[Video] Oryx and Crake: “Fun Funeral” Live @ Criminal Records (Record Store Day 2011)

More videos of Record Store Day at Criminal Records here.

Videos: Thy Mighty Contract @ Criminal Records (Record Store Day)

Last weekend to celebrate Record Store Day, Criminal Records had a serious party going on all day long. I picked up some sweet 7″s like the split Sonic Youth/Beck, The Grizzly Bear live, and the Loney Dear/Andrew Bird. I also stuck around long enough to see who I think was the best band on the lineup, Thy Mighty Contract. Below are some videos of their performance. Also, Kim Criminal got videos of pretty much everyone, so you should check that out here.

Record Store Day 2009

Finally a holiday about commercialism you can get behind. This Saturday, independent record stores across the nation will be rallying together with a cornucopia of limited edition releases and in-store concerts to celebrate the art of music. Atlanta’s own Criminal Records has quite the event lined up with a ton of local favourites playing at the store:

Criminal Records Line Up Saturday (4/18/09):

11:00AM – Death on Two Wheels
12:00PM – Thy Mighty Contract
1:00PM – Carolina Chocolate Drops
2:00PM – Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue
3:00PM – Ocha La Rocha
4:00PM – Noot d’Noot
5:00PM – Player/Kommander
6:00PM – Carnivores
7:00PM – Selmanaires
8:00PM – Manchester Orchestra
9:00PM – Judi Chicago

They will have beer, cake, contests, giveaways, etc. The store opens up at 10am, so keep that in mind if you are aiming to snag some of these sweet special releases. You can check out our coverage of Criminal Records’ festivities from last year here.

Criminal Records website

Record Store Day website

Record Store Day In Atlanta: Dead Confederate, The Coathangers, Club Awesome

I spent a few hours last weekend at Criminal Records for their Record Store Day celebration. Here are the three local bands who played there that matter most:

Dead Confederate:

We’ve been talking about them for a while now around Ohmpark and the justified hype is starting to get some traction on the webs post-SXSW. Earfarm spent some time with them while they were down in Austin and has a bunch of cool material. Speaking of SXSW, you can get an entire performance here. Southern Shelter has just put up a show on their site where Dead Confederate played nothing but Sonic Youth covers at The 40 Watt in Athens earlier this year here. A sample:

Dead Confederate : Silver Rocket (Sonic Youth cover)
At Criminal:

They are touring steadily this summer, so go check them out:

23 May – Seattle, WA @ KEXP
24 May – Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
28 May – Washington D.C. @ DC9
29 May – New York, NY @ Piano’s
30 May – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
31 May – Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber
1 June – Boston, MA @ TT the Bears
4 June – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
5 June – Asheville, NC @ The Rocket Club
6 June – Knoxville, TN @ Barley’s
7 June – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
14 June – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
17 June – Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Company*
18 June – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre Flagstaff*
19 June – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre*
20 June – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern*
24 June – Sacramento, CA @ Empire Room*
25 June – Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom*
26 June – Spokane, WA @ Big Easy – Spokane*
5 July – Rothbury, MI @ Rothbury Festival

* w/ Drive by Trucker

The Coathangers

The Coathangers quick rise to ATLien elite status last year is an interesting phenomenon, and while I’m not the biggest fan of bands getting popular in this town solely because of their stage act and attitude rather than their music, these girls back up their their brash aura with clever lyrics and catchy tunes. I stumbled across this great remix of one my favourite Coathangers songs on the ‘net last night:

The Coathangers : Parcheezie (Griff Remix ft. Fitzgerald)
Here they are doing that song last Saturday:

And Kimcriminal has one up too, she has tons of vids of in-store Criminal Record performances you an check out here.

They are also on summer tour, so go to a show:

2 May – Atlanta, GA @ The Star Bar
9 May – Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Old Bar (500 Songs For Kids)
15 May – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
16 May – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
23 May – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
7 June – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
9 June – Nasheville, TN @ Springwater Supper Club
10 June – Hot Springs, AK @ The Exchange
11 June – Fayetteville, AK @ New Deli House *
12 June – Wichita, KS @ Barleycorns *
13 June – Norman, OK @ Opolis *
14 June – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
15 June – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
2 July – Detroit, MI @ Alvin’s
3 July – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
6 July – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor

* w/ El Paso Hot Button

Club Awesome

Atlanta’s Club Awesome, known for their pool parties and “Whyte Tygre” suit, are what I would describe as in the greater post-punk/post-pop vicinity. I arrived too late to get some video of their show, but I did pick up a handmade advance copy of their debut album, and it is really good. Here’s a track:

Club Awesome : Trainwreck
They have a few shows coming up:

3 May – Atlanta, GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar (500 Songs For Kids)
25 May – Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox (We Festival)
29 June – Atlanta, GA @ Lenny’s (Corndogarama)
5 July – Atlanta, GA @ Star Bar (July 4 Weekend Fest)