Corndogorama Videos: All the Saints, Twin Tigers, Thy Mighty Contract, The NEC

Local bands at the Corndog:

All The Saints:

Twin Tigers:

Thy Mighty Contract:

The NEC:

What The Hell Am I Listening To?!?

This is an “Underground Hottlanta” crossover edition of “What The Hell” with two stellar albums from two underrated local bands:

The Liverhearts

The Liverhearts have been a staple in the Atlanta underground music scene most of this decade. Their post-rock meets math-rock meets punk sound is anchored by driving rhythms on the drums under sweetly dissident guitar lines and intense, raw vocals. Their debut full-length, Ornament, is a 38 minute high energy sonic blast. Momentum only lulls briefly at the half-time instrumental track “Panicum Repens” to give the listener a break before opening up a second assault. This is one of those albums you have to listen to as loud as possible and one I’ve been jamming hard.

Of Doctors And Daggers

Cincinnati

The Liverhearts Myspace

But Ornament here

All The Saints

This Atlanta via Alabama trio take grungy, dirty sounds of the last 20 years and arrange them together with a post-modern aesthetic and a touch of psychedelia. One of the things I love most about their album, Fire On Corridor X, is that it achieves the fuzzy, distant The Jesus And Mary Chain feel that many bands have been aiming for lately without seeming like an overt, cheap ripoff. In fact its their tempered employment of this sound that make them so unique. Rather than hiding behind distortion, their song arrangements seem to shine with a dose of reverb. The album itself also has plenty of range and dynamics that takes you on a journey through their world of bluesy shoegaze.

Farmacia

Papering Fix

All The Saints Myspace

Buy Fire On Corridor X here

Photos: All The Saints, Dead Confederate on 6/7/08 at The Earl in Atlanta, GA

Dead Confederate


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Dead Confederate, All The Saints Tour Begins Tomorrow


Dead Confederate at SXSW

Two local bands that we have been hyping this year are hitting the road together tomorrow. They both do dirty, gritty, psychedelic music with a southern twang, or as I would broadly call it, “Post-Southern Rock”. Dead Confederate spent Memorial Day weekend at Sasquatch Fest and All The Saints‘ new LP, Fire On Corridor X, just came out today. Full album review forthcoming, but all you need to know right now is that it is really good and you should get it.

Dead Confederate & All the Saints tour dates:

May 28 – Washington, DC @ DC9
May 29 – New York, NY @ Pianos
May 30 – Ashbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
May 31 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber
June 1 – Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bears
June 3 – Baltimore MD @ Sonar
June 4 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
June 5 – Asheville, NC @ The Rocket
June 6 – Knoxville, TN @ Barley’s
June 7 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

Dead Confederate tour dates:

June 14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
June 17 – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Co#
June 18 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre#
June 19 – Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theatre#
June 20 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern#
June 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Little Radio (on Aquarium Drunkard Show)
June 24 – Sacramento, CA @ Empire Room#
June 25 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom#
June 26 – Spokane, WA @ Big Easy#
June 28 – Denver, CO @ Soco Music Experience
July 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue#
July 5 – Rothbury, MI @ Rothbury Fest

# w/ Drive By Truckers


All The Saints will also be at Corndogorama June 28th. You ATLiens be sure to go see The Earl show next Saturday. Videos:

Dead Confederate:

All the Saints:

Dead Confederate myspace

All The Saints myspace

DIY Nation: Soundlab 84

After returning from my Radiohead roadtrip, I recharged and headed out to Cabbagetown or Reynoldstown (I’m not sure exactly where the line is) for a house party last Saturday night. The party was hosted by the guys from Missile Command, featuring some of Atlanta’s most prolific artists and all-around cool dudes. The house was perfectly suited for this sort of thing, with great porches, a front living room converted to a small venue, and plenty of booze to go around. And of course the show was absolutely free. ATL superstars were out and about for this one.

I thoroughly enjoyed all 4 bands on the bill. Everyone there was rocking loud and hard. The cops came at least twice, but must have been pretty cool because the music never stopped. I have not attended a ton of house parties on the east side of town, so its great to see people doing it right outside the college kid infested neighborhood I live in. I got some videos, and while the sound is pretty decent, the lighting was way too dark. But if you want to watch the blurry shadows bringing it hard, I’ve uploaded them to youtube anyways (think of them as audio recordings):

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Tonight In The A: All The Saints

I just got back from Charlotte and my second night of Radiohead (full Ohmpark review coming soon) so I am pretty worn out from traveling and drinking, but there is a sweet house party in the Reynoldstown/Cabbagetown that I’m going to check out, and you should too:

I have been listening to All The Saints‘ upcoming album and it is really good. Even OTP blogs have taken notice of these guys, so catch them while they’re hott!

All The Saints : Fire On Corridor X : Sheffield

All The Saints Myspace

Live Review: Dead Meadow, All The Saints, Untied States (2/18/2008) The Earl

Last Monday night I caught one of the best shows in Atlanta so far this year. Three seriously kickass bands played some amazing sets. First up was one of my favourites from Atlanta, Untied States. They are currently working on a new album and I really like the new stuff. Also, I think new(ish) drummer Erin Santini’s style blends very well with their sound. If I had to pick the most underrated band in all of this city, it is these guys.


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