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The Best Shows In Atlanta March 2 – 8:

Tuesday:

Tapes ‘n Tapes, Wild Light @ The Earl

Wednesday:

Plants & Animals, Strezo @ The Earl

Zepubicle with Tatsuya Nakatani @ Eyedrum

Thursday:

Batata Doce, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers, Sorry No Ferrari, This Piano Plays Itself, Tous les Jours with DJ Press Play @ Star Bar

Tokyo Police Club, Harlem Shakes, Ruby Coast @ The Earl

Le Castle Vania, RRRump, Eli Smith (Fuck Yesss Dance Party) @ Drunken Unicorn

Friday:

Mi Ami, Thank You, Untied States @ 529

Gringo Star, Wild Sweet Orange, The Electric Cycles @ The Earl

Futureshock, Atlanta Sedition Orchestra, the Krewe of Grateful Gluttons, DJs Black Dominoes and Lil Ray (Sopo Bike Co-Op Pary) @ Lenny’s

Saturday:

Modest Mouse @ The Tabernacle (SOLD OUT)

Annuals, Jessica Lea Mayfield, What Laura Says @ The Earl

Morrissey @ Variety Playhouse (SOLD OUT)

The Selmanaires, Social Studies @ 529

Annuals, Howlies @ Criminal Records




Plants & Animals : Mercy
Tokyo Police Club : Citizen Of Tomorrow
Annuals : Carry Around
Tapes ‘n Tapes : Cowbell
Thank You : Empty Legs

Friday Free-Style

Ok, to start off, I have two corrections to make. First, in the post “Atlanta Album Preview: Nomen Novum” I had listed what I believed to be a possible tracklisting to Nomen Novum‘s upcoming debut album, November, but I in fact gave you the possible tracklist Nomen Novum‘s second album comprised of songs they are performing live already. The tracklist for November looks like this:

intro / new coke
permanent makeup
I collect things/pow-pow
little witches
don’t look up
my face her body
parallel eyes
that’s a moray
precious moments
hand-me-downs

Expect it to be available in the month of which it is named, and another Nomen Novum to follow.

The other correction is from my last “What The Hell Am i Listening to?!?” post. I claimed Sorry No Ferrari‘s EP The Get Down Syndrome had been released “recently”, when in actuality it had been released back in 2006. I had incorrectly thought that it was the new record they are currently finishing up, but obviously it is not.

So, in both cases, there is more great music coming than I expected.

Broken Social Scene will be at The Variety Playhouse November 19th.

My Brightest Diamond will be in Atlanta December 7th.

Phosphorescent will be at the Drunken Unicorn November 7th.

Click here to read the entire post…

Live Review: Blonde Redhead, Annuals (5-4-2007) Variety Playhouse

Last Friday night I celebrated being done with finals by catching this. We got there at ticket time and it was already fairly packed. Annuals came on first, and I would describe them as a poor man’s Arcade Fire with almost a jamband tinge to the sound. The front man, Adam Baker, looked like he was on mushrooms or something. The six-piece featured 2 full drum sets, a pair of drums for the lead guitarist, and even Adam Baker himself had a drum to beat on from time to time. Overall, the total sound seemed to be a little too schizophrenic for me; it seemed like people’s parts didn’t really blend together well. They were great for an opener, but I doubt that I would exert a ton of effort to go see them again. Here’s some pics from my phone:

Between the two bands, the Variety Playhouse actually dropped the curtains in front of the stage, which almost never happens. When the curtains opened, Blonde Redhead brought it full blast. The lighting they employed was really cool because it was so subtle and created a an interesting light “aura” for the band. Musically, it was hard for me to make out the vocals often times in the front where i was, but other than that, I was very impressed. The set was heavy on songs from 23, but I’ve actually been digging on that album the more I listen to it. I know it’s not quite as adventurous as their best work, but if you can overlook that, there’s some amazing material on it. The three-piece was spaced out far away from each other and they seemed to have a confident yet awkward stage presence, with guitarists Kazu Makino and Amedeo Pace pseudo-flirting with each other as they jammed out and watching drummer Simone Pace’s facial expressions were hilarious as he would get really into some entrancing rhythms. Kazu even had an enormous stuffed horse to sit on when playing keys. Overall, my first Blonde Redhead show was everything i hoped it would be.

Monday Mash-Up

It’s a big week for shows in Atlanta. First, tonight Sunset Rubdown will be at the Drunken Unicorn. You can listen to some recent live tracks from them here. Arcade Fire and The National will be at the Atlanta Civic Center tommorrow night. Thursday night From Exile will be at the Masquerade. Friday night Blonde Redhead and Annuals will be at the Variety Playhouse. Modest Mouse and Man Man will be at the Masquerade Music Park Saturday night. Here’s some tracks to get you in the mood:

The National : Brainy

From Exile : Cataclysm

Blonde Redhead : Spring And By Summer Fall

Annuals : Carry Around

Modest Mouse : Spitting Venom

Modest Mouse : Parting Of The Sensory

Man Man : Banana Ghost

Last weekend was the first time I’ve ever been to Inman Park Festival and it was pretty awesome. Here’s some photos:

There’s a couple new releases I’m excited about this week both from artists I’ve loved since I was a kid. I hope they don’t suck:



Here’s some interviews to read:

Here’s The Mars Volta on the Henry Rollins Show:

Day Of The Baphomets (part 1):

Day Of The Baphomets (part2):

Interview:



Tetragrammaton (part 1):

Tetragrammaton (part 2):