nelo
9 p.m., Georgia Theatre
This six-piece band from Austin, Tex., plays alternative, acoustic rock with hints of jazz and soul. The band released its self-titled debut album earlier this year. Tickets are $7.
Holy Liars, Chooglin’, The Starter Kits
9 p.m., 40 Watt
Formerly known as Carolina S***kicker, this local Southern rock band changed their name to Holy Liars so now we can actually print their name. Minneapolis’s Chooglin’ plays primal rock and roll in high-energy live shows. Led by Mikey Dwyer, The Starter Kits play rock music. Tickets are $5 to $7.
The Heathens
10 p.m., Little Kings
Self-proclaimed “regional folk rock heroes,” The Heathens is a trio of veteran musicians, singer-songwriter and guitarist Michael Eudy (formerly of One Big Eye), drummer Bob Fernandez (formerly of Star Room Boys and currently of The Plague) and bassist and vocalist Robert Kelleher (formerly of Dime Bag). The band plays alternative, folk rock. - Trisha Klein
• 40 Watt: Chooglin, Holy Liars, The Starter Kits.
• Caledonia: Days of Hysteria, Franklin Grove, Wrist Bandits.
• Georgia Theatre: Nelo, Eric Dodd.
• Little Kings: The Heathens.
• Melting Point: Blues Afflication.
• Rye Bar: Have a Drink With Johnny Walker.
We finally found a video of Gnarls Barkley performing last week for a sold-out crowd at the 40 Watt. This does give you an idea of how packed - and sweaty - the place was, and how the band had everyone moving throughout the night. The whole show was professionally videotaped, and we’re not sure what that’s going to be used for. But this bootlegger managed to get “Crazy.”
The Drive-By Truckers and The Hold Steady are teaming up for a month-long “Rock and Roll Means Well Tour.” It includes a Nov. 1 stop in the ATL at the Tabernacle. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (that’s Tuesday, Aug. 19) at 10 a.m. Tickets are on sale at the Truckers’ Web site. Here’s the itinerary:
PopFest 2008 has finally reached it conclusion - more than 75 bands over a four-day period. Kudos to Gordon Lamb and Mike Turner and everyone else involved in the festival. It just keep s growing every year, and there were some excellent bands rolling through town (and playing their hometown).
And local real estate agent and local music fan/photographer Daniel Peiken also shot a ton of bands from the past week. Check out his photo albums here.
• 40 Watt: The Melvins, Big Business.
• Ashford Manor: Delta Moon.
• Caledonia: Mark Mallman, Matt Kurz One.
• Flicker: Lord Booya, Salt Cows, Slobberdawn.
• Go Bar: Khovicoobah, Maximum Busy Muscle, Yukon.
• Tasty World: The Armshairs, Favorite Cousin, My Greatest Heist, Quantine Rabbit.
• Washington Street Tavern: Open Jazz Jam.
Given Randall Bramblett’s impressive recorded output and seminal contributions to the work of other acclaimed artists, it’s hard to believe there was a time in the not-so-distant past when for all practical purposes, Bramblett was out of the music business. “I lived in New Orleans for about seven years, and then I moved back to Athens,” says the singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist, a native of Jesup who has called the Classic City home for many years. “Things kind of went slack for me at the beginning of the 1980s. There wasn’t much going on (musically), and I had a family, so I had to find something else, another profession. Read the full story…
Listen to “Suns Runs” from Bramblett’s new album, “Now It’s Tomorrow:”
Although the 11 songs on Randall Bramblett’s new album “Now It’s Tomorrow” (to be released Tuesday) don’t seem to veer too far from the musical template he established as early as 2001’s “No More Mr. Lucky,” the process of putting the album together was considerably different from pa st projects. Produced by Bramblett and Gerry Hansen at Hansen’s nearby Creekside Station studios, “Now It’s Tomorrow” began with songs composed and demoed solely by Bramblett, who often works with songwriting collaborators. Read the full review…
Listen to “Suns Runs” from Bramblett’s new album, “Now It’s Tomorrow:”
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