GF Friend Injured on Bicycle / Hit by truck

Gypsy friend, photographer and Athens resident, Stacey Marie was riding her bicycle when she was stuck head-on by a drunk driver in a pick-up truck.  She has serious injuries and is currently in Athens Regional Hospital. There is a benefit show TONIGHT starting at 11:30pm in Athens at the Farm 255 to help raise funds …

GF005 coming soon

Athens, GA folk sensation "Old Smokey" (members of Ham1, Moths and Olivia Tremor Control) will be making their debut release on GYPSY FARM wax.  More info coming soon, head on over to their GF PLAYER and cast an ear. Mean/while, these VINYL titles are available in the store for CHEAP/YAW: THE RODNEY KINGS / IRENE …

MAD AXES / “NEW WAVE” Video

Athens Hip Hop owtfit "MAD AXES" unleash a video for their single titled "NEW WAVE".   Catch them performing at the Caledonia Lounge on January 11th 200013 for the "You Are The Real Monster" CD Release party  (and you can download it for free  over at the Axes' BANDCAMP page) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eWXt-CTClYo

SCS in KY / TN this Weekend

The Shoal Creek Stranglers will be "appearing" before your very eyes and ears this Saturday night in Murray, KY at Terrapin Station Record Store along with some top-Kentuckian music folk -- THE JACKSON PURCHASE and SECULAR PETS. Following this,  catch them strangling down at THE STONE FOX in NASHVILLE, TN the next evening (SUNDAY FOOL) GF's …

The BLACK LIPS in Athens

On a Wednesday evening, we made our way down to "The Manor" in Athens, GA - a venue known for it's Lazers, Fog and Ying Yang Twin hosted events.  At around 10pm the curtain raised, The RODNEY KINGS chomped down on the sound and folks where physically fine to show for it, bless their hearts. They …

MUUY BIIEN / KNIFE FIGHTS 7″

These Raww-thrashin punks from Athens, GA have produced (for lack of more appropriate slang) a 7INCH for Virginia's WONDERTRICK label -- and rarely does any firecracker on this devil-dish fizzle any longer than 40 seconds.  The music is maddening, spaced out mostly from your own imagination in-between muffed out little teases--Yet, a flip over to side B …

TIMMY TUMBLE SHOW REVIEW

Just this past weekend, Athens' own action attraction, Timmy Tumble and The Tumblers took to the Tumblin Tennessee road,  stopping briefly in Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga.   For those that don't know, this band features Tim Schreiber who fronted  Colonel Knowledge and the Lickity-Splits (ALIVE!/BOMP!), as well as members of All City Canonballers, Mouser and The Humms.  Check OWT this …