What Up in The ATL?

Another year of shows begin! This Friday night i highly suggest going to Lenny's and checking out Graboids and Sleep Therapy.

The Graboids : Infinite Delay : Tremolo


Monday night I'm going to this:



Dan Deacon : Spiderman Of The Rings : Okie Dokie


Wednesday night there is a great show right here in my neighborhood:

I CAN FLY HOUSE: fag static,benard,sorry no ferrari,worn in red all ages 9pm/Donation

Next Friday night Club Awesome and Envie are at The Earl:



Next Saturday night is all about Yo La Tengo!

Yo La Tengo : I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass : Pass The Hatchet, I think I'm Goodkind


Also, there is another Whirlyball 7"/concert where if you buy the record at Criminal Records, it is your ticket to see the bands on it play at this interesting OTP venue:



Other great January Shows:

1/18/08 Yeasayer, MGMT at The Earl
1/19/08 The Jupiter Watts, Luigi at The Earl
1/21/08 Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow at The Loft
1/24/08 Feeding Fingers, Tenth To The Moon, Lid Emba at The Drunken Unicorn
1/24/08 Chopper, Fag Static at The Drunken Unicorn
1/26/08 The Selmanaires, Anna Kramer at The Earl (Dual CD release show)
1/29/08 Ween at The Tabernacle
1/30/08 High On Fire, A Life Once Lost at the Earl
1/30/08 Super Furry Animals, The Fiery Furnaces, Holy Fuck at The Variety Playhouse

What up In The ATL?

It's Atlanta Superstar Week!

Wednesday night we got a big show for you. We've got two of Atlanta's biggest music icons, Preston Craig and Kenny Crucial (Mack Messiah), performing live. Plus some great up-and-coming bands like Morning State, The Pendletons, and Delta Co. On top of all that, it's to raise money for Atlanta's Refugee Community. Be there:



And that's not all kiddies. The Atlanta superstars are all over the place this week with a very exciting line-up Friday night at the Variety Playhouse. This town's greatest hipster bands, Black Lips, Deerhunter, Snowden, and The Selmanaires will all be on one stage together:



If for some weird reason you aren't into that show, GWAR will be at The Masquerade Friday night. Saturday night Atlanta superstar week continues with Anna Kramer opening for Southern Culture On The Skids at the Earl. Next Monday night you can choose between a Shannon Hoon-less Blind Melon at the Masquerade or seeing The Sword at the Earl.

Cool Winter shows that you needs to knows:

12/13/07 The Orphins, The Liverhearts at the Earl
12/31/07 (NYE) The Black Lips at The Drunken Unicorn
1/4/08 Graboids at Lenny's
1/7/08 Dan Deacon at Eyedrum
1/21/08 DJ Shadow + Cut Chemist at The Loft
1/24/07 Chopper (members from ex-Blame Game, Deerhunter), Fag Static at the Drunken Unicorn
1/26/08 The Machine at Variey Playhouse
1/30/08 High On Fire at The Earl
3/1/08 Beach House at The Earl
3/20/08 Acid Mothers Temple at The Earl

Yeah, those look like some killer shows!

What The Hell Am I Listening To?!?

Today is all about Post-Rock:

The Graboids (Charlottesville, VA)



Post-rock is an exciting genre right now because it is blowing up, and so many great bands are emerging. The Graboids are one band that is standing out to me. The album Infinite Delay is able to both master conventional post-rock soundscapes and create completely new ones on a beautifully sculpted piece of work. I also love the out of nowhere hip-hop track "Top Of The Network" featuring Jeremiah. Check it out:

• Tremolo
• Top Of The Network

Buy Infinite Delay here

The Graboids Myspace


Pelican (Chicago, IL)



One interesting conglomeration of genres that's happening right now is Post-metal. Pelican's City of Echoes is one of the best examples of this I've heard. It takes the best of both worlds into a brilliant listen. They will be at The Drunken Unicorn Tuesday July 31st so mark it down. Check it out yo:

• Spaceship Broken-Parts Needed
• Dead Between The Walls
  

Buy City Of Echoes here

Pelican Myspace


Fridge (Putney, UK)



As Post-Rock becomes more mainstream, bands inside the genre will have to step up to the plate and push it in new directions. Fridge's new album The Sun is a great demonstration of what is possible when you don't follow the rules. Give them a listen:

• Clocks
• Our Place In This
  

Buy The Sun here

Fridge Myspace