We’ve done some fumbling around in this hear new year & have managed to replenish thee side player. So much more to come, Â Phil Free is here to help you open up, take it with you and until we meet again!
TS WOODWARD arrives at GF Studio
GF006 / TIMMY TUMBLE 7 INCH
Timmy and his all new Tumbler band are set to land on your turntable immediately – yes folks GF’s sixth official release is here! This debut 7″ of  one Timothy Schreiber (Col. Knowledge and the Lickity Splits / DARK MEAT) captures live action musical movements accented by a backing band known as “The Tumblers” (members of Mouser, The Cryptides, All City Cannonballers  and Grape Soda) to complete GF006, THE HEAD HONEY EP.  A release party is to be held at the 40 watt club on Fryday the 13th 200013 with supporting acts SHOAL CREEK STRANGLERS, GHOST LIGHTS and MOTHER THE CAR.
You can order the TUMBLE 7″ direct from the GF store, or get a customized colored cover from Timmy himself on December 13th!
NEW ELF POWER LP OUT NOW
Quicker than thee stench of expensive bourbon oozing out of Washington today, Elf Power releases their new record on Orange Twin / Darla. Â The band visited GF studio during the Summer of 2012 to track for the album, listen to the title track “Sunlight On The Moon” via soundcloud below :
and stream the entire record (for a few more days) via NPR
“[Elf Power] recorded the latest record in a variety of settings ranging from singer/songwriter Andrew Rieger’s home studio, to Athens, GA’s The Glow studio, to Lavonia, GA’s Gypsy Farm Studios, a long derelict country music theatre located in rural Georgia. Newly renovated and transformed into a recording studio, the beautiful auditorium hosted concerts from the likes of Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and George Jones throughout the 1970s and 1980s.”
See Elf Power on tour this month with Neutral Milk Hotel and Deerhunter
OLD SMOKEY PREMIERES “LEGGY” VIDEO
Local weavers of the string dream known as “Old Smokey” have finished their debut record,  titled “Wester Easter” and may we say, it’s an ear tickling treasure for sure.  While we have not confirmed when it is to be released,  our morning feeds are still spurting streams of magic via Robert Lomax’s direct vimeo line that reevealed a new video of the band’s latest single, “Leggy”.  Shot on the spot at GFR, the clip captures cameo appearances by  GF patrolmen Sgt Boogie and Funkin Duncan.  Watch and Share via the player below :
Catch Old Smokey SEPTEMBER 1st
FOR FREE at TEDS MOST BEST in Athens, GA
7pm So SHARP!
RSVP to the OFFICIAL EVENT PAGE
Until thee full leigth is released, cut yer teeth and jet on over to the GF STORE to grab a copy of their  7″ / CD, released earlier this year on Gypsy Farm Records.
CHECK EM OWT / The FREE ASSOCIATES
There’s high tale of gypsy business this Thursday night, featuring one of the classic city’s most recent incarnations in Rock and RAW, The Free Associates. This vicious group of scoundrels first appeared on our radar earlier this year when they booked a session at GF studio and proceeded to lay down an assortment of scorching singles. Currently, our sound engineers are sifting through the tapes, composing their debut release, and boy is it gonna be a BLOW OWT. Â But don’t take our word for it! The following is a blog post taken from thee HMB feed this morning :
The first Athens GA band I’d like to bring to the table for splendid observation  is a vicious 3 piece Rock/Blues group relatively recent to the scene but not at all to the craft/livelihood of Rock N Roll .  They are The Free Associates.  Good God,man! If you have vicariously made your way around the nightlife of town in hopes for a good show (or hopes of your own personal means, for that matter), there is a good chance these guys were the reason you didn’t wake up until 3pm!  We’ve all been there. Bouncing around trying to find a good show only to find pretentious hipsters with their iPuds, Punk bands that care more about how overtly dirty they look rather than what they’re playing,  ’desperate to be’ reincarnations of Brantley Gilbert, overbearing Indie kid turned Math Metal wizards(thank God for effect pedals), and lets not forget the fedora sporting Folk masters. But have no fear! The Associates are here!   The best thing about [them] is they’re an actual band! Not tied down to digital equipment and no theatrics to boot! Not to say that all bands/music in town isn’t genuine, there is something to admire and learn with these guys playing who they are and doing it very stripped down without reliance on their gear. Just how Rock and Roll began…READ FULL ARTICLE
Listen to the FA EARLY DEMOS (via soundcloud)
The Free Associates will be performing this Thursday (Aug 22nd) at LITTLE KINGS in Athens GA with Timmy Tumble & The Tumblers and Florida’s own Fat Night!  So my friends, there is the delightful rundown on The Free Associates. Check Em’ Out!
