Crib Notes

Who are you?

“Josh” “Tillman”

Describe yourself in three words.

No, thank you.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?

The person with my sandwich.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?

Whoever invented that stupid “Spin-The-Bottle” game.

What song do you wish you had written?

America’s National Anthem

Crosby, Stills and Nash or Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young?

Ugh.

LP, CD or MP3?

Kindle.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?

Thoughtful questions.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?

Slap-bracelets.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?

Don’t you need several people to play that game?

J. Tillman -Though I Have Wronged You

J. Tillman plays the Earl with Pearly Gates and the Meeks Family Sat., Nov. 21. $12. 9 p.m.

(Photo by David Belisle)

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Who are you?

Yul Gomez, guitar player of the band Satellite District

Describe yourself in three words.

Passionate, loving and dreamer.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?

David gilmour of Pink Floyd

Who would you most like to slap in the face?

Power abusers

What song do you wish you had written?

Uffff, uummhh “High Hopes” (Pink Floyd)

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?

Costello

LP, CD or MP3?

LP…love the sound and Art work.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?

A  Woodstock festival every summer

If you could end one trend, what would it be?

Gossip…

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?

Kosi, she is a great kisser.

Satellite District – Traveling Through Time

Satellite District plays The Loft with Los Amigos Invisibles. Sat. Oct. 17. $17.50. 9:30 p.m.

(Photo courtesy Yul Gomez)

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Who are you?
I’m a living thing (Joe Duplantier).

Describe yourself in three words.
Poor – Rich – Free.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
The Dalai Lama.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Nobody.

What song do you wish you had written?
“Norwegian Wood” (Beatles).

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Presley.

LP, CD or MP3?
CD.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Walk on hands.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Walk on feet.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
With my girl.

“Vacuity” mp3

Gojira plays Philips Arena with Metallica. Sat. Oct. 4 . $53.50 — $73.50. 7 p.m.

(Photo courtesy rthenadey@yahoo.fr)

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Who are you?
I am Digital Leather [Shawn Foree]. Past girl, part Muppet on a death trip. Manipulator of vintage synths.

Describe yourself in three words.
Telepathic, great and slutty

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
I’d like to meet a nice young lady who loves me for me and doesn’t aim to change me, or me her.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
I’d like to slap Karen O. She’s been ripping off my music lately.

What song do you wish you had written?
I wish I wrote that credit report song so I could puke on it and burn it, banishing it forever from existence.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
In a fist fight… Presley.

LP, CD or MP3?
Cassttes. They’re super gay and they taste like chicken.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
I’d like to see assless chaps go mainstream.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
France.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
We play spin the bottle with each other all the time. Some people think it’s gay, but it’s just dudes partying.

“Photo Lie” mp3

Digital Leather plays 529 with Thee Crucials and the F’n Heartbreaks. $7. 9 p.m. Wed., Sept. 30. 529 Flat Shoals Ave. 404-228-6769.

(Photo by Dale Heise)

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COCO
Who are you?
Coco, singer/songwriter/guitar player/reigning egomaniac for the Ettes

Describe yourself in three words.
Demanding, violent, affectionate

Who – dead or alive – would you most like to meet?
Phillip Pullman!

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Idiots.  There are too many, my hand would get hurt.  I don’t often use an open hand anyway. Fist.

What song do you wish you had written?
“She Loves You” by the Beatles.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Carl Perkins

LP, CD or MP3?
LPs.  I like to touch things.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Gardening is cool, come on!  And I certainly wish bathrobes and bedroom slippers were fashionable.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Emo.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Screw these games, tell Gary Oldman I want to French already!

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The Ettes play the Drunken Unicorn with Juliette Lewis. Thurs., Sept. 17. $15 (adv). $17 (door). 8 p.m.

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Who are you?
Will Brown aka The Reverend of Boogie – Drummer for two of the finest rock & roll bands in town, Romeo Spike and The F’n Heartbreaks, but mainly just a true bon vivant.

Describe yourself in three words.
Wendy’s. Chocolate. Frosty.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Buddy Rich, so he could give me drum lessons.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
People who don’t tip at full-service restaurants. Fortunately I’m no longer doing that for work, but I have a ton of stories to tell. To those of you who do wait tables, major props for having more patience than me.

