Subsonics return on Friday the 13th
March 11th, 2009 by Chad Radford in Listening Stack, Music news
This week’s Vibes feature story “Rock ‘n’ Woe” details local punk/surf/rock and roll staples, Subsonics, triumphant return of to the stage at the Star Bar on Friday, March 13, opening for the Dexter Romweber duo.
Anyone who has spent a decent amount of time around the Atlanta rock scene could probably identify Subsonics’ black-clad vocalist and guitarist Clay Reed in a lineup. His vampy, punk façade reeks of the dangerous rock and roll archetype. For years he’s kicked around near the intersection of Ponce de Leon Avenue and North Highland Avenue between the Majestic Diner, the Highland Inn and the Righteous Room — where he’s known to spend most of his time hiding out in the back corner booth.
But Reed hasn’t been seen out and about much lately. Since September, every Subsonics show in town has been canceled, and the band declined an offer to go on a tour of Spain in March. Apparently, Clay wasn’t in any condition to perform after an alleged confrontation with an Atlanta police officer working security at the Publix supermarket at on Ponce. Continue reading…
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