Crib Notes

For today’s installment of Roll Call we call out Rob’s House Records co-owner Travis Flagel.

Who are you?
Half of Rob’s House

Describe yourself in three words.
Awesome giant douche.

Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Sam Cooke and Gentleman Jesse Smith (’cause he doesn’t know how to use a cell phone).

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
All the cool people and maybe Mark from Die Slaughterhaus cause it would be kinda fun although I love the kid (in a non-gay way).

What song do you wish you had written?
“She’s the One” by the Ramones.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Elvis Presley

LP, CD or MP3?
LP

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Flat iron hair.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Dudes who flat iron their hair.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Analucia (Busy Signals) and Tommy Chung!

Rob’s House Records, along with DoucheMaster and Die Slaughterhaus Records host The Atlanta Mess-Around which continues tonight, Sat., Nov. 15th at The Earl. Tickets are $12 at the door.

(Photo by Chad Radford)

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For Today’s Roll Call we call out Atlanta power pop extraordinaire, Gentleman Jesse Smith.

Who are you?
Gentleman Jesse.

Describe yourself in three words.
Song Carpenter Extraordinaire.

Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Bruce Springsteen. My girlfriend met him at her work. She said he was supercool and asking about the music she was listening to. We went to see him on that last tour and it was amazing.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
I’m not much for slapping faces. I’m more of a stern talking to kinda guy. That be said I would like to slap bad drivers, bad tippers and Bad Company (the band).

What song do you wish you had written?
Anything that King Tuff or NOBUNNY wrote.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Elvis Presley. Fat of course.

LP, CD or MP3?
LP. what are those other ones?

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
I think I’m going to start LARPing. You know running around in the woods pretending to sword fight with some nerds. Anybody in?

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Starting a garage band with no idea what garage music is. It did not start in 2001. Do some fucking homework.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
A gentleman would not discuss these matters.

Gentleman Jesse plays The Earl as part of the Atlanta Mess-Around fest. on Sat., Nov. 15th. Two day passes are available for $20. Tickets are $12 at the door.

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For today’s Roll Call we call out Tom Cheshire, poet, statesman and whiskey soaked frontman for Atlanta punk band All Night Drug Prowling Wolves.

Who are you?
Tom Cheshire, Singer, dancer, wronger, writer.

Describe yourself in three words.
Rad, appropriate & uncalled for.

Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Charlie Chaplin, good man, comedic genius, did well with the ladies and hung out with communists.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren. I believe the reasons are obvious.

What song (or songs) do you wish you had written?
“Baba O’Riley,” “Happy Birthday” & “Garbage Picker” by the Beltones.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Costello, no joke. Rebel. One of the greatest singers and song writers of all time. Presley didn’t write shiznickle.

LP, CD or MP3?
LP in the place to be.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Pleated sweat pants, tight at the ankles with pockets. It will happen, trust me.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Johnny Thunders hair.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Catherine Keener. Got it for her hard. Spread the word.

All Night Drug Prowling Wolves play The Earl as part of the Atlanta Mess-Around fest. on Fri., Nov. 14th. Two day passes are available for $20. Tickets are $12 at the door.

“Dirty Your Heart” MP3

Hit up ANDPW’s website to hear more songs from their brand new, self-titled debut LP on The Colonel Records.

(Photo courtesy Tom Cheshire)

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Last week Dry Ink Magazine posted a video piece that documents the final show at Rob’s House in East Atlanta before the label’s founder Trey Lindsay moved to New York. The video features interviews and segments of performances by Carbonas, Gentleman Jesse, the Black Lips. Drunken chatter from all of the above punctuates a marathon of interviews conducted by Tom Cheshire of All Night Drug Prowling Wolves.

The video does a good d job of capturing the mood (and the heat) of the last show there before handing the reigns over to the Danger House crew.

The video can be seen here.

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Rob’s House Records is releasing two new 7-inches on Tuesday, July 1.
First up is the “San Francisco” b/w “Ponytail” single from Jack Of Heart. “Departing completely from the static-soaked, overdriven throb prerogative of their previous bands, Jack Of Heart is a new conglomeration of Piero from the Fatals and Demon’s Claws, and Benji from the Creteens. Their sound takes off down the tender side of the switchblade, and erupts with such an unassuming immediacy that it’s tough to pinpoint the first time it slithers through your head. With a decidedly less noisy sentiment in place, Jack Of Heart combine echoed and chilling guitars that form those little icy patches that cause you to slip, and fall in love.”

—Todd Killings, Victim of time.

The second record being released on the first is the “Man In The Woods” b/w “Foxhole Madness” single from Lover! “Rich Crook has already blazed a frightfully righteous pop pathway with Lover!, showcasing the hidden songwriting talents he kept to himself with such notable bands as the Reatards, Lost Sounds, and Viva L’American Death Ray. Once his songs reached the surface in The Knaughty Knights, it was apparent that Crook needed his own vehicle to spread his pop sense to the outer limits of the rock’n roll underworld.”

— Todd Killings, Victim of Time.

Both Records are being pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies on black vinyl and can be pre-ordered by clicking here.

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(all photos by Ben Westhoff, see more below jump.)

Though South By Southwest wisdom says that if you can get into a show, it’s not worth going to, Saturday’s Rob’s House Records/Die Slaughterhaus/Douchemaster Records showcase featured both elbow room and raucous local punk.

Perhaps that’s because it wasn’t an official event show; a sign near the front door read, “No wristband? No problem! This is Beerland, not SXSW.”

The Red River St. bar featured exactly what you’d expect from its name — cheap PBR and nudie pics in the men’s bathroom. Though it also featured acclaimed garage punkster Jay Reatard and Wax Museum, the concert focused on Atlanta acts, led off by Beat Beat Beat and followed by buzzworthy girl groups the Coathangers and Baby Shakes. (more…)

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(photo by Chad Radford)

Here’s the lineup for the Rob’s House, Douchemaster, Die Slauterhaus label showcase (label heads pictured) happening Saturday at Austin’s SXSW festival. Check out this week’s CL for Chad Radford’s scoop on the DIY showcase.

Free. 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sat., March 15. Beerland, 711 Red River St. Austin, Tex. 512-479-7625. www.beerlandtexas.com.

1 p.m. - Slab City (Imperial Valley, CA)

1:45 p.m. — Beat Beat Beat (Atlanta)

2:30 p.m. — Jay Reatard - (Memphis)

3:15 p.m. — Coathangers (Atlanta)

4 p.m. — Baby Shakes (Atlanta)

4:45 p.m. — Wax Museums (Denton)

5:30 p.m. — Gentleman Jesse (Atlanta)

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