Ohmpark Mixtape #11: An Autumn Mix

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Yo La Tengo : Here To Fall
No Age : Losing Feeling
Sian Alice Group : Through Air Over Water
Health : We Are Water
Neon Indian : Terminally Chill
Bear In Heaven : Dust Cloud
Sea Wolf : White Water, White Bloom
Baroness : Swollen And Halo
Porcupine Tree : Time Flies
Karen O and The Kids : All Is Love

Photos: Scion Rock Fest at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA (2-28-09)

Baroness


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Scion Rock Fest: Information and Artist Additions

If you have been trying to figure out how to get Scion Rock Fest tickets, here is how to get them:

To obtain tickets to the fest please visit http://www.scion.com/rock and enter your email address in the register box. If you live within a 60 mile radius of a retail pick up location you will be given the option of stores close to you. Choose the store easiest for you to visit and you will be emailed a confirmation to get a pair of tickets at the that location. Bring this confirmation to the store to obtain your tickets. If you live outside that radius your name will be added to a will call list to get tickets day of at the venue and you will be emailed a confirmation for that. Early arrival is highly recommended, as a ticket does not guarantee entry. Once the park is full, that’s it.

Scion Rock Fest just recently added some more acts to the lineup:

Converge
Pig Destroyer
Septic Flesh
Coalese
Trash Talk
Evil Army
US Christmas
Gaylord
Apocalyptic Visions

Those acts will join the badass list of bands we already reported:

Mastodon
Neurosis
High on Fire
Boris
1349
Cryptopsy
Torche
Nachtmystium
Wolves in the Throne Room
Baroness
Harvey Milk
Kylesa
Zoroaster
Withered
Krallice
Toxic Holocaust
Skeletonwitch
Rwake
A Storm of Light
Warbringer
Salome
Suidakra
Tyr
Alestorm

Keep in mind this is free and going down February 28th at The Masquerade. Here is a nice, short playlist of the bands I’m most excited to see:

Boris : Laser Beam
Baroness : The Birthing
Torche : Grenades
Kylesa : Where The Horizon Unfolds
Harvey Milk : Motown
Neurosis : Water Is Not Enough

Scion Rock Fest

This big ATL event seems to be off the radar, but luckily my metal insiders tipped me off. The line-up features pretty much every single band from the particular type of metal that I enjoy most, so I’m excited:

Mastodon
Neurosis
High on Fire
Boris
1349
Cryptopsy
Torche
Nachtmystium
Wolves in the Throne Room
Baroness
Harvey Milk
Kylesa
Zoroaster
Withered
Krallice
Toxic Holocaust
Skeletonwitch
Rwake
A Storm of Light
Warbringer
Salome
Suidakra
Tyr
Alestorm

The event is taking place all day long at The Masquerade on February 28th. It is free as long as you have a ticket, but where exactly one can obtain these elusive tickets is anyone’s guess (If you know, let me know).

Edit: Decatur CD will have some tickets next week. Thanks to Justin T for the tip!

Scion Rock Fest website

What Up In The ATL?

Best shows in Atlanta from October 20th – 26th:

Monday:

Ringo Deathstarr @ Drunken Unicorn

Wednesday:

Opeth, Baroness, High On Fire @ Center Stage

Plants & Animals, Born Ruffians @ The Earl

Thursday:

The Explorer’s Club, Tealights, The Blacks @ The Earl

Friday:

Ben Kweller, Whitley @ The Earl

Saturday:

TV On The Radio @ The Tabernacle


Ringo Deathstarr : Sweet Girl
Baroness : The Birthing
Plants & Animals : Feedback In The Field
The Explorer’s Club : Don’t Forget The Sun
Ben Kweller : Ice Ice Baby

Ohmpark’s Top 50 Best Albums Of 2007

2007 was an incredible year of music and there were so many albums I really liked that didn’t make this list. I noticed that most of the lists I pay attention to were very similar to one another this year as opposed to last year. Also, I’ve found myself in more of a disagreeance with those lists than last year. If there is any theme to be taken out of this list, I think it’s that I feel like too many great albums were underrated by the blogosphere elites, and that they were way in love with some albums I think are overrated. This list represents my personal assertions more so than the rest of the Ohmpark crew, but I worked hard to get every one’s opinions and influences in this thing. Feel free to comment on how much you hate or love it. I feel like every album on this is an essential one from last year, so go listen to some new music:

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What The Hell Am I Listening To?!?

Today’s theme, suggested albums from the readers (keep suggesting):

Sea Wolf

Thanks to TJ (check his blog) for pointing out Sea Wolf‘s Leaves In The River. I might have overlooked this release due to all the artists these days with “wolf” in their name confusing me. This band, fronted by Irving‘s Alex Church, does indie-pop better than most that remind me a little of Earlimart, Bright Eyes, and maybe even Arcade Fire at times. If you want a nice, low-key album that just sounds beautiful from front to back, this is for you:

Black Dirt

You’re A Wolf

Buy Leaves in The River Here

Sea Wolf Myspace

Baroness

Ichuda hit me off with this metal outfit from Savannah, Ga’s newest release, Red Album. It’s great to see a good band emerge from a music scene that is pretty lacking at best. Baroness on this album sort of sound like a more subdued Mastodon to me. I’ve been listening to it like crazy lately, and so should you:

Aleph

Wailing Wintry Wind

Buy Red Album Here

Baroness Myspace