Local Music Features

Saturday July 15, 2000 12:04 AM EDT

CATFIGHT! Frustrated (Worry Bird); second full-length by female rock trio; recorded at Bakos Amp Works with Jeff Bakos; website: www.catfight.net

EMERALD ROSE, Bending Tradition (self-release); Celtic folk quartet’s debut CD; release party Fri., July 14 at the Red Light Cafe; website: www.emeraldrose.com

THE GLANDS, self-titled (Capricorn); second CD from Athens quirky pop quartet; first on...

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Saturday July 15, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
Stipe shoots, scores ... again. Self Timer, Inc., the parent company of R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe’s Single Cell Pictures and C-Hundred Film Corp., has entered into a three-year first-look deal with United Artists Films. Single Cell produced the critically lauded 1999 comedy Being John Malkovich and was nominated for three Academy Awards. C-Hundred produced a series of public service... | more...

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Saturday July 8, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
Jim Stacy, the master showman behind Grand Moff Tarkin, and Mike Geier, the leader of the swing ensemble Kingsized, might at first seem unlikely partners. But Greasepaint, the clown-themed group they created together, allows both musicians to perform under favorite alter egos — Geier as “Puddles the Clown” and Stacy as “the Reverend Uncle Laffo,” a persona he created while leading a... | more...

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Saturday July 8, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
As local bluesman Slim Fatz howls his workingman’s blues and accompanies himself on dobro in front of an appreciative crowd at Chip’s in Winder, his mind wanders. Later, he admits, “I was thinkin’ about comin’ all this way down here to Georgia, and how great it is to be listened to.”Native New Yorker Fatz moved South over a decade ago in search of the blues and jazz he loved as a child. “I... | more...

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Saturday July 8, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
Already well-known for the most energetic stage shows of any Georgia rock band, the Woggles hope to attract new fans when they move into the Star Bar for July’s Wednesday night residency. Their month-long “garage barrage” of ’60s-styled, Fleshtones-influenced sounds should give the group plenty of exposure and provide even the most diehard holdouts an ample opportunity to witness the wildness.... | more...

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Saturday July 8, 2000 12:04 AM EDT


Eddie’s Attic strikes again on July 9 when it hosts a show to help Berne Poliakoff, aka Frenchy of Cowboy Envy. Funds raised go to pay off the medical bills accrued during her recent successful bout with breast cancer. Performers include Elsie Witt, Doria Roberts, Lift, Gracie and the Slipcovers and Gentle Readers. Suggested donation is $10; show time is 5 p.m. Additional donations can be sent...

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Saturday July 8, 2000 12:04 AM EDT


“Nothin’ Like a Train,” a song from Athens roots rockers Vigilantes of Love’s most recent album, was featured on the WB’s hit show “Felicity” May 17, a sure sign VOL frontman Mallonee has upped himself a few notches on the teen hipness meter. Mallonee and his revolving bandmates have hit the road to try to capitalize on the achievement.

She’s no scrub herself. Kandi Buruss, former member of...

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Saturday July 1, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
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Saturday July 1, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
Friends, family and Los Vecinos del Mundo | more...

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Saturday July 1, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
?Multi-talented Athens based musicians such as Michael Stipe, Vic Chesnutt, Will Hart of Olivia Tremor Control, Jack Logan, Anne Richmond Boston of the Swimming Pool Q’s and Macha’s Mischo McKay exhibit their art and photographs at the Rock Art Show, June 24-29 at the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens. For a complete list of musicians contributing to the show go to www.ArtAllDay.com.... | more...

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Saturday July 1, 2000 12:04 AM EDT



The Black Crowes have parted ways with Sony and taken up with Richard Branson’s fledgling V2 label. Not wanting to rush into things, the band will release their debut album in the spring of 2001, well after they complete their summer tour with Zepp-meister Jimmy Page. In this week’s TLC breakup news, Rozonda “Chili” Thomas has clarified her statement to Mademoiselle magazine about leaving the...

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Saturday June 17, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
Jessica Williams two-fists it at Spivey | more...

