Southern Shelter

Pride Parade @ 40 Watt 3/14/09

2009-04-13T21:58:00.005-04:00

Pride Parade featuring songs from their forthcoming second album.

Track 1 - Just As God Made Me
Track 2 - Ten Percent Of Nothing
Track 3 - Happy
Track 4 - Hard Time
Track 5 -
Track 6 - Mr. Man
Track 7 - Always Wanted One

MP3 ZIP file is here

FLAC files are here

Drive-By Truckers/Booker T. @ Variety Playhouse 4/1/09

2009-04-03T10:15:00.004-04:00

[Here's an extra post for this week, as I'll be moving next week and unable to post for a few days]

Drive-By Truckers perform with Booker T. in support of his upcoming album Potato Hole.

Booker T. w/ DBT:

Track 1 - Pound It Out
Track 2 - Green Onions
Track 3 - Nan
Track 4 - Warped Sister
Track 5 - Space City
Track 6 - Born Under A Bad Sign
Track 7 - Native New Yorker
Track 8 - Reunion Time
Track 9 - Potato Hole
Track 10 - She Breaks
Track 11 - Hey Ya
Track 12 - Time Is Tight
Track 13 - E:) Get Behind The Mule

DBT:

Track 14 - Lookout Mountain
Track 15 - 3 Dimes Down
Track 16 - Ronnie And Neil
Track 17 - Uncle Frank
Track 18 - Goode's Field Road
Track 19 - I'm Sorry Huston
Track 20 - Women Without Whiskey
Track 21 - Sink Hole
Track 22 - The Company I Keep
Track 23 - Gravity's Gone
Track 24 - Steve McQueen
Track 25 - E:) Home Field Advantage*
Track 26 - Zip City*
Track 27 - Let There Be Rock*
Track 28 - Angels And Fuselage**

* w/ Booker T.
** also w/ Kelly Hogan

FLAC files are here [permanent archive.org link]

Pylon @ Variety Playhouse 10/31/08

2009-04-01T15:50:00.003-04:00

Pylon

Track 1 - Cool
Track 2 - Dub
Track 3 - No Clocks
Track 4 - K
Track 5 - B-Complex
Track 6 - Human Body
Track 7 - Working Is No Problem
Track 8 - Gravity
Track 9 - 3x3
Track 10 - Danger
Track 11 - Crazy
Track 12 - Stop It
Track 13 - Sugarpop
Track 14 - Beep
Track 15 - M-Train

FLAC files are here

Maserati 3/14 & 3/16/09 40 Watt/Drunken Unicorn

2009-03-29T17:21:00.006-04:00

Maserati have several new tunes in their set this time around, including two from their new Maserati/Zombi Split LP. These two sets are very similar, but I had a number of requests to post each show.

3/14/09 40 Watt

Track 1 - No More Sages
Track 2 -
Track 3 - Show Me The Season
Track 4 - 12/16
Track 5 -
Track 6 - Monoliths
Track 7 - E:) The World Outside

3/14 FLAC files are here

3/16/09 Drunken Unicorn

Track 1 - No More Sages
Track 2 -
Track 3 - Show Me The Season
Track 4 - 12/16
Track 5 -
Track 6 - Monoliths
Track 7 - E:) The World Outside

3/16 FLAC files are here

Bloodkin @ 40 Watt 3/19/09

2009-03-21T13:11:00.005-04:00

Bloodkin play a release show for their strong new album "Baby, They told Us We Would Rise Again."

Track 1 - Wait Forever
Track 2 - Little Margarita
Track 3 - Black Jacket
Track 4 - My Name Is Alice
Track 5 - Ghost Runner
Track 6 - Morning Chrome
Track 7 - Easter Eggs
Track 8 - New Pony
Track 9 - A Place To Crash
Track 10 - Quarter Tank Of Gasoline
Track 11 - Love's Getting Older
Track 12 - The Viper
Track 13 - Henry Parsons Died
Track 14 - Heavy With Child
Track 15 - Summer In Georgia
Track 16 - End Of The Show
Track 17 - Stranger In A Strange Land
Track 18 - Happy (w/ Todd McBride)
Track 19 - Rotgut
Track 20 - Mercy Train To Bogart
Track 21 - Success Yourself
Track 22 - New Horse And Carriage
Track 23 - Yeah
Track 24 - Is That All There Is?
Track 25 - Jazz Funeral
Track 26 - Wet Trombone Blues
Track 27 - #1 Good Luck Charm
Track 28 - Hickory Wind
Track 29 - Transfusion (The Magic Show)

FLAC files are here [permanent archive.org link]

Harvey Milk @ Caledonia 2/26/09

2009-03-15T13:43:00.006-04:00

Harvey Milk

Track 1 - F.S.T.P.
Track 2 - I've Got A Love
Track 3 - Women Dig It
Track 4 - Love Swing
Track 5 - A Maelstrom Of Bad Decisions
Track 6 - Misery
Track 7 - Shame
Track 8 - Lay My Head Down
Track 9 - What I Want

FLAC files are here

Nanny Island @ Flicker 2/19/09

2009-03-12T02:42:00.003-04:00

Nanny Island is a new group made up of SJ Ursrey and Shauna Greeson (both of The Ones). Here's their very first show.

Track 1 - Monochrome Dreams
Track 2 - Perfect In Paris
Track 3 - Moons Of Jupiter
Track 4 - Land In Munich
Track 5 - Rocky Shore
Track 6 - Getaway
Track 7 - Binky Bigsby
Track 8 - American Beach
Track 9 - Summer's Over
Track 10 - Nervous

FLAC files are here

Hiatus

2009-03-02T19:53:00.001-05:00

I'll need to leave Southern Shelter unattended for at least a week, I've retreated to the woods to ponder life and the great beyond. There's lots of rock (and etc.) to come, don't worry.

2009-02-25T17:30:00.002-05:00

Please keep the friends and family of Pylon guitarist Randy Bewley in your thoughts.

Garbage Island @ 40 Watt 12/29/08

2009-02-23T08:14:00.006-05:00

Improv noise/krautrock/? group Garbage Island here debut new member Patterson Hood.

Track 1 - I
Track 2 - II

FLAC files are here

Elf Power @ 40 Watt 2/7/09

2009-02-17T21:57:00.003-05:00

Elf Power opened for themselves on the tour with Vic Chesnutt, promoting In A Cave and incorporating some deep cuts in their set.

Track 1 - Step Through The Portal
Track 2 - An Old Familiar Scene
Track 3 - Owl Cut (White Flowers In The Sky)
Track 4 - Quiver And Quake
Track 5 - Paralyzed
Track 6 - We Dream In Sound
Track 7 - Come Lie Down With Me (And Sing My Song)
Track 8 - The Demon's Daughter
Track 9 - The New Mythology
Track 10 - Spiral Stairs
Track 11 - O What A Beautiful Dream
Track 12 - Peel Back The Moon, Beware!
Track 13 - Leopard's Teeth
Track 14 - Back To The Web

FLAC files are here

Acetate @ Caledonia 5/28/05

2009-02-15T22:34:00.002-05:00

Track 1 - Senor Truck
Track 2 - Blooser
Track 3 - Jacob's Ladder
Track 4 - Things Goin' Down
Track 5 - Mention
Track 6 - Can't You Can't You
Track 7 - Out Of My Hands
Track 8 - Jump City
Track 9 - Crawling Up the Wall
Track 10 - Medicine
Track 11 - The Money's Clean
Track 12 - Balance
Track 13 - Uniform
Track 14 - Good Riddance
Track 15 - Slurry Wall

FLAC files are here

The Possibilities @ JB's BBQ Jam 5/25/03

2009-02-10T22:38:00.004-05:00

The Possibilities perform at this party thrown by the famous Polish Sausage Man.

Track 1 - Lie To You
Track 2 - I Could Never
Track 3 - Shady Lady
Track 4 - Slow Draw
Track 5 - Sorry Prince Charming Is Drunk Again (w/ Todd McBride)
Track 6 - Now And Then You Appear

FLAC files are here

Vic Chesnutt & Elf Power @ 40 Watt 2/7/09

2009-02-08T22:24:00.005-05:00

Vic and Elf Power wrap up their U.S. tour behind Dark Developments with a home stop.

Track 1 - Mystery
Track 2 - Little Fucker
Track 3 - And How
Track 4 - Teddy Bear
Track 5 - We Are Mean
Track 6 - Stop The Horse
Track 7 - Bilocating Dog
Track 8 - The Mad Passion Of The Stoic
Track 9 - Phil The Fiddler
Track 10 - Old Hotel
Track 11 - Independence Day
Track 12 - E:) Legacy

FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

Mike Cooley @ 40 Watt 7/16/04

2009-02-03T21:51:00.004-05:00

Mike Cooley solo by request.

