Hair of the Dog

Tonight at at Mercy Lounge, Indie Ghetto is proud to be co-hosting Next Big Hangover with Janet Timmons of Out the Other and Michael Eades of We Own This Town & Yewknee notoriety. It'll get kicked off at 9pm sharp and is free. So if the weekend wasn't enough to get your local rock OD, go ahead and plan on coming out.

Tonight, Bitches!

Another Indie Ghetto 8 off 8th goes down tonight at Mercy Lounge. The jams shall be kicked out at 9:00...

Here's the batting order:
Chris Freeman & The Unicorn Horns
Kevin Ferriman
This Modern Station
The Nobility
Tristen
Nite Nite
Cuttlefish
The Glib

See y'all there.

A Ghettofabulous 8 Off 8th

Hey folks. I'm hosting 8 Off 8th at Mercy Lounge this upcoming Monday, June 16th. It's gonna start at 9pm, so come out early.

Here's the batting order:
Chris Freeman & The Unicorn Horns
Kevin Ferriman
This Modern Station
The Nobility
Tristen
Nite Nite
Cuttlefish
The Glib

Tune into the radio show on Thursday afternoon from 1:00 - 3:00 as I'll be spinning cuts from all the featured artists. 91.1 on the FM dial or streaming in Real Audio at wrvu.org.

...and yes, that's yer boy on the flier. Let's just sat that puberty was very, very good to me.

Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who came out on Monday to the inaugural Indie Ghetto/Out The Other 8 off 8th. It was a rousing success and we most certainly will be doing another as soon as possible. To those of you who decided to go see Earth at Springwater instead, I just hope you didn't buy a shotgun or any heroin off Dylan Carson.

Also, let me thank the following folks:
-All the bands for rocking out so hard
-Janet Timmons for being an excellent co-host
-John Bruton for being awesome, even though he didn't rock his Gumby suit
-Jared & Will for making everyone sound so good
-Mishka & Terra for serving the drinks cold and stiff
-Luke Schneider and Hollerin' Rollum Haas for spinning tunes between acts
-Becky Timmons for baking the coolest birthday cake I've ever seen
-Linwood & Jessi at Look Print & Design for those awesome posters
-Aaron Wood of ATL rock combo Howlies for the handbills and flyers

MEEMAW

God bless you, MEEMAW. You're a breath of fresh air in this city's overly self-conscious music scene. Indie Ghetto loves you for your #1 hit jams and tiny drumkit. We have high hopes for your Infinity Cat debut, Glass Elevator and hope you'll grace us with a promo copy. Godspeed on that grease-fueled deathtrap/bus you're building with them JEFF boys.

"Fever Dreaming" (early rocked-out version)
"Shewolf"

Stories That Live

Is it a music blog sin to post about one's own band? I'm still quite new here in blogland and not up on everything that's kosher, so forgive me if I transgress any unwritten rules. My deepest apologies...

Aw hell, I'm just kidding. I've had no issues with playing my own band on the radio and booking us at my own 8 off 8th, so it should go without saying at this point that I have no qualms about shameless self-promotion.

ANYWAY. I play bass in Stories That Live. We're led by a dapper dressed former rapper (yes, seriously... he's quite good, actually) by the name of Brockford Lee. Last year we lost one member to the Army and another to the pulpit. We're currently in need of an ace drummer if y'all know any. Until then, Andy Spore from How I Became the Bomb has been filling the gap quite nicely in what little spare time he has.

Check out our newest jam, "I'm Gonna Kill Your Boyfriend" and our feel good hit of Summer '07, "What Does It Take" - we're playing both tonight at 8 Off 8th.

"I'm Gonna Kill Your Boyfriend"
"What Does It Take"

Hotpipes

Here's all you really need to know about Hotpipes:

One of them could easily pee up onto the roof of a split-level ranch-style home, standing down on the ground below. Seriously... and that's without the benefit of a running start or jumping up or anything.

Frightening and potentially dangerous bodily functions notwithstanding, they're also one of the most talented bands around. Below is the lead-off track from their newest record, Future Bolt. I've also included a very, very old harmony-stacked cover of "Across The Universe" recorded by frontman, Jon "Johnny Rebel" Rogers.

"The Future is Where We Belong"
"Across The Universe" (Jon Rogers)

Come see 'em tonight!

Michael Harrell

Michael Harrell is a talented young songwriter with a knack for penning catchy and literate power pop. His debut EP, Greetings from The Village brings to mind classic pop dudes like Evan Dando, Alex Chilton, and Elliott Smith. However, his next release - which is currently in production with Jason Bullock at Lake Fever - has a definite heavier and raucous tone.

Wise past his years, he knows the importance that a great band can have on a recording and has tapped John Davis (Superdrag), Ethan Luck (Reliant K, Demon Hunter) & Josiah Holland (Lonely Hearts, Holland) as a studio backing band. Davis and Luck will serve as his rhythm section at our upcoming 8 off 8th at Mercy Lounge. He also keeps his fans and friends up to date on his comings and goings over at his blog.

"The End"
"Private Joke"

Orange in Circles

One of the newer additions to the local rock milieu, Orange in Circles deconstruct the modern-wall-of-sound indie rock of bands like Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene into a trim and streamlined package. Leader Burj Herr's songs steer into almost proggy phrasing and voicing, but stay anchored with high-and-tight melodies and a rhythm section whose heart beats with a punk rock ethos.

Below are two versions of the same song. The first being a band-friendly version and the other a home demo from Burj's own hands.

"My Shaker Mover"
"My Shaker Mover (Burj home demo)"

Orange in Circles will kick off the Out the Other/Indie Ghetto 8 off 8th on Monday at Mercy Lounge. Be sure to get there by 9:00 to check them out.

Out the Other/Indie Ghetto present 8 off 8th

I'm teaming up with my homegirl/fellow DJ/blog mentor Janet Timmons of Out the Other to bring y'all a night packed full of local talent. It's only one week away, so swing back by this and I'll have more info on all the bands.

Here's the order of the evening's performances
Orange in Circles
Meemaw
Michael Harrell
All We Seabees
Esposito
And the Relatives
Hotpipes
Stories That Live

A HUGE thanks to our boy Aaron Wood of ATL madmen Howlies for designing the flyer. He's one major dude and the ladies love him for all the right reasons.