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MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP
All The World's A Stage: Local performers are encouraged to seek
out gigs at popular local bar The Globe, which has been trying to
book a weekly performance over the past several months. Billed
as acoustic singer-songwriter showcases, the shows happen every
Monday night at 10:30 p.m. and feature a single performer. Local
hotshot Adam Klein has already performed one of these gigs, as
have Patrick Carey (The Ginger Envelope) and Ryan Taylor (Little
Green Chairs), and the semi-reclusive but always entertaining
Spencer Rich does so on Monday, Mar. 20. Booking inquiries should
go straight to Kimberly Gibson via gibson_kimberly@yahoo.com.
is the newly released recording by German singer-songwriter
Sibylle Baier. The album Colour Green was recorded on reel-to-
reel tape in the artist's home country between 1970 and 1973.
Drawing comparisons to artists such as Nico and Anne Briggs, this
sole album by Baier was buried in the mists of time before her son
shared it with Dinosaur Jr. honcho J. Masds, who then slipped
it to the Orange Twin folks. Also upcoming for Orange Twin is the
sure-to-be-impressive label debut for local dude-about-town Geoff
Readier. Impossibly entitled Avec Reacher Cest Plus Sur, the al
bum should hit stores sometime tnis summer.
> Layin' Out In Watkinsville: The stunningly beautiful Ashford
Manor Bed And Breakfast will once again crank up its outdoor
"Concerts on the Lawn" series this year. So far, the only dates
that are solidly nailed down are the Monday shows, but a series
of Tuesday nights is in the works, and should be solid real soon.
The first few shows include Sounds of Motown (May 1), Zydefunk
(May 15), Funkle Ester (June 5) and Grogus (June 19). Yeah, this
is pretty good advance notice, but season
tickets are available for the entire deal, so
I'm sure you're glad to know well ahead of
time. Anyway, individual tickets are S10 for
adults and S5 for kids over the age of six
(under that, and your little ones get in free).
Picnicking is allowed and encouraged, and
the set times of 7-9 p.m. are perfect for a
family-style outing. For more information,
please call 769-2633 or visit www.ambedand
breakfast.com.
C'mon and Take A Hayride: When not busy
making babies or bankrupting major labels,
15-year-old Athens band Hayride dedicates
its time to making some of the most solid
rock and roll to ever ooze forth from this
little burg. The trio is reportedly finally
finishing a new recording; the as-yet-un-
named opus features drummer supreme Dave
Gerow (ex-Ceiling Fan, A Mercy Union) and
founding members Nick Bielli (bass) and
Kevin Sweeney (guitar, vocals). The band
currently has a sneak-preview track available for listening over at
www.myspace.com/hayrideband. The spooky instrumental track
"Kosmos” is either a new departure for the group or something
completely tongue-in-cheek for the normally riff-oriented combo.
Venice Is Rising: After making itself relatively scarce over the past
few months, Venice is Sinking is on the rise again. The local band
is set to release its newest album Sorry About the Flowers, and
has scheduled a double-bill of sorts to celebrate its release. On
Thursday. Apr. 13, the band hosts a listening party for the new al
bum at Little Kings, and on Friday, Apr. 14. the band plays a two-
set CD release show at the 40 Watt. Everyone who comes to the 40
Watt show will receive a free copy of the album, and when you add
all this to the fact that The Ginger Envelope is opening the show,
it's really hard to see where you could go wrong with this one.
You'll be reminded closer to show time.
Everything Is Coming Up Orange: Local label Orange Twin contin
ues to astound with the quality of its releases. A perfect example
On Screen Jams: The media department of the UGA Main Library
will present a film series titled "Up Jumped The Boogie" next
week at UGA's Student Learning Center and Null's Space. The
idea is to explore the "four pillars" of hip hop culture. Those
are, of course, emceeing, breakdancing, deejaying and graffiti
art. Here's the schedule: The Freshest Kids (Monday, Mar. 20, SLC
Room 247), Style Wars (Tuesday, Mar. 21. SLC Room 245), The MC
(Wednesday, Mar. 22, SLC Room 275), Scratch
(Thursday, Mar. 23, Nugi's Space) and Wild
Style (Friday, Mar. 24, SLC Room 275). All
screenings begin at 6:50 p.m. and are free
and open to the public. A special demonstra
tion of hip hop scratching will follow the
Scratch screening, courtesy of Classic City
Breaks. I've seen these films, and I'm par
ticularly drawn to the vintage footage utilized
in some of them. Hopefully, they will all of
fer the viewer something of value. For more
information, feel free to contact Brad Martin,
the head dude in charge, via ded@uga.edu.