Track 1 - One Of These Days
Track 2 - Where The Devil Don't Stay
Track 3 - Little Pony And The Great Big Horse
Track 4 - Thunder Road
Track 5 - Panties In Your Purse
Track 6 - Shut Up And Get On The Plane
Track 7 - Pulaski, TN
Track 8 - Uncle Frank
Track 9 - Weakest Man
Track 10 - Mean Old Rattler
Track 11 - 72 (this highway's mean)
Track 12 - Sounds Better In The Song
Track 13 - Women Without Whiskey
Track 14 - Zip City
Track 15 - Guitar Man Upstairs
Track 16 - Cottonseed
Track 17 - Love Like This

FLAC files are here

The Gerbils @ Caledonia 9/30/05

2009-02-01T21:02:00.006-05:00

A Gerbils show from the Lost & Found Dept. I have no recollection of seeing them at Caledonia, but according to this I did. This one's heavy on songs from what I presume to be the unfinished third album.

Track 1 -
Track 2 -
Track 3 - Snorkel
Track 4 - Ted Doesn't Mind
Track 5 - Are You Underwater
Track 6 - My Honor
Track 7 -
Track 8 - The Air We Share
Track 9 - Lucky Girl
Track 10 -
Track 11 -

FLAC files are here

Dead Confederate @ 40 Watt 12/16/08

2009-01-25T23:25:00.003-05:00

A home stop for Dead Confederate, in the midst of heavy touring for the Wrecking Ball LP.

Track 1 - Yer Circus
Track 2 - All The Angels
Track 3 - Heavy Petting
Track 4 - Get Out
Track 5 - Start Me Laughing
Track 6 - It Was A Rose
Track 7 - Wrecking Ball

FLAC files are here

The Whigs @ 40 Watt 1/15/09

2009-01-22T22:25:00.004-05:00

The Whigs are working new songs from what will be a third album into their set, heard here at last week's Nuci's Space benefit.

Track 1 - Is It Big
Track 2 - Like A Vibration
Track 3 - Technology
Track 4 - I Am For Real
Track 5 - Hot Bed
Track 6 - Nothing Is Easy
Track 7 - Alabama Stars
Track 8 - Half The World Away
Track 9 - O.K. Alright
Track 10 - Right Hand On My Heart
Track 11 - Already Young

FLAC files are here

Drive-By Truckers @ 40 Watt 1/15/09

2009-01-20T09:51:00.004-05:00

Track 1 - Why Henry Drinks
Track 2 - The Tough Sell
Track 3 - 72 (this highway's mean)
Track 4 - After The Scene Dies
Track 5 - Cottonseed
Track 6 - Purgatory Line
Track 7 - Sandwiches For The Road
Track 8 - Love Like This
Track 9 - The President's Penis Is Missing
Track 10 - Nine Bullets

Disc Two:

Track 11 - Late For Church
Track 12 - Daddy's Cup
Track 13 - Perfect Timing
Track 14 - Goodbye
Track 15 - When The Pin Hits The Shell
Track 16 - I'm Sorry Huston
Track 17 - Carl Perkins' Cadillac
Track 18 - The Three Great Alabama Icons
Track 19 - The Southern Thing
Track 20 - Shut Up And Get On The Plane
Track 21 - Angels And Fuselage

FLAC files are here

Drive-By Truckers @ 40 Watt Club 1/17/09

2009-01-19T23:13:00.006-05:00

The last of three Drive-By Truckers shows from this weekend. The first night will be up shortly, but I didn't record the second (I wasn't feeling well and left early).

Track 1 - The Living Bubba
Track 2 - A Ghost To Most
Track 3 - The Righteous Path
Track 4 - Checkout Time In Vegas
Track 5 - The Deeper In
Track 6 - Sink Hole
Track 7 - Where The Devil Don't Stay
Track 8 - Home Field Advantage
Track 9 - Dead Drunk And Naked
Track 10 - Guitar Man Upstairs
Track 11 - Road Cases
Track 12 - Marry Me
Track 13 - Ronnie And Neil
Track 14 - 72 (this highway's mean)
Track 15 - After The Scene Dies
Track 16 - 3 Dimes Down
Track 17 - Lookout Mountain
Track 18 - Steve McQueen
Track 19 - E:) Zip City
Track 20 - Puttin' People On The Moon
Track 21 - Rockin' In The Free World
Track 22 - People Who Died

FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

Subrig Destroyer @ Drunken Unicorn 1/10/09

2009-01-14T00:22:00.003-05:00

Subrig Destroyer will soon release their debut album Rode Asunder on Atlanta's Terminal Doom Records. Here the bass/drums duo is joined by Zoroaster members adding some atmospherics.

Track 1 - Trip Wire
Track 2 - Lakeside
Track 3 - Hightail
Track 4 - God Of Furnace
Track 5 - War March

FLAC files are here

Atlas Sound @ Drunken Unicorn 12/31/08

2009-01-04T17:14:00.003-05:00

Atlas Sound performs a solo electronic set for New Year's Eve.

Track 1 - The Light That Failed
Track 2 - Quick Canal
Track 3 - Cold As Ice
Track 4 - April 13
Track 5 - Rogie Song
Track 6 - Lemon Diddley
Track 7 - Ghost Rock
Track 8 - Washington School
Track 9 - Logos
Track 10 - E:) Dovers Jam
Track 11 - An Orchid
Track 12 - Cold And Golden
Track 13 - Recent Bedroom

FLAC files are here

Ceiling Fan @ Caledonia 4/2/04

2008-12-21T21:35:00.003-05:00

From the Defunct Bands I Miss department, Ceiling Fan.

Track 1 - Hate The High Road
Track 2 - I'm Boring
Track 3 - Get It Together
Track 4 - Por Ejemplo
Track 5 - The Heat Of The Rhythm Of The Night Is On The Street
Track 6 - Como Te Llamas
Track 7 - Burnt Sienna
Track 8 - Get Shallow
Track 9 - NCYCLPD BRWN
Track 10 - People Person
Track 11 - Earache My Eye
Track 12 - Rock The Houseboat

FLAC files are here

Jucifer @ Georgia Theatre 1/8/07

2008-12-17T12:22:00.007-05:00

Jucifer from my recently-found stash of misplaced recordings.

Track 1 - Intro
Track 2 - Lambs
Track 3 -
Track 4 - Antietam
Track 5 - Fall Of The Bastille
Track 6 - Firefly
Track 7 - Pontius Of Palia
Track 8 - Pinned In Glass/Drum Solo [Amplifier wall fails, loud screeches ensue]
Track 9 - Hennin Hardine
Track 10 - She Tides The Deep
Track 11 - Queen Bee

FLAC files are here

Sweet Teeth @ Farm 255 11/30/08

2008-12-14T22:52:00.003-05:00

More from Sweet Teeth, a freeform noise/drone group made of Dark Meat members.

Track 1 - Improvisation

FLAC files are here

Gay Africa CDr EP

2008-12-10T10:06:00.004-05:00

Our friends at Thor's Rubber Hammer have released Gay Africa's debut, the CDr EP Pizzaze!, which I recorded at the 40 Watt earlier this year. Lars at TRHP says:

Gay Africa is yet another Dark Meat offshoot, this time a foursome led by the long-haired nuke-jammer Jim McHugh. Bedded with the drone of an electronic raagini, Gay Africa completely improvises “Dream Cables,” a 20-minute raga-rocker recorded live at the 40 Watt in Athens, Geo., by Sloan Simpson. Jim’s in Richard-Thompson-channeling-Ravi-Shankar mode, with Emily Armond (flute), Theodore Tutu (trumpet) and Jason Robira (drums) kicking up the dirt and celebrating the spirits. The packaging is really something on this one, too. Each copy is entirely unique: hand-painted by Kate Burnet on reused, cut-up vinyl jackets. The insert is an origami fortune teller folded from old maps. These took a long time to make, but were so worth the wait. Hand-numbered edition of 150.

A sample is available at TRHP.

The Tom Collins @ Caledonia 1/10/04

2008-12-10T00:05:00.006-05:00

Requested Tom Collins, rare covers included.

