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

Sunday Night In The A: Dead Confederate, Mice In Cars, Living Rooms, Blastoids

It is a great day for checking out local music in Atlanta. Corndogorama closes out tonight with Dead Confederate and they just did a Laundro Matinee session that you can check out here. After that, there are two great options for the afterparty. Mice In Cars are playing The Earl right down the street. I’ve been listening to their newest album, 53 Bicycles and a Dead Man, and have been enjoying it more and more with each listen. It is very raw and the vocalist is definitely an acquired taste, but the record is a great combination of sweet instrumental jams and post-punk intensity. The other afterparty option tonight sees one of my favourite DIY venues return in a new location in Reynoldstown with a great lineup. I Can Fly House part duex showcases Living Rooms, Siddhartha, and Ohmpark favourite Murfreesboro, Tennessee’s Blastoids. One of Blastoids‘ members, Shit Wolf, did a remix of a Living Rooms song that I posted below. Get directions to that show here. Go see some bands!

Blastoids : Morning Light
Living Rooms : How We Do It (Shit Wolf remix)
Mice In Cars : Doors Do Not Rebound Or Spring Back
Dead Confederate : It Was A Rose (Laundro Matinee Session)

Dead Confederate myspace
Video and Audio of Laundro Matinee Session
Mice in Cars myspace
Buy 53 Bicycles And A Dead Man
Living Rooms myspace
Blastoids myspace
Shit Wolf myspace

Live Review: Nophest 4&20 2008

I spent the majority of last weekend at Nophest and had a really fun time. The weather was perfect, the fest was extremely chill and I got to see a ton of cool local artists. I don’t really have a play-by-play analysis because I decided to just kick back and enjoy this one rather than play the hardcore journalist, plus after my DJ set on Sunday I was pretty obliterated. I ended up missing many of the acts I wanted to catch, but that typically happens at a fest packed to the brim with great bands. Missile Command was one of my favourite sets of the weekend. They were noisy and brutal, two things I highly appreciate. Envie was really stellar again, although the vocals and keys were not loud enough and they are the sort of band that I think requires a good sound setup. I really enjoyed the Ship To Shore set. Mice In Cars rocked it. And of course Sorry No Ferrari and This Piano Plays Itself both put forth typically amazing sets. If you missed this one, be sure not to make that mistake again and catch the winter edition later this year. Here’s some photos I took:

R_Garcia:

Lovesick Scientist:

Missile Command:


Click here to read the entire post…

Ohmpark’s Guide To Nophest 4&20

The weekend is almost here and I am very excited. Nophest announced a third stage of bands for Sunday April 20th at The Doogallery. For details on that and the full schedule, go to the Nophest website. I’m going to break down the acts that stand out to me and help you discover some new bands from the massive line-up. Click on the band name to listen to some tracks on their myspace or website:

Friday:

7:45pm Lovesick Scientist: A project of Justin Sias (Elevado) that is produced by Brian Slusher (Slushco). With those two top tier ATL musicians involved, it has to be good.

8:30pm R_Garcia: I’ve just sort of been introduced to Randy Garcia through Nophest, but everything I sees points to him being a pretty badass musician and dude, so I’m ready to catch this one.

9:15pm Missile Command: A band featuring members of Elevado. We got a sneak preview performance of these guys at our one year anniversary party and they rocked out hard so I’ve been excited to catch the Missile Command again. Here’s some tracks to jam:

Level Up

Click here to read the entire post…