Producto @ Caledonia Lounge 6/24/06

Athfest marked the debut of former Star Room Boy Philip McArdle on bass for Producto, just in time to start recording the new album "Producto 3" (several of the songs here will be among those recorded). In addition to sessions with longtime Producto collaborator Andy Baker, the band will also be recording with David Barbe and Ken Stringfellow.

Track 1 - Tampico
Track 2 - Buildings
Track 3 - Cowboys Cry
Track 4 -
Track 5 - Pretty Merrina
Track 6 - Laura
Track 7 -
Track 8 -
Track 9 - Bee People
Track 10 -
Track 11 -

Lossless FLACs are here.

Post-Athfest Recovery

I'm too exhausted to get any audio up here at the moment, but rest assured I just replenished the vault with some good stuff this weekend. I always give up on Sunday's shows on the main stage, opting to spend that day on the couch, but I still managed to record a lot:

Pete McBrayer
The Mother Jackson Orchestra
Workhorses Of The Entertainment/Recreational Industry
Garbage Island
Pegasuses
The Nightingale News
Jesse Flavin
The Dumps
Time Toy
Don Chambers + GOAT
Now It's Overhead
Diet Rockstar
Nutria
Producto

I'll of course be posting as much as possible from the weekend over time.

Kimberly Morgan & The Everloving Band 4/14/06

In case anyone's still not convinced about Athfest this weekend, here's a clip of Kimberly Morgan, who plays two shows during the festival (schedule is here), here backed by The Everloving Band.

Now It's Overhead @ 40 Watt 3/16/04

After taking a year off, Now It's Overhead are about to hit the road again and release a new album. Their tour starts with their Saturday night headline set at Athfest.

(The title of my blog is taken from "Who's Jon?" in case anyone was curious; it's also at least the working title of a documentary about Athens music by my friend Will Brooks. I'll be posting more about the film as it progresses.)

FLAC files are here.

Track 1 - Wonderful Scar
Track 2 - Surrender
Track 3 - Hi
Track 4 - Wait In A Line
Track 5 - Blackout Curtain
Track 6 - Turn & Go
Track 7 - 6th Grade Roller
Track 8 - Who's Jon?
Track 9 - Reverse
Track 10 - E:) The Book Of Love

The Tom Collins @ Criminal Records 10/2/05

RIP The Tom Collins, they seem to have broken up. This set is from an in-store performance with Tenement Halls, which features TTC guitarist Fran Capitanelli on bass.

Track 1 - Devil On The Street
Track 2 - Hot And Cold
Track 3 - In The Morning
Track 4 - Last Mistake
Track 5 - Start Of The Summer
Track 6 - Back Of Your Mind
Track 7 - That Town You Love

Lossless FLAC files located here.

Echo Canyon @ Flicker 4/17/06

Craig Lieske always has a couple projects going on in Athens' "experimental" scene. This one leans to the free jazz side. Southern Bitch's Chuck Bradburn and Jim Wilson of Mother Jackson complete the trio.

The New Sound Of Numbers @ Flicker 6/10/06

Elephant 6 marches on. Circulatory System drummer Hannah Jones has picked up the electric 12-string to lead The New Sound Of Numbers, with CS bandmates John Fernandes and Heather McIntosh (on bass rather than her usual cello) helping out, along with Kathryn Refi on drums and Josh Skinner on percussion. The album "Liberty Seeds" will be released in September on Athens' Cloud Recordings. Several shows are booked, including the 40 Watt this Friday, and Popfest in August.

FLAC files are available here.

Track 1 - Good Things Are Coming
Track 2 - Complete
Track 3 - Experiment #24
Track 4 - Frequency Transmission Systems
Track 5 - Minimal Animal
Track 6 - Seed Split Open
Track 7 - Luminous September
Track 8 - Is Is Was Was
Track 9 - Tuning The Air
Track 10 - Atmosphere Of The Afternoon
Track 11 - You'll Soon Be Singing
Track 12 - Connections

Five Eight @ 40 Watt 6/25/04

Over 15 years Five Eight has been doing this:

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3 - Criminal
Track 4 - The Liquor Song
Track 5 - Square Peg
Track 6 - My Mother's Best Boy
Track 7 - Bad Juices
Track 8 - Make Out
Track 9 - Do It Anyway
Track 10 - I'm Still Around
Track 11 - Weirdo
Track 12 - Off Season
Track 13 - Bad For Us
Track 14 - Magnetic Fields
Track 15 - E:) Destroy This World
Track 16 - Man Is A Pent Up Thing

(FLAC files have been previously seeded, but I can re-seed them on request)

Retarded Children Banging On Pots And Pans With Spoons @ Caledonia Lounge 5/6/06

This piece is the entire set by this group at the "Superfluous Umlaut Family Reunion." Creston Spiers of Harvey Milk, Neil Golden from Lona, and Producto's Frank MacDonnell play about 13 minutes of improvised sounds.

Track 1 - My Space

Scott E. Spillane @ 40 Watt Club 8/11/05

The Gerbils' Scott Spillane played a brief set at Happy Happy Birthday To Me's Popfest last summer (this year's schedule looks promising).  Scott had some tech problems with guitar and amp, but still turned in an interesting set.

FLAC files are located here, as part of the ongoing E6 BT Project.

Track 01
Track 02
Track 03
Track 04
Track 05
Track 06

Don Chambers + GOAT @ Caledonia Lounge 2/3/06

This was the last GOAT show before Don left for Europe for a few months. He's back just in time to play the main stage at Athfest (plus some other shows).


Track 1 - Werewolf Moon
Track 2 - Strange Faith
Track 3 - Back In The Woods
Track 4 - Florida Vacation
Track 5 - Dogs Howl
Track 6 - Devil Bucket
Track 7 - Black Creek Water
Track 8 - Change My Name
Track 9 - Hallelujah
Track 10 - Birds Will Sing
Track 11 - Headin' South
Track 12 - In My Heart
Track 13 - Snake Root
Track 14 - Red In The Face
Track 15 - Goat