HotChaCha

Came across this Cleveland OH band, HotChaCha on the blog The Noise Is. I have really been liking the few songs I have heard and want to pass along to you.

HotChaCha - Traffic


HotChaCha - Naked Glass


HotChaCha - Bukarest

Want to hear more?

Dustin Wong playing Eyedrum

I got to see the Baltimore band Ponytail play at 529 a while back and it was such a great energetic show. So I was sad to hear that the band was no more. But, guitarist Dustin Wong is still forging ahead doing his own thing and will be playing at Eyedrum here in Atlanta on Nov 24 2010. His Thrill Jockey debut album is titled Infinite Love.

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Dustin Wong - Infinite Love preview.

Barn Owl

Barn Owl - Light from the Mesa from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Got this in my inbox the other day and found it to be pretty good. Kinda dark, eerie, dragging music. Thrill Jockey is releasing the new album called Ancestral Star on Nov 2.
Here is a sample "Light from the Mesa" Mp3

Here is what Thrill Jockey has to say:
"Barn Owl is the San Francisco duo of Evan Caminiti (guitars, vocals) and Jon Porras (guitars, vocals, drums, harmonium). They sculpt a vast collection of hazy desert sky meditations - ominous, barren expanses of music for desert walks at dusk, and dark, pastoral passages embellished with psychedelic and atmospheric wash. A mixture between devotional ragas and dusty stomp with atmosphere and production that references shoegaze and black metal influences. "Light From The Mesa" is only a peak at this dark epic."

Barn Owl on Myspace

Dates:
Oct 29 Berkeley, CA The Berkeley Art Museum
Nov 16 Boston, MA PA's Lounge w/High Aura'd, MV & EE, The Body
Nov 17 Providence, RI AS220 w/High Aura'd, Arcing, The Body
Nov 18 Brooklyn, NY Issue Project Room w/High Aura'd, Tom Carter
Nov 19 Philadelphia, PA Highwire Gallery w/High Aura'd, Steve Gunn, Meg Baird
Nov 20 Cincinnati, OH Art Damage Lodge w/High Aura'd, Pete Fosco
Nov 21 Chicago, IL The Hideout w/High Aura'd, David Daniell, Scott Tuma

Clipd Beaks Tracks

Are you a Clipd Beaks fan yet? Take a listen and maybe you will be now.
Here are 5 tracks, mostly improv jams that they have posted for FREE. Yes free so go and get them here. You can't lose!

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Clipd Beaks "No Rainbows" by TRDMRKorg

Ria's Bluebird 10th Anniv Party

Tweezer will be reuniting and playing a set at Ria's Bluebird 10th Anniversary party on Oct 3.
Check out this older post of mine with some Tweezer tracks to get you motivated for the show.



Updated info on the anniversary party here.

Aids Wolf in the ATL

Aids wolf is down to 3 members and is releasing a new album in Sept. On Sept 22 they will be in Atlanta playing at 529.

September
15 Wed Pawtucket, Rhode Island @Machines With Magnets w. An Albatros, Gila Monster, Holy Sheet, Red Mass
16 Thu Manhattan, New York, Cake Shop
17 Fri Brooklyn, New York, Death By Audio
18 Sat Baltimore, Maryland, Golden West
19 Sun Charlottesville, Virginia, The Southern
20 Mon Charlette, North Carolina, Snug Harbor
21 Tue Knoxville, Tennessee, Pilot Light
22 Wed Atlanta, Georgia, 529
23 Thu Little Rock, Arkansas, RADRADRAD House
24 Fri Dallas, Texas, The Nightmare w. Gang Starr Museum, Orange Coax
25 Sat Austin, Texas, Mohawk w. Computer Jesus Refrigerator
26 Sun San Antonio, Texas, Korova Basement
28 Tue Phoenix, Arizona, Trunk Space
30 Thu San Diego, California, Bar Pink

