Crib Notes

For today’s installment of Roll Call we call out Derek Lyn Plastic, the self-proclaimed “monk of Atlanta punk.”

Who are you?
Derek Lyn Plastic “The Mother-Fuckin Monk of Atlanta Punk.”

Describe yourself in three words.
Gozer the Destructor.

Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Nikola Tesla — I like them both.

Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Everybody just wants a little slap and tickle right?

What song do you wish you had written?
“Wooly Bully”

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
I’ve listened to the Charles Manson White Album 5 times today.

LP, CD or MP3?
7″

If you could start one trend, what would it be?
The Witch Doctor look.

If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Mall Metal.

With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
The Coathangers — you couldn’t lose… C’mon someone had to say it!

Derek Lyn Plastic heads up a month-long residency at The Star Bar every Wednesday night in November.

Wed., Nov. 12th, he will be joined by the N.E.C. and Abby Go Go.
Wed., Nov. 19th Hollow Stars and the Sunglasses open the show.
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

“Let’s Get High”
”Run With Me”
“She’s Got A UTI”
“Swim”

Photo courtesy of Derek Lyn Plastic.

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ALL NIGHT DRUG PROWLING WOLVES, THE WEIGHT, MOCKING BIRDS Atlanta pub rock/punk bastion All Night Drug Prowling Wolves celebrate the release of their brand new, self-titled full-length debut on the Brooklyn-based indie outlet Colonel Records. Labelmates and Brooklyn-based Atlanta transplant Joseph Plunket’s band the Weight makes happy homecoming in support of its latest, greatest country rock album, Are Men. Mocking Birds are also on the bill. $10. 9 p.m. Star Bar. 404-681-9018. www.starbaratlanta.com. — CR

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND You can say what you want about the ABB these days, just don’t say anything bad around me. Gregg Allman is a survivor, and even though he is surrounded by mostly second- and third-generation members, he is still the central force of the band. They were Georgia’s greatest band ever, IMHO, and this incarnation is keeping it alive. Repeat show Saturday. $38.50-$93. 7:30 p.m. Chastain Park Amphitheater. 404-233-2227. www.livenation.com. — JK

(Photo Credit: Brandon Arnold)

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For this week’s Thursday Night Freakout at The Star Bar Ominous Castle, Baby Dinosaurs, the Hat Company and Lesbian Afternoon converge for an evening of fringe rock and pop experimentation.

Lesbian Afternoon main man Mike Koenig recently dropped off a copy of his latest self-released 7-inch and I have to say that it is one of the more remarkable, and unclassifiable, records to land on my desk in quite some time.

Though his website makes the claim that LA is meant for fans of For fans of My Bloody Valentine, Pavement, Ween, Polvo, Beck & quiet walks on the beach, there is a certain sense of Southern charm / Faulknerian weirdness going with his songs that takes precedence over everything else.

I would say go to his myspace page and give it a listen, but there aren’t any songs there right now. So better yet, check out this video for “Shoegaze Bridge.”

And if you want some more, here is a video for a song, called “Boy That’s Not Your Girlfriend, It’s Just an Ice Cream Truck.”

The show is free and the music starts at 9 p.m.

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Tonight The Star Bar in L5P hosts the Barberries 7-inch release party.

Other bands on the bill include Atlanta bands Predator and Coffin Bound, along with Montgomery, Alabama’s noisy, spazzy punk foursome, the Love Acts.

Fringe Factory DJ’s Vikki V and Suzy Q, along with a few others will be on the turntables.

The show is free and starts at 9 p.m.

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MAN IN BLACK: Robin Dean Salmon (photo courtesy of Paul Street)

Day 2 of Bubbapalooza kicks off at The Star Bar tonight. Robin Dean Salmon headlines with a set of songs from his latest release, Gasoline. Cletis & His City Cousins, the Blacktop Rockets, the Downer Brothers, Ghostrider Car Club, J.J. & the Hustlers and Rat Rod & the Rusty Rebels also perform.

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

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