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:


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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

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Nophest Four & Twenty

Nophest is fast becoming one of Atlanta’s most interesting and enjoyable festivals. The bi-yearly event taking place April 18th-20th is going to be hitting two venues, ParkGrounds and The Lang Carson Center, for what promises to be the biggest and best Nophest so far. Pine Magazine did an interview with the Nophest crew last year you should check out. I hit last year’s 4-20 event and had a great time. Here is the line-up and schedule so far:

Friday 4/18/2008 – Main Stage

7:00pm – 7:30pm Gemini Cricket
7:45pm – 8:15pm Elliot Rubin
8:30pm – 9:00 Vertigo Jones
9:15pm – 9:45pm Extraordinary Contraptions
10:00pm – 10:30pm Hitchcocks
10:45pm – 11:15pm Wighat
11:30pm – 12:00pm A Fight to the Death

Friday 4/18/2008 – 166 Stovall Stage

7:00pm – 7:30pm TBA
7:45pm – 8:15pm TBA
8:30pm – 9:00pm R_Garcia (solo electronic)
9:15pm – 9:45pm Missle Command
10:00pm – 10:30pm Push Button Action Man
10:45pm – 11:15pm Blue Screen Love Scene
11:30pm – 12:00pm 10th to the Moon
12:00pm – 1:00am Tobi Love feat Nisha Bordeaux

Friday 4/18/2008 – Movie Screen

Bruce Lee Double-Feature!

8:00pm Chinese Connection
10:00pm Enter The Dragon

Saturday 4/19/2008 – Main Stage

12:30pm – 1:30pm We Tap the Keg & Say Hello
1:45pm – 2:15pm Eudora June
2:30pm – 3:00pm Intrepid Souls
3:15pm – 3:45pm Capibara
4:00pm – 4:30pm Lovespark
4:45pm -5:15pm Single Channel System
5:30pm – 6:00pm Witt Wisebram
6:15pm – 6:45pm Ship to Shore
7:00pm – 7:30pm Devoradora
7:45pm – 8:15pm The Issues
8:30pm – 9:00pm Envie
9:15pm – 9:45pm Swank Sinatra
10:00pm – 10:30pm Nerd Parade
10:45pm – 11:15pm Cassavetes
11:30pm – 12:00pm Trial by Fire

Saturday 4/19/2008 – 166 Stovall Stage

12:30pm – 1:30pm We Tap the Keg & Say Hello
1:30pm – 2:45pm Wonder Root Non-Profit Workshop
3:00pm – 5:00pm DJ Press Play
5:30pm – 6:00pm Mooseknuckle Sandwich
6:15pm – 6:45pm Citizen Green
7:00pm – 7:30pm Subliminator
7:45pm – 8:15pm The Beatless
8:30pm – 9:00pm S.K.I.P
9:15pm – 9:45pm Logickal
10:00pm – 10:30pm Larvae
10:45pm – 11:15pm Dr. Electroboink
11:30pm – 12:00pm Can Can

Satuday 4/19/2008 – Movie Screen

8:00pm Guitar Hero Battle on the Big Screen!

Sunday 4/20/2008 – Main Stage

12:30pm – 1:30pm We Tap the Keg & Say Hello
1:45pm – 2:15pm Mice in Cars
2:30pm – 3:00pm Hot Grits A Flyin’
3:15pm – 3:45pm Trophy Wives
4:00pm – 4:30pm Redroja
4:45pm -5:15pm Asylum 66
5:30pm – 6:00pm Blanca Noche
6:15pm – 6:45pm Miles From Pangea
7:00pm – 7:30pm 13 Day Mission
7:45pm – 8:15pm Future Funk Collective
8:30pm – 9:00pm Sorry No Ferrari
9:15pm – 10:00pm Judi Chicago
10:15pm – 10:45pm Batada Doce
11:00pm – 11:30pm This Piano Plays Itself

Sunday 4/20/2008 – 166 Stovall Stage

12:30pm – 1:30pm We Tap the Keg and say hello!
1:30pm – 3:45pm Wonder Root Art Workshop
4:00pm – 4:30pm Flexor81
4:45pm -5:15pm TBA
5:30pm – 6:00pm TBA
6:15pm – 6:45pm TBA
7:00pm – 7:30pm TBA
7:45pm – 8:15pm TBA
8:30pm – 9:00pm TBA
9:15pm – 9:45pm TBA
10:00pm – 10:30pm TBA
10:45pm – 11:15pm TBA
11:30pm – 12:00am TBA

Sunday 4/20/2008 – Movie Screen

420 Double Feature!

8:00pm Up in Smoke
10:00pm Still Smokin’

For more info, check out the Nophest website. We’ll be there all weekend, so come party with us!

A Drunken Blitz Saturday Night (Featuring Nophest and Untied States)

So, here’s what I remember…

At the trap. Newcastle. it begins. Depart with the drizzle. Cryptograms blasts. Cabbage town. Teahouse. 11:11. Bud light kegs. Fill up cups. Beautiful day to chill outside. Lecture on music software. Show and tell. Projector. sample bank. beer. move the mouse. coding the tunes. laptop action. beer. Night falls. where’s the bathroom? beer. more computer jams, now I want a cigarrette. beer. Lots of jars with lots of organic stuff. Suddenly, Cyborg Transvestite. Drum machines. yelling. black dress. big metal plate. banging. dancing, yelling, banging, beats, evil beats, it just died. no, now its back. Cyborg Punk will never die. beer. porching. bum cigarettes. way too harsh a cigarrette. head feels funny. need more beer. beer. kids rapping about suicide bombers. doing interviews with crowd while performing. beer. back to the spaceship. East Atlanta is blurry. maybe that’s me. pizza. pbr. aw yeah. must get to gas station before midnight. millerlite case-ish. ISP Space. chillin. Biggie C. moorish posse. beer. really foggy now. i’m guessing beer. Untied States time. wait, who is that chick on the drums? new line-up? woah. beer. The States bring the noise. hells yaher. beer. I think i’m blind in one eye. maybe both. time to take it back to the park. beer. smoke. too drunk to stay awake. goodnight.

These two artists put on a damn good show at Nophest(4-21-2007) so check it out:

Johan Ess

Graham Coleman

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