[Videos] The Selmanaires, Sealions @ The Earl (8/1/10)

The Selmanaires:


Sealions:

[Videos] Adron @ Drunken Unicorn (4/19/10)





Adron myspace

An Atlanta Mp3 Trilogy: The Selmanaires, Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun, Snowden

There is an unreal amount of good music coming out Atlanta just this month, and here’s a tiny fraction of it:


The Selmanaires

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Photo by Biluxi

Seemingly out of nowhere, The Selmanaires just dropped their newest album, a 6 song, 30 minute EP called Tempo Temporal. You can find plenty of info on it at their blog. In the past I generally found about 25% of The Selmanaires stuff brilliant, and the other 75% not very enjoyable, but after just one listen I’m loving everything about this newest effort. I had heard rumours that the new stuff was something of a departure, and they have definitely veered in a much more palatable direction for me. The new record will be available on their upcoming tour that begins at The Earl this Thursday with Atlas Sound and Broadcast, but they are streaming the entire thing on their myspace and I highly recommend giving it a listen. Here’s the single they released that features guest vocals from Adron:

The Selmanaires : Resonance Alright

The Selmanaires myspace




Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun

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This weekend the great band with the long name will be dropping their 3rd album. It is yet another EP, containing 5 new songs along with a few old favourites remixed. It is titled Heavyweight Champions, and will be available at their release show this Saturday night at the Drunken Unicorn. Fans of TTMTTS will find this new release as enjoyable as their previous work, but there is an energy and magic this band possesses live that they have still yet to fully capture in the studio. I love the remixes, but the original section seems to lack a bit of momentum at times. It might be more a matter of preference for me than quality though, and overall it’s still well worth checking out. They will be posting new songs all week on their myspace page, but here is my favourite from it:

Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun : Bones

Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun myspace




Snowden

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While we continue to anxiously await the follow up to 2006’s Anti Anti, Snowden has given us a little something to hold us over for now. They recently contributed a cover to a tribute album for Bauhaus offshoot Love & Rockets. The compilation features contributions from the likes of Black Francis and A Place To Bury Strangers along with many others. Here is their take on “No Words No More”:

Snowden : No Words No More (Love & Rockets cover)

Buy New Tales To Tell: A Tribute To Love And Rockets

Snowden myspace

Hottlanta Videos: Mastodon, Spree Wilson, IndieATL

Mastodon are going on tour with Dethklok, Converge, and High On Fire this fall, stopping by The Tabernacle November 5th. This news made me realize I never posted this video for “Divinations”:

And while I’m at it, here is a 16 minute Mastodon live video from Download Fest:


I’ve been trying to dig a little deeper into the local hip-hop scene lately in search of something better than the Gucci infused “IgnorRap” that dominates this city. One fellow that I’ve stumbled across that has been impressing me is Spree Wilson. Here are a few videos on his myspace that you should check out:

Spree Wilson "Word!!"


Spree Wilson myspace


Finally, IndieATL is a great project from Matt Rowles that captures local independent acts, and sometimes even some touring artists coming through the city, playing live performances in Georgia State’s Digital Arts Entertainment Lab. Here are a few choice videos to give you a feel for what this thing is all about, and then click the link below to dig on through all the goodies:

Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun:

All The Saints:

Adron:

IndieATL.com


An Atlanta Mp3 Trilogy: Sound On Film, Noot d’ Noot, Adron


Sound On Film @ Drunken Unicorn (6/30/09)

As I continue to dig deep through the Atlanta underground music scene looking for something new, I’m perpetually surprised that the well never seems to go dry. Just when I think everybody in this town doing something special is on my radar, I discover yet another fantastic artist. The newest gem in the rough that I believe is going to blow everyone in this town away in the coming years is Sound On Film. I’ve caught two live shows so far, both of which were extremely impressive, and I’ve just grabbed a copy of their new record, The Eloquent Reginald, and I can’t stop listening to it. Sound On Film’s potential seems boundless, as they are barely out of high school, and at such a young age they seem more capable and talented then most veteran local bands. You can download their 5 song record below for free, so get on the bandwagon now before everyone else does:

Sound On Film : Julia Was A Lady
Download The Eloquent Reginald for free
Sound On Film myspace





