ATHENS PROVISIONS

2013-05-21

Five Ws with Natural Child

Natural Child plays tonight at the Farm 255 with Timmy & the Tumblers and Koko Beware. How many times do we have to say that you don’t want to miss this show. This band will blow the panties off your fourth grade science teacher. Everything starts at 11PM. Catch an interview with the band on WUOG (90.5FM) at 5PM. Natural Child is hot off a performance in Orlando. Shirley, there are some tales to be told. For now: Five Ws with guitarist / vocalist, Seth Murray.

AP: Who is the best navigator in the band?

Natural Child: iPhone.

AP: What would you do if you didn’t play music?

NC: Kill myself / Kill ourselves.

AP: When was your first Cracker Barrel experience?

NC: When we were too young to remember. In the Womb.

AP: Where are the best truck stops on tour?

NC: I know you want us to say Athens, GA, so we will.

AP: Why Natural Child?

NC: Why Not?

2013-05-17

Shows This Weekend

pacificUV plays Saturday at 40 Watt with Brothers and White Violet!

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5/17

40 Watt - A Tribute to George Jones with Clay Leverett, Mark Cunningham - $5 - 10PM

Caledonia - Cloak & Dagger Dating Service, Vertically Challenged, Bless the Dead, Crooked Gear - $5/7 - 9:30PM

Farm 255 - Marina Orchestra, Glasscrafts, T.S. Woodward - Free - 11PM

Flicker - Holy Liars, Chris Pickering, Hot Fudge, Woodfangs - $5 - 10PM

Green Room - Tedo Stone - Free - 9PM

The World Famous - HoneyHoney, Philip Brantley - $10/12 - 8PM

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5/18

40 Watt - pacificUV, Brothers, White Violet - $6 - 9PM

Caledonia - Shepherds, Sea of Storms, TBA - $5/7 - 9:30PM

Flicker - Cannery Row, Red, Daughters, Little Gold - Free - 10PM

Georgia Theatre - Kinchafoonee Cowboys - $12 - 8PM

Max - Manger, Feisty, Gripe - Free - 10PM

More shows here

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Perfect for Right Now: Ronnie and the Ramblers - “Echoes of My Mind”

“Echoes of My Mind” is a perfect summer jam. Ronnie Butler and the Ramblers slap a warm Bahamian groove on Nilsson’s classic, “Everybody’s Talkin’”. Man, oh, man. Take the afternoon off and go for a long drive.

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Robert Ellis - “The Grand Tour” (George Jones Cover)

We’ve paid tribute to George Jones a couple of times in the past few weeks. Please watch and listen to rising singer/songwriter Robert Ellis honor Jones with a stunning rendition of “The Grand Tour.”

2013-05-16

Perfect for Right Now: Don Chambers - A Sudden Loss of Elevation

Beautiful new music from local luminary, Don Chambers. Required listening for today.

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2013-05-15

What’s Loose: Dead Confederate - “Vacations”

AP favorites Dead Confederate hit the road today. Check the dates here. Then watch the band take a chainsaw swipe at mixology in this new video for “Vacations,” a bodacious cut from In the Marrow. It was directed by local wildman, Jordan Noel. Please note after viewing that Dead Confederate is available for birthday parties and weddings.

2013-05-14

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AP Presents: Natural Child - 5/21 - Farm 255

Here’s a pleasant reminder that Natural Child is coming to Farm 255 next Tuesday. We’ve already watched a number of shows this year. The band’s set we saw at the Stone Fox in Nashville is easily in the top five. Do not miss this show. I repeat. Do not miss this show. [RSVP]

2013-05-13

Perfect for Right Now: Broken Water - “Say What’s On Your Mind”

Sometimes you need a reminder of why you got into this in the first place. Why you send countless e-mails, put up fliers, and bug folks on Facebook. Why it’s worth it to spend two months working in the hope that fifty people will come out. Last night’s Broken Water set at Farm 255 was a breath of fresh air. A forty minute example of why it’s important to keep reaching for it. This cut from 2010’s Whet is the perfect message; “Say What’s On Your Mind.” That goes for the band, the promoter, and the fan. Keep playing; spreading the word; paying the ticket price. Keep the conversation moving.

2013-05-10

Shows This Weekend

The Hernies celebrate the release of its debut cassette at Farm 255 this Saturday. [RSVP]

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5/10

40 Watt - Easter Island, Five Eight, Dana Swimmer - $8 - 10PM

Farm 255 - Blunt Fang, Mad Axes - Free - 11PM

Flicker - Holy Liars, Vespolina, Charlie Garrett, Sad Dads - 9PM

Georgia Theatre - Randall Bramblett - $13 - 7PM

The World Famous - Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy, Norma Rae - $12 - 8PM

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5/11

Caledonia - Manger, In the Lurch - $5/7 - 10PM

Farm 255 - The Hernies (Cassette Release), Middle Child, Freak in the Fire, Murk Daddy Flex - Free - 11PM

Flicker Theatre & Bar - Killick & John Norris - 6PM | Utah, Gear Jammer - 9PM
Go Bar - Liquor Shits, Stupid Idiots, DJ Mahogany - 10PM

The World Famous - Paleface, Adam Payne - $5 - 8PM

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5/12

Farm 255 - Broken Water, Tunabunny, Shade - $3 - 9:45PM

The World Famous - Little Gold, Passing Phases - $5 - 8PM

More shows here.

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Introducing: The Hernies - The Hernies (AP002)

Excitement is in the air. Students are graduating. Babies are being born. Babies are being made. And Summer is around the corner. Humans are working out, cleaning their grills, and watering their lawns. Right? Over at AP HQ, it is the Hernies debut (AP002) that has us warm and fuzzy on the inside. Here it is in all its glory. Eight psychedelic gems from the brain of Herny Barbe. We think of this record as Palace Music’s Viva Last Blues made by a 19-year-old growing up in the strange age of the Internet, i.e. sensory overload. Lucky Friday, as it is now available on yellow cassette for your very own collection. Purchase your copy now over at our store. Pop it in the deck. Sit back. Enjoy.

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2013-05-09

Daily Listening: Blank Range - Phase II

Nashville keeps cranking ‘em out, but don’t lose Blank Range in the deck. Hearty rock and roll jams on point for fishing trips and baseball games. Listen today and every day after.

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Perfect for Right Now: Andrew Cedermark - “Canis Major”

“Canis Major” is off of Home Life. Out 7/16 via Underwater Peoples.

2013-05-08

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The Wild Tchoupitoulas with the Neville Brothers and Deacon John - “Meet De Boys on the Battlefront”

Jazz Fest 2013 was a blast. Aaron Neville. Charlie Horn Man. Irma Thomas. Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band. Walter Wolfman Washington. Stanton Moore. Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Ivan Neville. Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. Big Sam’s Funky Nation. New Breed Brass Band, and many, many more. Next year cannot come fast enough.