AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: You may know her from her band Helen Scott, or perhaps her solo performances, or even perhaps from her music instruction. But local musician Emileigh Ireland just wrapped up performing in an Off-Broadway show named Mickey’s Uncut Hits: A Raunchy Cabaret. People, I’ve seen the song titles, and yes, it is. The performance took place at New York’s Triad Theatre. According to a press release the show features, “… parody versions of classic Disney hits, your favorite childhood melodies have been re-imagineered into an entire soundtrack of salacious xxx songs.” The show is available on demand until May 25. To watch the stream on demand, choose a ticket with an “On Demand” tag from the ticketing options. For more information, and ticket links, you can check out emileighireland.com/new-events.
MOVE YOUR FEET: Those boys in Heart Of Pine recently released a new single that’ll be featured on the band’s next full-length album, due in July. The song is named “Phetamine & Pearls,” and it’s true to Heart of Pine’s talent for being able to expertly explore nearly every Southern music genre. This time it’s the style of The Memphis Horns. The vocals are super reminiscent of a young Chris Robinson (Black Crowes) with plenty of “hurr hurr” vocalization happening. Find this on all major streaming services, catch up with the band’s back catalog at heartofpine.bandcamp.com, and for all other information, please see heartofpineband.com.
SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER: The 2024 Athens Business Rocks event promoted by Nuçi’s Space happens at the 40 Watt Saturday, May 4. Bands composed of employees of local businesses perform live—after having survived a few elimination rounds already—in a battle of the bands, and it’s all a benefit for Nuçi’s Space. At the actual competition, the night’s scores, aside from those of the judges, will be tallied by how many “votes” an act receives. And while I’m not exactly sure what the exchange rate is, “votes” are calculated according to how much money a band raises from its audience. So, you know, whoever has the most money wins. Don’t get me started. Advance tickets for the show are $20 at 40watt.com, and for all other information, please see nuci.org.
AND IN UNDER 20 MINUTES!: A new EP from experimental noise/ambient project partydead is out and named born into. The first two tracks, “no one ever told me the future would hold so much” and “i normally wouldn’t say anything” are good examples of partydead’s ambient work, with the former sounding just like literal air and the latter being somewhat similar but more manipulated and howl-y. The final track, “friend hits,” is by far the most aggressive and ambitious of the three. It travels through a few movements and dials in on certain aspects at a time. Find this at ericthehat.bandcamp.com.
NOTES FROM NELLIE B.: Old school Athens MC G. Da War Don (aka G. Mckensington Ward) just released a new album of tracks from Athens hip-hop duo Iron Triangle who were fairly active back in the early 2000s. The duo was composed of Ward and DJ Mr. Bigg (aka the late Julian “Jay” Sims, who died in 2017). They released an album, Slumjevity, in 2004 and these new tracks are dated as being from around the same time. The new album is named ForEver and features 17 tracks. This release is truly an archival treat, and features guest appearances from Duddy Ken (Lo Down & Duddy), Hooks, Dynamik Baz, It’s Lee Baby, Tony P. and Lhamea. Stylistically, it’s very of its time and enthusiastically creative along the same lines as Atlanta’s Organized Noise production team. Find this on Spotify or gthawardon.bandcamp.com.
YES, I AM TALKING TO YOU: I have no idea who The Next Mourning are. Online, they’re listed as simply Ricki, Jathan, Bailey, Paris and Micah, which helps in basically no way. That said, I have nothing but praise for them naming their newly released five-song EP (Demo Sandwich). The first two songs, “Don’t Leave Me, Edith” and “Mr. No Show” display a pretty heavy Cap’N Jazz and, maybe, Hot Water Music influence but that’s where this stops. “Yeah Dude!” is a nice slice of old school hardcore that actually has a melody. “Big ‘Ol Fat Cat” slips into full on indie-folk territory but with the self-same dual lead vocals. They close it all out with “String Killer” which starts with a very slight Stones-styled riff but quickly moves into deeply moody second-wave emo land before closing out with the same riff as its opening. This is all pretty rough, which wasn’t unexpected but also thoroughly cool to check out. Find it at thenextmourning.bandcamp.com.
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