Crib Notes

Starting tomorrow night, Derek Lyn Plastic begins a month-long residency at The Star Bar in Little 5 Points.

For the first installment (Wed., Nov. 5), DLP headlines a set with Ominous Castle and Trial By Fire.

Next Wed., Nov. 12th, he will be joined by the N.E.C. and Abby Go Go.

On Wed., Nov. 19th Hollow Stars and the Sunglasses open the show.

And finally on Wed., Nov. 26th DLP plays the middle slot between Das Manics and opening act Vera Fang.

All shows are $3, 21+ and start at 9 p.m. for more information look online at www.starbar.net

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You have no excuse not to go out and see Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby perform at The Star Bar tonight. The guy is a legend and doens’t make it through these parts very often.

Sadly, local powerpop hero and unapologetic Wreckless Eric fan Gentleman Jesse Smith has been removed from the bill in order to spend some time recovering from injuries received during a pretty brutal mugging in L5P last week. Here’s to wishing him a speedy recovery.

Wreckless Eric never quite gained the notoriety of his Stiff Records‘ labelmates Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe — at least not in the States. But as one of the original Stiff exports of the ’70s, he was no less an important figure in the second British pop invasion.

Through his early, out-of-tune singles “Whole Wide World” and “Semaphore Signals,” he gained a rep as the label’s punk sympathizer. Born Eric Goulden, he was a gruff counterpart to the well-mannered Lowe and the purportedly pompous Costello, and was never afraid to call anybody out. “I always liked Nick Lowe, but I thought Elvis Costello was a bit of a wanker,” he offers through his pinched British accent.

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(Photo courtesy Howlin’ Wuelf Media)

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If you’re not stuck in gridlock or already far far away from Atlanta for the 4th of July weekend there are plenty of things going on around town to keep you entertained. In addition to the various back yard BBQ’s, block parties and shows taking place all over the city on the 4^th CL’s gives a hearty, American thumbs to the following weekend happenings.

First and foremost, there is the King Khan and the Shrines show happening over at Lenny’s. On Sat., July 5th.

Criminal Records in L5P is hosting an in-store performance with the Dutches & the Duke at 5 p.m. The show is free and there will most likely be will be beer provided.

Later that night the D&D head over to The Drunken Unicorn to play a show with Seattle’s Fleet Foxes. The show is $10 and it starts at 10 p.m.

The Star Bar in L5P is has the whole weekend covered with a spate of free and fantastic shows from local bands.

Friday, July 4th
Pink Police
the Booze
the Hiss
El Capitan & the Scallywags
the N.E.C.
Club Awesome

Saturday July 5th
Anna Kramer & The Lost Cause
Gringo Star
Ocha La Rocha
Brass Castle
All the Saints

Music at The Star Bar begins at 8 p.m. on both nights and, once again, it’s free all weekend.

And if these things aren’t your bag, than you can head over to Turner Field on Friday to catch Arrested Development’s lead female vocalist, Tasha LaRae perform the national anthem before the game starts.

Then on Saturday night Arrested Development will play a show in Fan Plaza beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be a second show in Fan Plaza after the game as well.

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Derek Lyn Plastic is an underdog in the Atlanta punk scene. He exists in a world that’s entirely his own and catalogs his songs one self-released 7-inch at a time.

The lumbering character slurs his words and moves as if he’s suffering through a perpetual hangover. In person, his responses are slow and considered. And just when you think he’s going to say something funny or profound, he shrugs his shoulders and mutters “fuck it,” regardless of the topic in the conversation.

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Today’s Air Loaf features CL’s Chanté LaGon and Chad Radford discussing two bands who hail from Austell: Coffin Bound and Mammals.

Coffin Bound plays The Star Bar on Wed., June 11. $6. 9 p.m. Mammals play Thurs., June 12. Free. 9 p.m. 404-577-7721. www.starbar.net.

Air Loaf is broadcast weekdays on 1690 WMLB-AM at approximately 8:10 a.m., 12:20 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.