What song do you wish you had written?
“I’d Have You Anytime” by George Harrison

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
I dig Costello, but I can’t deny Presley’s influence. Presley knew you couldn’t ROCK without the ROLL, and that all starts with making the ladies shake hip.

LP, CD or MP3?
8-track tape.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Erik Estrada sunglasses.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Sadomasochism.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Stacey from The Bridges. She’s a fox, and I have a bit of a crush. Spin the bottle of course comes after the following: dinner at Alfredo’s, then chocolate fondue at home, capped off by a few glasses of wine. Stacey, call me.

Romeo Spike plays Fri., Sept. 18 with Telefon Tel Aviv and the Race. $10. 9 p.m. The Earl 488 Flat Shoals Rd. 404-522-3950.

Romeo Spike “Spaceman” mp3

The F’n Heartbreaks “Do Me Wrong” mp3

The F’n Heartbreaks play Sat. Sept. 19 with Thee Crucials, Lil Daggers and the Trashcans. The Drunken Unicorn, 736 Ponce de Leon Place.

(Photo by Candace Randle)

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Who are you?
Marlon Rhine, drummer

Describe yourself in three words.
Click track fiend.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Salvador Dali, the single greatest baller of all time.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Vince Offer. I don’t really slap, but I feel like this guy may have it coming.

What song do you wish you had written?
“Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Elvis Presley and my decision rests squarely on this John Lennon quote, “Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn’t been Elvis, there would not have been the Beatles.” I mean no disrespect to Mr. Costello, but it’s tough to beat that sort of endorsement.

LP, CD or MP3?
One day when I can afford the luxury of Vinyl, that’s what I’ll go with.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Getting people from all of Atlanta music scenes to support each other. The city is pretty musically segregated based on some pretty silly stuff. This would include getting those people who are always trying to get people to come to their shows to actually go to shows themselves.  We gotta support each other!

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Genre arrogance.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
The lovely Nancy Khalil of course.

“Fall on Cue” mp3

Silent & Listen play the Drunken Unicorn on Sat., Sept. 5 with Dutch Angle and Niagara Mohawk. $5. 9 p.m.

(Photo courtesy Sarah Vansteenkiste)

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Who are you?
Chris Ware

Describe yourself in three words.
Reserved, musician, homebody.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Eric Dolphy.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Everybody at the Greenbriar Kroger, mostly the customers.

What song do you wish you had written?
String Quartet No. 8 by Dmitri Shostakovich.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
uhhh…Costello.  Not a fan of people named Elvis in general.

LP, CD or MP3?
LP at home, mp3 in the car.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
I prefer to quietly infiltrate from the inside.  You’ll know when it happens and it’s gonna be huge.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
’80s & ’90s worship.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
The man who invented the Ampeg V4.  He certainly deserves a kiss.

“Kill What You Can” mp3

Thy Mighty Contract, the Sunglasses and Vegan Coke play the Earl tomorrow night (Tues., Aug. 12). $7. 8:30 p.m. 488 Flat Shoals Road. 404-522-3950.

(Photo courtesy Thy Mighty Contract)

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Who are you?
Ben Trickey!

Describe yourself in three words.
Shaky nervous sort.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
I would love to have a few beers with Tom T. Hall.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Rush Limbaugh or Randi Rhodes, they’re both ridiculous.

What song do you wish you had written?
This list goes round the block, but today I’ll say “Papagallo” by the Mountain Goats or “The Night” by Morphine.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Oh, Elvis Costello for sure.

LP, CD or MP3?
I really hope this LP with high quality download takes a hold of all music.  I love vinyl records and the ritual of listening to music that way.  I want people to see that the leak they just downloaded instead of buying the record is some crappy compression that can destroy subtleties in especially quiet records.  Ever heard a mp3 version of Springsteen’s Nebraska?  It’s destroyed.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
More old man bars in the perimeter.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Musicians who think they’re geniuses. Oh, and movie remakes.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
That’s easy, my fiancée.

“Prize Fighter” mp3

Ben Trickey plays the Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge with Rick Dang on Thurs., July 23. $5. 9 p.m.

