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MUSIC NEWS
Okay people, you may be worn out and roc iced out from At h Fest
last week, but the summer is far from over. To wit. look at all this
hoo-ha happening down below. Yes, go took now...
Home Grown: A bunch of local environmentally minded music
fans are inviting Athens over on Friday, June 29. What's being
billed as a "global warming acoustic concert and house party' will
feature guest speakers and live musical performances 'in a family-
friendly, neighborly environment" by Zachary Gresham (of Summer
Hymns), Brock Butler (of Perpetual Groove). Ham 1 and Hope For
Agoldensummer songwriter Claire Campbell & Friends. Everything
gets going at 7:45 p.m., with some food and drink provided.
“All proceeds will benefit various global warming initiatives. Our
goal is to purchase DVD copies of An Inconvenient Truth for every
public library in Georgia," says the group. For more information
or directions, visit www.myspace.com/actionclimate or email ac-
tion_climate@hotmail.com.
Watch for Falling Songs: Local band Timber will release its new
album For Never & Always on local label Furiined Records and you
can get it directly from the band, presumably in local stores soon
and via iTunes or MySpace. At its best, the band sounds incredibly
reminiscent of former Athens act Vigilantes of Love or, rather, that
band's frontman Bill Mallonee. Catch Timber live over at nicker on
Thursday, June 28 and grab the new album over at www.myspace.
com/timbermusic; the official CD release show is happening at
Little Kings on Friday, July 13.
Well Finally: Several weeks back, you read here about former
Journey frontman Steve Perry producing and singing with Athens
band Guff. Well, the track recorded was an unreleased Journey
song called "I Can See It In Your Eyes' (good God, what a typically
schmaltzy Journey title!) and Perry sings back-up on it. The track
is included in Guffs newest album for Go Kart Records Symphony
of Voices, out this week. In a very cool move, the band will play
two release shows on Friday. June 29. The first one happens at 5
p.m. over at Nug's Space and is all-ages. The second one happens
the same night at Tasty World and is, of course, 18 and up. Guff
will be joined by The Honor Roll, American Mutts, Karbomb and
Thunderchief at Nug's Space and everyone except Thunderchief at
Tasty World. Guff will also play 14 dates on this summer's Warped
Tour. Go check 'em out over at www.myspace.com/guff or www.
guffmusic.com.
AND GOSSIP
Come Again: Archivists and enthusiast should be excited that
Atlanta label Stickfigure has just re-released the long out-of-pnnt
five-song EP from former Atlanta rock band At the Price of the
Union The group was a solid staple of the late-1990s Atlanta
house show scene and nearly always impressive. Easily as hard-hit
ting and emotionally relevant as any other band of that era. At the j
Price of the Union broke up with only the The Mechanics of Wind to
preserve what the ensemble created. Member Craig Dempsey went
on*to play with The 42. Good Friday Experiment and Thoroughbred
along with member Luke Gilbert Josh Lott went on to join Paper
Lions and Teenage Meth Lab and is now the drummer for Elf Power.
For more info, please see www.stickfiguredistro.com.
A Pirate’s Life For Me: Ryan Cox. AKA Sailor Winters has made
available the movie that has been accompanying his performances
of the Sailor Winters album Red At Morn. Running more than an
hour, the film is a series of stunning visual effects that match the
music exactly and leave you exhausted. I know. I've seen it. Cox is
selling copies for a mere S5 and if you're honestly really interested
and honestly really poor, he may throw one your way for free. Go
get one via www.myspace.com/sailowvinters or www.sailorwinters.
com.
That's A Decade To Me And You: Radio promotion company
Team Clermont will celebrate its 10th anniversary this
year with its annual Summer Festival & Blue Ribbon
Ball With events running from Wednesday, July 25 to
Saturday, July 28, the organizers have spread the tal
ent out in a good way so all Athenians should be able
to catch something they want to see. Featured perform
ers include Bobby Conn who will perform at The Blue
Ribbon Ball, Starlight Mints Ladybug Transistor Tin
Cup Prophette Summer Hymns Deerhunter Bottom
Of The Hudson Ham 1, King Of Prussia Castanets and
Phosphorescent (which will play together in a single
performance), Arizona A Northern Chorus Benjy Feree
ex-Poi Dog Pondering member Abra Moore deejay Twin
Powers and K Records founder Calvin Johnson For those
concerned that Johnson is breaking his rule of only play
ing non-sponsored, all-ages shows, relax. Hes ptaying
at the annual kickball tournament known as "Ws vs. Ks"
(in reference to the first tetter of each competing radio
station's catl letters). Ticket prices are not yet announced, j
but you can get venue information and a detailed sched
ule over at www.teamclermont.com.
< The Devil Went Down To Georgia: Summer is the time
of festivals and coming hot on the heels of its polar op
posite—the Athens PopFest—is the newly christened
Devil Neck Metal Fest. Organized by Joel Martin (Subrig
Destroyer, ex-Ballpeen), the festival will run from Aug.
23 to Aug. 25 over at Repent and will include approxi
mately 35 bands. Martin says, 'There's this big metal
fest every year in Youngstown, OH, and it gets lots of
attention. I figured that a town like Athens could hold
such a festival if a small town in Ohio could. I get tired
of all the cool metal bands going to Atlanta and bypass
ing Athers. I'm trying to draw bands' attention to us and
maybe bring some Atlanta people to shows here instead
of us having to go to there to see a great show. On the
whole, the response has been great." The lineup is not
yet nailed down, but announced acts include Zoroaster,
Music Hates You, The Dumps. Pride Parade. Rat Babies.
Polemic and Comanche, among others. Put your fist in
the air over at www.myspace.com/devilneckmetalfest.
Well, Damn: The one band in the Athens hardcore/ metal scene
that was organized enough to make a solid go of it—should the
angels of good fortune have smiled upon it—has broken up. Aegis
of Athena played its final show last week at Repent due to incred
ibly normal circumstances of people getting jobs out of town and
having other projects going on. Although the band never really got
any solid touring under its belt, it was fortunate enough to have
hotshot—and I mean that in a sweet way—producer Jamie King
(Between The Buried And Me, He Is Legend) mix and master the
group's self-titled debut album last fall. For now, the band lives on
over at www.myspace.com/aegisofathena, so go give a listen.
As always, be sure to keep your news coming in and always
mention either Threats 8. Promises or my name in the sub
ject line of all emails. Thank you for my vitamin via email to
music@flagpole.com, voicemail at 706-549-9523, ext. 203, or by
post at P.O. Box 1027, Athens, GA 30603.
Gortfoa Lamb
The Dumps
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