Noot d’ Noot @ Corndogorama 2009

After catching Noot d’ Noot’s triumphant Corndogorama performance this year, I picked up a copy of their newest release, Cash For Gold, and have been jamming it hard ever since. While I’ve warmed up to it over time, Goofer Dust was just a bit too abstract and ambling for me to really get into, but Cash For Gold seems to synthesize the best parts of their previous jazzier studio work with the brilliance of their funky live performances, resulting in a perfect, best of both worlds blend. On top of the actual music being top-notch, the packaging to the record includes plenty of fun extras, so go pick it up:

Noot d’ Noot : The Occasion
Buy Cash For Gold
Noot d’ Noot myspace





Adron @ Star Bar (6/25/09)

Adrienne McCann popped on my radar a while ago, but after a casual listen to a song or two, I had unfairly wrote her off as as just another ordinary local singer/songwriter, of which this town is filled to brim with. Once she had left us ATLiens behind in search of glory in New York, I didn’t think to check her out again until I heard recently that she was mulling over returning to the dirty south. I downloaded a copy of her new EP, Burdwurld, which she is giving away for free, and now I finally see what all the buzz was about. This city loves to get behind a pretty face regardless, or more often, in spite of actual talent or musicianship, but Adron most definitely has the artistic goods to back it up.

Adron : Renegade
Download Burdwurld for free
Adron myspace

Free Albums!

It’s become clear that I’m not going to get very much more blogging done until I get back to Atlanta and have had some time to rest up, so consider it summer break around here at Ohmpark. To tide you over until then, here is collection of great records that the artists are giving away for free or by donation that you have absolutely no reason not add to your collection. Click on the album to download:

The Wild (Atlanta) : The Wild


Adron (Atlanta/Brooklyn) : Burdwurld


Mice In Cars (Atlanta) : 53 Bicycles and a Dead Man


Nomen Novum (Atlanta) : Room For Rent


Russian Spy Camera (Athens) : Mutiny In The Kitchen With Knives


Prussia (Detroit) : Blessed Be, Yours Truly In Spirit & Soul


Slushco (Atlanta) : Sometime Tonight



Lee Harvey Oswald (Atlanta) : Lee Harvey Oswald

Photos: Adron, A Fight to the Death, Lindsay Appel, Royal Bangs @ Star Bar (6/25/09)

Royal Bangs:

Lindsay Appel:

A Fight To The Death:


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What Up In The ATL?

Lots and lots of great shows this week. Friday and Saturday night the We No Fun compilation party is going down at The Drunken Unicorn. Thursday night the Band Together 2009, a benefit for Refugee Family Services, is happening at The Earl. We sponsored 2007’s event and their headliner this year, Louisiana’s Brass Bed, killed it at a house show we did a year ago so I highly recommend that. Also, I left off M83 at the Civic Center Friday night because it is sold out and I could never actually recommend seeing the terrible band that is headlining. See you out in the city!


Best Shows In Atlanta January 26 – February 1:

Monday:

MV & EE, The Meeks Family, Lyonnais @ The Earl

Beatrix*JAR @ Eyedrum

Tuesday:

Colourmusic, The Preakness, So So Death @ The Earl

Adrien Barbobott, Subliminator, Zano Bathroom, Offerings, Jesi Langdale, Pony Bones @ Lenny’s

Wednesday:

Opaq Face, Attention System, Slow Earth, Alter @ Lenny’s

Thursday:

Sorry No Ferrari, Benard, I Made This Mistake @ WonderRoot

Brass Bed, The Wild, Wade in the Rhythm (Band Together 2009 Benefit) @ The Earl

Adron, Trapper’s Cabin, Zano, Madeline, DJ Sea-Larke @ Star Bar

Fox Trotsky, Wrister, Small Reaction @ Lenny’s

Friday:

Thy Mighty Contract, Chopper, Hollow Stars, High Marks @ Drunken Unicorn

Saturday:

Hawks, The Sunglasses, Brass Castle, Skin Problems, Chrissakes @ Drunken Unicorn

13 Day Mission, Attila, Light Pupil Dilate, Sanus Valde (Horror Show) @ WonderRoot

Noot D’ Noot @ 529

The Features, The Selmanaires, Carnivores @ The Earl

Disco Biscuits @ The Tabernacle

Keller Williams @ Variety Playhouse




Here are some mp3 previews, all of which are Atlanta artists:

The Preakness : On The Couch
Benard : Medieval Knievel
13 Day Mission : Eat All Speaking Canaries
Lyonnais : Sex In The Age Of Negotaition
Adron : String Song
Fox Trotsky : The Drunk And The Restless