Track 1 - Back Of Your Mind
Track 2 - Second Chance
Track 3 - TKMT
Track 4 - Tribute
Track 5 - Last Mistake
Track 6 - Devil On The Street
Track 7 - Camden
Track 8 - That Town You Love
Track 9 - Cycles
Track 10 - Manic Depression
Track 11 - Gypsy Eyes
Track 12 - Ventilator Blues

FLAC files are here

The Glands @ 40 Watt 6/26/04

2008-12-07T23:59:00.009-05:00

I've finally located these files of the last Glands show I recorded after looking for them several times. Happily, I found several other missing gems in the process to post over the coming weeks.

Nothing new to report on The Glands; both their albums are well worth picking up if you haven't.

Track 1 - Fortress
Track 2 - This Is The Coat
Track 3 - When I Laugh
Track 4 - Grey Hats
Track 5 - I Can See My House From Here
Track 6 - Straight Down
Track 7 - You Are The Mountain
Track 8 -
Track 9 - Ground
Track 10 - Something In The Air
Track 11 - Welcome To New Jersey
Track 12 -
Track 13 - Livin' Was Easy
Track 14 -
Track 15 - Call Me Doctor
Track 16 - Breathe Out
Track 17 -
Track 18 - Soul Inspiration
Track 19 - Free Jane
Track 20 -
Track 21 - Swim-Prelude
Track 22 - Swim
Track 23 - Lovetown
Track 24 - Son-O-Mine
Track 25 - Holiday Walk
Track 26 - E:) Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Track 27 -
Track 28 - Two Dollar Wine
Track 29 - Work It Out

FLAC files are here

Star Room Boys Trio @ Caledonia 11/19/05

2008-11-30T17:39:00.006-05:00

[This was posted early in Southern Shelter's history, but the links have long been dead. It's presented here in higher quality MP3 files than previously offered, with FLAC files also available]

Dave Marr, John Neff and Philip McArdle of the Star Room Boys played the first of their sporadic trio gigs since that bands demise. Dave Gerow supports on drums in this group that would later be christened Dave Marr & The Tiny Velveteen Mice.

Track 1 - Foolish
Track 2 - White Lies, Blue Tears
Track 3 - By The River
Track 4 - I Can't Stand To Be Alone
Track 5 - Both Our Towns
Track 6 - This World Just Won't Leave You Alone
Track 7 - Why Do Lonely Men And Women Want To Break Each Other's Hearts?
Track 8 - I'll Play Angel
Track 9 - Brilliant Disguise
Track 10 - Almost Doesn't Count
Track 11 - I Found A Reason
Track 12 - New York City Isn't Going Anywhere
Track 13 - Cocaine Parties w/ Clay Leverett
Track 14 - Gastonia

FLAC files are here

South San Gabriel/Centro-Matic @ 40 Watt 11/21/08

2008-11-23T19:46:00.007-05:00

Centro-Matic brought their side project South San Gabriel to Athens for the first time this weekend. It's made up of the full Centro-Matic lineup, with Athenian Matt Stoessel on pedal steel, as well as Bryan VanDivier on baritone guitar. South San Gabriel plays the softer numbers, Centro-Matic handles the rock songs.

South San Gabriel

Track 1 - Emma Jane
Track 2 - Glacial Slurs
Track 3 - Smelling Medicinal
Track 4 - St. Augustine
Track 5 - Trust To Lose
Track 6 - The Dark Of Garage
Track 7 - I Feel Too Young To Die
Track 8 - From This I Will Awake

South San Gabriel FLAC files are here

Centro-Matic

Track 1 - Love You Just The Same
Track 2 - Fountains Of Fire
Track 3 - Flashes And Cables
Track 4 - Call The Legion In Tonight
Track 5 - Supercar
Track 6 - The Mighty Midshipman
Track 7 - Rat Patrol And DJs
Track 8 - Patience For The Ride
Track 9 - I, The Kite
Track 10 - Calling Thermatico
Track 11 - Saving A Free Seat
Track 12 - Huge In Every City
Track 13 - The Blisters May Come
Track 14 - Strahan Has Corralled The Freaks
Track 15 - All Night Long*
Track 16 - E:) Save It For Later*

* w/ Matt Stoessel - pedal steel

Centro-Matic FLAC files are here

Out-Of-Towners: Stereolab @ 40 Watt 9/27/08

2008-11-20T08:28:00.005-05:00

Stereolab (UK) return to the 40 Watt after a long absence, in support of their latest, Chemical Chords.

Track 1 - Percolator
Track 2 - Neon Beanbag
Track 3 - Eye Of The Volcano
Track 4 - Mountain
Track 5 - Chemical Chords
Track 6 - Three Women
Track 7 - Ping Pong
Track 8 -
Track 9 - The Ecstatic Static
Track 10 - Lo Boob Oscillator
Track 11 - Self Portrait with "electric brain"
Track 12 - Valley Hi!
Track 13 - French Disco
Track 14 - Jenny Ondioline
Track 15 - E:) Silver Sands
Track 16 - The Emergency Kisses
Track 17 - Stomach Worm (w/ Bradford Cox)

FLAC files are here

Joseph Plunket & The Weight @ Caledonia 1/30/04

2008-11-18T13:19:00.003-05:00

Singer Joseph Plunket leads his Athens lineup of The Weight, shortly before moving to NYC and reconfiguring.

Track 1 - Sunday Driver
Track 2 - Ships
Track 3 - Evergreen
Track 4 -
Track 5 -
Track 6 -
Track 7 -
Track 8 -

FLAC files are here

Pegasuses-XL @ Caledonia 10/30/08

2008-11-12T12:34:00.006-05:00

Pegasuses-XL have expanded from their original duo format to a 4-5 piece since I posted them here last. This show was a CD release for their Electro Agitators, a compilation of their first 3 EPs.

Track 1 - Intro
Track 2 - Run The Gauntlet
Track 3 - S. McCabe's Dream
Track 4 - Intramurals
Track 5 - The Big Haunt
Track 6 - Sea Mountain Island
Track 7 - Panzerfaust!

FLAC file are here

Out-Of-Towners: Jay Reatard @ Variety Playhouse 10/31/08

2008-11-09T22:13:00.004-05:00

Jay Reatard's (Memphis) frenzied pop songs have earned him lots of buzz lately, and a Matador contract after years of singles on smaller labels. A tour in support of Matador Singles '08 is under way now.

Track 1 - An Ugly Death
Track 2 - It's So Easy
Track 3 - My Shadow
Track 4 - Oh It's Such A Shame
Track 5 - Not A Substitute
Track 6 - Screaming Hand
Track 7 - All Over Again
Track 8 - I'm Watching You
Track 9 - Nightmares
Track 10 - Fading All Away
Track 11 - Trapped Here
Track 12 - Hammer I Miss You
T rack 13 - Let It All Go

FLAC files are here

Sleepy Horses @ 40 Watt 9/26/08

2008-11-05T20:57:00.004-05:00

Sleepy Horses play a release show for their new one, Golden Light (which is available for free download).

Track 1 - Echoes
Track 2 - When I Go
Track 3 - Geography
Track 4 - Sleep
Track 5 - Say It Out Loud

FLAC files are here

Deerhunter @ Variety Playhouse 10/31/08

2008-11-03T08:22:00.004-05:00

Deerhunter release their Microcastle and Weird Era Cont albums with a show at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse.

Track 1 - Cover Me (Slowly)
Track 2 - Agoraphobia
Track 3 - Never Stops
Track 4 - Little Kids
Track 5 - Saved By Old Times
Track 6 - Nothing Ever Happened
Track 7 - Backspace Century
Track 8 - Vox Celeste
Track 9 - Neither Of Us, Uncertainly
Track 10 - Calvary Scars II/Aux. Out
Track 11 - E:) Lake Somerset
Track 12 - Microcastle
Track 13 - Twilight At Carbon Lake

FLAC files are here

Drive-By Truckers @ Tabernacle 11/1/08

2008-11-02T23:08:00.005-05:00

DBT from their "Rock And Roll Means Well" tour with The Hold Steady.

Track 1 - 3 Dimes Down
Track 2 - Lookout Mountain
Track 3 - Self-Destructive Zones
Track 4 - That Man I Shot
Track 5 - A Ghost To Most
Track 6 - The Living Bubba
Track 7 - Love Like This
Track 8 - The Righteous Path
Track 9 - Sink Hole
Track 10 - I'm Sorry Huston
Track 11 - Women Without Whiskey
Track 12 - Steve McQueen
Track 13 - Shut Up And Get On The Plane
Track 14 - Hell No I Ain't Happy
Track 15 - Gravity's Gone
Track 16 - The Company I Keep
Track 17 - Puttin' People On The Moon
Track 18 - E:) A World Of Hurt
Track 19 - Marry Me
Track 20 - Let There Be Rock
Track 21 - Rockin' In The Free World
Track 22 - People Who Died

FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

Tenement Halls @ 40 Watt 6/27/08

2008-10-26T22:41:00.004-04:00

Chris Lopez' Tenement Halls with some newer tunes.