RSVP to thee OFFICIAL EVENT PAGE
*blog post courtesy of Athens Own / HMB, edited by GF for space.Â
Rawk Show at The World Famous
Members of Timmy and the Tumblers and The HUMMS comprise new local instrumental surf-rock outfit The Cryptides, so you can rest easy knowing that incredible moniker is in capable hands. Early demos point towards a shockingly developed sound—a slinky, sexy swirl with just the right smear of dirt. The newly formed Jones Maintenance All-Stars is a hybrid group of sorts featuring members of Nate and the Nightmares and Free Associates; the Nightmares’ Nate Mitchell tells Flagpole the band will be “playing a mix of originals and classic rock and roll cover songs.”  The Rodney Kings will be on hand to provide a jolt of punk power, and appropriately capping off a night of throwback jams is a DJ set from local vinyl guru Kurt Wood.
(via Flagpole Magazine / Gabe Vodicka)
Thee totally slick flyer comes courtesy of Larry Choskey.  NOW DON’T MISS The Rodney Kings, The Cryptides, Jones Maintenance All-Stars and a DJ set by Kurt Wood, LIVE this Thursday at The World Famous!
RODNEY KINGS / TOUR KICK OFF
THE RODNEY KINGS are kicking off an 11-date East-ghost Tour starting Friday night at-the-soon to be closing, FARM 255 in Athens GA. Â Supporting acts for the classic city date include The Cryptides, NATE and the NIGHTMARES and MansTrash. Â Show starts at 11pm. Â Catch them during the next 2 weeks in Athens, Augusta, Chapel Hill, Virginia Beach, Â Richmond, DC, Philly and Brooklyn. Watch and Share this video of them fuzzin-owt the Caledonia Lounge back in June :
RODNEY KINGS TOUR DATES : Â Official RSVP page
ATHENS fri july 12 @farm255
AUGUSTA tues july 16 @soul bar w/ kvids, koko beware
CHAPEL HILL wed july 17 @nightlight w/ priests, flesh wounds
VIRGINIA BEACH VACATION thurs july 18
RICHMOND fri july 19 @yerb w/milkstains, nervous ticks
DC sat july 20 tba
DC sun july 21 rodney kings visit our founding fathers
PHILLY mon july 22 cheesesteaks
PHILLY tues july 23 @50th and hazel w/ nick morrison
BROOKLYN wed july 24 @living gallery w/ tom blacklung
and the smokestacks, dead tenants
ATHENS fri july 26 @little kings SLOPFEST 2013
w/everybody
STRANGE NIGHT AT ORANGE TWIN
****************UPDATE*****************Â Show has been moved to 40 WATT club due to stormy weather
LINE UP/TIMES (sub to change):
Old time pickin circle: 5:00-7:00
The Orange Twin Family Band: 7:00
Art Rosenbaum: 8:00
The Shoal Creek Stranglers: 9:00
The Darnell Boys: 10:00
The Athens Cowboy Choir: 11:00
RSVP to thee OFFICIAL EVENT PAGE
**UPDATE** Show has been moved to 40 WATT club due to stormy weather
Gypsy Farm Network 