Photographer Perry Julien caught these shots of Dinosaur Jr playing a free in-store at Criminal Records a couple of weeks back on Sat., Oct. 17.
Star Bar promoter Bryan Malone is hosting a photography opening at Moog Gallery in Candler Park this weekend. The show is a Little 5 Points retrospective featuring photos of local celebrities, regulars, business owners and places that have given the neighborhood a face over the last 15 years.
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 16. 7 p.m.-11p.m.
Show will run through June 30.
Moog Gallery, 1653 McLendon Ave. Unit B 404-668-9678
For today’s Roll Call we call out Candice Jones and Stephanie Luke of the Coathangers.
Who are you?
Candice and Stephanie.
Describe yourself in three words.
Manic, Creative, Eggs.
Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Honest Abe, Kurt Cobain, Conan O’Brien, Charles Bukowski, Rainbow Bright, Kathleen Hanna, Emma Goldman, Cleopatra and Albert Einstein.
Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Zsa Zsa Gabor, so she gets a dose of her own medicine.
What song do you wish you had written?
“Wang Chung”
Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Toughie… Costello
LP, CD or MP3?
LP, duh
If you could start one trend, what would it be?
To have fun at shows again.
If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Ug(g) Boots…. ugggggly.
With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
James Franco.
The Coathangers kick off their month-long residency at The Star Bar tonight (Wed., Feb. 4th) w/ Baby Dinosaurs Vs. Extinction and Customers. $5. 9 p.m. 437 Moreland Ave. 404-681-9018.
The Coathangers – “Tanya Harding” from ataricharm on Vimeo.
(Photo by Bob Levett)
For today’s Roll Call we call out Big Mike Geier of Kingsized.
Who are you?
Big Mike
Describe yourself in three words.
Bold, Brassy, Som’bitch
Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
I’d like to meet his tailor.
Who would you most like to slap in the face?
No face slapping. Now the tusch? Different story.
What song do you wish you had written?
“Happy Birthday”
Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Elvis Presley. C’mon already.
LP, CD or MP3?
They all rhyme. Are you a poet?
If you could start one trend, what would it be?
It’s OK for a man to cry.
If you could end one trend, what would it be?
We did it on November 4th. Precious, I know.
With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Lynne Russell & Bonnie Hunt.
“Suspicious Minds” MP3.
The Kingsized Orchestra and the Dames Aflame burlesque troop play the Elvis Birthday Bash at the Variety Playhouse on Sat., Jan. 10. $22.50 advance / $25 day of show. 8:30 p.m. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. 404-524-7354.
(Photo by Dave Stuart)
After feeling frustrated over the atmosphere at Atlanta’s regular record shows that happen every couple of months in the confines of an OTP Marriott, local music fixture Shannon Mulvaney decided to start his own record show.
This Saturday, Oct. 11, Mulvaney hosts the first in what is hoped will be a regular record show in Little 5 Points, dubbed Vinyl Harvest. Vendors can buy a table in the cafeteria of the L5P community center for $20 and sell their used vinyl. Don’t come looking for CDs because you won’t find any.
“There will be lot’s of singles, LPs, used record players… A fun environment,” says Mulvaney. “This will be small and neighborhood-friendly, and there will be a few DJs spinning records. Nobody will act like an asshole if you don’t know the value of a certain record, and bargaining is welcomed. It’s like horse trading, man… It’s only records.”
Mulvaney also stresses the community centric nature of Vinyl Harvest, and when asked why he set it up, he has two answers:
1.) The official reason: To foster a sense of community amongst all of the record collectors in town who pretty much know each other already and want to hang out, drink a few beers and buy some records.
2.) The bitchy reason: I don’t like the way the regular Atlanta record shows are run, and we want to create an environment where women feel comfortable. There are tons of women out there who like to buy records too, and we want to create a record show where they can do so without some middle-aged, basement-dwelling, sandal-wearing, mama’s boy drooling over them.
“If it is successful we’ll do it more, so it’s up to the good people of Atlanta to come out,” he adds.
As of press time there were only a few vendor tables still available, but if you’re interested in selling records at Vinyl Harvest you can contact Mulvaney by calling Criminal Records at 404-215-9511 or sending an e-mail to shannon@criminal.com.
Vinyl Harvest starts at noon on Sat., Oct. 11 in the Little 5 Points Community Center at 1083 Austin Ave. Admission is $2 and there will be beer. DJs on hand include Dookie Platters, Tim Lawrence, Agent 45 as well as a few others.
This just in… After fourteen years on Moreland Ave., Criminal Records is moving to a much larger location around the corner at 1154-A Euclid Ave., between the Porter Bar and Bang-On. The new store is three times the size of the current location, and features a full stage for in-store performances and a lot more room to carry more stock, including used records.
Prior to moving, from Thursday to Sunday (October 9th-12th), Criminal will hold a storewide moving sale at their current location. Most items in the store will be discounted 25%.
The future of the current location at 466 Moreland Ave. remains to be determined, but will be vacant after Oct. 12.
