Gringo Star Hit The Road This Week

Atlanta psych-rockers formerly known as A Fir-Ju Well are hitting the road on Wednesday in support of their new 7″ as we wait for their debut full length as Gringo Star due out later this year. I’ve been a fan of these guys for a long time and I think they are about to seriously blow up. Pitchfork has noticed them already. Us Atlanta folks can catch them at a Cinco De Mayo Festival in the Highlands May 5th or at The Star Bar With The Howlies and The Blakes (Seattle) on May 9th. You other folks should catch them on tour:

Apr 16 2008 8:00P
Preservation Pub Knoxville, Tennessee
Apr 17 2008 7:00P
WEGL Auburn Radio Auburn, Alabama
Apr 17 2008 8:00P
Auburn Ale House Auburn, Alabama
Apr 18 2008 10:00P
White Water Little Rock, Arkansas
Apr 18 2008 11:00P
Midtown (1am late set) Little Rock, Arkansas
Apr 19 2008 3:15P
Vintage Vinyl (all ages) St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 19 2008 8:00P
Open Lot (all ages) St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 20 2008 3:00P
Analog Monkey TV -Live Performance/ Inteview Chicago, Illinois
Apr 21 2008 12:00P
JBTV Chicago, Illinois
Apr 21 2008 10:00P
Elbo Room Chicago, Illinois
Apr 22 2008 12:15P
School of the Art Inst of Chicago Ballroom Chicago, Illinois
Apr 22 2008 7:00P
Daytrotter Presents…Huckleberry’s Pizza Parlor Rock Springs, Illinois
Apr 23 2008 8:00P
Northside Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr 24 2008 9:00P
The Comet Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr 25 2008 9:00P
Belvedere’s (all ages) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apr 26 2008 9:00P
Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 27 2008 9:00P
Bar (all ages) New Haven, Connecticut
Apr 28 2008 10:00P
Pianos New York, New York
Apr 29 2008 9:00P
The Glasslands Williamsburg, New York
Apr 30 2008 11:00P
Asbury Lanes (all ages) Asbury Park, New Jersey
May 1 2008 10:00P
Lit Lounge New York, New York
May 2 2008 9:00P
The Bog Scranton, Pennsylvania
May 3 2008 9:00P
Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
May 4 2008 8:00P
North Star Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 5 2008 7:00P
Cinco de Mayo Fest (Highlands) Atlanta, Georgia
May 7 2008 8:00P
Snug Harbor Charlotte, North Carolina
May 8 2008 9:00P
JJ’s Bohemia Chattanooga, Tennessee
May 9 2008 10:00P
Star Bar Atlanta, Georgia
May 16 2008 9:00P
Head on the Door Montgomery, Alabama

Here’s a classic jam:

A Fir-Ju Well : El Torero : Neigh

What Up In The ATL?

Gringo Star‘s newest video got up on the ‘fork this week:

Back when they used to be called A Fir-Ju Well, they lived over in my ‘hood and have been one of the very first ATL bands I really got into. Their 2005 Absolutely is truly an amazing album that is an essential for ITP folks. I can’t wait for the first proper Gringo Star record which should finally be out this year because these guys deserve to blow up. March 6th be sure to check out their 7″ release party at The Earl.

A Fir-Ju Well : No Man
A Fir-Ju Well : Together
Tonight the big show is Liars and No Age at The Earl (two bands whose albums made our top 50 2007 lists).

Tomorrow The Earl has another great show with this year’s blog bands, Black Mountain and Blood on The Wall. I’ve been enjoying the Black Mountain album and didn’t really like the new Blood On The Wall upon my first listen.

Black Mountain : Evil Ways
Also Friday night is The Howlies at Star Bar and Victor Wooten at The Variety Playhouse.

Saturday seem to offer some great house parties I plan on hitting up. Early in the afternoon you can go to East Atlanta and hit up Rob’s House. The festivities:

keg taping – 3pm
westend motel – 330pm
bobby and the soft spots – 430pm
subsonics – 530pm

Then there is this with Dirty Projector‘s Nat Baldwin:

Monday night you should check out this:

Dead Meadow : What Needs Must Be
Then on Tuesday is the Atlas Sound show at the Drunken Unicorn on the day his first proper album drops. I’m pretty stoked about it. And next Wednesday The Selmanaires and The Coathangers are doing a 7″ release show at The Earl before they each head out in separate directions on tour and meet back up at SXSW.

Atlas Sound : Activation