Track 1 - Plenty Is Never Enough
Track 2 - Charlemagne
Track 3 - On An Ink Black Sea
Track 4 - When The Swifts Come Home
Track 5 -
Track 6 -
Track 7 -
Track 8 -
Track 9 - My Wicked Wicked Ways
Track 10 - Up & Over Thee Turnstiles
Track 11 - Silver From The Silt
Track 12 - I Can Feel It Comin' On

FLAC files are here

Twin Tigers @ 40 Watt 10/10/08

2008-10-22T19:57:00.005-04:00

Twin Tigers are another fresh band on the local marquees this year, made up of former Psychic Hearts and And Friends members. A debut EP, Curious Faces/Violet Future is out now.

Track 1 - Island
Track 2 - Automatic
Track 3 - Red Fox Run
Track 4 -
Track 5 -
Track 6 - Sexless Love

FLAC files are here

Elephant 6 Orchestra @ Cine 10/7/08

2008-10-19T14:53:00.003-04:00

The Elephant 6 Orchestra began their Holiday Surprise tour at Cine. The collective play material from many of their members' projects and the tour gives people outside Athens their best chance in years to catch this many of the players at the same time.

A note on the recording: this is only the first set of the evening. The room acoustics were so bad to my ears that I left at the setbreak; I literally couldn't hear what was going on with the music through large portions on the show. That said, my microphones were a few feet higher than my ears, and the recording was more listenable than I expected. It's still not the greatest recording (I have "mastered" it to extract the goodness from the mud as much as possible), but I thought it may be worth a listen for those who attended, as well as people who won't have a chance to see any of the tour. Song titles are followed by the name of the original artist.

Track 1 - His Mister's Pet Whistles [Major Organ And The Adding Machine]
Track 2 - Neon Globe [Circulatory System]
Track 3 - Yesterday's World [Circulatory System]
Track 4 - Love Athena [Olivia Tremor Control]
Track 5 - No Growing (Exegesis) [Olivia Tremor Control]
Track 6 - Snorkel [The Gerbils]
Track 7 - The Minister Of Longitude [The Music Tapes]
Track 8 - The Television Tells Us [The Music Tapes]
Track 9 - Spiral Stairs [Elf Power]
Track 10 - An Old Familiar Scene [Elf Power]
Track 11 - Karaoke Free [Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't]
Track 12 - I Have Been Floated [Olivia Tremor Control]

FLAC files are here

Tin Cup Prophette @ The EARL 9/18/08

2008-10-14T22:38:00.003-04:00

Tin Cup Prophette is led by Amanda Kapousouz, layering violin loops with guitar and glockenspiel. Drummer Jeremy Wheatley helps out with backing vocals. A two-week European tour will kick off November 3.

Track 1 - 80 Days
Track 2 - Curses On Purses
Track 3 - Liar And The Thief (w/ Liz Durrett)
Track 4 - Until The Dust
Track 5 - All Is Lost
Track 6 - Instrumental
Track 7 - Going Numb
Track 8 - Speak Or Spill Down

FLAC files are here

Bambara @ Caledonia 10/3/08

2008-10-12T20:50:00.008-04:00

Bambara are a new-ish band around town, though its members have worked together previously. Their first album, recorded with David Barbe and Joel Hatstat, is out soon on their own Emerald Weapon Records.

Track 1 -
Track 2 - Shake
Track 3 - Lullay
Track 4 - Clouds Around Our Feet
Track 5 - Snakes In Our Hair
Track 6 - Native Tongue

FLAC files are here

Atlas Sound @ 40 Watt 9/27/08

2008-10-08T21:37:00.004-04:00

Atlas Sound returns to the Watt, this time as a solo performer.

Track 1 - Intro
Track 2 - April 13
Track 3 - Cold As Ice
Track 4 - Cold And Golden
Track 5 -
Track 6 - Another Bedroom
Track 7 - Logos

FLAC files are here

Gentleman Jesse & His Men @ Whirlyball 1/19/08

2008-10-05T21:39:00.007-04:00

Atlanta's Gentleman Jesse (Jesse Smith, also of The Carbonas) put out his first LP recently to favorable press. This Whirlyball set gives a taste of his catchy garage-pop.

Jesse opens for Deerhunter this Friday at the 40 Watt for the Chunklet 15th Anniversary.

Track 1 - Highland Crawler/Black Hole
Track 2 -
Track 3 - Connection
Track 4 - Butterfingers
Track 5 - You Don't Have To (If You Don't Want To)
Track 6 -
Track 7 - All I Need Tonight (Is You)
Track 8 - Don't Wanna Know
Track 9 - You Got Me Where You Want Me
Track 10 - If I Can See You (You're Too Close To Me)
Track 11 - Put Your Hands Together

FLAC files are here

Harvey Milk Re-Issue + 40 Watt 6/27/08

2008-10-01T14:55:00.005-04:00

The bounty given Harvey Milk fans this year isn't over. Chunklet has announced a first-ever vinyl release of their debut My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment Of What My Love Could Be. You buy now. Not to mention there's a deluxe letterpress version of Courtesy as well (seriously, check these photos if you dig both craftsmanship and rock).

Let's celebrate. Here's their most recent 40 Watt show:

Track 1 - Crush Them All
Track 2 - Plastic Eggs
Track 3 - War
Track 4 - Shame
Track 5 - Probolkoc
Track 6 - A Maelstrom Of Bad Decisions
Track 7 - Death Goes To The Winner
Track 8 - The Anvil Will Fall
Track 9 - F.S.T.P.
Track 10 - I've Got A Love
Track 11 - Lay My Head Down
Track 12 - What I Want
Track 13 - E:) Good Bye Blues

FLAC files are here

Bloodkin @ 40 Watt 9/26/08

2008-09-29T21:46:00.003-04:00

Bloodkin show off a few newer songs, with stringman William Tonks filling in the spaces.

Track 1 - I've Got Time
Track 2 - Jazz Funeral
Track 3 - Wet Trombone Blues
Track 4 - Is That All There Is?
Track 5 - Quarter Tank Of Gasoline
Track 6 - Ghost Runner
Track 7 - I Want You Today
Track 8 - Happy
Track 9 - Morning Chrome
Track 10 - Rotgut
Track 11 - Mercy Train To Bogart
Track 12 - Henry Parsons Died
Track 13 - Transfusion (The Magic Show)
Track 14 - E:) End Of The Show

FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

Liz Durrett @ Georgia Theatre 9/12/08

2008-09-23T23:31:00.004-04:00

Liz Durrett's 3rd album Outside Our Gates was released this month on Warm. Her band for this release show was half of Ham1 and all of Tin Cup Prophette; they all play on the Eric Bachmann (Crooked Fingers)-produced CD as well.

Track 1 - In The Eaves
Track 2 - Cup On The Counter
Track 3 - All Of Them All
Track 4 - Knives At The Wall
Track 5 - Wild As Them
Track 6 - Lost Hiker
Track 7 - Wake To Believe
Track 8 - In The Throes
Track 9 - We Build Bridges
Track 10 - Not Running

FLAC files are here

Dexter Romweber Duo @ Georgia Theatre 9/17/05

2008-09-21T22:44:00.005-04:00

The Dexter Romweber Duo sound much like his previous band Flat Duo Jets, with Dex blasting through various early rock styles from a massive catalog of originals and covers.

Track 1 - So Long I'm Gone
Track 2 - Crazy Woman
Track 3 - Guybo
Track 4 - I Don't Wanna Listen
Track 5 -
Track 6 - Blues That Defy My Soul
Track 7 -
Track 8 - Come Back
Track 9 -
Track 10 -
Track 11 - Wild Wild Lover
Track 12 - Golden Strings
Track 13 -
Track 14 -
Track 15 -
Track 16 -
Track 17 -
Track 18 - The 300
Track 19 -

FLAC files are here

Don Chambers And Goat @ Georgia Theatre 9/12/08

2008-09-17T22:58:00.002-04:00

Don Chambers And Goat released their newest album Zebulon this week on Athens' WARM label. Friday's release show kicked off two weeks of touring, including several dates with DBT.

