Crib Notes

Do you have a question for The Black Lips? A comment? Would you like to berate the band for urinating on you last time you saw them live? Would you like to berate the band for NOT urinating on you last time you saw them live.

Now’s your chance.

From the band’s blog:

we got a new phone and don’t know what to do with it so we started a hotline. It’s inspired by CB and Hamm radios, because people don’t use those anymore, and we think truckers are cool. It’ll give us something to do in the van. The minutes will probably expire, and i’m not paying for that shit. give us a ring if you are in trouble, need advice, or are just plain lonely.
949 836 7407

(photo by Joeff Davis)

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Remember last year when the Athens-based jokesters at Chunklet magazine sponsored a concert featuring the Selmanaires, Deerhunter, Carbonas and the Coathangers at Whirlyball Atlanta — and sold tickets in the form of a 7-inch single featuring said artists? It was a genius idea so good that they’re doing it all over again. On Saturday, Jan. 19, the Black Lips, Gentleman Jesse & His Men, the Baby Shakes and Coffin Bound will congregate at Whirlyball. And yes, the only way you can get in is by purchasing a 7-inch vinyl disc showcasing these great bands.

You can only buy a ticket/record at Criminal Records for $10. That might be a bit expensive for a 7-inch single, but not if you consider how much you’ll be able to sell the soon-to-be collector’s item on eBay.com years from now.

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This year, CL spent a lot of print space and bandwidth on a select few Atlanta bands, namely Deerhunter and the Black Lips. I consciously stopped writing about these groups a few months ago not only because of complaints from readers, but also because I agreed that it was turning into overkill. After all, it’s not like I listen to these bands 24/7. Hell, I haven’t seen Deerhunter live since last year (when I saw them a good six or seven times), and the last time I saw the Black Lips was at their Whirlyball gig in February for their underrated live disc, Los Valientes del Mundo.

But now that critics have begun the annual tradition of handing out best-of-the-year honors, I’m taking myself off probation. As I and other CL writers catalog the 2007 highlights, you will undoubtedly see a lot of posts on the usual suspects. You’ve been warned.

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Check out the photos CL contributing music writer Chad Radford brought back from his visit to Chi-Town a couple of weeks ago, where he took in a few shows featuring Atlanta’s finest — the Selmanaires, the Black Lips and Deerhunter. Apparently, he had to brave empty beer bottles, puke and football-sized rats to get these shots, so you better enjoy them.

Read all about it in his feature story, “48 hours in Chicago.”

THE BLACK LIPS AT LOGAN SQUARE AUDITORIUM

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