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By Gordon Lamb threatsandpromises@flagpole.com
A FRAGILE SIGH: Harlot Party recently
released its debut EP. (Check out our review
in the Jan. 11 issue and at flagpole.com.)
From the “first things first” department,
it’s a solid contender for title of the year: I
Want to Be Recalcitrant, I Am Just Exhausted.
Vocalist and guitarist KyKy Renee Knight
and guitarist Garrett Knighton (Juna)
have recorded a shockingly good collection
their first time out. Musically, the inter
twined guitars—and only guitars—form
a dark pastoral landscape, and lyrically,
this landscape is littered with remnants of
exploded land mines. Everything here—
including a voicemail titled “Preemptive
Apologist” whose weight is revealed by the
lyrical content of the rest of the record—
drips with pain. And, true to the record’s
title, the exhaustion is palpable. There is
no resolution and no catharsis. It’s just line
after line of anguish so deeply held it feels
like voyeurism listening to it. Recalcitrant is
an incredibly brave record that needed to be
made—first, for the creators, and distantly,
for the rest of us. Listen intently over at
harlotparty.bandcamp.com.
ADDRESS TO AN OFFICE: Bob Hay and the
Jolly Beggars will host their 15th annual
Robert Burns Concert Wednesday,
Jan. 25 at the Office Lounge. The show
begins at 8 p.m. and will feature, of course,
the Beggars performing their tribute to
Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796)
on his birthday. Burns is a fascinating char
acter, prolific in humor, observation and
political commentary, and many of his com
positions are well-known worldwide, even
if folks have no idea who wrote them (ex:
“Auld Lang Syne”). Finally, the Jolly Beggars
remain in the top echelon of Athens tradi
tionalists, so this is all win-win. For more
information on Burns, see robertburns.org.
BANANA PUDDIN’: A handy sampler was just
released from Marching Banana Records.
It’s titled Dancing, Exhumed in the Night,
and it’s a fine showcase of the variety the
label is known for. To be sure, everything
falls within the pop/rock road map, but it’s
a broad map. Highlights come courtesy of
Group Stretching, Weed Mario, Sea Ghost
and Kissing Booth. Other artists include
Futo, Civils and Fake Flowers. Marching
Banana has grown into solid legitimacy, and
should be included in the group of small but
potent Athens labels (including HHBTM
and Plus 100) with sharp eyes and keen
senses of taste. Find some fun at marching-
banana.bandcamp.com.
HOMEGROWN: Tennessee artist Luke
Roberts is opening this week’s Kurt Vile
show at the 40 Watt Club (see story on
p. 13), which doesn’t exactly qualify as
“local music news,” but wait: There’s more.
Roberts, a superbly intuitive songwriter
whose music threatens to redefine both
gentleness and toughness, recorded his
album Sunlit Cross here in Athens with
engineer Kyle Spence of Harvey Milk.
Additional players on the album include
Creston Spiers and Stephen Tanner, each
of the aforementioned Harvey Milk, as
well as John Neff, whose list of credentials
is too long to publish anywhere. Roberts’
live band will feature Neil Golden (Golden
Brown) on bass, piano, organ and backup
vocals and Aaron Sims (Pride Parade,
ex-Powder Room) on drums. Even though
this isn’t exactly local music news, it’s hella
close, which is why we’re talking about it.
So there.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: The Athens Human
Rights Festival will host a fundraiser
at the Office Lounge Saturday, Jan. 28.
Beginning at 8 p.m. the lineup features
Reverend Conner Mack Tribble, Beatles
cover band More Popular Than Klaatu
(featuring Timi Conley, Peter Alvanos,
Bryan Poole and Michael Guthrie) and
Caroline Aiken & Catch a C.A.B. The
39th annual Human Rights Festival will
happen May 6 and 7, and more infor
mation can be found at facebook.com/
AthensHumanRightsFestival. ©
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