Crib Notes

After a disastrous and bloody CD-release party last month, Attractive Eighties Women is getting a do-over. This Saturday, Feb. 9, at Criminal Records, the group behind such favorites as “Murder Kroger” and “They Shoot Hipsters, Don’t They” will convene for a free concert. Free beer and hot dogs will be provided, but free beer bottles will not. After all, a “Master Cylinder” of cold Pabst brew isn’t a metaphor for a glass. If you are unfamiliar with Attractive Eighties Women’s specialness, check out my profile in CL’s Jan. 9 issue.

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We’ve come to expect a little bodily fluid when attending a live show in Atlanta, but nothing kills a performance quicker than unwelcome bleeding from the band’s lead.

Saturday night’s Attractive Eighties Women CD release show at the Earl was supposed to be a blast. (To read Mosi Reeves preview, click here.) But everything ceased four songs into the set when an unidentified female culprit threw a glass at lead Mack Williams that shattered. His wrist was cut in the process. Here’s the explanation posted on AEW’s website:

For those of you who weren’t there, the show was cut short after our fourth song, “Pandamonium”. Someone in the audience (most likely a jealous ex-girlfriend or a whack-job animal rights activist) seemed to take umbrage at the thought of us killing the baby panda. A glass was thrown, my wrist was cut, and, before any of us really knew what was happening, the show was over.

Williams spent the next few hours in Emory’s emergency room, where he got stitched up.

Click here to check out the rest of the band’s response and photos of the incident. AEW plans to reschedule the CD release show for its debut, Coup D’e Ta-Ta’s, in the near future. Next time, the guys will perform behind eight feet of chicken wire, they say.

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