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A LOCAL LEGEND: the Dexter Romweber duo (photo by Camellia Morton)

The third and final day of Bubbapalooza ‘08 features some of the finest acts to grace this year’s festival. Bands on the bill include. Rocket 350, the Psychodevilles, the Dexter Romweber Duo, Anna Kramer & The Lost Cause, Jimmy & The Teasers, Billie Joe Winghead, El Capitan & The Scallywags and the Georgia Fireflies.

None of these acts are to be missed, but this critics pics for the must see performances of the entire weekend are Anna Kramer & the Loast Cause, and of course former Flat Duo Jets main man Dexter Romweber fronting a new duo. Kramer & the Cause have just returned from a West coast tour and are sharper than ever. Romweber is straight-up a local legend. Yeah he lives in North Carloina, but he honed his chops in the golden age of Athens, GA… He’s a local. What are you gonna do?

It’s $15 at the door and the music starts at 8 p.m. For more information click here.

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There’s a hefty buzz surrounding this year’s Bubbapalooza at The Star Bar over Memorial Day weekend (May 22-24) . Local musicians across the board are singing praises of the club’s booking agent, Bryan Malone, for helping steer the festival back in the direction that it was originally intended to go when founder Gregory Dean Smalley originally hatched the idea.

This year marks the 12^th installment of Bubbapalooza and Creative Loafing contributing music writer James Kelley has lifted a self-imposed six-year exile to play the festival with his band Slim Chance and the Convicts, and he couldn’t be happier about it.

Chad Radford: You give Bubbapalooza your stamp of approval this year?

James Kelley: Yes, I sure do. This year’s lineup is moving back in the direction of where Bubbapalooza originally started, and that was to feature alternative country, country rock, roots music and Americana. The last 4 or 5 years there have been only one or two country bands on the bill for the whole weekend. It had just moved toward hard rock, punk and psychobilly, but this year it’s returning to what it used to be.

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ON A STEEL HORSE THEY RIDE: Morning State (photo courtesy The Musebox)

Morning State is preparing for the release its debut full-length, titled You Know People I Know People. To offer a free sneak peak at the CD, the group has released two new songs on the internet, titled “Never So Strange” and “Oh Yeah.”

Click here to listen to “Never So Strange.”

Click here to listen to “Oh Yeah.”

You Know People I Know People hits the streets on Tuesday, May 6th. To celebrate the band will host album release parties in Athens on May 6^th at Caledonia Lounge, and in Atlanta on Thursday, May 15^th at The Earl.

Morning State On Tour:
04/23 Birmingham, AL The Nick
04/24 Athens, GA Farm 225
04/25 Chattanooga, TN JJ’s Bohemia
04/26 Atlanta, GA Star Bar
04/28 Charleston, SC Tin Roof
04/30 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
05/05 Atlanta, GA The Earl*
05/06 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge (CD Release Party)*
05/10 New York, NY Mercury Lounge*
05/15 Atlanta, GA Star Bar (Big Trouble In Little 5 / CD Release Party) w/ Casper and The Cookies
*w/ XYZ Affair and JukeBox the Ghost

For more information look online at www.morningstate.com

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Believe it or not, I listen to local rock music other than the Black Lips and Deerhunter. One band that impressed me recently is Trances Arc, who nearly stole the show when it opened at the Whigs/Jason Isbell concert last Saturday, Oct. 20. The group’s recordings fall into the pop-rock category, but it plays hard and fast in concert, and gives a performance that can hardly be categorized as soft.

Today, Oct.26, the Trances Arc crew celebrates the release of a new disc, XOXOX, with a party at the Star Bar. Dubbed “Interstellar Masquerade,” the Halloween-themed costume party features guests such as Blake Dalton from Crossover Movement Arts, Three Dog Stevens and DJ Benji the Blender (aka Ben H. Allen of Gnarls Barkley/Constellations fame). But the evening’s MC, Whigs manager Josh Rifkind, will be worth the price of admission alone. Have you seen him tell jokes during his yearly Open Mic Madness? Dude is a laff riot.

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