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Friday, June 26th, 2009
CL’s Chanté LaGon and Chad Radford chat about Corndogorama. This year’s event will be lucky number 13 for founder David Railey and the lineup features Dead Confederate, the Howlies, Modern Skirts, Noot d’ Noot, Western Civ, Cordero and more.
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After biting off a mouthful, David Railey reheats Corndogorama
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Corndogorama. $15-$20. Noon to 11 p.m. Sat.-Sun., June 27-28. 470 Flat Shoals Ave. Visit www.corndogorama.com for the full show line-up.
For 12 years, the annual Corndogorama music festival served as ground zero for the Atlanta/Athens indie-rock scenes. But last year, the fest took a heavy blow when attendance fell by about 1,000 due to higher ticket prices and a lineup that failed to pack the punch of the previous year’s headliner, Mastodon. Immediately, banter on blogs and bar stools began to ring the death knell for the homegrown institution. But Corndogorama founder David Railey was having none of it.
“If I called myself a strict businessman and my vision was governed by money, then yes, last year’s Corndogorama was a failure,” he says. “But that’s not me, and truth be told 2,000 happy people showed up. We pulled it off, but unfortunately it wasn’t perceived that way. I lost a lot of money and when the dust settled I felt a little beaten up.”
Rather than calling it quits, Railey has retooled his approach to Atlanta’s quintessential summer music fest. He’s learned from his mistakes, he says, and he’s ready to adopt the same back-to-basics approach that turned corn dogs into the city’s phallic symbol of pride in the first place.
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Reflections on this year’s Corndogorama
Monday, June 30th, 2008
No metal band that’s worth its salt is scared of a little rain. So when talk of moving Corndogorama’s headlining act Zoroaster to the inside stage at Lenny’s spread throughout the crowd Sunday night, the natives became restless. Black clouds rumbled overhead and icy fingers of lighting stretched across the nighttime sky. But rather than tuck tails and seek shelter, Zoroaster raised its fists to the heavens and called down the thunder into a career defining performance.
The Zoroaster experience is not as defined by songs, as it is by the low, gut-pummeling rumble and head-nod rhythms that emanate from the wall of Orange and Sunn amps that wrap around the stage.
In the battle between Zoroaster and nature’s fury, Zoroaster emerged victorious on this night. And in their wake, a battlefield littered with half-eaten corndog sticks and bleeding eardrums were all that remained of “The Year of the Mustard King.”
Not a single drop of rain fell during Zoroaster’s show, and even though the band braved the elements, sadly, not many Corndogorama goers braved it out with them. Last year, Mastodon held down the same closing spot on the bill. It was a historic performance and the place was packed. Homeless people gathered around on the sidewalk across the street to throw their fists in the air and there was hardly enough room in the whole parking lot to accommodate the masses. But this year was different.
Dates announced for Corndogorama 2008
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008The good folks at Lenny’s Bar have posted the dates for Corndogorama, the annual blowout of rock bands, hot dogs and random shenanigans.
CORNDOG-O-RAMA : 2008- The Year of the Mustard King!
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June 26,27,28.29 @ Lenny’s Bar*Now with 100 bands, over 4 days, on 4 main stages, 2 indoor and 2 amazing outdoor stage in the shadow of historic Cabbage Town at the legendary Lenny’s. This year’s signature back-to-back format is a line up only Atlanta’s mainstay Corndog-o-rama mastermind and founder David Railey can deliver: Artists: Independent music artists and fans will reap the benefits of the festival’s outdoor stage experience with pro-level sound, lighting, and staging music festival lovers expect, we think the local artists deserve, and the Corndogorama now delivers to America’s breakout independent music
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Costume-wearing pranksters should start raiding their favorite thrift stores now. If you don’t know what Corndogorama is all about, read Chad Radford’s story in CL’s July 11, 2007 issue.
