Crib Notes

The Lost Cause DJs (a.k.a. Adam Renshaw and Shannon Mulvaney of Anna Kramer and the Lost Cause) bring “Geology 101″ to the Highland Inn tonight from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Prepare yourself for a history of “rock” as they spin records that school all within earshot about the ins and outs and obscurities of music that matters. Expect a face full of power pop, bong rock jams, punk, metal and psychedelic journeys. You will hear a lot of songs that you know and love, and you’ll hear even more that you’ve never heard before. Renshaw and Mulvaney are a couple of record store dudes. This kind of thing is what they do, and they do it well.

Free. The Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge. 644 North Highland Ave. 404-874-5756.

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For today’s Roll Call we call out Shannon Mulvaney, record store clerk and bass player for Anna Kramer & the Lost Cause.

Who are you?
Shannon Mulvaney = Record store working class elitist, bass player/band loser, Irish American prone to depression and sunburns and inappropriate drunken displays of affection or violence, devoted and flawed husband, record label “owner,” dog lover, he-man, conflicted, really a pretty nice guy and incapable of self-editing.

Describe yourself in three words.
See above. Especially the self-editing part.

Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
John F. Kennedy at the Palm Springs compound of Frank Sinatra pre-election. I know Kennedy was a silver spoon but he was also a bad ass. Plus you would have hot Hollywood actresses poolside, Cosa Nostra poker games, great food and liquor and 3a.m. drives to Las Vegas when it was still for adults only.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Shit… Who don’t I want to slap in the face?

What song do you wish you had written?
“Ace of Spades” Motorhead. No wait, “the Mercy Seat” Nick Cave. No wait, “Tuesdays Gone” Lynyrd Skynyrd. No wait, all of Exile on Main Street… No, No…. “White Girl” X , no…….. What a stupid fucking question.

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Elvis Presley. Elvis Costello is great. We all know that. But Presley was larger than life. And bat shit crazy, what with the drugs and guns and young girls in white cotton panties and one of the most memorable deaths in rock star history.
Maybe when Costello dies and the tell all books and tv miniseries come out I’ll change my mind.

LP, CD or MP3?
LP. duh. mp3’s are for people who don’t listen to music for enjoyment.

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
The “anti cell phone, especially the kind you wear on your head like a malignant growth while sitting next to me in public places like a bar and talking about your fucking 401k” trend. Douche bags.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
The trend of young male hipsters who wear women’s jeans. Unless you have a huge dick, please, for the love of God, shop in the men’s section, Nancy boys. Neil Young should be allowed to kick you in the balls.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Exene (circa ‘82), Amy Poehler, Amy Sedaris, Zooey Deschanel, the girl who sang for Shocking Blue, Emmylou Harris (circa Elite Hotel).

Anna Kramer & the Lost Cause play a benefit show for Ted Welson at The Star Bar on Fri., Dec. 19th. Details to be announced.

Anna Kramer (Live in Atlanta)- I Don’t Want to Be… from entertainmentresearch on Vimeo.

(Photo by Chad Radford)

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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.

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Local fixture ANNA KRAMER has secretly dominated Atlanta’s country, folk and under-ground rock scenes for the last decade via her various solo and band efforts. With her current trio, the Lost Cause, featuring Shannon Mulvaney (upright bass) and Adam Renshaw (drums), she has perfected a body of songs that captures the true spirit of an urbane Southern troubadour. There’s more dang than twang on her 2008 release, The Rustic Contemporary Sounds of Anna Kramer and the Lost Cause (International Hits). And you can’t call it alt-country without giving equal props to the palette of ’70s Brit invasion and ’90s indie rock that gives just as much kick to her strut. www.myspace.com/annakramer. — Chad Radford

Click here to view CL’s complete 2008 Best of Atlanta/After Dark critics’ and readers’ picks.

Photo by Joeff Davis

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After attending the record show at the Marriott Hotel on Clairmont Road, this weekend, Criminal Records‘ Shannon Mulvaney was so distraught over the sad state of skirting the perimeter to buy music that he fired off a beautiful little tirade in the record store’s weekly newsletter.

After co-worker Adam Renshaw told him about catching part of a conversation in which one elder record lord said to the other, “…for my money, it’s the best Sugarloaf ever recorded…” Mulvaney decided to take action.

To remedy this situation, Criminal is in the process of organizing a Record Show in Little 5 points. According to Mulvaney’s report, “We want to create a show where people can hang out and sell and buy records in a friendly environment. We’ll even play music! So, if you are at all interested in having your own booth, hit me up at shannon@criminal.com. Please just don’t call me out if you hear me saying I prefer the mono Rubber Soul to the stereo.”

For more info look online at www.criminal.com

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