Track 1 - Conjuring A Dead Rabbit
Track 2 - Falling Off The Edge Of The World
Track 3 - Highwater
Track 4 - Fire In The Kitchen
Track 5 - Open The Gates
Track 6 - I Can Waltz
Track 7 - Henry The Navigator
Track 8 - Friar's Lantern
Track 9 - This I Know
Track 10 - Devil Bucket
Track 11 - Dog's Howl
Track 12 - Hallelujah
Track 13 - Strange Faith
Track 14 - Bind My Wounds
Track 15 - Werewolf Moon
Track 16 - Goat

FLAC files are here

Athens Face/Off #4 @ 40 Watt 9/4/08

2008-09-16T10:15:00.002-04:00

The fourth installment of Athens Face/Off's randomly-matched-duos shindig took place recently. My apologies to the last three groups (and to you listeners) for leaving before the end of the show, my second wind never arrived.

Track 1 - Brantley Senn (Dead Confederate) vs Max Talkovich (Daffodil)
Track 2 - Ian Mittler (Titans Of Filth) vs Carter Ross (Holy Liars)
Track 3 - Mary Joyce (Maximum Busy Muscle) vs Trey Fowke (Flowers Of Evil)
Track 4 - Gordon Lamb (Salmon Panties) vs Craig Lieske (Garbage Island)
Track 5 - Jordan Noel (Iron Hero) vs Matt Nelson (A Armada)
Track 6 - Christopher Ingham (Christopher's Liver) vs Kelsey Brooks (Divided Like A Saint's)
Track 7 - Walker Howle (Dead Confederate) vs Will Donaldson

Track 8 - Eric Buzzard (Especially The Children) vs Eric Harris (Elf Power)

Track 9 - Chris Holcombe (Subrig Destroyer) vs Melissa Colbert (Creepy)
Track 10 - Deaf Judges vs Jeff Tobias (We Versus The Shark)
Track 11 - Josh McKay (Abandon The Earth Mission) vs Frank MacDonell (Producto)
Track 12 - Chena Stephens (Folklore) vs Mat Lewis (The Buddy System)

FLAC files are here (permanent local link)

Deerhunter @ Caledonia 8/27/05

2008-09-11T21:33:00.005-04:00

This Deerhunter set consisted of only Bradford and Moses, and was greatly different than the other shows I've posted. No rock band, lots of ambient noises.

Track 1 -

FLAC files are here

Rob Veal @ Caledonia 9/15/03

2008-09-03T20:17:00.005-04:00

Former Dashboard Savior Rob Veal performs a set of his solo numbers, backed by Jon Mills (Barbara Cue), Jay Gonzalez (The Possibilities) and Aaron Philips (Bloodkin).

Track 1 - A Job To Do
Track 2 -
Track 3 -
Track 4 -
Track 5 -
Track 6 -
Track 7 -
Track 8 - Wish I Could
Track 9 -
Track 10 -
Track 11 -

FLAC files are here

Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians @ Marta Plaza (Decatur) 8/31/08

2008-09-01T20:24:00.003-04:00

Patterson's side group close out the Decatur Book Festival.

Track 1 - Uncle Disney
Track 2 - Rising Son
Track 3 - Old Timers Disease
Track 4 - Murdering Oscar
Track 5 - Pollyanna
Track 6 - Pride Of The Yankees
Track 7 - Understand Now
Track 8 - Screwtopia>
Track 9 - Heavy And Hanging
Track 10 - Granddaddy
Track 11 - Foolish Young Bastard
Track 12 - Nine Bullets
Track 13 - She's A Little Randy
Track 14 - Walking Around Sense
Track 15 - Back Of A Bible
Track 16 - E:) I'm In Love With A Girl

FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

Out-Of-Towners: Melvins @ 40 Watt 8/18/08

2008-08-24T22:03:00.003-04:00

Melvins are still turning out quality albums more than 20 years in. Nude With Boots is the latest, and here they are at the 40 Watt in support of it.

Track 1 - Nude With Boots
Track 2 - Dog Island
Track 3 - Dies Iraea
Track 4 - Civilized Worm
Track 5 - The Kicking Machine
Track 6 - Eye Flys
Track 7 - Suicide In Progress
Track 8 - Billy Fish
Track 9 - Tipping The Lion
Track 10 - Honey Bucket
Track 11 - Blood Witch
Track 12 - Rat Faced Granny
Track 13 - The Hawk
Track 14 - You've Never Been Right
Track 15 - My Generation
Track 16 - A History Of Bad Men
Track 17 - Star Spangled Banner
Track 18 - Boris

FLAC files are here

Diego Catalan @ Flicker 7/25/08

2008-08-21T00:39:00.004-04:00

Diego Catalan (Jim Wilson of GOAT, Mother Jackson) assembled a full band for this show entitled Taxicab Verses: Visions Of Ghana. Lyrics are based on political and religious slogans Jim saw on taxis while on a trip to Ghana earlier this year, set to a highlife/afrobeat sound.

Track 1 - Verse I
Track 2 - Verse II
Track 3 - Verse III
Track 4 - Verse IV

FLAC files are here

Deerhunter @ Vacation Gallery 8/15/08

2008-08-17T22:47:00.007-04:00

Deerhunter played a surprise free show on a break from touring with Nine Inch Nails. Several songs from the forthcoming Microcastle album are included.

Track 1 - Calvary Scars II
Track 2 - Never Stops
Track 3 - Spring Hall Convert
Track 4 - Dr. Glass
Track 5 - Hazel St.
Track 6 - Nothing Ever Happened
Track 7 - Cover Me (Slowly)/Agoraphobia
Track 8 - Operation
Track 9 - Adorno
Track 10 - Vox Celeste
Track 11 - Fluorescent Grey
Track 12 - Twilight At Carbon Lake
Track 13 - Strange Lights

FLAC files are here

The Whigs @ Smith's Olde Bar 11/18/05

2008-08-13T00:08:00.002-04:00

Here's a Whigs show from the vault; a release show for their first album, Give 'Em All A Big Fat Lip.

Track 1 - Nothing Is Easy
Track 2 - O.K. Alright
Track 3 - Can't Hear You Coming
Track 4 - Right Hand On My Heart
Track 5 -
Track 6 - Say Hello
Track 7 - Written Invitation
Track 8 - Like A Vibration
Track 9 - Violet Furs
Track 10 - Half The World Away
Track 11 - Don't Talk Anymore
Track 12 - Give 'Em All A Big Fat Lip
Track 13 - Need You Need You
Track 14 - Technology

FLAC files are here

Hi Hi Hi @ 40 Watt 8/2/08

2008-08-10T20:14:00.003-04:00

Hi Hi Hi are a McCartney/Wings tribute band led by The Late B.P. Helium. Madeline covers the Linda McCartney parts, and a huge band made up of E6 luminaries and the Vomit Laser horns support.

[B.P. wanted me to mention that they flubbed a laundry list of cues and verses. I assured him we're a pretty forgiving audience.]

Track 1 - Hi, Hi, Hi
Track 2 - Jet
Track 3 - Helen Wheels
Track 4 - Let Me Roll It
Track 5 - Silly Love Songs
Track 6 - Junior's Farm
Track 7 - Maybe I'm Amazed
Track 8 - Venus And Mars
Track 9 - Band On The Run
Track 10 - Live And Let Die
Track 11 - Coming Up

FLAC files are here

The Arcs @ Caledonia 7/26/08

2008-08-06T23:01:00.003-04:00

Requested Arcs, including covers from their former bands (The Possibilities, Ceiling Fan).

Track 1 - Jennaviv
Track 2 - Why Gianna Why
Track 3 - Eddie
Track 4 - Livin' The Dream
Track 5 - Heart Of The City
Track 6 - Shock Me
Track 7 - You Don't Mean It
Track 8 - Cold Kiss
Track 9 - Summertime Blues

FLAC files are here

Creepy @ Caledonia 7/30/08

2008-08-03T23:58:00.003-04:00

The women of Creepy step out on their other bands (Hope for agoldensummer, Still Small Voice & The Joyful Noise, etc) and are getting some early notice. This was only their fourth show, I'm planning on keeping close tabs on their development.

Track 1 - Islands In The Stream (Take 2)
Track 2 - Field Ave
Track 3 - Black Providence
Track 4 - Big Burgers
Track 5 - Justify My Love

FLAC files are here

Still Small Voice And The Joyful Noise @ 40 Watt 7/18/08

2008-07-30T01:25:00.004-04:00

Still Small Voice And The Joyful Noise are heading into the studio to prepare their first full-length. This show finds Jef Whatley having joined on guitar, as well as Mikey Dwyer (The Starter Kits) returning on drums.