And You Will Know Us By Our Exports: Local
bands SIDS and Coulier will make good use
of spring break this week, as they are out
of town. SIDS will take a trip that winds
through Memphis, TN, Brooklyn, NY and ends
up in Asheville, NC. Coulier will travel through
North Carolina, out to Ohio and then back
through Nashville, TN. Both bands have a way
of either captivating or repulsing audiences,
so I expect a few tour stories that are, in actuality, war stories.
But, you know what they say—tour is hell.
Grandbabies: It's worth noting that Kingpins, the new bowling
alley in the Homewood Hills strip mall, is stretching into the musi
cal arena. Every Tuesday at 7 p.m., longtime local musician Jim
Sherman delivers a set on the new grand piano in the lounge.
Sherman has a staggeringly deep repertoire, and was a fixture in
the late '90s at the now-closed pub Chuichill's. Rumor is that there
may be some sort of karaoke or karaoke-esque solo performance
series going down at Kingpins in the future, too.
And we're off. Be sure to keep your news coming in and always
mention either Threats & Promises or me in the subject line of all
emails. You didn't have to be so nice via email to music@flagpole.
com, voicemail at 549-9523, ext. 203, or by post at P.O. Box 1027,
Athens, GA 30603.
Gordon Lamb
Grogus
DEEP IN THE HEART
Athens @ SXSW
Every year, local bands head to Austin, TX, for the
big independent music industry festival that is South by
Southwest performing at dubs, stores, daytime parties,
nighttime showcases and more. Here are the Athens acts go-
ing and where and when the/re playing. Expect a big report
back in next week's paper.
The Drive-By Truckers
Modem Skirts
• Club DeVille (New West
• Copa
Records party)
Wednesday, Mar. 15; 9 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 16; 4:15 pm
• Maggie Mae^s {Paste
• La Zona Rosa (New West
Magazine pasty)
Records showcase)
Friday. Mar. 17; 12 p.m.
Thursday. Mar. 16; 1 am
• • Red Scooft Inn (Team
• “Austin City Limits* studios
Clermont party)
Friday, Mar. 17; 2 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 18; 3:30 pm
Elf Power
Of Montreal
• Sound on Sound (Cbunklet
• Erne's (Kork Agency /
Magazine party)
Polyvinyl Records showcase)
Friday, Mar. 17; 230 p.m.
Wednesday, Mar. 15; 12 am
• The Hideout (Orange Twin
• Hole in the Wall (Indie 103.1/
showcase)
Spaceland party)
Saturday, Mar. 18; 1 am
Thursday, Mar. 16; 1:30 p.m.
The Gerbils
• EmoMUnder The Radar /Tag
Team party)
• The Hideout (Orange Twin
Thursday, Mar. 16; 5:20 pm
showcase)
• Urban Outfitters
Saturday. Mar. 18; 11 pm.
Friday, Mar. 17; 12 pm
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• Beauty Bar {Jane Magazine
The Instruments
party)
• The Hideout (Orange Twin
Friday, Mar. 17; 4:30 pm
showcase)
Saturday. Mar. 18; 9:45 p.m.
F > ho$phorescent
Jucifer
• Emo^ Annex (I.O.D A show
case)
• Redi urn Annex
Wednesday. Mar. 15; 1 pm
Saturday. Mar. 18; 1 a.m.
• End ol an Ear (solo show)
Lovers
Friday, Mar 17; 1 pm
• Maggie Mae's (Misra Records
• Monkeywrench Books
showcase)
Friday. Mar. 17; 8 p.m.
Friday. Mar. 17; 10 p.m.
• The Hideout (Orange Twin
• Red Scoofs Inn (Team
showcase)
Clermont party)
Saturday, Mar. 18; 9 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 18; 2:45 pm
The Low Lows
• Progress Coltee (Urban
Pollution party)
• Nuno's Upstairs (Yep Roc
Saturday. Mar 18; 3 30 p.m.
Records showcase)
Wednesday. Mar. 15; midnight
Psychic Hearts
• Spiderhouse (1 Eat Records
• Ego's
party)
Friday. Mar. 17; 11 p.m.
Friday, Mar. 17; 6 p.m.
Maserati
Geoff Reacher
• The Hideout (Orange Twin
• Bolm Studios
showcase)
Friday. Mar. 17; 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Mar 18; 12 am
• Whisky Bar (Temporary
.
Residence showcase)
The Whigs
Friday. Mar. 17; 8 p.m.
• Bourbon Rocks
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