THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Royal Thunder (Record Release Show) w/ StoneRider, Spirits and the Melchizedek Children Saturday, May 26 The Earl - 466 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316 Admission $8 / Purchase Tickets It's great to see the world embracing Royal Thunder . The heavy-rocking quartet release their debut full-length CVI tomorrow (stream the record in its entirety here ) and every day it seems that I stumble across yet another blog or music publication singing its praises. [...]
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Jesse Smith didn't have the best year last year; he was mugged while helping strangers in Atlanta. You couple that with the title of the album, Leaving Atlanta , and you figure that the record might be a bit of a bummer, giving us songs about one man's struggle to leave his favorite town. However, all tragedy aside, Gentleman Jesse seems reinvigorated, leaving us with his best offering to date. "Eat Me Alive" in its title prepares [...]
THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Titus Andronicus w/ Screaming Females, Diarrhea Planet Saturday, March 10 The Basement - 1245 Glenwood Avenue SE in Atlanta 30316 Admission $10 / Purchase Tickets Really tough call this week. I could have just as well gone with White Rabbits at Variety Playhouse or the Hijacking Music SXSW Bon Voyage Party at the Cottage. And, really, you can't go wrong with either show—they both feature stellar lineups at terrific venues. But you knew what I [...]
For the last couple of years I've loved the purveyor of pure power-pop, Gentleman Jesse and his group of merry men from Atlanta. He's been working hard at his new record, Leaving Atlanta , which comes out on March 13th via Douchemaster Records . One of the best things about the group, and this track below, is that the band just gives you straight up rock n' roll. There's no frills, there's no gags, it's just an honest-to-god rock song. Still, that's not always good enough [...]
March 20th / Douchemaster Stream: Gentleman Jesse and His Men- "All I Need Tonight (Is You)" / via /
Allo Darlin' / photo by David Greenwald Without using the word "best," here are eight bands, all new (or maybe new to you?), worth keeping an eye on this year. Mostly indie-pop, because that's mostly what I like. Release dates if they exist. What are you excited about this year? Let me know in the comments or @daverawkblog . Michael Kiwanuka: The UK singer's getting an inordinate amount of hype for sounding like a Platonic ideal Starbucks CD rack option, but if people [...]
THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Big Business w/ Torche, Helms Alee Thursday, July 14 The Earl - 488 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316 Admission $12 ADV / $14 DOS / Purchase Tickets Holy baby Jesus, it's a Hydrahead triple bill. Tour of the summer? Well, if you like your rock big and burly with a touch of prog and bit of caustic humor, then, yeah, it probably is. On their own, a headlining slot by either openers, Torche or [...]
OK... we are reaching the end of our SXSW finds. This one is from Atlanta, Georgia's own Gentleman Jesse and His Men. Great band. Solid rock and roll sound. I want this band to play while I drive a camaro... to the bonfire party... at the lake. Party on dudes! Gentlemen [...]
To me, this band's debut album is a gift from the powerpop gods. So imagine my surprise when I saw on GIMME TINNITUS that Gentleman Jesse & His Men have a new 7" out on Hozac Recs . Stream below: Stream: Gentleman Jesse & His Men- You've Got the Wrong Man -
We have a 5-pack of 73s to give away from the good folks at HoZac Records . If you want 'em leave a comment below. We will pick a random winner in a couple weeks and proclaim the winner of this mini HoZac hookup (Continental US only, sorry rest of the world). Listen and win (maybe). First up is "a pop-guided wrecking ball," No Plans b/w Ice Age 7″ by Heavy Times Streamable: No Plans [...]
When I briefly spoke to Jesse of Gentleman Jesse at his show this year over at Beerland, he said he had a slew of 73 coming our way. The first came off Douchemaster , while the most recent, You've Got the Wrong Man , just came out on Hozac Records . Of course, it's all leading up to a new GJ&HM release that's supposed to come out in 2011. His tracks are always short and sweet, full of jangling guitars, rocking that simple [...]
Photo by Bekah Cope THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: JEFF the Brotherhood w/ GG King, Heavy Cream, Mermaids, Knaves Grave Friday, December 31 529 - 529 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316 Admission is $7 Per usual, their are a crap ton of great New Year's Eve shows in the ATL on Friday. Whether you are into electro-dance, synth-pop, party rock, powerpop, psych-rock, punk, ambient noise, or whatever, there's truly something for everyone. This is just one of the many things that makes [...]
I've been digging the melodic bramble of Ty Segall for awhile now, and fortunately the guy's been playing all over town this week — so much so he couldn't remember all of his remaining gigs when talking to the crowd at Brooklyn Vegan's daytime party at Public Assembly on Friday. Segall was the sixth of 14 bands playing at the blog's free show, and it was only 2 o'clock. Pulling songs from his repertoire like "Standing at the Station" and "My Sunshine," Ty struck a perfect balance between noisy abandon and tight acumen. This was in no small [...]
Make no mistake, Gentleman Jesse and His Men have been one of my favorite groups over the last few years. No matter what happens, I always return to their simplistic power-pop, and pogo about my room like a child. This is probably what we all needed a little bit more of in our life, isn't it? Well, lucky for you, Jesse and his posse have released a brand new 72 titled She's a Trap . I picked it up at his show not too far back, but you can [...]
Make no mistake, Gentleman Jesse and His Men have been one of my favorite groups over the last few years. No matter what happens, I always return to their simplistic power-pop, and pogo about my room like a child. This is probably what we all needed a little bit more of in our life, isn't it? Well, lucky for you, Jesse and his posse have released a brand new 72 titled She's a Trap . I picked it up at his show not too far back, but you can [...]
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Date Thursday, August 12th Location Beerland Doors 900p Tickets Around $6? I've been all about Gentleman Jesse for ages, and I haven't ever gotten the chance to see him, though he's been through town on several occasions. He's going to blow Beerland away with his straight power pop with a twist of punk. You have no idea how fun this [...]
Charlie B. Barkin' (mp3) by Car Stereo (Wars) I Believe In Fate ( Sebadoh Cover) (mp3) by Superchunk You Don't Have To (If You Don't Want To) (mp3) by Gentleman Jesse And His Men Starting Over (mp3) by The Black Lips African Rhythms (mp3) by Mi Ami Green Flag (mp3) by Growing [...]
NPR.org's "Song of the Day" today comes courtesy hometown heroes Gentleman Jesse and His Men.
Monday 3/9 * Cursive, The King Left, Peasant @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ( MP3: "Exposure" by Peasant) * Black Lips, Gentleman Jesse And His Men, Georgiana Starlington @ Bowery Ballroom Tuesday 3/10 * Pela, Holly Miranda, Neckbeard Telecaster, River City Extension @ Mercury Lounge ( MP3: "Slow Burn Treason" by Holly Miranda) * Talib Kweli & Hi Tek @ Blue Note [...]
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