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Saturday June 17, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
ITEM A“Amnesty International hasn’t gotten as much attention lately as it did in the ’80s,” says Maya Long, organizer of this weekend’s Electronica festival in Candler Park, a free concert to raise awareness of the human rights group. “Back then, you had these big stars doing huge concerts for Amnesty. Now that high-profile attention has gone away, but Amnesty is just as active as they ever... | more...

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Saturday April 22, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
Part two of our talk with Bob Weinstock | more...

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Saturday April 22, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
African tastes of freedom | more...

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Saturday April 22, 2000 12:04 AM EDT

It was a hard decision to make back then, says Tim Nielsen, remembering his 1994 departure from Kathleen Turner Overdrive, the Atlanta band he founded in 1993 and recently reformed. “I quite possibly made a huge mistake when I chose to go with Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ instead.”

At that time, KTO was widely considered the city’s best rock group - a reputation solidified by their self-titled ‘94 CD....

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Saturday April 22, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
Fact one: Rock music is a commodity. Facts two through four: Rock stars are “cultural workers” (kind of like sex workers) who are, for the most part, not very bright, and mostly just plain boring. Fact five: Rock critics are the worst - scavengers, pathetic egomaniacs, writing about music ‘cause they can’t play music. Jim Hayes is sure of all these things. He’s a rock critic who fancies himself... | more...

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Saturday April 22, 2000 12:04 AM EDT

This is not folk music, says singer/songwriter/guitarist Sonia Tetlow of her band STB.”Sometimes, we get booked with folk acts, and the reaction is always the same. They go ‘Wow, we didn’t know you rockedthat hard!’ And I say, ‘Well, what did you expect?’”

Tetlow’s fiery approach on STB’s recently released CD, Spit, resembles that of Chrissy Hynde or Melissa Etheridge, but without imitation....

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Saturday April 22, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
Pushed back: Amanda Jones’ appearance on Jenny Jones was rescheduled from April 7 to April 20. Local band leader/poet Kodac Harrison is featured as one of this month’s storytellers at Southern folklore website The Moonlit Road. Harrison provided music and reads “The Sausage Ghost,” an old Louisiana folk tale about a ghost inhabiting a sausage factory. To hear the tale, visit... | more...

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Saturday April 22, 2000 12:04 AM EDT

COMES WITH THE FALL, self-titled (self-released); debut CD by rock quartet formerly known as Madfly; recorded at Tree Sound and Audio Art with Russ Fowler; website: www.comeswiththefall.com

GREAT LAKES, self-titled (Kindercore); Elephant Six trio’s debut; mixed with Robert Schneider of Apples in Stereo; featuring Neutral Milk Hotel’s Scott Spillane; website: www.kindercore.com

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Saturday April 22, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
  • The Hip-Hop Political Action Committee, formed just a few months ago with the support of Afeni Shakur, former Black Panther and mother of the late Tupac Shakur, is holding a rally Sunday, April 16, 5 p.m. at the Hip Hop Café, 4909 Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain. Admission is free for the event, where the group will discuss their plans to organize support and endorse political candidates...
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Saturday April 22, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
  • THE EVILS, just finished recording eight songs at Red Lab Studios, with no specific release plans at this point

  • HERITAGE CHERRY, recording their as-yet-unnamed second album at Song House Studios in Newnan with engineer Alex McCollough, planned for summer release
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Saturday April 15, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
The mix tape’s 45 minutes of fame may be up | more...

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Saturday April 15, 2000 12:04 AM EDT

We call it Euro-cana, says drummer Mason Brazelle of the Young Antiques’ unique mix of pure pop and traditional country found on their debut album, due out this summer. “We have plenty of British pop and punk influences,” adds bassist Blake Parris.

“But,” continues Antiques singer/guitarist and songwriter Blake Rainey, “I’m from Cedartown, and I grew up hearing country music, so it’s natural...

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Saturday April 15, 2000 12:04 AM EDT
As a result of the recent shootings in Buckhead, the City Council of Atlanta believes all nightclubs inside the city of Atlanta should close at 2 a.m. instead of 4 a.m., seven days a week. As stated by council member Lee Morris in City Ordinance 00-O-0186, this is to cure the “serious public safety concern associated with many establishments which are licensed to sell alcoholic beverages ...... | more...