Crib Notes

It’s official. The 688 reunion show is happening for real at The Masquerade on Sat., Oct. 4th. The show features reunions from several Atlanta bands from various eras gone by, all of home honed their chops at the gone but not forgotten 688 Club.

The show is set up up partially to benefit The Atlanta Music Museum, which serves as an online preservation site that’s dedicated to preserving Atlanta music history.

Regarding the reunion show, the Restraints reunion is the most unexpected addition to the bill. The group’s vocalist Chris Wood died in prison many years ago. More on this as the story develops.

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Georgia’s own Mighty Hannibal previewed his new song in support of Barack Obama’s presidential nomination at the Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans earlier this month. He borrows the hook from the Winans’ song “It’s Time” (produced by Teddy Riley) and throws in his own ad-libs.

Favorite line: “I ain’t gonna study war no mo’, so John McCain got to go.”

Best known for his classic anti-Vietman song “Hymn No. 5,” Hannibal wrote it in 1966, long before anti-war sentiment had reached its peak:

And here’s footage from his performance at The Earl last year, backed by the Black Lips, who actually cleaned up for the show:

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