Track 1 - To The Rafters
Track 2 - 5 Golden Birds
Track 3 - Mercury Dime
Track 4 - Souvenirs
Track 5 - Roll The Rock Around
Track 6 - Old Soldier Song
Track 7 - Naked To The Visible Eye
Track 8 - The Bridal Joint
Track 9 - Just When I Think
Track 10 - Blue Flower
Track 11 - Short-Bus Harry
Track 12 - Double Axle
Track 13 - Shut Up And Fly
Track 14 - Garden Of Delight

Kebert Xela @ Athfest 6/20/08

2008-07-22T23:39:00.004-04:00

Kebert Xela create more sound than you'd expect from two guys; they spend the set dashing across the stage between various instruments. Here's a very short Athfest set (with a little PA difficulty), but be assured I plan on recording them again.

Track 1 - Morning Of The Giants
Track 2 - Exoskeletal Program Failure (PA Crash)
Track 3 - (Pre) Evolution
Track 4 - Somewhere's Nowhere

Mastodon @ Cotton Club 7/19/03

2008-07-20T22:56:00.004-04:00

Atlanta's Mastodon are captured here just before their rise to mega-stardom:

Track 1 - Crusher Destroyer
Track 2 - Workhorse
Track 3 - Trampled Under Hoof
Track 4 - Shadows That Move
Track 5 - Welcoming War
Track 6 - Where Strides The Behemoth
Track 7 - Hail To Fire
Track 8 - Trainwreck
Track 9 - Battle At Sea
Track 10 - Ole' Nessie
Track 11 - March Of The Fire Ants
Track 12 - Thank You For This

We Versus The Shark @ 40 Watt 6/21/08

2008-07-13T22:25:00.003-04:00

I've meant to record and post a We Versus The Shark show ever since I started this site (sorry guys!). This Athfest set was singer/guitarist Samantha Paulsen's last show, and is heavy on material from their just-released Dirty Versions.

Track 1 - We Versus The Inevitability Of Death
Track 2 - I Am The Contempt Machine
Track 3 - Keep It Wolf [cuts out due to technical difficulty]
Track 4 - I Am A Caffeinated Corpse
Track 5 - Mr. Ego Death
Track 6 - Hello Blood
Track 7 - Practical Animals
Track 8 - I Am Your Idea

Banana Hammock @ Caledonia 6/20/08

2008-07-08T21:16:00.004-04:00

Banana Hammock's Athfest set of old-school riff-rock:

Track 1 - My Men Are Ready
Track 2 -
Track 3 -
Track 4 - When To Say When
Track 5 -
Track 6 -
Track 7 -
Track 8 - Nickel Night

Hayride @ Caledonia 6/20/08

2008-07-06T21:42:00.005-04:00

David Barbe @ Athfest 6/20/08

2008-07-01T14:02:00.003-04:00

David Barbe recently confirmed that he's recording a new album with his band The Quick Hooks. Anyone who's heard Comet Of The Season knows this is good news. Here's a brief set from the Hull St. Stage at Athfest, backed by Hookers Frank MacDonell and Jon Mills.

Track 1 - My Shiny Bird
Track 2 - Blacker Than Blue
Track 3 - Peel Away
Track 4 - Your Metal Confine
Track 5 - In The Weeds

The Arcs @ Caledonia 6/20/08

2008-06-29T21:01:00.004-04:00

The Arcs rock out for Athfest:

Track 1 - Stay In The Light
Track 2 - Plutonium
Track 3 - Livin' The Dream
Track 4 - Homemade Knife
Track 5 - Eddie
Track 6 - I Wear A Watch
Track 7 - I Can't Stand The Opening Band
Track 8 - Why Giana Why
Track 9 - Emerald
Track 10 - Jennaviv

Out-Of-Towners: Centro-Matic @ 40 Watt 6/21/08

2008-06-25T22:33:00.003-04:00

Centro-Matic (Denton, TX) hit town in support of their new Dual Hawks split double-LP; it's split with South San Gabriel, which features all of Centro-Matic and Athens' own Matt Stoessel as its members.

Track 1 - Love You Just The Same
Track 2 - Fountains Of Fire
Track 3 - Call The Legion In Tonight
Track 4 - Flashes And Cables
Track 5 - Triggers And Trash Heaps
Track 6 - Mighty Midshipman
Track 7 - Rat Patrols And DJs
Track 8 - All Your Farewells
Track 9 - Strychnine, Breathless Ways
Track 10 - Guillotines Hung Together
Track 11 - Quality Strange
Track 12 - Calling Thermatico
Track 13 - Strahan Has Corralled The Freaks
Track 14 - The Blisters May Come

Southern Shelter Record(s): Creston Spiers 7"( + 5/1/08)

2008-06-23T19:40:00.005-04:00

I'm excited to announce Southern Shelter Record(s) and our first (and only?) release, a 7" vinyl single by Harvey Milk frontman Creston Spiers! I brought the Southern Shelter Mobile Recording Unit to Creston's home in Athens recently and recorded two of his unreleased original songs. Side A is "Yesterday's Parade", written for the band A (who never made a release); it's backed with "The Time Has Come", written during Creston's time drumming for Producto. These songs are drastically different from Creston's Harvey Milk work. Both tracks have him backed only by acoustic 12-string (sitting on his couch!)

Chunklet will be handling internet orders exclusively for this very limited run (200 copies pressed on heavyweight clear vinyl, packaged in a durable "picture disc" sleeve). A limited number will be available at yet-to-be-announced Harvey Milk shows to take place following their European tour. A very small number will be placed with local record stores, but by far your best chance to get one is with the Chunklet pre-order. Records will ship mid-/late-July. I'll post more details on the record store copies around that time.

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER THE CRESTON SPIERS 7" FROM CHUNKLET

Of course I have some free music to post in celebration. Creston played a happy hour Nuci's Space benefit at Caledonia (during which I realized he'd be perfect for the record I wanted to do). Leonard Cohen is his favorite artist, so we got all Cohen tunes, save for the last number.

Creston Spiers @ Caledonia 5/1/08

Track 1 - Bird On A Wire
Track 2 - Master Song
Track 3 - Winter Lady
Track 4 - The Stranger Song
Track 5 - The Old Revolution
Track 6 - Suzanne
Track 7 - Stories Of The Street
Track 8 - Lady Midnight
Track 9 - Nancy
Track 10 - So Long Marianne
Track 11 - Tonight Will Be Fine
Track 12 - Three Is A Magic Number

A. Armada @ 40 Watt 6/21/08

2008-06-22T23:19:00.004-04:00

A. Armada's excellent debut EP Anam Cara is almost out, and is available at shows now. They played to a packed Athfest crowd this weekend. European dates are scheduled for the fall.

Track 1 - The Dam Was Split But The City Was Saved
Track 2 - The Moon Shifts The Sea The Sea Shapes The Shore The Shore Shakes The Sand The Sand Sinks The Ship
Track 3 - Fall-Triumph
Track 4 - If You Only Knew What The Lost Soldiers Did To Me
Track 5 - Never Come Down From The Mountain

Harvey Milk @ The EARL 6/17/08

2008-06-20T11:41:00.004-04:00

Here's a bonus Harvey Milk post for the faithful, since I'm on vacation and headed to Athfest today.

Track 1 - Death Goes To The Winner
Track 2 - Plastic Eggs
Track 3 - War
Track 4 - Shame
Track 5 - A Maelstrom Of Bad Decisions
Track 6 - Crush Them All
Track 7 - Lay My Head Down
Track 8 - What I Want
Track 9 - Good Bye Blues
Track 10 - Decades
Track 11 - I've Got A Love

Jet By Day @ 40 Watt 9/26/03

2008-06-18T01:25:00.004-04:00

Jet By Day play a CD release for their Cascadia album.

Track 1 - Stare At The Sun
Track 2 - Helicopter To The Hospital
Track 3 - Bite The Bullet
Track 4 - This Quiet Hell
Track 5 - Dying In The Spotlight
Track 6 - Last Call
Track 7 - Worldwide
Track 8 - Let You Down
Track 9 - Cascadia
Track 10 - End Of The Line
Track 11 - Jailbreak

Harvey Milk @ Caledonia 7/30/05

2008-06-15T22:38:00.003-04:00

Lars over at Thor's Rubber Hammer Productions has been waiting years for me to post this one (sorry dude!). Tour starts tomorrow!