October
01 Fri Los Angeles, California, The Smell w. XBXRX, LA DIES
02 Sat Sacramento, California, Operation Restore Maximum Freedom X Fest w. The Fresh and Onlys, Wounded Lion, Ganglians
03 Sun San Francisco, California, El Rio w. Zulus
08 Fri Portland, Oregon, Backspace
09 Sat Seattle, Washington, Black Lodge
10 Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Honey w. Nu Sensae
11 Mon Missoula, Montana, Zootown Arts Community Center
13 Wed Minneapolis, Minnesota, 7th Street Entry w. Gay Beast, D Rider
15 Fri Kalamazoo, Michigan, The Strutt w. D Rider
16 Sat Chicago, Illinois, The Hideout w. D Rider
17 Sun Columbus, Ohio, Bat Chapters w. D Rider
19 Tue Cleveland, Ohio, Now That's Class w. D Rider
20 Wed Fredonia, New York, BJ's Fredonia w. D Rider
24 Sun Easthampton, Massachusetts, Flywheel

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Listen to new track "Teaching to Suffer" Here

Hotel Mexico

I am digging this song by Japanese band Hotel Mexico
check it out

News Article
Band Blog

Hotel Mexico - Its Twinkle

New AkuYou Cassette

New release by AkuYou is now available through Scotch Tapes.
Limited to 50 copies so go get your copy HERE NOW.

"Aku You hail from Georgia (The U.S. one... not the one being attacked by Russia...) and make some interesting music. Gothic, Industrial, Experimental... This album is full of vicious drums, spine altering vocals and an incredible talent for song construction."

Future Islands @ 529 July 19th

Future Islands will be playing on July 19 at 529 over in East Atlanta Village.
Signed to Thrill Jockey
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Tour Dates:

Sat Jul 10 Balitmore, MD - Metro Gallery (Acoustic Set)



Thu Jul 15 Wilmington, NC - The Whiskey w/ EAR PWR



Fri Jul 16 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 w/ EAR PWR



Sat Jul 17 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone w/ EAR PWR



Sun Jul 18 Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light w/ EAR PWR



Mon Jul 19 Atlanta, GA - 529 w/ EAR PWR



Tue Jul 20 Greensboro, NC - Artistika w/ EAR PWR



Sun Jul 25 Baltimore, MD - Whartscape



Sun Aug 15 Brooklyn, NY - East River State Park w/ !!!, The Strange Boys



Wed Sep 8 Charlottesville, VA - Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar



Thu Sep 9 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Festival



Thu Sep 16 Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island



Fri Sep 17 Kassel, Germany - ARM



Sat Sep 18 Wurzburg, Germany - Schoner Rene



Sun Sep 19 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk



Tue Sep 21 Zagreb, Croatia - KSET



Wed Sep 22 Montebelluna, Italy - Osteria Tocchetto



Thu Sep 23 Vienna, Austria - Arena



Fri Sep 24 Dresden, Germany - Beatpol



Sat Sep 25 Prague, Czech Republic - 007



Mon Sep 27 Esslingen, Germany - Komma



Wed Sep 29 London, UK - CAMP Basement



Thu Sep 30 Brighton, UK - Freebutt



Fri Oct 1 Manchester, UK - Islington Mill



Sat Oct 2 Glasgow, UK - Cry Parrot



Tue Oct 5 Paris, France - Point Ephemere



Wed Oct 6 Nantes, France - Olympic



Fri Oct 8 Reims, France - Festival Elecktricity



Sat Oct 9 Dudingen, Switzerland - Cafe Bad Bonn



Mon Oct 11 Bielefeld, Germany - AZ


Tue Oct 12 Leuven, Belgium - STUK



Wed Oct 13 Hamburg, Germany - III & 70 Club



Thu Oct 14 Koln, Germany - Sonic Ballroom



Sat Oct 16 Berlin, Germany - Schokoladen

Back Home

Back from an amazing journey overland from Cambodia-Thailand. Flew from BKK to Phnom Penh Cambodia, then overland by car to - Siem Reap - Phnom Penh - Sihanoukville (beach.) With a few stops for lunch, fried spider buying and more in towns along the way.

After Cambodia we crossed the border from Cambodia back into Thailand via the Hat Lek land crossing. Then took the minibus/ferry onward to Ko Chang island(Thailand),for more beaches and solitude and elephant rides/swims.

