A Saturday Superpost

Before I get started, I just want to shout out to Lern for fixing my Internet. It feels good to be blogging from my own house again. Anyways, let’s get started with festivals as there were some big announcements this week. The biggest would be All Points West (Coachella East). The festival will include two nights of Radiohead, which is ridiculous. Here’s the line-up so far:

Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Underworld, Kings of Leon, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cat Power, The Roots, The New Pornographers, Youssou N’Dour, Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Metric, CSS, Girl Talk, Chromeo, The Go! Team, Amadou & Mariam, The Black Angels, Sia, The Felice Brothers, K’Naan, Jason Isbell, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Alberta Cross, The Virgins, Black Kids, Mates of State, Duffy, Forro in the Dark, Nicole Atkins, Juana Molina, Little Brother, Rogue Wave, Neil Halstead and Your Vegas.

Outside of Radiohead the line-up seems a bit weak to be charging $258 for a weekend pass, but I guess with Coachella selling out last year so fast, they have decided to really push the price limits this year. Regardless, though, I may still go to this on the strength of seeing Radiohead in such a cool location and hanging out in New York City. Tickets go on sale this Friday. The fest goes down August 8th-10th. Get all the info at the website.

Other Festivals that made some noise this week:

All Good Fest (July 11th-13th in West Virginia) announces line-up:

Michael Franti & Spearhead
Keller Williams and the WMD’S
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Railroad Earth
Tea Leaf Green
The Bridge
Hot Buttered Rum
RAQ
Bonerama
Pnuma Trio
The Wood Brothers
Bassnectar
Outformation
Telepath
deSol
Basshound
 Plus many more artists still to be announced

Tickets go on sale Tuesday. All Good website.

10,000 Lakes Fest (July 23th-26th in Minnesota) announces line-up:

Phil Lesh & Friends
The Flaming Lips
Michael Franti & Spearhead
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Mickey Hart Band (featuring Steve Kimock & George Porter Jr.)
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood
Slightly Stoopid
Dark Star Orchestra
Panjea with Michael Kang
JJ Grey & MOFRO
New Mastersounds
Everyone Orchestra
The Wood Brothers
Cornmeal
WBPN
The Hue
 With over forty additional acts still to be announced

Get all the info at the 10K Lakes website.

Virgin Fest in Baltimore, MD has set dates August 9th & 10th for this year’s event, going head to head against All Points West.

Atmosphere have a new album out in April.

The RIAA thinks music pirates are mostly crack-dealing terrorist murders.

Coldplay is finishing their newest album.

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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