(Photo courtesy Ben Trickey)

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Who are you?
Owen Ashworth, the person from Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

Describe yourself in three words.
Really cool guy.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
My great great grandfather, George Berg.  Legend has it he killed a bear with his bare hands.  It was self defense!

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
I’m not much of a slapper, to be honest.

What song do you wish you had written?
“He Stopped Loving Her Today” by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Elvis Stojko, world class figure skater

LP, CD or MP3?
Nothing ever sounds as good as it does in my head.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
The popularity of my music.  I try and I try.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Penny loafers all of a sudden.  Really, dudes?

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
The city of Atlanta. Give yourselves a hand, people!

Casiotone for the Painfully alone plays 529 with Cryptacize and CCIVORY on Tues., June 30. $7. 9 p.m.

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Who are you?
Songwriter/front fellow, Chickens and Pigs.

Describe yourself in three words.
Animal Planet survivor.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Charlie Patton. He used to only eat fat meat at juke joints so he wouldn’t get too drunk to play. Also seemed to hang out with a bunch of cool musicians.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
You put the u in douchebag.

What song do you wish you had written?
“Little Debbie Wedding (oh wait, I already did). First runner-up: “Beast of Burden.”

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Presley, singing “Pump it up.”

LP, CD or MP3?
CDs make the best beer coasters. LPs melt in the sun best. You can fit more mp3s in a fish.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
More topless girls at Chickens and Pigs shows.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Trends.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Those Darlins.

“Little Debbie Wedding” mp3

Chickens and Pigs plays the Drunken Unicorn on Thurs., June 25 with Those Darlins, the Electric Cycles and Myopic I. $7. 9 p.m.

(Photo by Chad Radford)

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Who are you?
Seth Bolton.

Describe yourself in three words.
Ready, To, Leave.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Will Ferrel in character as Brennan Huff from the movie Stepbrothers.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Michael Jackson ’cause it would probably fall off on impact.

What song do you wish you had written?
“The Bublight” by Joe Meek & The Blue Men.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Presley for sho.

LP, CD or MP3?
MP3. Laziness.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Free stuff all the time.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Me being broke, always.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Bjork.

“How You Do It” mp3

Living Rooms play 529 on Tues., June 23 with Lemonade and Telepathe. $8. 9 p.m.

(Photo courtesy Seth Bolton)

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Who are you?
Dan Melchior

Describe yourself in three words.
Blah blah blah.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
They’re all dead! William Blake.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
It’s a long list. I don’t know, let’s say Bill O Reilly.

What song do you wish you had written?
The McDonald’s jingle.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Elvis Presley (although I would’ve chosen Boston over Elvis Costello)

LP, CD or MP3?
LP.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Talking in regional accents (and not valley girl/guy isms) for people under 25.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Twitter.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Keira Knightley (with a little more weight).

Dan Melchior und Das Menace play Eyedrum with Gentleman Jesse, Sat., June 13.  $7. 8 p.m. 290 MLK Jr. Dr. 404-522-0655.

(Photo courtesy Dan Melchior)

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Who are you?
Chris Strawn.

Describe yourself in three words.
A gentle spirit.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Phil Lynott. A friend of mine once said that he smelled fantastic.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
I’d like to go back into the Book of Genesis and slap the snake in the face.

What song do you wish you had written?
“Freight Train” by Elizabeth Cotten.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Uh… “Lipstick Vogue”, “Kentucky Rain”… It’s probably a dead heat.

LP, CD or MP3?
LPs. Also, MP3s recorded to cassette tape in real time, that’s what I end up mostly listening to while I drive.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
We need more outlandish recreational watercrafts this Summer.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Here are two: hair-punk and tapas.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
The Ajax Lady from Up In Smoke.

“Horseless” mp3

Glen Iris plays 529 with GPWFLY and Can Can. Mon., June 15. Free. 9 p.m.

(Photo courtesy Chris Strawn)

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Who are you?
Johnny la Rocha of Ocha la Rocha, proprietor of New Street Studios, and whiskey slinger at the Star Community Bar.

Describe yourself in three words.
Cash, Grass, or Ass (no one rides for free).

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Nikola Tesla,  AC rules DC drools.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
N/A, I’m not a gay man.

What song do you wish you had written?
The Law and Order theme song. Royalties for days…

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Elvis has left my record collection.

