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THE STOWE BREAKERS
Pop/Rock
Lineup: Lauren Osborne, Mike Dwyer, Tim Payne and Asa
Leffer. Shares members with: Push!, The Starter Kits, Fuzzy
Sprouts and Holy Liars. Influences: Elvis Costello, The Who and
The Animals.
This band first came together in February and made its live
debut during MaxFest a couple of weeks back, with former
Push! lead singer Lauren Osborne handling vocal duties. Holy
Liar Asa Leffer on bass, Mikey Dwyer on lead guitar and Tim
Payne, formerly of Fuzzy Sprouts, on drums. That's a strong,
eclectic mix of rock pedigree right there, with the members'
former and current side projects spanning everything from
Southern rock to shoegaze. The Stone Breakers, says Leffer, are
"straight-up, poppy rock." The group is currently working on its
debut EP, and considering the band already has the benefit of
producer/engineer Letter's expert ear, it'll no doubt be a top-
notch debut. Catch The Stone Breakers in concert when they
open for Joe Rowe's new band, The Goons.
.Next show: Thursday, Aug. 5 @ Caledonia Lounge
FREE MOUNTAIN
Rock and Roll
Lineup: Bryan Howard, Mark BrilL Kevin Sweeney and
Jared Husmuk. Shares members with: The HEAP, Hayride and
Dictatortots. Influences: Led Zeppelin
"Loud, distorted and yet still melodic," says bassist Bryan
Howard, "that's where our minds meet." For Howard, Free
Mountain is quite a departure from any of his former collabora
tions. "This stuff is so much more straichtahead," he says. "It's
not trying to be fancy... we know who we are. We're not fool
ing anyone. It's just loud and rockin', and that's the way we
like it... for now at least."
Howard first started collaborating with Hayride's Kevin
Sweeney almost three years ago, shortly after Howard's funk
band The HEAP first came together. The duo would jam at
Sweeney's House or at Nugi's Space, just for fun, but had no
plans to play out until Dictatortot Jared Husmuk came onboard
as a singer three months ago.
Husmuk was actually the one to pitch the band, and he got
drummer Mark Brill to join. Free Mountain made its live debut
ai. AthFest this year, stomping through a boozy set of originals
and a cover of "Another One Bites the Dust," in honor of Tasty
World's last night. Howard promises that Free Mountain's debut
gig war. not a one-off collaboration, and although he doesn't
enviskn the band hitting the road, he does hope for many
more locil gigs and possibly a record as welL There's no web
site up yet, but stay tuned to Flagpole as shows are confirmed.
Next show: TBA!
Thrash/Metal/Crust
Lineup: Brandon Gross, Travis Loving, Jay Fianery and DJ.
Former members of: Scroff McGruff, 696, Tacos Tacos Tacos
Tacos, Facebomb, Nicolas Case, Against the Machine and
Slumlord. Influences: Bolt Thrower, Filth, early Slayer, High on
Fire, 0-Beat and black metal.
Raw, fierce and explosive, Wolfcharge has quickly clawed
out a following in the local punk scene. The band says it first
formed in February, "after a hard night's drinking with Brandon
and Jay on a front porch listening to Skitsystem." The pair had
an epiphany, and then it was just a matter of recruiting more
members. "The moment DJ got out of jaiL Brandon informed
him he would be the singer of Athens' most vile punk band
to date," the band continues via emaiL "After a few failed
attempts at finding a suitable drummer whose head didn't
explode during practice, Travis stepped to the plate with grind
to spare." Take heed: as a listener, your head is still very much
at risk for explosion, so proceed with caution. Or, if you prefer,
proceed with reckless abandon and prepare for a heart-racing,
adrenaline-packed, sweat-pouring good time.
Wolfcharge
Wolfcharge will be recording before the end of summer. Stay
in the loop by becoming a fan over at www.Facebook.com/
wolfcharge.
Next show: Check website for updates.
UNKjN OF GONCfflNEO SCIENTISTS
Atmospheric/Rock/Pop
Lineup: Nate Nelson, Hunter Morris and
Zack 'Follow Through' Hosey. Shares members
with: Gift Horse, Thayer Sarrano, Maria Taylor
and-Doomhammer. Influences: Dream Dogs, Gift
Horse and Nate Nelson.
"This is mainly a creative exercise for Nate and
myself," explains Gift Horse frontman and Union
of Concerned Scientists' guitarist Hunter Morris.
"We both write a lot, so this is a great way to
hash out new material." UCS came together when
Nelson was engineering Gift Horse's latest record.
Mountain of Youth. Nelson is perhaps best known
for his charming solo work, and his engaging
vocals lead many of this band's tracks.
"It's been a great outlet to perform songs that
don't quite fit with Gift Horse or Nate's band,"
says Morris, "but, regardless of whether it's a new
song or an older one, we always try to push the
song very far away from what it would sound like
if Gift Horse played it or if Nate played it with
his band. And it's really cool to have Zack follow through with
his take on some great weird guitar parts that add a whole
other element to the songs." Don't expect Nelson to give up
his solo gig or for Morris to walk away from Gift Horse any time
soon. If anything, this side project has served as a motivator
and an inspiration for each songwriter's main focus. "We're
both working on new records, so I think this band gives us
both a much broader perspective on the possibilities for our
main projects," says Morris.
If this lineup sounds familiar b<!t the name doesn't, that's
because tyeir first show was incc rectiy billed by as “Union
of Socialists.* So, no, this isn't r ecessarily a WSLA-endorsed
band, but you’ may see the name mixed up more in the
future—on purpose. After the debut show, Morris half-jokingly
suggested that they may change the name every gig, replacing
"scientists" with some other group. "Maybe the next show will
be Union of Concerned...Unicorns."
Next show: Friday, July 30 <S> Caledonia Lounge
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