Track 1 - One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
Track 2 - Come And Spit
Track 3 - Plastic Eggs
Track 4 - I Don't Know How To Live My Life
Track 5 - Love Swing
Track 6 - Jimmy Page's
Track 7 - Merlin Is Magic
Track 8 - Instrumental
Track 9 - Crush Them All
Track 10 - I've Got A Love
Track 11 - F.S.T.P.
Track 12 - Smile [the long pause after this tune was spent trying to find a guitar for Creston to play, he'd just smashed his]
Track 13 - E:) Jaws Jack
Track 14 -

Adam Musick @ Caledonia 10/18/04

2008-06-11T21:25:00.004-04:00

Today's vault pick is from rocker-turned-farmer Adam Musick. He's backed by Southern Bitch bandmates Chuck Bradburn and Chris Ellenberg, but a batch of lower-key tunes and even some piano from Adam make this a different entity.

Track 1 - Vagabond
Track 2 - Carry On
Track 3 - On And On
Track 4 - Just A Little
Track 5 - Sand Mountain
Track 6 - Anything You Want
Track 7 - I Can't Keep Waiting
Track 8 - Dandelion
Track 9 - Things Are Getting Easier
Track 10 - On A Roll
Track 11 - Do What's Right

Jay Gonzalez @ 40 Watt 5/28/08

2008-06-08T21:55:00.006-04:00

Jay Gonzalez (The Possibilities, Nutria) has kept busy with regular gigs at Kingpins and most recently touring as Drive-By Truckers' keyboardist. This solo set is a mix of songs from his bands and new originals he's been working up.

Track 1 - Under The Clay
Track 2 - Keep In Touch
Track 3 - Hold You
Track 4 - Baby Tusk
Track 5 - Turning Me On
Track 6 - The Will
Track 7 - This Isn't Fun Anymore
Track 8 - It Ain't You Babe
Track 9 - The Strong One
Track 10 - Anita
Track 11 - For You

Out-Of-Towners: Earth @ Caledonia 5/1/08

2008-06-03T23:23:00.004-04:00

90's drone pioneers Earth (Seattle) made their first-ever trip to the South recently, in support of the new The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull.

Track 1 - Omens And Portents II: Carrion Crow
Track 2 - Engine Of Ruin
Track 3 - Hung From The Moon
Track 4 - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
Track 5 - Omens And Portents I: The Driver
Track 6 - Junkyard Priest
Track 7 - Ouroboros Is Broken
Track 8 - Rise To Glory

Harvey Milk @ 40 Watt 7/28/05

2008-06-01T17:24:00.003-04:00

Harvey Milk release their new album Life . . . The Best Game In Town this week on Hydra Head. To help get you pumped here's a show from the first Reunion Tour a few years back.

Track 1 - Jimmy Page's
Track 2 - I Don't Know How To Live My Life
Track 3 - Probolkoc
Track 4 - Merlin Is Magic
Track 5 - Plastic Eggs
Track 6 - My Father's Life's Work
Track 7 - Crush Them All
Track 8 - Love Swing
Track 9 - Instrumental
Track 10 - Smile
Track 11 - I've Got A Love
Track 12 - F.S.T.P.
Track 13 - Mothers Day
Track 14 - Rocket Ride

Vic Chesnutt @ Drunken Unicorn 5/25/08

2008-05-26T19:15:00.007-04:00

Vic Chesnutt is backed here by members of Thee Silver Mt. Zion, who also played on last year's North Star Deserter.

Track 1 - Intro
Track 2 - Everything I Say
Track 3 - Glossolalia
Track 4 - Debriefing
Track 5 - Fodder On Her Wings
Track 6 - Warm
Track 7 - Marathon

FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

Hayride @ Caledonia 5/13/08

2008-05-21T00:01:00.004-04:00

If you rock hard enough, you can get away with only doing it once every couple years. Hayride turned back up last week opening for/heckling Thrones, with new drummer Mark Brill (Freeball, Supagroup).

Track 1 - Cramp
Track 2 - Line 1
Track 3 - Live Long And Prosper
Track 4 - La Belle Dame
Track 5 - In Bottles
Track 6 - Bucket Brigade
Track 7 - The Universe
Track 8 - Ackadacka
Track 9 - Theme For An Imaginary Western
Track 10 - Peace Out

Liz Durrett @ Drunken Unicorn 12/5/06

2008-05-18T21:36:00.003-04:00

Recent digging in "the vault" produced this Liz Durrett show, notable for being a pure solo performance.

Track 1 - All The Spokes
Track 2 - Knives At The Wall
Track 3 - On The Beach
Track 4 - Husk
Track 5 - Far From Home
Track 6 - You'll Never Walk Alone
Track 7 -
Track 8 - In The Throes

Deerhunter @ 40 Watt 9/19/07

2008-05-11T22:06:00.005-04:00

This Deerhunter set contains a song ("Calvary Scars") from their just-completed Micro Castle LP, out later this year.

Track 1 - Calvary Scars
Track 2 - Intro
Track 3 - Cryptograms
Track 4 - Dr. Glass
Track 5 - Hazel St.
Track 6 - Wash Off
Track 7 - Spring Hall Convert
Track 8 - Octet
Track 9 - Strange Lights

Don Chambers @ Five Spot 4/17/08

2008-05-07T21:27:00.004-04:00

Don Chambers has been working some new numbers into the show lately; another album is due out later this year. This is a duo set, with Jim Wilson handling both the trap drums and the ladder.

Track 1 -
Track 2 - Ain't No Way To Plow
Track 3 - Hallelujah
Track 4 - Dog's Howl
Track 5 -
Track 6 -
Track 7 - Back In The Woods
Track 8 - Devil Bucket
Track 9 - Werewolf Moon

Kevn Kinney @ Caledonia 5/19/04

2008-05-04T21:18:00.007-04:00

Long-time Athens resident (and Drivin' 'n Cryin' frontman) Kevn Kinney here plays one of his then-frequent local solo shows (he's since moved away).

Track 1 - Sun-Tangled Angel Revival
Track 2 - In The Land Of Plenty
Track 3 - I Wonder
Track 4 - Paid In Full
Track 5 - 40 Miles Of Mountain Road
Track 6 - Epilogue Epitaph In A Minor
Track 7 - With The People
Track 8 - Scarred But Smarter

Out-Of-Towners: Slobberbone @ Smith's Olde Bar 6/21/03

2008-04-30T00:00:00.005-04:00

I came across this in the "vault" recently, a strong set from Denton's Slobberbone. They're no longer together but most of the members now play in The Drams.

Track 1 - Stumblin'
Track 2 - Write Me Off
Track 3 - Dark As A Dungeon
Track 4 - That Is All
Track 5 - Sister Beams
Track 6 - Find The Out
Track 7 - Trust Jesus
Track 8 - Pinball Song
Track 9 - Lumberlung
Track 10 - Bright Eyes Darkened
Track 11 - To Love Somebody
Track 12 - Gimme Back My Dog
Track 13 - Barrel Chested
Track 14 - I'll Be Damned
Track 15 - Your Excuse
Track 16 - Like A Hurricane
Track 17 - Placemat Blues
Track 18 - E:) Web Before You Walk Into It

Mike Cooley @ The EARL 2/24/05

2008-04-27T20:56:00.006-04:00

More requested Cooley.

Track 1 - 72 (this highway's mean)
Track 2 - One Of These Days
Track 3 - Carl Perkins' Cadillac
Track 4 - Three On The Tree
Track 5 - Uncle Frank
Track 6 - Where The Devil Don't Stay
Track 7 - Guitar Man Upstairs
Track 8 - Zip City
Track 9 - When The Pin Hits The Shell
Track 10 - Pulaski Tennessee
Track 11 - Sounds Better In The Song
Track 12 - Women Without Whiskey
Track 13 - Space City
Track 14 - Cottonseed
Track 15 - Bob
Track 16 - Marry Me
Track 17 - E:) Love Like This
Track 18 - Shut Up And Get On The Plane
Track 19 - Daddy's Cup

Producto @ Flicker 3/29/08

2008-04-24T21:20:00.005-04:00

Producto's core of Ane Diaz and Frank MacDonell play a near-acoustic show as a duo.

Track 1 - Rosa
Track 2 - 20 mph
Track 3 - LaLa
Track 4 - Orinoco
Track 5 -
Track 6 -
Track 7 -

Dead Confederate (as Sonic Youth) @ 40 Watt 3/1/08

2008-04-23T21:34:00.004-04:00

Dead Confederate cover a handful of Sonic Youth tunes for the Underneath The Covers II benefit.

