Teenage Meth Lab @ 40 Watt 7/28/05

Teenage Meth Lab only played a handful of gigs (all in 2005-2006) and called it a day as far as I can tell. Members were Coley Dennis of Maserati plus Chris McNeal, Justin Snyder and Josh Lott of Paper Lions.

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The Shut-Ups @ Star Bar 7/14/07

The Shut-Ups are an update on New Wave, incorporating other strains of pop, led by singers Don Condescending and Ben Spraker (Ceiling Fan). The STUD Album is the latest disc.
Track 1 - We Will Civilize You
Track 2 - Becky B.
Track 3 - Pretending To Be A Robot
Track 4 - Porn Crush
Track 5 - Me Is Good Enough For Me
Track 6 - Patriotic Medley
Track 7 - Too Late For Disco
Track 8 - Big Brains
Track 9 - Imaginary Dancer
Track 10 - A Fifth Of Beethoven

Athens Music Family Tree Wiki

I noticed today that someone has started the Athens Music Family Tree Wiki, which looks like a great resource once it's fleshed out a bit. Anyone with info should go sign up and start filling in bands and cross-referencing members, etc.

Don Chambers & Goat @ Caledonia 6/9/07

This was the last Goat show to feature guitarist Patrick Hargon and his wife bassist Lisa Hargon-Smith before their move from Athens.

Track 1 - Fire In The Kitchen
Track 2 - Caligari Foxtrot
Track 3 - Falling Off The Edge Of The World
Track 4 - Ain't No Way To Plow
Track 5 - Henry The Navigator
Track 6 - Open The Gates
Track 7 - Back In The Woods
Track 8 - South
Track 9 - Black Creek Water
Track 10 - Dog's Howl
Track 11 - Strange Faith
Track 12 - Devil Bucket
Track 13 - Werewolf Moon
Track 14 - Hallelujah
Track 15 - Goat
Track 16 - High Water

Bo Bedingfield & The Wydelles @ Star Bar 7/14/07

Bo Bedingfield & The Wydelles are set to follow up 2006's excellent The World Is Ending, Show Some Decorum with the Cleargreen EP later this summer.

Track 1 - Marilyn
Track 2 - Alone
Track 3 - Light Sleeper
Track 4 - Lost Highway
Track 5 - Chromeplate
Track 6 - Old Demons
Track 7 - Harmonica Like Dylan
Track 8 - Talk Shows
Track 9 - Pretty Good

Bloodkin & William Tonks @ Red Light Cafe 6/4/07

Bloodkin (the duo version of Daniel Hutchens and Eric Carter) and William Tonks play a collaborative set, backing each other on compositions by all 3 songwriters and a few covers.

Track 1 - Dharma Knife
Track 2 - Unconditional
Track 3 - Calling Back
Track 4 - 20 Million Things
Track 5 - Back To Town
Track 6 - I Get Lonely
Track 7 - The Workhorse Theme
Track 8 - Uncomfortable
Track 9 - Jolly Coppers On Parade
Track 10 - Poncho & Lefty
Track 11 - Mountains Of Trust
Track 12 - Is That All There Is?
Track 13 - Yellow Submarine
Track 14 - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Track 15 - II:) Ghost Runner
Track 16 - Spend It All
Track 17 - He Was The Moon, She Was The Sun
Track 18 - Life In The Minor Leagues
Track 19 - Tennessee Williams
Track 20 - Stray Cat Blues
Track 21 - Hickory Wind
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Track 23 - My Name Is Alice

FLAC files are here

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit @ The EARL 7/10/07

One more Isbell show to complete the pair I did this week.


Track 1 - /Try (missing the first several minutes as I was late)
Track 2 - Hurricanes And Hand Grenades
Track 3 - Grown
Track 4 - The Assassin
Track 5 - Goddamn Lonely Love
Track 6 - Down In A Hole
Track 7 - Crystal Clear
Track 8 - Chicago Promenade
Track 9 - Please Be With Me
Track 10 - Outfit
Track 11 - Psycho Killer
Track 12 - Dress Blues
Track 13 - When The Well Runs Dry
Track 14 - Daylight
Track 15 - TVA
Track 16 - II) Brand New Kind Of Actress
Track 17 - Danko/Manuel
Track 18 - In A Razor Town
Track 19 - Jailbreak

Parker And Lily @ Caledonia 9/12/05

This was one of the last Parker And Lily shows before Lily's departure (the rest of the band became The Low Lows).

Track 1 - Wolves Eat Dogs
Track 2 - Five Ways That I Didn't Die
Track 3 - I Don't Mind Broken Hands Or Jail Time
Track 4 - Dear Flies, Love Spider
Track 5 - White Liner
Track 6 - (No Such Thing As) Sara Jane
Track 7 - Modern Romance
Track 8 - How Perfect It'll Be When I Go Clean

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit @ 40 Watt 7/9/07

Jason Isbell (formerly of Drive-By Truckers) brought his new band The 400 Unit to Athens to celebrate the long-awaited release of Sirens Of The Ditch.

Track 1 - Grown
Track 2 - Chicago Promenade
Track 3 - Hurricanes And Hand Grenades
Track 4 - Psycho Killer
Track 5 - Danko/Manuel
Track 6 - Never Gonna Change
Track 7 - The Assassin
Track 8 - The Magician
Track 9 - Dress Blues
Track 10 - Please Be With Me
Track 11 - Brand New Kind Of Actress
Track 12 - II:) The Road
Track 13 - Easy On Yourself
Track 14 - Outfit
Track 15 - Jailbreak
Track 16 - Goddamn Lonely Love
Track 17 - In A Razor Town
Track 18 - Try
Track 19 - E:) Decoration Day

Star Room Boys @ Nuçi's Space 5/15/04

Well 3 of the 5 Star Room Boys anyway. Dave Marr, John Neff and Philip McArdle from SRB are backed here by David Barbe on bass and Matt Lane on drums for a party in honor of Patterson's wedding.

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Track 2 - Gastonia
Track 3 - Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
Track 4 - Easy Lovin'
Track 5 - New York City Isn't Going Anywhere
Track 6 - Why Do Lonely Men And Women Want To Break Each Other's Hearts?
Track 7 - White Lies, Blue Tears
Track 8 - Cocaine Parties

Stereo Campbell @ Schoolkids Records 6/23/07

Stereo Campbell are sisters Claire and Page Campbell of Hope For Agoldensummer, here playing a brief set opening for Soft/Dark Meat (of which both Campbells are members). Fantastic harmonies and non-traditional instrumentation are their trade. A new album is due later this year.

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Track 2 - Are You That Somebody?
Track 3 - The Swimming Song
Track 4 - Old Questions
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Pride Parade @ Caledonia 6/23/07

Pride Parade (former Brown Frown members plus a couple new guys whose bios I'm clueless about) made their Athens debut to a packed Caledonia for Athfest. They have a 4-song EP ("V") available now, and have already begun work on a full-length.

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"Soft Meat" @ Schoolkids Records 6/23/07

"Soft Meat" is the acoustic form of Dark Meat. They squeezed everyone into Schoolkids (leaving enough room for a few of us to watch) for one of the three shows they played within a 24 hour span at Athfest.

Track 1 - Don't Look Now
Track 2 - Dead Man
Track 3 - No One Was There
Track 4 - Powderfinger
Track 5 - One More Trip
Track 6 - In The Woods
Track 7 - Freedom Ritual

Drive-By Truckers @ Athfest 6/24/07

Drive-By Truckers' set from Athfest's Main Stage can be found here, in both FLAC and MP3 (go for the VBR files, MP3 folks).