois foursome of criminally young pop kids driver mi-
CRAFTED LO-FI BONBONS THAT STRIKE A SATISFYING BALANCE BETWEEN GUITAR AND KEY
BOARD. The GIRLIE IN THE BAND-WHO LOOKS LIKE Ml A FARROW IN ROSEMARY’S
BaBY-SUPPUES LILTING LALALALALAAAAA’S AND SOME MORE ELABORATE SING-ALONG
WITH THE MALE VOCALS . IN FACT. TIC K3H POINTS ON THEIR CD AWFUL MESS MYS
TERY ARE WHEN THE TVA) SHARE THE MIC. (SATURDAY)
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