Track 1 - 100%
Track 2 - Silver Rocket
Track 3 - Theresa's Sound World
Track 4 - The Diamond Sea
Track 5 - Youth Against Facism (w/ Patterson Hood)

Kenosha Kid @ Secret Squirrel 11/17/07

2008-04-22T22:27:00.007-04:00

Kenosha Kid's "Electri-Kid" lineup (leader Dan Nettles - guitar, Neal Fountain - bass, Jeff Reilly - drums) work through some extended improvs in a set that gets much further "out" than what I've posted from the horn-based Kid ensembles.

Track 1 - X,Y, Then Z
Track 2 - Pleasure To Burn
Track 3 - Mechanical Hound
Track 4 - Fabrication

Music Hates You @ Smith's Olde Bar 4/5/08

2008-04-21T22:13:00.005-04:00

Music Hates You came to Atlanta recently and brought some new songs with them.

Track 1 - Sweet Hole Alabama
Track 2 - Hell No I Ain't Got The Goddamn Rent
Track 3 - Send More Paramedics
Track 4 - The Smartest Son Of A Bitch On The Planet
Track 5 - You Are My Mess
Track 6 - Where Are You Going With All Those Sulfide And Twine
Track 7 - In The Key Of Dirt And Dumb
Track 8 - So Much Dirt In My Spotless Lab

Out-Of-Towners: Explosions In The Sky @ Variety 4/13/08

2008-04-21T10:10:00.006-04:00

Explosions In The Sky (Texas) finally fit themselves into my schedule last week. Their records get play on many late nights at Southern Shelter HQ, catching them live was a highlight for me.

Track 1 - Memorial
Track 2 - With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept
Track 3 - The Birth And Death Of The Day
Track 4 - Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean
Track 5 - Magic Hours
Track 6 - Your Hand In Mine
Track 7 - Catastrophe And The Cure
Track 8 - The Moon Is Down

FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

Patterson Hood 4/16-17/08 40 Watt & Five Spot

2008-04-19T13:37:00.004-04:00

Patterson Hood did a short run-out with his other band while DBT are off briefly for a baby-birthin' (congrats Brad and Kimberly!).

4/16/08 40 Watt

Track 1 - Assholes
Track 2 - Murdering Oscar
Track 3 - Pollyanna
Track 4 - (Something's Got To) Give Pretty Soon
Track 5 - Heathens
Track 6 - Feb 14
Track 7 - Understand Now
Track 8 - Goodbye
Track 9 - Uncle Disney
Track 10 - The Range War
Track 11 - Old Timers Disease
Track 12 - My Sweet Annette
Track 13 - Pride Of The Yankees
Track 14 - The Living Bubba
Track 15 - A World Of Hurt
Track 16 - E:) Back Of A Bible
Track 17 - I'm In Love With A Girl
Track 18 - Heavy And Hanging
Track 19 - Lookout Mountain*

* w/ Craig Lieske - guitar

4/16 FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

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4/17/08 Five Spot Cafe (Atlanta)

Track 1 - Pollyanna
Track 2 - (Something's Got To) Give Pretty Soon
Track 3 - The Range War
Track 4 - Understand Now
Track 5 - Feb 14
Track 6 - Heathens
Track 7 - Rising Son*
Track 8 - Murdering Oscar
Track 9 - The Opening Act
Track 10 - Uncle Disney
Track 11 - Pay No Attention To Alice
Track 12 - Road Cases
Track 13 - My Sweet Annette
Track 14 - Pride Of The Yankees
Track 15 - The Living Bubba
Track 16 - E:) A World Of Hurt
Track 17 - I'm In Love With A Girl
Track 18 - Lookout Mountain*

* w/ Don Chambers - banjo

4/17 FLAC files are here (permanent archive.org link)

Jesse Flavin @ Flicker 4/9/08

2008-04-16T01:08:00.005-04:00

Supporting-guitarist-about-town Jesse Flavin (The Good Ship, Phosphorescent, Liz Durrett) plays a set of his own tunes, with Ken Henslee accompanying.

Track 1 - Shadows
Track 2 - Frozen
Track 3 - The View From Up Here
Track 4 - Denial
Track 5 - The Same Conversation
Track 6 - Curtain Calls

Pride Parade @ Caledonia 3/8/08

2008-04-13T15:28:00.006-04:00

Pride Parade have finished their full-length (an EP, "V" was self-released last year), and are playing out more often. Here they are opening for Harvey Milk last month.

Track 1 - Ten Percent Of Nothing
Track 2 -
Track 3 -
Track 4 - Hard Time
Track 5 - Life Of The Party
Track 6 - Shame Spiral
Track 7 - Mr. Man

Dark Meat Reissue Out Today

2008-04-09T10:12:00.003-04:00

Since I don't have any music ready to post (probably won't until next week, sorry), I wanted to point out that Vice Records has reissued Dark Meat's Universal Indians today. With live bonus tracks. One of which was recorded by myself, at Cine. So it all ties in. If you missed it the first time around, today would be a good time to check it out.

Harvey Milk @ Caledonia 3/8/08

2008-04-06T22:03:00.004-04:00

Harvey Milk debuted their new lineup (Kyle Spence returning on drums, Joe Preston added on guitar and vocal) in Athens before heading to SXSW. A new album, another vinyl reissue, and summer touring are to come.

Track 1 - I Don't Know How To Live My Life
Track 2 - Come And Spit
Track 3 - War
Track 4 - Old Glory
Track 5 - Crush Them All
Track 6 - Death Goes To The Winner
Track 7 - The Anvil Will Fall
Track 8 - I've Got A Love
Track 9 - Goodbye Blues
Track 10 - E:) Probolkoc
Track 11 - We Destroy The Family

Mike Cooley @ 40 Watt 2/25/05

2008-04-02T16:02:00.005-04:00

By request, here's Mike Cooley (Drive-By Truckers)in an extremely rare solo appearance.

Track 1 - Loaded Gun In The Closet
Track 2 - Zip City
Track 3 - Uncle Frank
Track 4 - 72 (this highway's mean)
Track 5 - Pulaski Tennessee
Track 6 - Three On The Tree
Track 7 - Weakest Man
Track 8 - Panties In Your Purse
Track 9 - Little Pony And The Great Big Horse
Track 10 - When The Pin Hits The Shell
Track 11 - One Of These Days
Track 12 - Carl Perkins' Cadillac
Track 13 - Space City
Track 14 - Cottonseed
Track 15 - Bob
Track 16 - Sounds Better In The Song
Track 17 - Women Without Whiskey
Track 18 - Love Like This
Track 19 - Marry Me
Track 10 - Where The Devil Don't Stay
Track 11 - E:) Daddy's Cup

Elf Power @ 40 Watt 3/29/08

2008-03-30T23:47:00.005-04:00

Elf Power played a release show for their new In A Cave album, which arrived in stores last week. They're playing as a 4-piece at the moment, with former guitarist Eric Harris having rejoined as drummer.

Track 1 - Owl Cut (White Flowers In The Sky)
Track 2 - Spiral Stairs
Track 3 - We Dream In Sound
Track 4 - An Old Familiar Scene
Track 5 - The New Mythology
Track 6 - Paralyzed
Track 7 - Fried Out
Track 8 - Window To Mars
Track 9 - Skeleton
Track 10 - The Demon's Daughter
Track 11 - Quiver And Quake
Track 12 - Come Lie Down With Me (And Sing My Song)
Track 13 - Back To The Web
Track 14 - 2000 Man
Track 15 - The Separating Fault
Track 16 - Let The Serpent Sleep
Track 17 - E:) Hole In My Shoe
Track 18 - I Walked With A Zombie
Track 19 - Needles In The Camel's Eye

The Instruments @ Caledonia 10/11/06

2008-03-25T22:44:00.005-04:00

Here's the Instruments set from that same night at Caledonia I don't remember happening. Heather McIntosh and company have a new album coming in May.

Track 1 - Lullaby
Track 2 - Song For Thomas
Track 3 - Amongst The Trees
Track 4 - Our Lovely Ladder
Track 5 - Seems So Far
Track 6 - Lantern
Track 7 - My Friend

Hardy Morris & Brantley Senn (Dead Confederate) @ Rye Bar 3/21/08

2008-03-23T22:49:00.008-04:00

Dead Confederate singer/guitarist Hardy Morris and bassist Brantley Senn work out what I assume will be new DC material. For the uninitiated, Rye Bar is where DT's Down Under was (and the Downstairs before that).

Track 1 - Memorial Day Night
Track 2 -
Track 3 -
Track 4 -
Track 5 -
Track 6 -
Track 7 -