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MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP
How about this week you sit back on the
porch, any one will do I guess, crack open
your favorite beverage and slowly drink in this
week's news? Or just feverishly scan through it
looking for your own name. To each his own.
With that, let's go...
In the Mouth: Loud local dudes Gift Horse
experimented last week for the first time
with streaming media when they utilized the
Casscade Media Encoder during the band's
show at the Georgia Theatre. What they did
was capture the performance in HD video,
along with the soundboard audio, for live
Gift Horse
streaming and, if you missed it, it should be
available in archived form as we speak. This
was just a test run as the band hopes to take
the encoder, which is available locally through
audio/video powerhouse TSAV, on the road.
Gift Horse next plays locally during AthFest on
June 27 at the Theatre again with Kuroma and
Velveteen Pink. For the curious, please see
www.myspace.com/gifthorsetheband, and if
your own band is interested in something like
this, please see www.casscadestreaming.com.
Got a Rhyme? Take a Chance: If you live in
Athens and have an Internet connection,
chances are good you've received an email,
or several, from local MC Tommy Valentine.
After making his return to Athens' stages last
month, he's thrown himself headlong back
into "the game," as it were, and is setting up
his next performance which will happen at
the 40 Watt on July 4. This is interesting to
you because Valentine is seeking at least six
more acts to accompany him and live band
WildKard in what is being billed as a special
Athens Hip-Hop Showcase. First, however,
know that you must be at least 18 years old,
committed to handling yourself in a mature
and professional manner, dedicated to passing
out hand-bills and hanging posters and have
a reasonable (no, seriously) expectation that
the mere fact that you're on the bill will draw
at least 50 people to the show. Basically,
perpetrators need not apply. All interested
parties should drop a line to booking@tom-
myvalentine.com.
Sweet, Sad and Mid-Week: Local band Catawba
will play with Nashville-based Trees Leave at
the Flicker Theatre & Bar on Wednesday, June
3.1 mention this because 1) Catawba hasn't
really gotten a whole lot of press, and I appre
ciate the honesty of its membership listing
as being simply "Michael Jones and friends,"
which is really how most bands with a single
songwriter and floating membership should
be billed, and 2) Catawba's songs are the type
of minor-chord, country-influenced songs I
really enjoy; it's sort of like Sparklehorse but
without worldwide fame. Within them are
even flourishes of classic R&B vocalization.
Look for them. You'll find
'em. Trees Leave are a
much more upbeat duo
who don't sway me much
either way. Check them
both out via www.mys-
pace.com/catawbamusic
and www.myspace.com/
treesleave.
Keep on the Grass:
Watkinsville's premier bed
and breakfast, Ashford
Manor, was scheduled to
begin its annual Concerts
on the Lawn series this
- past week, but unfor
tunately, the Packway
Handle Band show was
postponed until Sept. .
21 due to the threat
of inclement weather.
Nonetheless, the outdoor
venue has a full sched
ule lined up for summer.
Notable performances
include Perpetual Groove
side-project Lazy B and
the Recliners on Monday,
July 13 and Randall
Bramblett on Monday, Aug. 10. For more
information, please see www.amconcerts.com.
Changes Afoot: Rumors about the future of
Tasty World spread last week as the two-
level club began renovations. Owner Murphy
Wolford has sent his assurance that shows will
continue on the upstairs stage, to be known
as Tasty World Uptown. Wolford has teamed up
with Paul DeGeorge, owner of Pauley's Original
Crepe Bar, to open the ground-level space as
Magnolia's Bar. Details to come, but all reno
vations should be complete before AthFest.
[Michelle Gilzenrat]
For the Final Time: Voting for the 2009
Flagpole Athens Music Awards has been
extended to Friday, June 5. So if you've been
hemming and hawing and gnashing your teeth
over who the hell should win for "Best Cover
Art" or whatever, just take the plunge and
vote. That said, all artists are encouraged to
contact their fan bases and get the vote out
for themselves. It's no secret that most bands
do this anyway, but for those of you who
somehow had never thought of this technique,
well, feel free. Vote online over at www.
flagpole.com/awards. Remember, the awards
show takes place on Thursday, June 25 at the
Morton Theatre, and I sincerely wish each of
you good luck. Of course, that luck will only
pay off to a handful of you but, geez, you
know what I mean.
Gordon Lamb threalsandpromises@flagpole.com
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