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After all the big shows happening in town during the last
couple of weeks, you'd think we were all out of cool news to bring
you. Well, you'd be wrong. See below for this week's totally radical
offerings and other news. Dude!
Weigh Your Fortune: The local dudes in Misfortune 500 have a
couple of gigs coming up that some of you might be interested
in. The band will play Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Tasty World and then
Thursday, Nov. 9 as part of "Bandzilla 2" which is, as you could
guess, a battle-of-the-bands type event sponsored by Southern
Comfort. The event is held at Atlanta's Andrew's Upstairs. Next up
for the group is a live session on the air at Georgia Tech's WREK
91.1 FM on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Want more? Go bother these guys at
www.misfortune500.com.
Get Wise To Weiss: Local songster and singer Allison Weiss is mak
ing her move toward the, oh how shall I say it?, less-collegiate
end of town and will play the Caledonia Lounge on Thursday, Nov.
9. Also on the bill is Jagjagwar recording artists Ladyhawk and,
urn. me. Yeah, I'm gonna infect this bill, so take your meds first.
Weiss is amono the busiest performers in our town and fans of
pop-oriented, personal tunes
will want to take notice. Visit
her at www.myspace.com/
allisonweiss.
Somebody Make The Eggnog: At
first I didn't believe it either.
Love Tractor's Mike Richmond
confirms it's true: Love Tractor
will have a Christmas album
available this holiday season.
Of course, the band puts its
own twists and takes its own
inspiration f'om the holiday.
Nothing else could account
for tracks like the commer-
cial-as-nightmare “Toys That
Kill," the tribute to a murdered
Florida girl titled "Jessica" and
a cover of Pink Floyd's "See
Emily Play." Titled Before And
After Christmas, the album's
cover art is a hilarious rework
ing of Brian Eno's Before And
After Science. The disc will be
available in November at lo
cal shops and online courtesy
of Fundamental Records, the
Chicago label that might as well
be local. For more information,
please see www.fundamental
records.com.
Will She Or Won't She?:
Atlanta's Chan Marshall has
scheduled her hotly anticipated Dan Nettles
return to the Athens stage,
performing of course as Cat Power and at a S20 ticket price folks
should expect to be entertained, right? Well, let's hope so. I've
managed to see her "perform" three other times, and each time
was a mixed rag-bag of events that included her stopping songs
in the middle, lying down on the stage, singing barely above a
whisper, etc. With maybe one other exception, I've never seen
anything so close to a nervous breakdown performed live. Luckily,
she's performing with The Memphis Rhythm Band and I've got a
gut feeling she won't pull any shenanigans with these guys. The
whole thing happens Saturday, Nov. 18 at the fabulous 40 Watt,
so check it out
Cleaning Out The Closet: Longtime beneath-the-radar hip hop
producer and rapper Jamie Radford has begun a system of both
chronicling his attempts to make a dent in the music industry
and also releasing tracks from the clutches of his hard drive. The
result is www.jamieradford.com/blog. Basically, what you'll find
is Radford's diary of ongoing activity and periodic posting of un
released tracks. Kind of a cool idea when one considers that most
artists' blogs tend to always talk about how badass they already
are. Radford, on the other hand, is documenting his stair steps.
Not a bad idea at all, and even more impressive that all this is
crammed into his 'spare time' when not working for the 11th
Circuit Court Of Appeals. Tis true. Would I lie to you?
Quiet Then Loud: Athens' own Iron Hero has been pretty quiet for
a while now, but the group played live a couple of weeks back at
Tasty World and anyone who missed that can catch the band over
at the 40 Watt on Dec. 9. Or, for that matter, anyone who saw it
can catch it again. In related news, guitarist Jimmy Taylor is no
longer in Iron Hero and is playing in a new combo called Darla.
The band, which also counts Christopher Cummings, Michelle
Hutchings, John Watson, Ryan Rawls and Chris Ellenburg among
its ranks, displays influences ranging from the sublime (My Bloody
Valentine) to the ridiculous (Smashing Pumpkins), so right now it
is sounding kinda half and half. But give it time and let's hope the
good shines through. Check out some demos over at www.myspace.
com/virginboxset.
First Georgia, Now Cleveland!: R.E.M. is on the ballot as a possible
inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Also up for a bid
are Van Halen, The Ronettes, Chic, The Dave Clark Five, Joe Tex,
Grandmaster Flash and Patti Smith. The list of the lucky inductees
will make news when announced in January 2007, and the actual
induction ceremony will take place in March. R.E.M. was inducted
into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame in September of this year.
Wouldn't it just be stupid cool if R.E.M., The Stooges and Patti
Smith were all inducted in the same year? Fingeis crossed.
More Than Just One: Local
band The Ones has long cen
tered around the musical col
laboration of Sara-J Ursrey
and Michael Linhardt. The duo
debuted its new band last week
at the 40 Watt, though, bring
ing Andrea Ivy Waterstone
(vocals, glockenspiel), Alliene
Bouchard (drums, guitar) and
Kie Cochran (guitar) into the
mix. Check out the fuller. New
Wave-influenced sounds when
the band hits the Tasty World
jtage performing an early 7
p.m. show on Saturday, Nov.
11.
< Catch That Kid: If you're at
all a fan of local jaz* guitar
ist Dan Nettles or his band
Kenosha Kid, this week should
be like a big ol' present for
you. Some of Nettles' European
collaborators are in town and
he's eager to flex their musical
muscles with four back-to-
back nights of performances.
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Kenosha
Kid plays in its more experi
mental "Euro-Kid Trio" incarna
tion at Flicker, with Nettles on
guitar, Roland Fidezius on bass
and Robbie Michler on drums.
The next night, alto saxophon
ist Peter Van Huffel joins up at
Farm 255, creating the "Euro-Kid Quartet." On Friday, Nov. 10 and
Saturday, Nov. 11, the four-piece performs at the Mercury Lounge,
incorporating new material and work for an upcoming film score.
More info over at www.kenoshakid.com.
Step To The Front: Local musician Michelle McClure (Dodd Ferrelle
& the Tinfoil Stars, Dictatortots, Snail) will see the release of
her first solo album Love is a Game in the coming week, and has
scheduled two nights of events to celebrate. On Tuesday, Nov. 14,
a listening party for the album happens over at the Georgia Bar
and will feature solo sets from Oodd Ferrelle, Daniel Hutchens,
Eric Carter and William Tonks. A full live show will happen
Wednesday, Nov. 15 at Tasty World featuring McClure and her
oand The Red: Tim Adams (Tinfoil Stars, Trunkfire, Snail Vinyl
Strangers), Bentley Rhodes (Bloodkin), William Tonks (Barbara
Cue) and Britt West (White Buffalo), joined by David Rowe and
Paul 'Crump/ Edwards. Also on the bill are The Help and The
Loft. The album was recorded by Larry Acquaviva (also featured on
drums) and mastered by Jeff Capurso.
Okay, Buster Brown, I'm out. Be sure to keep your news com
ing in and always mention either Threats & Promises or my name
in the subject line of all emails. One bourbon, one scotch and one
beer via email to music@flagpole.com, voicemail at 706-549-9523,
ext. 203, or by post at P.O. Box 1027, Athens, GA 30603.
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