LP, CD or MP3?
Long Plays.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Hot girls driving old pickups.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
The Braves’ current ERA.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
I’m more of a “seven minutes in heaven” man.

“Asleep at the Wheel” mp3

Ocha la Rocha plays the Earl on Wed., June 10. 8:30 p.m. with MTM (featuring Trapper’s Cabin) and Victor Victroovious.

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Who are you?
Kathy Foster.

Describe yourself in three words.
Musician, artist, lover.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Billie Holiday.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Violence is never the answer.

What song do you wish you had written?
None, I like things just the way they are.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Costello.

LP, CD or MP3?
LP!

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Honesty in politics.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Reality television.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
The Strokes.

The Thermals play the Masquerade on Sat., May 16 with the Shakey Hands and Point Juncture, WA. $12. 8 p.m.

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Who are you?
Rhys Webb, the Horrors.

Describe yourself in three words.
No-thank-you.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Joe Meek.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
You!

What song do you wish you had written?
“Johnny Remember Me” – John Leyton.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Presley.

LP, CD or MP3?
LP always.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
The French Anarchist look circa 1789.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Kill all hippies.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Genesis P. Orridge.

The Horrors play Lenny’s with the Kills and Magic Wands on Mon., April 27. $15. 9 p.m. Lenny’s Bar, 486 Decatur St. 404-577-7721.

(Photo courtesy of the Horrors)

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Who are you?
We are Peelander-Z from Z area of Peelander-Planet. We eat smiles that’s why we make you smile at our show.

Describe yourself in three words.
Yellow, Red & Green.

What song do you wish you had written?
Thriller of MJ!!!!! Also that choreography!!!!!! We want to make this song’s PV of Peelander-Z.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Daughter of Elvis. Hahaha~~~
Actually, we have a secret charactor on this tour. His name is Peelander-Elvis. He is a cool-Tokyo-City-Cowboy!!!! Don’t miss him and kiss him at the show.

LP, CD or MP3?
No!!! Cassette tape is the best!!!! I’m writing songs with a cassette recorder!!!!

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Who are you?
Laura Anne Gibson.

Describe yourself in three words.
Bread and butter.

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Elizabeth Cotten, Saint Francis, Oprah.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
I could not slap a face.

What song do you wish you had written?
“Eidelweiss” (by Rogers and Hammerstein).

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Emily Dickinson.

LP, CD or MP3?
LP, Hands down.  CDs and Mp3s will never feel as precious.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Kill ‘em with kindness.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Kill ‘em with attitude.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Leonard Cohen.

Laura Gibson plays the Earl with Damien Jurado and Ben Trickey on Thurs., April 23. 8:30 p.m. $10. 488 Flat Shoals Rd. 404-522-3950.

(Photo by C. Charles Bowden)

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Who are you?
Mike Perkins from Pistolero.

Describe yourself in three words.
Adult. White. Male

Who — dead or alive — would you most like to meet?
Phillip K Dick. Sci Fi Author, 60′S -80′S. This guy had some of the most revolutionary ideas about human perception and the flow of time that I have ever read/thought about. He was this south California nut who just eked out a living writing books, doing meth and contemplating God.
**Don’t do meth, meth is bad for you.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
I once got canned from a job  because my boss threw me under the bus to save his own paycheck. Him I’d like to thoughtfully humiliate.

What song do you wish you had written?
Blue Bayou by Roy Orbison. The ultimate song of love and devotion, plus you just can’t beat Roy’s voice.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Presley! People in Japan don’t dress up and sing like Costello.

LP, CD or MP3?
No MP3 player. No record player. My car has a CD player but I like public radio a lot. Terry Gross is the shit.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
It only takes a moment to be polite.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
I would like to see people stop taking the little plastic bags at grocery stores/bodegas/liquor spots. I was behind a woman in line today that took a plastic bag for a gift card she was buying. Just carry that shit in your hand…or the giant purse that swinging from your shoulder.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
The ladies of Battletar Galatica. Starbuck, Caprica 6 and Boomer!

“Yellow House” mp3

Pistolero plays a CD release show for their brand new full-length, Warface at The Star Bar on Sat., April 25 with North Elementary and  Thee Crucials $8. 9 p.m.

(Photo courtesy Pistolero)

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