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V MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP Correction: In the column that ran Sept. 28, Widespread Panic's Tunes for Tots charity was erroneously identified as "Toys for Tots." This was my mistake entirely, and I apolo gize for any confusion the error may have caused. For information on Tunes for Tots, which has raised over $650,000 for school music programs, please see www.widespread panic.com/goodpeople/tunes-for-tots. People Here Are Colorful and Bright: Jason Thrasher has spent the better part of two decades documenting people, places and things with his photography. Although he's worked with high-profile clients nationwide, he has a special heart for documenting Athens musicians (and skateboarders, too!). Thrasher has a new show opening this week at the Georgia Theatre Gallery that will feature 23 images of Athens musicians. The show will hang until the end of November, and the opening reception is Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 7-10 p.m. For more information, please see www.thrasherphoto.com. Ending Soon: Multi-instrumentalist, and new Flagpole contributor to boot, Brad Olsen is currently promoting a particularly ambitious Kkkstarter campaign for his one-man metal band known as Artists of War. To this end, he has been playing a series of open mic nights at Hendershot's Coffee Bar, showcas ing acoustic interpretations of his music. Steeped in science fiction and humanism, the album is a deeply personal project for Olsen, moreso I suspect than many other Athens art ists' projects. This is explained more fully on his Kickstarter page, which you can access through www.artistsofwar.net. His final show in the Hendershot's series will happen Monday, Oct. 17. That night he'll play a piece titled "The Grand Pillars of Magnus," with half the set performed on acoustic six-string guitar and half on acoustic 12-string guitar. Olsen's album is called Peace, or God as Machine, and his goal is to release it on vinyl with extensive artwork and most likely in a very limited run of only 100 copies. Mixing Up the Medicine: The District Attorneys released a new EP this week titled Waiting on the Calm Down: The Basement Sessions. The free recording features five origi nal tracks and a cover of Gillian Welch's 2003 song "Wrecking Ball." All the songs are demo versions of tunes to be recorded with Drew Vandenberg over at Chase Park Transduction. Check out the EP now at www.thedistrict attorneys.bandcamp.com. V The Fabulous Band with the Awful Name: Dead Dog is taking off on a 32-day tour start ing Oct. 20, after which the members say they'll no longer really be an "Athens band" as drummer Lexie Gay is moving back to Mississippi. "We will visit such landmarks as Yellowstone National Park, Crater Lake, Joshua Tree and our favorite, Carlsbad Caverns," says the band in regard to the tour. "Oh, yeah, and play shows along the way." Dead Dog currently has four new songs available that were tracked at Bloomington, IN studio Russian Recording, and you can grab them for nothing over at www. deaddogtheband.band- camp.com. If you want to catch Dead Dog before they become a rock and roll correspon dence course, they'll be playing this Saturday, Oct. 15 at the 40 Watt Club as part of the Athens PopFest (full disclosure: I am heav ily involved with this event) along with Four Eyes (Boston, MA), Cars Can Be Blue, Fishboy, Kleenex Girl Wonder, The Dead Milkmen and Man or Astroman? For all your other Dead Dog needs, please see www.face book.com/deaddogtheband. Dealing with It: Have you been introduced to Graveyard Records? The shop, run by five record dealers, has been selling rare vinyl, 45 rpm records, 8-tracks, music DVDs and more for the past three years out at the J&J Flea Market (11661 Commerce Rd.). They know your experience buying records at a flea mar ket has been nearly universally bad because you've had to dig through moldy piles of Hooked On Classics and scratched up copies of ubiquitous titles like Whipped Cream & Other Delights, etc. They specialize in sourcing rare vinyl on request, plus they carry their own stock of clean rarities from the usual suspects (The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Beach Boys, Coltrane, etc.) and more, as well as just good condition used records. Now this is kind of embarrassing, but I've been out to their store before and purchased records—admittedly, though, it's been a while—but never knew the store name. But, now I do and so do you. Visit them at Building 3, Booths 8-10 every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Holiday Spirit: Music Kates You will celebrate its new album with a party at New Earth Music Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Although the album. Where Did All This Dirt Come From, was released back in August on Los Angeles-based Crowded Head Records, this is the first local release celebration. Music Hates You distinguished itself in the early part of the 2000s in Athens by being one of the only bands in town at that time to play a bru tally heavy hybrid of punk and metal. For more information, please see www.facebook.com/ MusicHatesYou. Gordon Lamb threatsandpromi5ves<^lagpole com Dead Dog mm CAROLINA LIAR The Classic Center Theatre • Thursday, November 10 • 8 p.m GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Call, click or stop by The Classic Center Theatre Box Office 706.357.4444 • www.ClassicCenter.com • 300 N. Thomas St. • Downtown Athens ..iiiltih.. <£3t- J & Classic center Theatre THIS FRIDAY! OCT 14™ THIS SATURDAY! 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