Hey y’all,
Before we get into it this week, I just wanted to wish all of you a very happy Thanksgiving. Here’s to a wonderful holiday! And, now, let’s jump in…
EVERYBODY GET TOGETHER: JOKERJOKERtv and CreativeSpace are hosting a very cool Content Creators Meetup event at ATHICA on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. Creators of all types (podcasters, influencers, filmmakers, producers, etc.) and folks who are just interested in getting started on their creative journey are invited. The organizers note that, “This will be a night of networking and discussions with local content creators and producers as they share their experiences, knowledge, strategies, successes and challenges.” Featured speakers include Mux Blank (JOKERJOKERtv, AthensGATV), BlackNerdNinja (CreativeSpace), London Taj (Classic Conversations), Savalas Colbert (HeartBeatFam), Libbaloops (Loopy Doopy Lounge) and more. This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to athensgatv.com. For all other information regarding JOKERJOKERtv, please see JOKERJOKERtv.com.
PRE-PANDEMIC POPULAR PRICES!: Danny Cotter (Time Toy) and Spencer Rich (Wickets, et al.) will bring their act Splinter Group/Danny The Looper to Gyro Wrap downtown Saturday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. Cotter plays guitar, bass and loops while Rich handles the drums. Also on the bill this night are the solid rockers Victor Charlie, whom we’ve not seen hide nor hair of in a very long time, so it makes perfect sense that this is the first of two shows they’ll play in that seven-day period. I suppose you could call this whole bill something of a throwback considering the lineup and venue, but the most classic thing about it is its five dollar price tag! So don’t delay.
GREAT JOB: Congratulations are due to the young performer Jaukeem Fortson, who lives in Elberton, for his success in being selected for Team Bublé on NBC’s “The Voice.” According to his publicist, Fortson, who is 13 years old, will now compete with the full deck of 20 top artists in the program’s playoffs. An avid churchgoer known among his peers and neighbors as “the little music man,” Jaukeem hasn’t had the easiest life but is making a real go of it, and I tip my hat to him 100%. For more information, please see nbc.com/the-voice/credits/contestant/season-26/jaukeem-fortson.
TRY IT: Athens rapper Sajaad released his new Georgia Bulldogs hype track recently, and it’s named “Sic ‘Em.” The beat was produced by 808 Ash, who is associated with Atlanta’s 808 Mafia production team. The track itself is bouncy and almost symphonic. From the lyrics I can’t tell what this has to do with football at all, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. Find it on all major streaming services now.
SWEAT LODGE: Longtime Athens rocker Phelan La Velle (Shade, Pervert, Crunchy, PPP&G) will host another instance of her Bruisefest this year at the 40 Watt Club. It’s now a two-night event happening Dec. 6–7. Doors open at 8 p.m. both nights, and music starts at 9 p.m. Each night costs $10. This is a swelter of a bill, so hold on. On Friday, featured acts are Snuki, Delta 8, Allergic (Atlanta), Identity Shock (Atlanta), Pervert and Big Trouble. Saturday night will feature Rubber Udder, Beer Piss, Regulator, Ralph, Coma Therapy and Centipede. Advance tickets are available at 40watt.com now, but why not just take cash like a proper rock and roller?
RELATEDLY: While you may have missed out on grabbing an actual, physical cassette copy of A Means To An End, the newly released collection by Snuki, the Hard Tack label has still got you covered. This originally came out back in July, but the label produced a limited run of tapes available exclusively on the band’s recent eight-date tour, which wrapped up at the World Famous last week. I feel like I’ve mentioned Snuki’s absolutely rock-solid hardcore punk bona fides here a decent amount, so I’m just going to point you toward hardtackk.bandcamp.com and let you go about things on your own.
WITHIN YOU AND WITHOUT YOU: It’s been just over a year since musician Ryan Bousquet (The Spookie Moon) released any new music under his Eshniner Forest project name. He’s just recently released the six-song Carnival Of Cosmic Light. It’s an indie-psych collection that, loosely speaking, has more in common with the 1990s psych revival, such as the Elephant 6 collective, than any actual 1960s psych heyday influences. There’s a multitude of instruments here, but I think I’m drawn mostly to Bousquet’s keyboard and piano work such as that displayed on “The Badgers Here” and the cheekily titled and performed “Norwegian Woof.” Find this over at moonworldrecordings.bandcamp.com, and follow along at facebook.com/TheeSpookyMoon.
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