Next back to Bangkok for final shopping days at the weekend market and food courts. Always fun.

Then the flight home ... I want back already!

Great trip May 28 - June 17 2010

Lightning Bolt @ Eyedrum

Ligtning Bolt is back in the ATL July 4 at Eyedrum

Lightning Bolt @ Eyedrum - July 4th


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Arab on Radar New Site &Tour Dates

The reformed and ready to rock Arab on Radar has a new website up and some tour dates posted.

Easthampton, MA The Flywheel 07/02/10 9:00pm

Providence, RI AS220 07/03/10 9:00pm

Indianapolis, IN ES Jungle: Dude Fest 07/10/10 8:00pm

New Haven, Connecticut Cafe Nine 07/30/10 9:00pm w/ no babies, orange coax, brava spetre

New York, NY The Cake Shop 07/31/10 9:00pm w/ child abuse, no babies, orange coax

Montreal, Quebec Lambi 08/06/10 9:00pm w/ aids wolf, dd/mm/yyyy

Toronto, ON The Garrison 08/07/10 9:00pm w/ dd/mm/yyyy

Rochester, NY The Bug Jar 08/08/10 9:00pm

San Francisco, CA The Eagle Tavern 09/02/10 9:00pm w/ thee oh sees, no babies

Los Angeles, CA TBD 09/03/10 TBD

San Diego, CA TBD 09/04/10 TBD

Los Angeles, CA The Smell 09/05/10 9:00pm w/ all leather

SNOWMAN newish track

Snowman has a new track posted at soundcloud.

Snowman / Hyena by Conversemusic.co.uk

pretty cool stuff!
Their last album is incredible, sample some tracks here

Mi Ami , Steal Your Face

Super cool group MiAmi from the west coast has released a follow up to their awesome debut, Watersports, on Thrill Jockey. Steal Your Face is available on vinyl or cd at Thrill Jockey.
I really love this band with their own style of what I will call "freaked out dance noise tribal rhythms, while spacing out." You will just have to form an opinion for yourself on this one.
I was lucky enough to catch them play 529 last year and it was one of the best shows of '09 for me.

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Drunken Unicorn Blog

Drunken Unicorn now has a blog. Check it out for info and links on upcoming shows and the bands involved.

Arab on Radar together again

One of my most favorite bands of all time has reunited. Arab on Radar is back together and playing live dates this summer!.


July 9 or 10th @ Dudefest in IN
Aug 6 - Montreal with dd/mm/yy
Aug 7 - Toronto @ The Garrison with dd/mm/yy



Atlanta Echo Lounge

Upcoming Shows

A few upcoming shows that I am excited about in the ATL

Lightning Bolt @ Eyedrum - July 4th



Health @ 529 - June 24th

Just Announced Lighning Bolt in Atlanta

Lightning Bolt is coming back to the ATL! WoooooHooo
July 4th @ Eyedrum

Lightning Bolt - tour '08 from Taping Policies on Vimeo.

Chinese Stars @ Drunken Unicorn Atlanta

Chinese Stars in Atlanta March 25 2010. Drunken Unicorn

All the Saints @ 529

All the Saints March 19 2010 @ 529 in East Atlanta.

Hal Al Shedd

Clipd Beaks

Video for "Blood" from the new Clipd Beaks album To Realize.

Some Upcoming Atlanta Shows

Here are a few upcoming shows in Atlanta over the next few months. With SXSW happening in March Atlanta will see a slew of bands coming through town on their trek to TX. Keep an eye out to catch some really good bands.

1. Past Lives (Ex-Blood Brothers)- April 6th @ 529
2. These Are Powers - March 15th @ 529
3. Joanna Newsom - March 26th @ Variety Playhouse
4. Screaming Females Feb 19th @ 529
5. Vivian Girls March 25 @ 529
6. Hal Al Shedad reunion show March 27 @ Drunken Unicorn
7. Chinese Stars will be here March?? date TBA. (ex-Arab on Radar)
8. Young Widows March 26 @ 529
9. Surfer Blood Feb 19 @ Drunken Unicorn also Criminal Records Instore
10. Girls Feb 5th @ The Earl and also Criminal Records Instore