FREE SHOW::July 2nd at The Star Bar - Jeffrey Butzer and the Midwives, Sick Figures, Surfer Blood, Tous Les Jours and Grand Prize Winners from Last Year

Jeffrey Butzer and Midwives 
With a solid following continuing to build in Europe, Asia and the US, Jeffrey Butzer is easily one of Atlanta’s new prized musicians with music that is reminiscent of Gainsbourg’s darker days in France, of the thematic explorations of Galt McDermont, and of songs that create the setting of late nights that are experienced but experimentative, the sort of nights we all wished we had more often. Read more about his new CD here. For our July show, Butzer is joined for a special reunion with his original band The Midwives, but will play a short set of songs off his new album. We’re very excited to hear both sets.ad_pos_1.gif

Tous Les Jours
Tous Les Jours is the psychedelic hypno-drone guitar rock project of Ronney Douglas. Ronney has become a fixture in the rapidly growing Atlanta scene, originally a guitarist in Ocha La Rocha, and currently playing a prominent role in the improvisational Gringo Star side project Pink Police. Tous les Jours' original recordings are lovely in their minimalist experimentation, with songs that feature little more than a voice and a stripped down guitar to the more expansive tracks complete with an accordion. His full band however, with two guitarists, bassist and drummer, promises to be a much higher energy version of the Ronney's original concept. You'll want to see it.

Surfer Blood 
Their name made us a bit skeptical at first, but multiple recommendations led us to find the young south Florida foursome Surfer Blood refreshing, if not a little familiar. Dreamy vocals reminiscent of Bryan Wilson collide with a Cars-esque catchy rock  backdrop and it feels like life ends and begins near the ocean. They are barely old enough to pass an ID check at the door, but are definitely deserving of their spot on the stage. Listen to their song "Swim (to reach the end)"here.

Sick Figures
Dark moods, nightmarish themes, and a certain spaghetti western swing set Sick Figures apart from your standard Atlanta fare. With titles such as “Graveyard Swagger,” “The Whiskey Song” and “Halloween,” Sick Figures music could easily be a soundtrack to a Tim Burton film. 

Grand Prize Winners 
Part of a new movement of soul-rap bands playing their own instruments, K Slaughter, Believe, Platypus Jones and Whiteshoes Blue are the Grand Prize Winners from Last Year. Add Andre 3000 from Outkast as a frontman to Blondie, and you begin to understand the sound of the band. The occasional trumpet and trombone shifts GPWFLY from a sort-of new wav-ish late 70's style to something completely its own, though you never fully know what to expect. As one fan puts it, "This music reminds me of cocaine," a comparison we believe comes from the all-out fun and seemingly impulsive nature of this band. 

From Filter Magazine to Perez Hilton, Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears have won over audiences with their performances



ISP and PINE Magazine present First Thursday at the Star Bar

Industrial Strength Promotions and Pine Magazine present the third installment of their free First Thursday show, March 6, Atlanta in Little 5 Points at the Star Bar.

Headlining the show is the talented Brooklyn-based Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears. Everyone from Filter Magazine to Perez Hilton has hailed the band and they deserve it. The troupe reminds me of what would happen if the Dresden Dolls collided with Of Montreal, and while recovering - with Sgt. Pepper aspirations - they watched Queen's Flash Gordon theme over and over. But that's not a bad thing. Bryan Scary and Co. are doing something outrageously entertaining and different.

"Imitation of the Sky" sounds comfortable in its Bowie-esque moments as the theatrical storytellers are happily amiss in their suspended state of nostalgia, hermetically sealed in Scaryville USA.

Let's go ahead and throw in a little Clockwork Orange and the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but don't let that scare you away from enjoying the psych-pop rock. Check them out; it's good and interesting.

Warming up the affable Star Bar sound system is the all-star collective, Missile Command.

"Missile Command takes you where no band has gone before with mathy spy-garage rock as the band simulates a rocket ride through the cosmos," said collaborator Justin Sias. I've seen and heard it, he's not kidding.

"Club Awesome always delivers high energy late sixties pop with an indie/punk twist," Sias continued.

There's a rumor of a blazing Passive Aggressive Network 7" featuring the indefatigable associates' tuneful "Whyte Tygrre." It's time it hit the airways. Let's all pass around the hat for these altruistic entertainers.

Local cultural detective Justin Hughes fronts the confrontational quirk-jerk jangle punk PHD formerly known as Ladies Night. He's played in some pretty cool bands too, like The Rock *A* Teens, the DQE and, recently, Elevado.

Good citizens of Atlanta this is a free show, no admission will be charged at the door. Enjoy!

ISP

PINE

Bryan Scary



Eric Holder
PINE Magazine
03/03/2008

 

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