Crib Notes

Paul Collins

The third installment of the annual Fringe Binge summertime music festival returns to the Star Bar on Fri., July 17 and Sat., July 18 with an armada of local and international punk and power pop acts taking over for an entire weekend of debauchery and depravity. Fifteen+ bands including Paul Collins Beat, Poison Arrows, Predator, GG King, Abby Go Go, Giant Tigers, Electric Cycles, Peter Stubb and more play the main room and the downstairs lounge. The cause: Nothing more than a mission to have a good time on a couple of sweltering summer nights in Atlanta.

You don’t always need a reason or philanthropist’s motivation to throw a big summer party. Ask Paul Tilghmon (aka Parking Lot Paul) why he chose to put together the second annual two-day Fringe Binge at the Star Bar with Bryan Malone in August, and he sheepishly ponders the question before answering, “It’s for the kids — the kids who are over 21.” Continue reading CL’s coverage of Fringe Binge II from last summer.

$10 Fri., July 17 $12  Sat., July 18. $20 for both. The Star Bar, 437 Moreland Ave. 404-681-9018.

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The Star Bar turned into an all-out bro-down as the two-day Fringe Binge punk fest. wrapped-up Saturday night. Carbonas, the Rubber City Rebels and the Rent Boys rocked the swarm of scenesters in attendance with drunken aplomb. The Rent Boys hadn’t played in 7 years, and every dude in the house hugged and growled in elation while a man in short shorts stalked the crowd, pouring Tequila straight from the bottle into people’s mouths. A treacherous slick of sweat, spilled drinks and broken glass coated the floor and geysers of beer foam erupted in the audience as beer cans rocketed overhead. The Rent Boys’ welcome reunion was long overdue, and the show was a testament to the timeless qualities of truly fun and debaucherous music.

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