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Everyday is Saturday to a DOG

There’s a gruesome treat brewing up for you and your finest feline, this Saturday night at the GO BAR on Prince Ave.  Opening the show, we have MOTHER THE CAR (fresh with stacks of their new Gypsy EP!) followed by our  mothers from other utters, UNCLE SKUNKLE will be dropping in from Murfreesboro, TN to raise hell (with a temper to match!) Don’t miss their satanic version of SURFIN BYRD! Closing out the magical evening will be Athens’ originals CARS CAN BE BLUE reminding you that love can be pain, pain can be fun and fun can be blue, what are you gonna do. Don’t miss Nate Mitchell’s organic  Belt-Whipping.

Doors 9 / Show 10

RSVP to the OFFICIAL EVENT PHAGE

Check out CCBB’s video of “Do You Remember”   


http://youtu.be/oYYnlrYmNKA

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OLD SMOKEY 7″ / OWT NOW

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Creeping into the year [2013], conjured up from the thick Georgia fog, we are pleased to bring you the OLD SMOKEY 7″ [GF005]

“Soothing”, “Strange” and “Stringy” could be the first impression of veteran gypsy ears,  geared and callused from our previous “Rock, Raw and Pop” releases, this [OS 7″] marks the dizzy dawn of what we like to call our “country Strange” sector, by-way of the Gory Gospel truth being, that this fine piece of wax was summoned up, smoked out -if you will, in the summer months of 2012 by Athens native, Jim Willingham (Ham1, Infinity Cat Recordings).

Nestled comfortably behind a banjo, matched with his lyrical approach (for lack of more fitting slang) – melodies are plucked straight out of the mind’s darkest neighborhoods. Fellow stringers Jacob Morris, John Fernandes, Jason Trahan and Robert Lomax join in together, forming a mysterious musical cloud composing of strings, woodwinds and a 70+ year aged bass drum head.

OLD SMOKEY

Old Smokey’s debut 7″ release bares three-KUTS with Side A’s opener “Lazy Eye”, which sounds as if it were originally featured on “The Wickerman” Soundtrack (1973), but some how, rather found itself reincarnated -falling through the laws of time. . . and landing on your turntable, here in this strange modern world.

Allow your senses to fall into the cradle that is “The Natural”, the instrumental stand out of the release, hypnotizing at moments signaled ahead by bells, haunted by whistles.

The B side is totally consumed in the whopping 5+ min trance titled “Weeping Willow” – perhaps the most somber of the the three selections,  featuring rhythmic “trap-doors of change” that complete the knot in this tangled memory of bliss.

Special editions of the 7″ will include an inner CD Sleeve (with art designed by Fernandes’ son) that includes Exxxtra tracks for your own exxxtended adventure into the mystical haze that is Old Smokey.

WJAY / Jan 18th 2013

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BUY THE 7″ from GF store 

ORRR why not go get one from the band in person?! That’s right chyld,  they’re playing the 7″ RELEASE PARTY tonight at Athens’ newest venue, The World Famous, more info below :

RSVP to the official event here

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ZOMBIE PROM / VDAY 2013

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As we approach the holy-day of LOVE,  why not make your way down to Little Kings, this Thursday / February 14th (and drag your date along too!) — for an ALL OWT-CALL OWT of every monster ready to mash!  Indie South Fair is presenting the Handmade Lovers / Zombie PROM this year,  which begins at 4pm (prom at 9) and features Handmade Art, Up-Doo-Doins (courtesy of Honey’s), DJ ZZ Ryder, Tarot Card Reading, Zombie Make Up specialist. . .the list really goes on and on. . . find ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW by summoning :

OFFICIAL EVENT PAGE

“It’s time for the 6th annual ZOMBIE PROM! Raid the thrift stores and dress to depress! Fabulous trophies will be handed out, as always.” – ISF / Athens

Featuring Live Performances by:

MONSOON
The De Lux Interiors (Cramps cover band, TRIPPLE XXX!)
The HUMMS

Nasty Jams by Chamber Music

Valentines Day / 200013!

BE MY, BE MY BABYY

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STRANGLING on OLD 29 / HARTWELL

Saturday, Feb 2nd 200013 thee infamous Shoal Creek Stranglers are to be ‘Stringin and Singin” at JOANS PLACE – (out on Old Hwy 29 in Hartwell, GA) at 11AM-SO SHARP!  Special Guests include her honorableness, Judge T. Brown and the HART Huggers / bee theree

Here we have the Stranglers performing a Roger Miller tune, last year at Jack’s Picking Parlor // Williamston, SC

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NEW SOUND OF MUSIC TAPES

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On the patio of Flicker Theatre,  Johnny Tumble had fumbled his White Russian,  resulting in an electric explosion of ivory that rained down on Zeb’s left slipper. As clockwork,  we stumbled inside to catch The New Sound of Numbers‘ set, which was riddled  with fiddles of the groove that left us in a trance and feeling some what tribal.  Quickly out into the 31 degree Athens night and (approximately) 13 giant steps to the left  and you will arrive at the 40 Watt club,  and on this particular night they are hosting  The Music Tapes’ performance of their “Traveling Imaginary”  touring eXXtravagansa.

Julian, Robbie, and friends set up a circus tent inside the club, complete with flying bells,  moons, horns, whistles and the bowing of a banjo.   God help any poor soul that gets hold to a bad trip and much bliss can be expected to those settled comfortably underneath the ‘big top’ as something truly interesting and remarkable is happening before you.   Then, all of a sudden – you count down from 5 and it’s over, the lights are out and the tent is gone.

Catch The Music Tapes and their Traveling Imaginary show soon in and town near you // TOUR DATES

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FAT BAT / 40 WATT

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Here we have Athens, GA Rock and Rawers, The HUMMS playing “FAT BAT” at the 40 WATT last week.  Special thanks to Daniel P of athensrockshow.com for shooting.   Catch them at up coming gigs in :

Memphis, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Atlanta and Athens in the coming months. – Keep your eyes and ears on THEHUMMS.COM for further rumors and none sense as it unfolds.

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Craig Lieske RIP

Another Athens spirit, unexpectedly retired from the world, for now.  “Local musician Craig Lieske has passed away, reportedly due to an aneurysm.  A member of local improv-rock group Garbage Island, as well as a member of the Drive-By Truckers’ touring crew, [Lieske] contributed his talents to countless other local bands during his many years in Athens.  He was 48.”

Taken from Flagpole’s Homedrone Blog / Article

**Flagpole Magazine is publishing a memorial in next week’s issue.  Please send thoughts, remembrances and photos to music AT flagpole.com by Monday morning.

— All the best until we cross paths again Craig

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STRANGE TIMES in the land of Pizza and Punch

GFRK 2013 — Night 3 @ Mount TIBBETTs.   Woody is spotted going for a REE-FEEL, mid SAD DADs’ set.  Thanks to every fool that came out, booked, cooked and shook to make it all a MARVELOUS 4-day xxxperience.  LOOK OWT  for 200014 to be a special Third Tyme Charm-Winner.