Snowden & Twin Tigers Holiday Season Tour


Snowden @ Corndogorama

Two local bands I heart are teaming up for some touring action to bring you holiday cheer: Atlanta’s Snowden and Athens’ Twin Tigers. Snowden are playing this Soap Box Derby thing going on Saturday at Starlite Drive-in, so for more details on that, click on the flyer below.

Snowden & Twin Tigers Tour Dates:

Dec 2 - Washington, DC @ DC9
Dec 3 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Dec 4 - Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
Dec 6 - Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundro Lounge
Dec 8 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
Dec 9 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
Dec 10 - Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
Dec 11 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectable Street
Dec 13 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree

Snowden Tour Dates:

Nov 15 - Atlanta Downhill Challenge- Soapbox Derby @ Starlight Cinema
Nov 29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Dec 1 - Raleigh, NC @ Duke University

Twin Tigers Tour Dates:

Nov 21 - Columbia, SC @ Hunter-Gatherer Brewery
Dec 5 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Night Light
Dec 12 - Atlanta, GA @ The Star Bar

Snowden : Between The Rent And Me
Twin Tigers : If

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Atlanta Album Preview: Snowden

Anti Anti was the summer jam for me last year after I finally got a copy, so I’m very much looking forward to the next album. The details seem murky right now, so here are some videos of new material they played at a show at The Earl back in February:

“Red Handed”:

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Corndogorama Videos: Snowden

I’ll have my Day 4 coverage and Wrap-up for you tomorrow, but until then you can re-experience Snowden putting it down Saturday night:


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Corndogorama 2008 Saturday (Day 3)

Josh and I have both been covering Corndogorama, so we’re going to tag team you with yesterday’s events complete with photos from Biggie C:

JW: Following a super-charged Friday night, I managed to make it back to corndog land in time to catch Morning State. As usual, they put on a solid performance. “Never So Strange” kept the truly devoted satisfied. I listened to them through my hangover - something not afforded to lesser bands.

SK: I didn’t make it to the fest until Thy Mighty Contract had taken the stage. This ATL supergroup certainly combined the best elements of their respective sounds into a serious sonic assault. I wish I could have heard a few more songs from them, but good Corndog sets always leaving you wanting more.

Since Untied States canceled due to some legal troubles, I ran down to East Atlanta and grabbed some grub at the Australian bakery and Josh went to see the Corndog Eating Contest.

JW: OK – that Boone guy showed up again with the belt just to show it off. 17 corndogs in 7 minutes. This anomaly has no competition. I was waiting for the little girl about a third of his size to spew when she got 5 of them down and started kneeling on the ground.

SK: Upon my return we caught Sonen. Their show was ok, but not anything that grabbed me. They struck me as a par, average Atlanta band. Not bad, but not good. Right after that it was time for A Armada and the explosions of sound washing across everyone’s ears was unstoppable.


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Snowden Touring With Colour Revolt

Atlanta’s Snowden is going on the road in May with Mississippi’s Colour Revolt. For all of you OTP readers, you should definitely check one of these shows out:

Snowden Tour Dates:

May 12 2008 7:00P
Local 506 (w/ Colour Revolt) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
May 13 2008 8:00P
Rock & Roll Hotel (w/ Colour Revolt) DC, Washington DC
May 14 2008 8:30P
Northstar (w/ Colour Revolt) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 15 2008 9:00P
Mercury Lounge (w/ Colour Revolt) New York, New York
May 16 2008 8:00P
Maxwell’s (w/ Colour Revolt) Hoboken, New Jersey
May 17 2008 8:00P
Pearl St. Downstairs (w/ Colour Revolt) Northhampton, Massachusetts
May 18 2008 7:00P
Great Scott (w/ Colour Revolt) Allston, Massachusetts
May 20 2008 8:00P
Mohawk Place (w/ Colour Revolt) Buffalo, New York
May 21 2008 8:00P
Lee’s Palace (w/ Colour Revolt) Toronto, Ontario
May 22 2008 8:00P
Musica (w/ Colour Revolt) Akron, Ohio
May 23 2008 9:00P
Subterranean (w/ Colour Revolt) Chicago, Illinois
May 24 2008 8:00P
Varsity Theater (w/ Colour Revolt) Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 25 2008 7:00P
Jackpot Saloon Lawrence, Kansas
May 26 2008 8:00P
The Conservatory (w/ Colour Revolt) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 28 2008 8:00P
HOB Cambridge Room Dallas, Texas
May 29 2008 8:00P
Stubb’s Austin, Texas
May 31 2008 8:00P
One Eyed Jacks (w/ Colour Revolt) New Orleans, Louisiana

