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MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP
Oh, man, things are keeping the summer
busy, busy, busy. Here's the latest stuff hap
pening right now. So busy yourself with it
below...
It Was Just July 15, You Know What I Mean:
Athens-based, early-Beatles tribute act
Beatles for Sale will play an all-ages show at
the Melting Point on Thursday, July 15 with
Jimi Hendrix tribute act Gimme Hendrix.
Rocker Dana Downs will join Beaties for
Sale onstage for a bit, too. The band is
comprised of members Ryan Monahan and
Josh McMichael from local project Monahan,
Lemuel Hayes from Misfortune 500 and
Danny Kirschner. You may have seen these
fab four onstage with Cindy Wilson perform
ing as The Debauchelors along with Downs
at the R.E.M. 30 bash. I'm much more of a
Stones guy than a Beatles guy, and not that
big of a fan of tribute acts in general, but I'm
a thousand times more enthusiastic about the
early Beatles (i.e., pre-1966) than the mealy-
mouthed, Rolls Royce-rock of late-period
Beatles. See what we're talking about over at
www.myspace.com/livebeatles. Tickets are $5
and can be purchased in advance over at www.
meltingpointathens.com.
Take 78: If you take a drive over to Decatur
on Tuesday, July 20 and think to yourself,
"Man, I sure wish I could see a familiar face/
around here," then pop over to Eddie's Attic
and observe as the venerable venue hosts
an Athens Singer-Songwriter Showcase.
Featured performers are Fester Haygood, Ken
Will Morton, Betsy Franck and Ty Manning
(The Bearfoot Hookers). Each player will per
form for 20 minutes, and then everyone will
play together. Tickets are $8, and the show
starts at 8 p.m. For more information, please
see www.eddiesattic.com.
Give 'Em a Hand: The grand finale show for
the second session of Camp Amped at Nuqi's
Space will happen Saturday, July 17. This is
when all the kids attending the camp get to
use all the skills they've learned and showcase
their talents. The show is free, but donations
are welcome. The finale starts promptly at 7
p.m., so don't be late. Camp Amped teaches
more than just music as it incorporates coop
eration, creative thinking, input from local
musicians and more into its well-rounded cur
riculum. Now in its fourth year. Camp Amped
is one of the most popular activities Nug's
facilitates, and it's a wonderful part of the
non-profit's public outreach. For more infor
mation, please see www.nuci.org.
Sacre Bleu!: On Saturday, July 17 French
sludge/docm/crust band Baygon Vert will
invade the Go Bar. The duo is in the midst of
a six-week U.S. tour and will be joined this
night by Unplanned Pregnancies (whose
members are also part of local band Damnesia)
and Mr. Blank and The which is made up of
Mux Blank (Rat Babies) and an ever changing
cast of members who improvise sound with
him. Get some preliminary info over at www.
myspace.com/baygonvert and www.myspace.
com/muxblank.
New Boots and Panties: Of Montreal will
release its newest full-length record on Sept.
14 via Polyvinyl Records. The new album, Fabe
Priest, was co-produced by band founder Kevin
Barnes and Jon Brion
(Robin Hitchcock,
Kanye West, Spoon). As
anticipated, the record
features guest appear
ances from Janelle
Monae on the track
"Our Riotous Defects"
and Beyonce's sister
Solange Knowles on
the song "Sex Karma."
Oh, my. The album is
going to be a double-
LP. but its 13 tracks
will fit nicely on just
a single CD. Basic
tracking for the album
took place at Barnes'
Apollinaire Rave stu
dio here in town and
finished at Ocean
Way Recording in Los
Angeles. The band
has only a few dates
scheduled this sum
mer, but will likely hit
the road hard after the album's release. The
lead single is "Coquet Coquette," and it can
be downloaded via www.iheartvinyl.polyvinyl-
records.com/em/coquette. For all other info,
please see www.polyvinylrecords.com oi www.
ofmontreal.net.
W.W.J.J.D.?: The annual Girls Rock Camp will
happen July 26-31 at Pigpen Studios (159
Oneta St.). It's open to girls ages 9-15, and
all skill levels are welcome, beginners espe
cially. Instruction in drums, guitar, vocals,
keyboards and bass guitar are par for the
course. Additionally, campers will have the
opportunity to write, record and perform their
own song, form bands, create 'zines, makp
t-shirts, learn self-defense and, you know,
rock. The cost is S300 for the week, and
space is limited to 30 campers. If campers
already have their own instruments, they're
heavily encouraged to bring them, but if not.
and especially because this will be the first
time a lot of them will ever be picking up an
instrument, there are plans to have a no-cost
instrument loan program happening. For more
information, please contact www.girlsrock
athens.org.
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