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Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood Talks New Lineup, New Album
If you’re following his output closely, you might get the impression that Patterson Hood from Drive-By Truckers will sleep when he’s dead. In addition to writing reflective essays about how growing up in the South influenced the band’s Southern Rock Opera, playing solo shows around the country, writing songs to protect downtown Athens from a Walmart eye-sore, and blazing through recording sessions with fellow Athenian David Barbe at the helm, Hood stays awfully busy.
Hood might not have a lot of free time on his hands, but he and his band have managed to squeeze in their annual August appearances at the Georgia Theatre this weekend. They’ll be joined Friday by Tuscaloosa-based rockers the Dexateens and on Saturday by Fly Golden Eagle, stationed out of Nashville.
Although Hood is perhaps the most public and vocal member of the band, DBT has long functioned as a unit that extends beyond those who hold instruments during recording sessions and on tour. Hood is grateful for the contributions that have made the band a success, both in Athens and around the globe.
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Read Patterson Hood's Gripping Essay on 'The New(er) South'
My beloved punk rock showed me a way to blend both things and rebel against the more oppressive forces of my hometown's religious conservative mores. Unfortunately, my coming of age coincided with the Muscle Shoals R&B scene ending, or at least losing its worldwide relevance. I got to the door just as it was slamming shut, and my punk rock leanings did nothing to endear me to my father's peers and associates, most of whom thought I was a spoiled, ungrateful, disrespectful prick.
—From "The New(er) South," an essay penned by Drive-By Truckers' frontman Patterson Hood for new webzine The Bitter Southerner.
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This is Not a Drill: Television to Play Athens Nov. 7
Well, ain't this a thing to beat all things. Just when we thought the 40 Watt had nailed down the best fall lineup in town, the Georgia Theatre goes and pulls a fast one. On Thursday, Nov. 7, legendary NYC post-punk outfit Television will perform in Athens as one of only three North American shows—the band's first set of U.S. dates since 2007. (Three-quarters of the band's original lineup are still intact; the group is now minus guitarist/songwriter Richard Lloyd.)
Tickets go on sale this Friday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. via the Georgia Theatre site. Listen to the band's landmark 1977 record Marquee Moon in its entirety below.
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Watch Scab Queen's Vaporous 'Wind Torn' Video
Local sound artist Michael Lauden has been on a tear with his Scab Queen project of late, releasing two pretty remarkable EPs, Brags and Bodies, in as many months (read Flagpole's dual review). Today, Lauden sent over the link to a video for "Wind Torn," a two-part Bodies track that recalls early Animal Collective in all its looping, pastoral, psychedelic glory.
Watch:
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Patterson Hood Contributes Track to Slim Dunlap Benefit 7-Inch
The Songs for Slim 7-inch project is an ongoing series of releases meant to benefit Slim Dunlap, the former Replacements guitarist who suffered a massive stroke last year and "will likely need around-the-clock care for the rest of his life," according to the SFS site.
The singles, which are sold via auction only, feature artists covering various tunes from Dunlap's expansive catalog. Lucinda Williams, Frank Black, Steve Earle, Jakob Dylan and the newly reunited 'Mats themselves have all contributed songs to the project (view all the releases here).
Today, the bidding begins on the latest installment in the series, the A-side of which is our own Patterson Hood, who covered Dunlap's "Hate This Town" with his Downtown Mystic Rumblers band. Stream a clip from the tune below:
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Listen: of Montreal Gets Garage-y With 'She Ain't Speakin' Now'
Back in July we gave you a taste of what to expect from Lousy With Sylvianbriar, the upcoming LP from local pop freaks of Montreal. "Fugitive Air" featured a more raucous vibe than we've come to expect from the group, which has taken a turn towards disco-flavored glitter-pop in recent years.
"She Ain't Speakin' Now," another track from the new album, is even more straightforward in its '60s garage-rawk vibes. From the press release:
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R.E.M. Might Release Box Set of Fan Club Singles
A bit of (semi-) tantalizing R.E.M. news (kinda) courtesy of the BBC: Guitarist Peter Buck (who's playing the 40 Watt Club on Thursday, Nov. 14) told the British news service that the group plans to release a box set compiling all its fan-club-only 7-inch singles, which it released each year from 1988 to 2011.
Well, maybe. The article quotes the noncommittal musician as saying:
"There were like 24 of them, which makes about 50 songs," said Buck. "We'll put them in a big box set for charity one day."
So. "One day." That could mean, like, any day from here to eternity. WHY DO YOU OBFUSCATE SO, BUCK?
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Oh Hey, Here's Another New Elf Power Tune
A few weeks ago, we posted the first single from Elf Power's upcoming album Sunlight on the Moon (pictured left). Like prismatic drops of water through a leaky, psychedelic roof, the songs keep coming. NPR recently premiered "A Grey Cloth Covering My Face," a typically fuzz-happy Elfsters tune, on its "All Songs Considered" program (along with a dub version of a new Bill Callahan tune, which is just the weirdest and greatest thing).
Check out NPR's premiere of "A Grey Cloth Covering My Face" here. Alternately, you can stream it via Team Clermont.
Sunlight on the Moon is out Oct. 1 via Orange Twin. Elf Power plays the 40 Watt on Tuesday, Oct. 22 (opening for Neutral Milk Hotel) and again on Saturday, Nov. 16 (opening for Deerhunter).
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