Snowden : Time Of The Season

Colour Revolt : Naked And Red

Humpday Randomnimity

Bonnaroo made some line-up additions:

Cat Power
Zappa Plays Zappa
The Disco Biscuits
MSTRKRFT
Chromeo

Decent additions, but only the electronic acts get me excited. This is what we want.

Sasquatch Music Festival, the big daddy Memorial Day fest that goes down at the Gorge Amphitheater in Washington state, just released a line-up:

R.E.M. / The Cure / The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show / Death Cab For Cutie / Modest Mouse / M.I.A. / Flight Of The Conchords / Rodrigo Y Gabriela / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Breeders / Built To Spill / The Hives / Tegan & Sara / Ghostland Observatory / Ozomatli / The New Pornographers / Blue Scholars / The National / The Kooks / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Cold War Kids / Beirut / Rogue Wave / Okkervil River / Fleet Foxes / Kinski / Mates of State / Sera Cahoone / Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator) / Battles / Destroyer / Dyme Def / The Blakes / Pela / Jamie Lidell / The Cops / Dengue Fever / Siberian / Say Hi / White Rabbits / David Bazan / The Little Ones / “Awesome” / Dead Confederate / The Heavenly States / 65daysofstatic / Grand Archives / Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio / Joshua Morrison / Throw Me The Statue / J. Tillman / The Shaky Hands / Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down / Matt Costa / The Cave Singers

That’s a hell of a line-up and now I’m really considering going to this. The Gorge is considered by many as the coolest venue in the US. Tickets are reasonably priced and go on sale Saturday March 8th. More details on their website.

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Ohmpark Mixtape #3: My Favourite Songs Of 2007

The best ofs continue. Here are the songs I really dug this year, arranged in what i think is a great flowing hour and a half experience. I did cheat a little bit and included a few tracks from my best 2006 Albums of 2007 list, but these songs will always make me think of this year, so it’ll work. Enjoy:

The Shins : Wincing The Night Away : Sleeping Lessons

Midlake : The Trials Of Van Occupanther : Roscoe

The Cinematic Orchestra : Ma Fleur : To Build A Home

Blonde Redhead : 23 : Spring And by Summer Fall

Earlimart : Mentor Tormentor : Happy Alone

Wilco : Sky Blue Sky : Impossible Germany

Beach House : Beach House : Master of None

Low : Drums And Guns : Breaker

Parade : Answer Me : Booths

Of Montreal : Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? : The Past Is A Grotesque Animal

Deerhunter : Fluorescent Grey : Wash Off

Akron/Family : Love Is Simple : Don’t Be Afraid, You’re Already Dead

Snowden : Anti Anti : Anti Anti

Moorish idols : Moorish Idols : Why Are We Whispering

Phosphorescent : Pride : Wolves

Smashing Pumpkins : Zeigeist : Neverlost

Radiohead : In Rainbows : Reckoner

Marnie Stern : In Advance Of The Broken Arm : Patterns Of A Diamond Ceiling

Snowden For The Holidays

Snowden is bringing you the Christmas cheer to get you in the mood. First, Snowden’s Dave Payne has brought the band into the blogosphere with his own blog documenting all things Snowden. Check it out. Also, they have re-released their Licorice EP, where Jordan Jeffares gives you his take on some traditional Christmas songs. You can read all about it at Kissatlanta. It’s a pretty interesting listen:

White Christmas

Merry Christmas

Christmas Time Is Here

China Light

I really enjoyed the new material they debuted at the Variety Playhouse a couple weeks ago and can’t wait for the new album. Go myspace friend them.

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