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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Tonight (Thurs., Feb. 12th) the Fringe Factory DJs Suzy Q and Vikki V get a head start on the Hallmark weekend at 529. The ladies will DJ a grip of 60’s garage rock, trash, psych, and exotica records from 10 p.m. until close.

The evening will also host the non-house party debut performance from local newcomers Knoel and the S.S., which features members of Pinche Gringo (Greensboro, NC), Cars Can Be Blue (Athens, GA), and Atlanta’s very own Barberries. Their sound is a primitive take on garage rock, punk and straight-forward rock and roll. The photo kind of says it all.

The show is free and the music starts at 10 p.m. 529 Flat Shoals Rd. 404-228-6769.

(Photo courtesy of Knoel and the S.S.)

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