Japancakes @ Tasty World 10/12/04

Japancakes really needs to come back and play some shows.

Track 1 - Keep Drawing Suns
Track 2 - Dallas
Track 3 - A Short Mile
Track 4 - Far From Here
Track 5 - Vocode-Inn
Track 6 - Where Things Leave Off
Track 7 - The Waiting
Track 8 - Soft N Ez
Track 9 - Toomsuba

The Mendoza Line @ 40 Watt 7/7/06

Former Athenians The Mendoza Line came through recently, adding multi-instrumentalist Philip McArdle (Producto, Star Room Boys) for a few shows in the South. Philip's sister Shannon is in TML, so Philip joins in on occasion when they're down this way.

Track 1 - Metro Pictures
Track 2 - Mysterious In Black
Track 3 - Golden Boy (Torture In The Shed)
Track 4 - Pipe Stories
Track 5 - Settle Down, Zelda
Track 6 - Fleur de Lis
Track 7 - 31 Candles
Track 8 - A Damn Good Disguise
Track 9 - The Queen Of England
Track 10 - Throw It In The Fire
Track 11 - Catch A Collapsing Star

M Coast @ The Secret Squirrel 7/22/06

Marshmallow Coast have become M Coast (to reflect lineup changes); the new CD "Say It In Slang" is forthcoming on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. This show with Doug Gillard and The Late B.P. Helium was the first M Coast performance.

Track 1 -
Track 2 - Sail Around The World
Track 3 -
Track 4 - Out Of The Water
Track 5 -
Track 6 -
Track 7 - Johnny Kasai
Track 8 -

FLAC files are here.

Kimberly Morgan @ Georgia Theatre 7/21/06

Here's a quick set by country singer Kimberly Morgan (accompanied by Wendy Musick from the Everloving Band), from the "variety show" at the Theatre last week.

Track 1 -
Track 2 - The Real Thing
Track 3 - Don't Cry To Me
Track 4 - Falling
Track 5 - Lady

Dark Meat @ 40 Watt 7/15/06

Dark Meat's 18-20 members or so specialize in noisy psychedelic blues-rock raveups, complete with choreographed backup singers and the Vomit Lasers horns. The album "Universal Indians" comes out 10/24 on Cloud Recordings.

Track 1 - Anchor/Introduction
Track 2 - One More Trip
Track 3 - In The Woods
Track 4 - 3 Eyes Open
Track 5 - Dead Man
Track 6 - Well Fuck You Then
Track 7 - New Eyes
Track 8 - Assholes For Eyeballs
Track 9 - There Is A Retard On Acid Holding A Hammer To Your Brain
Track 10 - Sister Ray

The Whigs @ The EARL 9/18/04

The Whigs

Track 1 - Can't Hear You Coming
Track 2 -
Track 3 -
Track 4 - Nothing Is Easy
Track 5 - Don't Talk Anymore
Track 6 - Technology
Track 7 - Half The World Away
Track 8 - Violet Furs
Track 9 - Written Invitation
Track 10 -

The Instruments @ 40 Watt 7/15/06

Heather McIntosh made a return to Athens to kick off a brief Instruments tour. Pure bliss as usual from my favorite E6 band. Do yourself a favor and check out both their albums.

Track 1 - Lullaby
Track 2 - Song For Thomas
Track 3 - Sea Chantey
Track 4 - Amongst The Trees
Track 5 - Our Lovely Ladder
Track 6 - When The Stars Shine
Track 7 - My Ship
Track 8 - Seems So Far
Track 9 - Lantern

Liz Durrett @ Eddie's Attic 6/9/06

My friend Henry has been requesting a full Liz Durrett show. Here's a recent set from an Eddie's Attic show with Tin Cup Prophette, with a few new songs.

Liz will play Wednesday July 19 at Caledonia Lounge.

Track 1 - Intro
Track 2 - Caterwaul
Track 3 - All The Spokes
Track 4 - Knives At The Wall
Track 5 - Cup On The Counter
Track 6 - Continental Divide
Track 7 - They Put Us Far Apart
Track 8 - Note For A Girl
Track 9 - In The Throes
Track 10 - They Say It

FLAC files are here

Ben Mize @ Caledonia 4/16/05

Former Counting Crows drummer Ben Mize leads his own band back in Athens (in addition to drumming/singing with Acetate). John Neff handled guitar duties on this one, with Nick Bielli on bass.

Track 1 - Caroline
Track 2 - Real
Track 3 - Mexico
Track 4 - Mississippi
Track 5 - True
Track 6 -
Track 7 - Saturday
Track 8 - Let's Get Started
Track 9 -

Pegasuses @ Lunch Paper 6/23/06

I don't know much about Pegasuses, so check their site and here's their Lunch Paper set from Athfest.

Track 1 -
Track 2 - 600 Man
Track 3 -
Track 4 - Run The Gauntlet
Track 5 -
Track 6 - Why Nautical
Track 7 -

(FLAC files available upon request)

Hayride @ Caledonia Lounge 6/30/06

Hayride returns after a year of silence; you can't rush these guys. Check out their diverse selection of covers, including Garnett Mimms, Flock Of Seagulls, and, um, Skid Row. I hear they're recording soon. It's about damn time.

Track 1 - In Bottles
Track 2 - Inside Your Head
Track 3 - Abacus
Track 4 - Bucket Brigade
Track 5 - Live Long And Prosper
Track 6 - FAQ
Track 7 - I Remember You
Track 8 - Cramp
Track 9 - I Dare You To Do Things
Track 10 - Back Of My Hand
Track 11 - Line 1
Track 12 - Evil Tide
Track 13 - Long As I Have You
Track 14 - Let's Hear It For Me
Track 15 - Space Age Love Song
Track 16 - Peace Out

Don Chambers + GOAT @ Athfest 6/24/06

Don and Goat brought their thing to a big crowd and turned a lot of heads at Athfest. They brought out Don's former Pig Iron bandmate Jason Korn for "Fit To Be Tied" and an army of ladder- and trashcan-bangers for "Goat".

Track 1 - Black Creek Water
Track 2 - Strange Faith
Track 3 - Back In The Woods
Track 4 - Devil Bucket
Track 5 - Fit To Be Tied
Track 6 - "Heading South"
Track 7 - Dogs Howl
Track 8 - Werewolf Moon
Track 9 - Goat

FLAC files are here.